How Sony Stole Me Away From Microsoft (Without Really Trying)
It still surprises me to think about it. By rights, I should have bought a Nintendo Switch at launch. But, no. Not yet. I have really enjoyed the Xbox consoles, but that's not where the bulk of my...
View ArticleThe One Feature Destined To Come To Future Consoles
Trying to imagine what the future will bring is always tricky business. In most cases, prognostication on the future is either too optimistic, or too naive. If you look at science-fiction movies,...
View ArticleThere's One Big Reason To Be Excited for Xbox One X.
After more than a year of skillfully building anticipation for Project Scorpio, the moment of truth has arrived. Microsoft has delivered on their promise to develop the most powerful console ever, and...
View ArticleIt's Time For Sega To Step Their Game Up. (No Pun Intended)
Sega, Sega, Sega. (Shaking head) A company I love, but also one that drives me crazy. Every now and then, they get something right, like Yakuza 0, and Sonic Mania. Other times, they do things that are...
View ArticleThe Quest To Become A Better Writer
I'll be honest. In recent months, I feel that somehow I have lost something in my writing/blogging efforts. It has been a silent, nagging worry. Ever present. Something I am vaguely aware of, but...
View ArticleWorst Blog Ever!!! (An Exercise in Awfulness)
Just how bad can one blog be? How few views can one blog get? We shall see my friends. We shall see.For starters, maybe I'll discuss how fantastically underrated a game Solitaire is. Yes folks,...
View Article"To Thine Own Self Be True"
Let's be honest. This is a very exciting, and also strange time to be alive. With all of the technology and modern comforts we enjoy, we should be seeing a virtual "Renaissance" across all spectrums...
View ArticleSTIGMA!!! Should Gamers Care?
With all the recent hoopla over PewDiePew, one key point that kept coming up is the general image/stigma associated with being a "gamer". In fact, in Game Informer's recent opinion piece, the argument...
View ArticleRural America and Video Games
If Far Cry launches on schedule sometime in 2018, it may very well be one of the most relevant games of the year. It has the potential to reflect and punctuate a new reality in the presumably "United"...
View ArticleMicrosoft Has A Problem, And It Involves A Certain Little Plumber
I'd be a hypocrite if I said that I wasn't interested in the Xbox One X. It's power, and potential to deliver stunning gameplay is undeniable. The Xbox One X is by all reports, the Bugatti Veyron of...
View ArticleI Can't Keep Up- When Technology Moves Faster Than Your Intentions
Around 2003, after what had been a long break from video games, I decided to jump back in. I was driven by feelings of nostalgia from the good times I'd had throughout my youth. By then, Sega left the...
View ArticleSpiderman Go Away! Heroes & Villains Worthy Of Their Own Games
Soooo... as we all know, there's a new Spiderman game coming. And, to be honest, it looks good. Most Spiderman games have been decent, if nothing else. But wow, so this makes how many appearances on...
View ArticlePeeing On The Electric Fence
It's been said that there are three ways people can learn. The first is through observation. The second through instruction. And the last is... pain, or... peeing on the electric fence. Of those three...
View ArticleCouch Potato Cosplay: When A Convention Is Just Too Much Commitment
One of the really magical things about childhood is the ability kids have to turn the ordinary and mundane into an adventure. Through the sheer power of imagination, kids often create their own...
View ArticleMarco's Movie Night: Star Wars- The Last Jedi
I feel sad saying it, but as a franchise, I've begun to suffer from a bit of Star Wars fatigue. It almost feels as if we never really get a break from it, but rather, that the Star Wars universe has...
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