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Nintendo Direct 2018: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

andrewrodriguez | Aug 8, 2018 | 0

Super Smash Bros. fans were welcomed this morning by more than just clear summer skies, as Nintendo’s promised Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct streamed at 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET. New details about the game were in no short supply and the live stream went on for nearly half an hour. Many of the h...

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Direct

andrewrodriguez | Aug 6, 2018 | 0

Nintendo surprised everyone this year at E3 when they announced that the upcoming Super Smash Brothers: Ultimate for their Switch console would include every single character from previous entries in the fan-favorite party fighter. As great as that gargantuan roster would be, however, no new entry...

Tekken 7 Season Pass 2 Announced

andrewrodriguez | Aug 6, 2018 | 0

Yesterday wrapped up the finals of Tekken 7 at the annual fighting game frenzy that is EVO. With a tease to Tekken fans present at the big event, Tekken’s series director, Katsuhiro Harada, announced a new season of content for the fighting game. Fans of the franchise know what a new season means ...

What Mario, Dr. Seuss and Mr. Rogers Taught Me About Retro Gaming

Geeks + Gamers | Aug 2, 2018 | 0

I recently had family visiting from that nebulous place known as “out of town.” My brothers and I got to looking around at some of our old consoles and decided to fire up the Nintendo 64. Admittedly this was partly to see if the youngest additions to our family – both shy of ten, and … ...

The Heart of a Gamer

andrewrodriguez | Jul 31, 2018 | 0

There has been a number of things booming in the video game community as of late. The continued increase in large AAA titles that contain loot boxes or a season pass of debatable quality (in some form or another) has driven many gamers to measurably reduce the number of games they purchase in a gi...

Video Games Taught Me to Sing

Geeks + Gamers | Jul 29, 2018 | 0

At the outset of writing this, I should begin with a small personal anecdote: a significant amount of my own inspiration as a musician and composer has come from playing video games. To this day I remember as vividly as ever one of the most powerful visuals I have ever seen: a scene from Final &hell...