Category Archives: Games

Op-Ed: Why CCGs are So Dangerous

Posted on August 13, 2014 by John Carle

Take two things geeks love, collecting and gaming, and you have a recipe for fun. But add a price tag to them and you have a potential recipe for disaster. It is universally accepted that geek culture isn’t a cheap … Continue reading →

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‘Loot Crate Wars’ July Unboxing: ‘Villains’

Posted on August 6, 2014 by John Carle

Hot on the heels of Comic-Con comes the next unboxing in the Loot Crate Wars series. For July and August, the guys at Loot Crate have created a two part crate. First, July kicked things off with Villains as its … Continue reading →

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SDCC14: ‘Skylanders Trap Team’

Posted on July 30, 2014 by John Carle

At Comic-Con in San Diego we got the opportunity to take a closer look at the latest additions to Skylanders with Skylanders Trap Team. While we had already gotten a peek at the title, there were still some awesome announcements … Continue reading →

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29 Years Later, New Record Being Set in ‘Super Mario Bros.’

Posted on June 30, 2014 by John Carle

For most of the gaming popular, this was the first game they ever took home. While there were the select families that had the Atari 2600 or even Pong, it was Super Mario Bros. that made its way into homes … Continue reading →

Posted in Games, News, Nintendo, Video Games, YouTube | Tagged LordSaradoc, NES, Nintendo, Speed Run, Super Mario, Super Mario Bros, Video Games | 1 Comment

This ‘Destiny’ Game Trailer Looks Pretty Cool

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Joe Gillis

Some of you may remember a little company called Bungie that, back in the day, made cool games for the Mac like Marathon and Myth. As time went on they sold themselves to Microsoft and their Mac games kinda went … Continue reading →

Posted in E3 2014, Games, News, Video Games | Tagged Bungie, Destiny, E3, E3 2014, Games, Microsoft, Sci-Fi, Software, Trailers, XBox | Comments Off

Game Review: ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ for PlayStation 4

Posted on June 9, 2014 by John Carle

The funny thing is that movie games have a pretty terrible reputation in the gaming world. Most are quickly put together knock-offs of what could be considered a full game that depend upon riding on the fame of the established … Continue reading →

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Kickstarter Watch: Ultimate Battle

Posted on June 2, 2014 by John Carle

Some games are defined by very clear mechanics. These games like Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh or even Pokemon come down to two things, the draw and the ability to strategically exploit said mechanics. As with a game of chess, a … Continue reading →

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Loot Crate War: Adventure Unboxing Video

Posted on May 28, 2014 by John Carle

Another day, another dollar. Another Loot Crate, another unboxing. Our apologies if you already came across it yesterday, but if you haven’t, you can check out Whiskey & Waffle’s Loot Crate War on the Adventure themed box. (Actually, even if … Continue reading →