A veteran of the US Army, raging geek, and avid gamer, Red Thomas is that cool uncle all the kids in the family like to spend their summers with. Red lives in San Antonio with his wife where he runs his company and works with the city government to promote geek culture.
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ATLAS went into early access this last week, and it wasn’t a smooth show by any means. Red Thomas takes a look at the game post-madness and explores why some of the early reviews may be wrong about the game.
Tips for the Tip God! Red Thomas helps readers establish interstellar dominance in X4: Foundations with more tips for fleets and stations. While the man in red spends his evening delivering gifts to those without the initiative to make the world their own, you can be sipping on hot coco and forcing the Holy Order to their knees.
Red Thomas kicks off operations in Black Hole Sun and learns a few lessons along the way. Those hard lessons are your gain as he lists out some must-know tips for players who want to jump-start their own operations in X4: Foundations.
An evil editor demands yet another Fallout 76 article from Red Thomas. Stepping once more into the “breach,” Red decides to stick it to the man by writing about why he’s uninstalling the game. Will Red get fired? Will he usher in a new golden age of post-apocalyptic entertainment with his no-holds-barred WWF-quality smack down?
Having grown up on a ranch, Red Thomas gives his impressions of the new Farming Simulator 19. How well does the sim capture the feel of country life and how realistic is the equipment? Red gives the game a try and gives his verdict.
One of the key game mechanics implemented for Fallout 76 is crafting, which relies on plans and recipes. They can seem to be hard to find, though. Today, Red Thomas outlines some of the easiest ways to jump-start your industrial repertoire and getting your post-apocalyptic carebear on.
Fallout 76 has launched and Red Thomas throws out a few tips to help fellow vault-dwellers get past the game’s early lean period.
The B.E.T.A. for Fallout 76 started last week. Red Thomas explores some of the ups and downs of the game, and then he explores whether it’s worth the buy for those who might want to play at next week’s release.
Mutants and a post-apocalyptic storyline are two things that’ll always catch the attention of Red Thomas. A few hours of gameplay later, and Red’s coming up for air and to give everyone his initial take on Mutan Year Zero: Road to Eden.
Red Thomas drops a few nautical nuggets for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey players in this week’s column. There are plenty of general tips articles out there, but only one place you can go to learn how to more effectively control the high seas!
Red Thomas steps in the Assassin’s Creed franchise for the very first time and explores his experiences in Odyssey unburdened with all the expectations and frustrations of previous offerings.
Red Thomas tried Boundless with one of his nephews, and now returns with some tips for new players based on his own rocky introduction to the game. If you get past the early learning curve and relatively slim selection of post-release community guides, Boundless can be a lot of fun.
After his last article about trying out MMOs with kids, Red Thomas takes the advice of several members of the community to try introducing them to Boundless. The kids responded more positively this time, and Red takes a look at why.
Red Thomas attempted to introduce some of his nieces and nephews to gaming over the last week. Several have gotten old enough to understand how to play an MMO, so he decided to give it a rip starting with Final Fantasy XIV Online and then World of Warcraft. Which game did this favorite Uncle find most appealing to the kids?
Red Thomas made a trip to Austin to talk with Finn Staber about Chicken Waffle, the studio that’s pushing the limits on VR and AR applications. While most know them for Baby Hands, they’re applying their skills in all sorts of cool ways.