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Pokémon GO Teams Are Becoming Gangs, Complete With Vandalism and Bullying
The second Pokémon GO started its soft launch, the world has been going wild. Mostly in good ways. Friendships have been made with random strangers that would have never met otherwise. People have discovered parts of their city that they may have never set foot in had it not been for the game. There's also the added benefit of getting some good cardio in while you're trying to hatch that 10km egg. People are also learning how long a kilometer is, and some are even going on Pokemon-hunting dates.
By Axel Vergara8 years ago in Gamers
Pokémon GO Brings People Together In The Best Way
The minute Pokémon GO was released, the world went absolutely insane. For some, it was a cool AR app they could play while they're bored and walking somewhere. For most, it's something they've wanted since the 90s. It's pretty much my childhood wish come true and I'm sure many could say the same. Despite the plethora of glitches and seemingly unending server issues, Pokémon GO is still bringing in users at an exponential rate. More than that, despite being a free app, it's making more money than any other app in the Apple Store right now which is a feat in and of itself.
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Gamers
Modder Remasters 'Shenmue: The Movie' and It's Pretty Amazing
Shenmue was a hell of a game. It had an immersive world and interesting story line tied with some pretty fun game play mechanics. It was one of a handful of games that shone on the Sega Dreamcast and the reason why I bought one in the first place. Because of the Dreamcast's ultimate demise, the second entry in the series was released on the Xbox back in 2002. To catch everyone up, it came with a DVD titled Shenmue: The Movie which featured cut scenes from the first game. The cut that they sent out with the game left out a lot of details and didn't set up the canon very well. Shenmue was huge and cramming all that story into a single DVD resulted in some important bits falling on the editing room floor. The end product was a pretty lackluster movie that didn't quite do justice to the original let alone catch people up properly on the goings on of the story.
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Gamers
Sunbro Cosplayer D-Piddy Uses 'Dark Souls' Roll To Escape Real Life Dangers
Rolling has long been a staple of both the action and hack-and-slash genres. Whether it’s to avoid enemies, or survive otherwise impossible boss fights, “stopping, dropping, and rolling” has proven itself time and again to be the most effective tactic against both fire and your prototypical H&S opponent.
By Dylan Balde8 years ago in Gamers
Expanding The Languages of Thedas: An Interview With The Creator of the Thedas Language Project
Back in February I wrote about The Thedas Language Project, an enormous undertaking by a Dragon Age fan and language creator to expand on the languages of Thedas. The aim of the project was to help in deepening our immersion within the world of Dragon Age through its many languages.
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Gamers
Choose Your Path: Skyrim Adventures and Screenshot Obsessions
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim came out on way back when in November 11, 2011. That was a little over four years ago and that makes the phrase "time flies" really hit home. The moment it came out, I knew the game was going to be something special. At the very least I knew it was going to be special to me. It was my first Bethesda game and you always remember your first, right?
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Gamers
You'll Be Amazed By What This Gamer Did With The Slog In 'Fallout 4'
I like to think that I can build a pretty mean looking settlement. However, every time I start thinking that I'm getting competent at it, the Internet goes ahead and shows me what else is possible and then it's back to the drawing board. Case in point, Tumblr user DionysusDreams has taken The Slog, a possible settlement in Fallout 4, and turned it into a thriving community with pretty sturdy looking defenses. When I saw the photos I had to reach out to her and find out what went into making this settlement into a defensible and cozy looking spot.
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Gamers
The Thedas Language Project: The Most Epic Fan Project Ever Undertaken
The world of Dragon Age is an absolutely fascinating one that's captured the imaginations of millions of gamers from all across the globe. The success of Dragon Age: Inquisition is a testament to that. Great stories set in a lively, awesome world are just some of the parts that make it a favorite for many fans of the RPG genre. The world itself has all these fun elements and different cultures that collide with each other that really gets the imagination of fans going. One particular fan has taken his imagination one step further by expanding on the language of the various peoples of Thedas. That's right, a single, amazing (and maybe a little insane) fan has taken it upon himself to take the bits and pieces of the languages shown in the games and expand them into actual semi-working languages. This entire endeavor is called The Thedas Language Project and it's as awesome as it is daunting.
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Gamers
Ghost Rider May Be Riding With 'Agents of SHIELD' on TV, But He Almost Had A Video Game On The PS1
Ghost Rider may not draw the attention that characters like Batman, Deadpool, or even Squirrel Girl; but that hasn't stopped the demonic bounty hunter from stepping into the light from time to time. Currently, Robbie Reyes' rather than Jonny Blaze is set to roar onto the small screen as he joined Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on Tuesday, Sept 20th.
By Matthew Bailey8 years ago in Gamers
Fallout 4: Keeping Your Castle Game Strong
Late last year I wrote about my undying love for Spectacle Island and the amount of space and freedom it gave you when it came to building a settlement you can be proud of. I'm still tinkering with how I want it to look but for now I've turned my attention to The Castle, the one place I neglected the most.
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Gamers
Fallout 4: My Obsession With Spectacle Island
When I found out that you could build settlements in Fallout 4, I knew that my days were numbered. I loved the idea and I took to it like water. A lot of my hours of gameplay were dedicated to scouring for resources, building bigger and better settlements, and learning from the last one so that the next settlement would be that much more fun to build and see grow. Out of all of them, my favorite has been the entirely isolated and extremely large playground that is Spectacle Island. But how do you even get there? Well, the fact of the matter is that it's kind of a bitch.
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Gamers
Why the NES from Nintendo is Still One of the Most Important Consoles Ever Made
Almost any gamer can look at the block outline of the NES controller and immediately recognize it. The simple looking controller is easily one of the most iconic symbols of gaming out there. Initially released in North America in 1985, this console arrived in the wake of the video game crash that followed before it. A lot of people were passing video games off as just another fad. The funny thing about the NES is that its impact on the gaming world rippled further out than anyone could have realized. For a lot of gamers, this was the start of their love affair with games and the source of a lot of solid inside jokes used in adulthood.
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Gamers
