What is a Beta in 2017?
Recently, Bungie hosted a console beta for Destiny 2. Supposedly a PC beta will be hosted sometime in late August before the release on September 6th of this year. I have lived through multiple eras of beta pra...
Change Up the Anime Games
I'd like to start off by saying that I really like anime. At one point in my life, I would have said I loved it. I grew up during the first generation Toonami era. This was a time when anime had just started to...
Star Lores: A Canon Based Justification For SW Battlefront 2
Recently the Star Wars Battlefront 2 trailer was released and the most surprising news of all was not only does this game actually have a single player campaign, but apparently it stars a female Stormtrooper. I...
The Downside of Upgrades
I think it’s fair to say that most gamers today have at least some feeling of like/love for technology. I can code a little bit, build a PC from scratch, troubleshoot most normal level computer issues, and have...
Assassin’s Creed: The Implausibility of the AC Movie Storyline
This is a gaming column so I almost never talk about movies, but in this case I felt it was still relevant in how it ties directly to a popular gaming franchise that is still active today. Before reading any fu...
Let Players Play Their Way
I know a number of the ideas put forth in this post are controversial in today’s world of constantly evolving games. I also know that many trolls will chalk the whole thing up to me just crying about things bei...
Imperfect 10: Why The Last Of Us Is Good, But Not Godly
Recently, I played The Last of Us Remastered for the PS4. I guess a more appropriate word than recently would be finally because I never actually played the game before. My reasons for putting off such a highly...
Guess I Missed It – Missing Out on Long Game Franchises
I’ve had this debate with a number of gamers over the years, but very few of them agree with my position so I wanted to ask a larger part of the gaming community what their views are on the subject. There are a...
Star Fox Zero Growth
I’ve been a StarFox fan for a long time. When I say a long time I mean I’ve owned every console StarFox game going all the way back to 1993 with the original SNES version. And for the record, I’ve enjoyed every...
Game Development: Art or Business?
Just a few weeks ago the highly anticipated No Man’s Sky (NMS) was released by Hello Games. There are some important details about this game that many people may or may not know. It was originally announced in ...
Pokemon GO – Gotta Hate ‘Em All!
Pokémon GO is an augmented reality mobile app game where 20 years of dreams finally come true. It has been two decades since Pokémon Red and Blue were released. Since then we have seen countless other Pokémon g...
How Game of Thrones SHOULD End
If you are currently watching the Game of Thrones HBO series, then you should have already finished the sixth season and are eagerly awaiting the seventh. If you have not seen the sixth season, please note mass...