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Restoring the Destiny Hobby

My Dream Game Until the release of Destiny, I had fallen out of gaming. Following the video game culture and industry news was still appealing, but there was a disconnect between me and most games. There wasn’t the time (or the funds) to play every blockbuster game that came out. My favorite games growing up…

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Why I’m Okay with the Death of Single Player Games

…Sort Of Growing up in the 90’s and early aughts, the idea of connecting your game across the Internet seemed unfathomable because; “what the hell is an Internet?”. Most of my birthday parties or celebrations were small, as I only invited my three best friends for some insane couch co-op or ‘Goldeneye Slappers’ death matches….

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Pokemon Let’s Go – Back to Kanto

“Gotta catch ’em all” “Gotta catch ’em all:” a phrase that has defined generations of would-be Pokemon trainers. Those who started with the original 150 would have no idea just how massive an undertaking these words would come to represent. Since the release of the first duo of Pokemon games for the Gameboy Color in…

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Destiny 2 – Crucible Labs and You

Why Crucible Labs is a great new feature For those uninitiated, Destiny 2’s competitive online multiplayer (PvP) offering is called “The Crucible”. In Destiny 1 we had access to 6-7 distinct game modes, varying in objective, scoring, and team size. In Destiny 2 they reduced those options into 2 playlists, each featuring 2-3 of those…

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E3 Is More Than Just Games

Hardware At E3 The gaming industry’s biggest show, The Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3 is less than 2 weeks away. Starting Saturday, June 9th, the major studios will be unveiling their new games and franchises to millions of eager eyes, each trying their best to claim the title of “Best in Show”. The press conferences…

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Hearthstone Introduction

With Love, and Also Hate If you ever flipped over a Candyland board as a child, Hearthstone is not for you. Just kidding, I definitely did that, and I love Hearthstone. It’s more of a love-hate type of relationship, but with just enough good to outdo the bad. Hearthstone is a free-to-play online collectible card…

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Why Pokémon is Better than Digimon

This is one of those articles that I don’t really need to write, but for the sake of open discussion and giving credit where credit is due, here we are. Digimon and Pokémon have been around for quite a while, and as far as who is around and who is not, it’s pretty obvious. Just so…

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E3 Hype for Smash Bros

Super Smash Bros: Switching Things Up It’s time to keep your friends close and your Nintendo Switch closer. Since the release of Super Smash Bros on the Nintendo 64 in January of 1999, fans of fighting games have had the pleasure of pitting classic characters against each other in epic showdowns of button mashing and…

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Nerd On! Updates and Heading to E3!

Updates and E3! If you haven’t noticed, our content has recently expanded into more than just a podcast! We’re figuring out all the details, but we’re going to add (and have already added!) a lot of new methods for getting our nerd on. Going to E3 is a small part of the upcoming bigger picture,…

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Should You Still Be Watching ‘The Walking Dead’?

*The following article contains spoilers, don’t say we didn’t warn you* With eight seasons, several award nominations, wins, and a spin-off series, there’s no shortage of The Walking Dead on AMC; but is it worth watching? In January 2010, much to the excitement of most fans of The Walking Dead comic book series, AMC announced…

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