The Soul Calibur franchise and I have an interesting relationship. The first entry dominated the evenings of my roommates and I in college, where we ran “first to 99” head to head rounds using Edge Master on our Dreamcast. It was…
Technical Fowl’s 2018 April Fool’s Roundup
Everyone loves a good joke, and over the years April Fool’s Day has brought us some great jokes and bits from a number of sites around the web. It’s come to be something we all expect on April 1st, especially…
The Geek’s Guide to Power Outages
I live up in the Philadelphia area, and these last few weeks have plagued us with nor’easters. For those playing the home game that aren’t from the US northeast or atlantic coast, a nor’easter is a cyclone of cold frozen…
Net neutrality in a nutshell? Forget the tech giants, ask Burger King
Words about net neutrality have been bandied about in mainstream America over the last year since FCC Chairman Ajit “no really guys, i’m just a geek like you, look at my oversized and not at all pandering Reese’s mug” Pai…
Diablo III’s Darkening of Tristram Event Back for More
This old man remembers playing the first Diablo back in high school (yes, this is literally old school for me), when choices were relatively simple and technology was relatively basic. You had 3 classes, 6 equipment slots, a small inventory, and…
The 2017 Bit Awards
This past December, the indie gaming scene got to end the year in New York with the second annual Bit Awards presented by Playcrafting. Fans and developers filled the Tishman Auditorium at Parsons for more than just awards being handed…
Expanded PAX East Show Tickets Available Now (Well, FOR Now Anyways…)
It may seem like it’s a far ways away, but 2017 is almost done, which means it’s prime time to start looking at convention lineups for 2018. That includes PAX East, the east coast’s biggest convention for games and gamers.…
The Equifax Saga Thus Far
Any time any of us makes a big purchase it’s a matter of pride. After saving and budgeting we finally have the scratch to put down some money towards a new car or join the club to become an American…
Don’t Sleep on Play NYC
I’ve been to a number of conventions for pop culture and games from coast to coast, and there’s a certain expectation you have when you attend one. Sprawling crowds, long lines for a panel or trying out a game demo,…
… So you were owned by the NES Classic
** NOTE: During the time of writing the SNES Classic had yet to be announced, and as such Nenedamus was still awesome and ahead of the game ** Nostalgia is wasted on the young. So many things in gaming…