Gaming
Hazelnuttygames Is My Favorite WoW Streamer and Why She’ll Be Yours as Well
In the realm of content creation, there are an ocean of steamers and YouTubers pumping out content for World of Warcraft. For those who are unaware, World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role playing game focused on the conflict between two opposing factions and their attempts to save their home of Azeroth. World of Warcraft is so beloved that there are members of the community that ...[Read More]
Blizzard Employees Reportedly Have Been Shown Diablo 4
Last year Blizzard had mentioned that multiple Diablo projects were in the works. With the most recent news that developers were being re-directed to working on Diablo 4 rather than a Star Craft First Person Shooter, Blizzard have been looking for two positions with Diablo titles. One of them were a lead character artist and a lead concept artist. This is fantastic because it could mean that Diab...[Read More]
A PlayStation Gamer’s Worst Nightmare: Network Error WS-37403-7
Thousands of PlayStation players were online, Thursday night, until they received this error code: WS-37403-7. Users across the globe lost connection to the PlayStation Network, unexpectedly signing them off. We’re aware that some users are experiencing issues logging into PSN. Thank you for your patience as we investigate: https://t.co/s026QGzJZr — Ask PlayStation (@AskPlayStation) June 13, 2019 ...[Read More]
The Arcana: A Mystic Romance That Everyone Needs to Play
If you’re a sucker for fantasy dating sims, like me, then Nyx Hydra’s The Arcana is the game for you. The visual novel style game has been available on both Apple’s App Store for iPhone and Google Play for Android since 2017 and has started to really gain traction in the last year or so. The fandom has been steadily growing, as more and more people have discovered the gem of an app and the captiva...[Read More]
The Rebirth of an Era: New Console Ultra Retron to Replace Nintendo 64
By Jessica Carlson aka Laughingpuffin It’s 1996. You just got home from school, grab some Gushers out of the pantry, plop down in front of the living room television set, and maybe watch a little bit of Dexter’s Laboratory or Hey Arnold. The landline phone rings. You pick it up, and a few friends say they are coming over. Quickly, you change the channel on the TV to 3, and you pull out the latest ...[Read More]
5G by Verizon Is upon Us and You’ll Absolutely Want It!
Thank you to Verizon Wireless for sponsoring this post. Ladies and gentlemen, I have some exciting news for you! In the fast paced world of technology, innovations and improvements are vast. Especially when you have Verizon leading the way with their 5G service! Everything is about to change. Breakthroughs in connectivity, artificial intelligence, robotics, virtual reality, augmented reality, auto...[Read More]
I Tanked My First Raid and I Almost Pooped Myself
Driving faster than the legal limit, I turn into my apartment complex and bang up my car by going over speed bumps far too quick. I exit my car in an awkward manner as I literally get my bag, sprint to my apartment, and grab whatever I can eat without making myself sick before turning on my PC. The moment Discord came up, an angry stream of messages came and reminded me that I was late for raid ni...[Read More]
Video Game Therapy Enters Arizona Hospitals
Local Banner facilities have partnered with Child’s Play, a non for profit organization centered around video games, dedicated to spreading the benefits of gaming to children in need. Child’s Play provides education on the benefits gaming has on improving emotional and psychological stability for children during traumatic events, and includes a guide on which types of games work best for specific ...[Read More]
Former Hearthstone Staff Start Second Dinner, Are Making a New Marvel Game
Blizzard Entertainment, known for games such as World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Diablo, had some employees leave semi-recently. And now those ex Blizzard employees have a new studio and a newly announced deal with Marvel Entertainment to make games. They walked away from Blizzard in 2018, and have joined other former staff members like Mike Schweitzer, Yong Woo, and Jomaro Kindred. Together they...[Read More]
Why is Tanking in MMOs So Intimidating?
In my 28 years of living, I have given a good chunk of it to video games. Specifically, Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games such as World of Warcraft. I started at the tender age of 14 in 2004, and when I found out that the game consisted of three major roles for players which were tanking, healing, and damage, I knew I was at a crossroads. Tanking is a role where a member of the party...[Read More]
This Week in The Geek Lyfe April 7th – 12th
I hope you are all doing well! We are drooling over everything that happened last week! Here is your news! Gaming: ES: Blades released for early access on iOS and Google Play this week. PlayStation allows PSN users to change their PSN names for the first time starting 4/10. SNL skit insinuating D&D fans are nerdy losers inspires hashtag #DNDSelfie to show that Table Top RPG players are just no...[Read More]
What’s the Catch with Elder Scrolls: Blades?
This weekend Bethesda released Elder Scrolls: Blades to iTunes and Google Play Stores in Early Access. As a Skyrim fan, I quickly jumped on downloading Blades and checking out what it had to offer. As a disclaimer, I don’t like to play mobile games. I find most of them have little to no replay value outside of the first few hours once the “catch” comes in. “The catch” being the point in which it b...[Read More]
