Don Parsons

Don Parsons

Senior Writer

About Don Parsons

A longtime lover of speculative fiction, in almost all its forms, Don joined TechRaptor in 2014 on a whim sending in an application as he was looking for somewhere to write. His application accepted, he quickly found his spot in the newsroom, where he began writing up stories and following all sorts of leads in gaming and technology, eventually becoming the News Editor where he led the news team, before taking a step back to focus on other types of writing more. He's also an experienced roleplayer and card player with a background in Magic: the Gathering, Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder, and various other tabletop RPGs and is more than willing to talk your ear or eyes off about them or classic computer RPGs.

Beyond TechRaptor Don has worked in the legal profession with Paralegals, who in Ontario (where he lives) can practice in Small Claims, Traffic, and similar areas, as a secretary and doing some ghostwriting. In Magic: The Gathering he wrote occasionally for the now-defunct online site Magic-League as he attempted to qualify for the Pro Tour, often with decks of his own creation, although he never quite managed to make it (yet). His online pseudonym, Coboney, comes from his first Dungeons and Dragons character, a Dwarf Fighter who partook in various adventures in 2nd Edition DnD, although Don has kept up with various editions since, and often enjoys creating settings for roleplaying.

Articles by Don Parsons


Total Articles: 819


Paizo's Open RPG announced with Iconic Character Seelah leading the charge
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Paizo Announces OGL Replacement Open RPG Creative License

Fallout continues from the leaked Dungeons and Dragons OGL 1.1, as Paizo is announcing its own Open RPG License and got other companies on board

January 12, 2023 | 09:26 EST

Marvel Snap series 5 cards Super Skrull, Shuri, Black Panther, Valkyrie, and Bast becoming Series 4
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First Mavel Snap Series Drop Will Make Some Cards More Attainable

Marvel Snap has announced its plans to make a handful of its rarest cards more collectible, along with plans for how they will do so going forward with the first Marvel Snap Series Drop

January 11, 2023 | 09:40 EST

Marvel Snap Savage Lands season with art of Zabu, Storm, and Kazar
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New Marvel Snap Season Takes Us To The Savage Lands

The Newest Marvel Snap Season is Savage Lands and it takes you to the pre-historic era where Zabu and more await you to collect them all

January 3, 2023 | 11:03 EST

Urza standing in front of robots using the Might Stone, with the set title The Brothers War below
Review

The Brothers' War Limited Review

Magic: The Gathering's The Brothers' War is out and this limited review will help you know what cards you should be focused on for limited

December 15, 2022 | 11:00 EST

Art from the card Brotherhood's End that shows Mishra and Urza fighting
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New The Brothers' War Card Names and Story Shared

As we near its release, over 100 of The Brothers War card names were released for the next Magic: The Gathering Set along with a lot about its story

October 20, 2022 | 05:40 EDT

Deciduous trees in snow covered Kaldheim
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MTG Surveil and Landfall Errata Updates a Bunch of Cards

The new MTG Surveil errata is out, keywording it on cards that previously had it spelled out impacting a number of cards, along with a Landfall errata

October 17, 2022 | 11:12 EDT

Invincible shot looking at slide of what happened with an antimatter canon with a title drop
Preview

11 Bit’s The Invincible Promises A Thought Provoking Adventure

Our preview of The Invincible looks at the science fiction adventure based on the novel of the same name and sees a promising, thought-provoking game

October 6, 2022 | 11:00 EDT

Rimworld's Biotech expansion showing the cyborg mechanoids being grown and controlled by a mechanitor
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New Rimworld DLC Biotech Lets You Control Mechanoids

The next Rimworld DLC has been announced and this expansion, called Biotech, will be adding children, mechanoid cyborgs, and gene modifying

October 5, 2022 | 05:33 EDT

Chaos;Head Noah Key Art featuring the main characters
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Chaos;Head Noah Steam Release Canceled Due To Steam

The Chaos;Head Noah Steam release has been canceled because Valve wanted too many changes to the game's content to comply with Steam guides

September 30, 2022 | 02:33 EDT

Aquatico has Domes where your civilians actually live as part of its vertical construction
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Aquatico Demo Will Let You Build Underwater Cities Soon

An Aquatico Demo is coming to let players try their hands at underwater city building in the Steam Next Fest early next month

September 27, 2022 | 04:48 EDT

Steam logo over a collection of games
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Steam Sales Dates Revealed As Sales Lineup Refreshed

Steam Sales dates have been revealed through March as Valve has refreshed the sales lineup for the store, including removing a popular sale

September 27, 2022 | 04:24 EDT

The logo of Jackbox Party 9, along with Release Date and pictures of the five games included
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Jackbox Party Pack 9 Release Date Announced

The Jackbox Party Pack 9 release date has been announced and you can expect to have it available for your spooky Halloween parties

September 27, 2022 | 03:03 EDT

Iron Man framed in half-shadow in the Iron Man game reveal key art
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Iron Man Game In The Works At Motive Studios

An EA Iron Man game is in the works from Motive Studios, and it will be a single-player third-person action-adventure game.

September 20, 2022 | 11:46 EDT

Warhammer 40k Darktide Closed Beta Test Date Announcement
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Warhammer 40k: Darktide Closed Beta Dates Announced

Fatshark has announced the Warhammer 40k: Darktide closed beta dates, letting you try out the co-operative multiplayer shooter soon.

September 20, 2022 | 10:28 EDT

Dominaria united Key Art featuring Karn, Jodah and Radha
Feature

Most Interesting Cards In Dominaria United

Dominaria United's most interesting cards get looked at here, as we consider what we should be building with the newly released set and where the cards fit

September 15, 2022 | 11:00 EDT

The Callisto Protocol picture of a zombie, being used to represent an employee after crunching
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The Callisto Protocol Crunch is a Problem With 100 Hour Work Weeks

The Callisto Protocol Crunch is a problem with CEO of Striking Distance Studios Glen Schofield celebrating the long hours the team is working on it

September 3, 2022 | 11:29 EDT

Dominaria United Mythic Rares from preview including Serra Paragon, Vesuvan Diplimancy, Sphinx of Clear Skies, Liliana of the Veil, Shelodred, the Apocalypse, Jaya, Fiery Negotiator, Shivan Devastator, Silverback Elder, The Worldspell and Ajani, Sleeper Agent
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Early Thoughts on Dominaria United Limited

An early opportunity to try out Dominaria United Limited on MTG Arena gave some insight into the format and things to know about before the pre-release.

September 2, 2022 | 01:24 EDT

Moonbreaker reveal art features a variety of characters from the game in a line of battle prepared for combat going up into space
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Brandon Sanderson Reveals Strategy Game Moonbreaker

Moonbreaker is a miniatures-based video game coming from Brandon Sanderson and Unknown Worlds announced along with a Moonbreaker release date

August 23, 2022 | 03:05 EDT

The title screen for Raid: Shadow Legends
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YouTube Meme Raid: Shadow Legends Passes $1 Billion Milestone

YouTube sensation and mobile RPG Raid: Shadow Legends has passed $1 billion in lifetime revenue, making it one of the most successful games of all time.

July 28, 2022 | 11:43 EDT

Sly Cooper Screenshot Of Dismay
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Sucker Punch Says No Sly Cooper 5 or Infamous Coming

Rumors had been circulating of Sly Cooper 5 and a possible Infamous project but creator Sucker Punch has put them to bed with a new post on their website

July 1, 2022 | 02:20 EDT

Vampire the Masquerade Bloodhunt header, 3 characters walking down a dark street
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt Ranked Mode Disabled

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt ranked mode has been disabled by Sharkmob as they work to improve matchmaking and other aspects of the game

May 25, 2022 | 02:18 EDT

Stardew Valley Pokemania Mod outside of Barn with several pokemon
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Stardew Valley Pokemon Mod Pokemania Returns

A Stardew Valley Pokemon mod has released, and Pokemania the Return brings over 50 pokemon to the village life sim of Stardew Valley in a variety of roles

May 19, 2022 | 03:32 EDT

Magic The Gathering and Warhammer 40k Universes Beyond Collaboration
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Everything Revealed at the Magic: The Gathering May Announcement Event

Wizards has just finished revealing a bunch of upcoming products like the Magic Warhammer 40k Commander Decks, new details on Double Masters and the Dominara United release date, and more

May 12, 2022 | 07:22 EDT

PlayStation 5
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Verizon Getting Into PlayStation 5 Sales

Soon, you will be able to buy PlayStation 5's from mobile giant Verizon based on a new listing on their site showing PS5 Verizon sales coming

November 9, 2021 | 03:58 EST