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William Newkirk was born of two LA musicians, and baptized in Super Nintendo and Toonami. He enjoys listening to psychedelic trance while gaming into the early morning hours. Today William still lives in Los Angeles, and is honorary uncle to Nerd Josh's 3 chihuahuas.

Review – Spider-Man (PS4)

A Spider For The Ages Superheroes are all the rage. A constant stream of big-budget movies, television shows and video games satisfy armies of fans who always hunger for more. While it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly what lit the fuse of mainstream superhero-mania, one likely culprit is 2002’s Spider-Man. It broke box-office records, and thrilled…

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Switch Online – First Impressions

Late To The Party Since the days of the original X-BOX, Playstation 2, and Gamecube, Nintendo has been in last place when it comes to online gaming. While Sony and Microsoft were providing online multiplayer experiences nearly two decades ago, Nintendo didn’t offer any internet-based features until the Wii. The Nintendo Switch launched on March…

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Review – Little Dragons Café (Nintendo Switch)

A Little Dragon Goes A Long Way Fans of Harvest Moon have been in a bit of a dry spell. While the game has been re-branded as Story of Seasons, and a different studio has taken over the Harvest Moon title, there hasn’t been much innovation from either. When it was announced that the creator…

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Review – We Happy Few (PC)

Lovely Day For It! When Compulsion Games started a Kickstarter campaign for We Happy Few back in 2015, prospective players were shown a promising vision of a first-person, story-driven game set in a drug-addled dystopian world. A year later, the game became available to supporters via early release. Although, most people have had to wait…

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Preview – Little Dragons Café

Cooking With Dragons From the mind that brought you Harvest Moon, Yasuhiro Wada, comes a brand new title for the Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch. Little Dragons Café was developed by Aksys Games and TOYBOX Inc, and published by Rising Star Games. It seeks to combine character-driven storytelling with seamless integration of multiple game mechanics we already…

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Nailed It! Season 2 is a Delight

Nailed It…Again What do cobras, unicorns, and Queer Eye‘s fab five have in common? They’re all desserts featured on the new season of Netflix’s off-beat baking competition, Nailed It. For those unfamiliar with the streaming giant’s tongue-and-cheek foray into the world of cooking competitions, Nailed It is a baking competition show unlike any other. It…

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at E3 2018

The Ultimate Smash Nintendo’s presence at E3 was a masterclass in focusing on what’s important. Their massive booth consisted of rows and rows of demo stations for the games fans are most excited for. Pokemon Let’s Go and Fortnite both had a strong presence, but the gigantic display towering over the entire area was utilized for…

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Remedy’s Control – E3 2018

Taking Control The announcement of a new third-person shooter is hardly a rare occurrence, particularly during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). Remedy, a studio known for Alan Wake and Quantum Break, has revealed their latest project. Previously known as “P7,” Control is an ambitious project which combines cutting-edge physics, paranormal government agents, and hallucinatory experiences…

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Shadow of the Tomb Raider Hands-On

Casting a Familiar Shadow When considering the most iconic characters in the history of gaming it’s impossible to leave out Lara Croft. Since 1996 when gamers first had the chance to raid tombs in short shorts, Tomb Raider has been a staple of the gaming world. While there was a period of time when Lara…

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Star Trek TNG gets the VR treatment

Virtual reality: the final frontier. These are the voyages of Star Trek Bridge Crew’s The Next Generation DLC for Playstation 4 VR. Among the many offerings at Sony’s E3 booth this year was a multi-level demo station for all things Playstation VR. Various titles ranging from shooters to puzzle games were on display, but as…

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