I game with my child. Electronics are a daily part of everyone’s life. From checking your social media updates on your cell phone, to reading this article now. We are constantly attached to tech, in some way shape or form. Like many parents, I’m concerned about how much is too much in…
Category: Gamer’s Life
Just when I thought it might be time to turn in the Wii U…
My relationship with the Wii U has been complicated from the start. When it was first announced, I was confused. When it was first released, I was curious. When its commercials saturated my vision, I was frustrated. When its games trickled out, I was bored, except when it came to Super Mario 3D World,…
It’s Never Too Late to Learn Something New (in a Video Game)
It happened this past weekend. Around eighty-five hours into Xenoblade Chronicles, I learned something new. I learned how to control a different character. Okay, so maybe it’s not that remarkable, or at least, the act wasn’t. But the feeling that came with it was. It was a strange feeling that combined triumph and stupidity. I…
I am Not a Walking Walkthrough
A few months ago, I completed Batman: Arkham Origins to much internal fanfare. With the exception of the game’s reliance on QuickTime events, I found the experience to be among the most rousing I had had yet with a Batman game, and I was equally as happy to call the game “completed.” A few weeks…
The Trials of Gameplay Recording
For the longest time, I have wished to record my gameplay, but it always seemed like too complex a process, and years passed without any progress being made in the matter. No, I thought, I shan’t ever get to record my gaming prowess because I’m just not fancy enough to set up all that technical…
Console Gaming May Not be the Best Option Anymore
Image By Flickr User: JBLivin (cc) I’ve been player of home consoles for my entire life as a gamer. It used to be that I would steadfastly tout the superiority of my favorite consoles over the PC, even in the face of growing evidence to the contrary. I’m even still considering potentially picking up an…
B.Y.O.C. (Bring Your Own Controller)
The following article was originally posted on Geek Force Network on November 7, 2014. While out with friends the other night, a discussion about sharing arose. At first the topic centered around food and couples and the issue of “stealing” food from each others’ plates. The majority of folks (including my husband and I) couldn’t…
Fallout: Overpowered and Loving It!
Image captured by Hatmonster Fallout 4 is on its way, are you prepared to venture back out into the Wasteland? As of the announcement at E3, I was not. It had been years since I’d played a Fallout game, and had forgotten much about what dealing with life in the wasteland meant. The excitement for…
Revisiting Old Friends
For the first time in my life, I have so many video games that I haven’t had need to replay any of them for quite a while. And yet, for the strangest reason, I have recently had the urge to take a break from my backlog (which involves unplayed games I bought a year or…
What Will The FFVII Remake Look Like?
(Image captured by Hatm0nster) Last month we Square-Enix announced something that most of us thought would never actually happen: a true remake for Final Fantasy VII! We’ve been asking for it since the PS2 days, and now it’s finally happening! If you’re at all like me though, you probably haven’t thought much beyond how awesome…
VIRTUAL BASTION 