Authors: Wendy Xu Artist/Colorist: Ryan Maniulit Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Release Date: August 29, 2018 Genre(s): Is “Adorable” a genre?? Review Spoilers: Mild, bro Have a thing for hot single dads? Have a thing for hot single dads that have a thing for hot single dads? Then Dream Daddy comics are the […]
Video Games Come to Life in Christopher Eliopoulos’s “Cosmic Commandos”
Author: Christopher Eliopoulos Release Date: July 4, 2017 Publisher: Dial Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon Video games and graphic novels are the perfect combination in Christopher Eliopoulos’s brand new book, Cosmic Commandos. When a young boy accidentally brings his favorite video game to life, he has to rely on his […]
Holiday Gift Guide 2016: These Are the Video Games We’d Like to Get This Holiday Season!
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 […]
Holiday Gift Guide 2015: The Complete Guide
Happy holidays everyone! It’s that time of year again and it’s crunch time. We have just about a month to go until Christmas – and even less until Hanukkah – which means it’s really time to buckle down and start the holiday shopping. We all know just how frustrating finding […]
Kickstarter Watch: “The All” Explores a Post-Apocalyptic World through the Eyes of a Dragon
Ever wondered what it would be like to be a dragon in a post-apocalyptic world? Okay, maybe it isn’t exactly something everyone thinks about. It is cool to consider it though, right? After the world has been destroyed, the only quest left would be to try and find purpose in […]
Learn the Basics With ‘Video Game Storytelling’
Video Game Storytelling Author: Evan Skolnick Release Date: December 2, 2014 Publisher: Watson-Guptill, Crown Genre(s): Non-Fiction Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon I love video games. When picking games to play I’ve never cared much about graphics. Instead, it’s always been the plot and characters that have mattered most to me. Video games have incredible narrative potential […]
Beating Pacman Around the World
Google has outdone itself once again. While last year we all screamed in delight when we discovered that they were sending us on an epic journey tocapture as many Pokemon as possible, this year I just dumb foundedly shouted out, “GO TO GOOGLE MAPS” when I discovered this year’s treat. […]
Hideo Kojima is Breaking Up With Konami
Gamespot has just reported that Hideo Kojima and many senior staff at his company, Kojima Productions, will likely be departing from Konami following the release of MGS5. Kojima is also the VP of Konami Digital Entertainment, the company’s Japanese game development branch, and it’s possible that an internal power struggle […]
Meet Pixels, Sony’s attempt at Wreck-it Ralph success
Sony’s quirky-looking Pixels will instantly remind people of Disney’s own video game-inspired hit, Wreck-it Ralph, released in 2012. That movie was a hit, a love letter to gaming coated in sweet, sweet Disney magic. Sony seems to be following in the recent trend of video games crossing into theatres (see Uncharted, Assassin’s […]
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