According to the ESA, about 155 million Americans play video games. That’s basically 42% of the population. Whether or not you’re a gamer yourself or looking for some gift ideas for the gamers in your life, we’ve got some ideas for you here.We’ve included some of the year’s biggest games […]
Tetris: The Games People Play by Box Brown Tells the History of Everyone’s Favorite Game
Tetris: The Games People Play Author: Box Brown Release Date: October 11, 2016 Publisher: First Second Genre(s): Non-Fiction Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon As you can probably tell from my five star rating, I love this book. This book is a very strong contender for a spot in my personal list […]
Gotta catch ’em all with Build-A-Bear’s newest addition: Eevee!
Earlier this year, to celebrate 20 years of Pokemon, Build-A-Bear released a special edition Pikachu Build-A-Bear with a host of cute, Pokemon themed outfits to dress him in. People everywhere could lovingly bring to life their very own Pokemon partner to travel around on their shoulder anywhere they went. Now, […]
20 Years of Pokemon and the Lessons I’ve Learned
I will never forget my first Pokemon game. It was Christmas, 1999, and Pokemon had been airing in the US for a little over a year. My best friend and I had spent our 3rd grade days walking around the playground reenacting episodes (I still have VIVID memories of pretending […]
“Pokémon Go” – The Mobile App that Could Change the Industry
On September 10th, the Pokémon Company, Nintendo, and Niantic announced that Pokémon was going global – as in a globally played mobile app. Yes, the companies behind some of the largest franchises in the world have made the move to the smart phone with Pokémon Go, a move that fans […]
The Etsy Roundup: Metroid
Metroid Inspired Samus Art Print by joebadonart This Metroid art print is very creative and I love the sellers art style. I highly suggest taking a look at some of his other works. He even has a blogspot and TurningArt account for you to keep up with his works. My only […]
Nintendo E3 2015 Press Conference Highlights
Nintendo hasn’t held a traditional press conference at E3 since 2012, instead favoring to deliver their news online via their Nintendo Direct broadcasts. So far the reason behind this hasn’t been particularly clear, but this year we finally got our answer: You can’t do that on stage. Stay weird, Nintendo. […]
The Future of Pokemon: A Look at the Demo For Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFlL2pW6lY8] Last month, Nintendo released a short demo version for their upcoming release of Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Nintendo’s push to provide demos is certainly new and I was apprehensive about this. Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire will forever be one of my favorite Pokemon generations for a number […]
Major RPGs (Hopefully) Being Released in 2015
With next year about to roll around, lets take a look at some of the highly anticipated role-playing games (hopefully) coming out next year! The Witcher 2 was released in 2011 and it looks like four years after the fact, in February 2015, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be released! […]
Hyrule Warriors Looks Like a Hack 'n Slash Blast
If you haven’t heard of Nintendo’s Dynasty Warriors and Legend of Zelda crossover yet, you’ve been missing out. The unlikely mix has a set release date for September 26th, and Nintendo has just released a bunch of new content to promote the game. Check out this trailer for a peek- […]
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