My love for the Def Jam gaming franchise has stood the test of time. Vendetta and Fight For NY remain nostalgic favorites for most wrestling and hip hop fans that have been graced with the opportunity to play. As time moves on, PS2 era gamers wonder why we haven't seen a proper reboot or clone.... Continue Reading →
Wrestling is REAL...ly enjoyable y'all! Even wrestling games are fun for those who don't even follow wrest...*cough* I mean sports entertainment. For years gamers have enjoyed over the top fighting and beat em up games with 'pro' wrestlers thrown in as marital arts contestants. There have even been a chosen few, like Def Jam Vendetta/Fight For NY/ICON, that... Continue Reading →
As a lifelong geek, I've found that even my geeky hobbies/interests have changed in my old age. As my time to devote to such geeky pursuits have dwindled, I've constantly searched for ways to stay 'in-tune' to my core. Video games, TV shows, comics, books, and movies have long been a part of my geeky resume... Continue Reading →
This year will forever go down as a HUGE turning point in my life without a doubt. My beautiful wife is carrying my 5th child. I bought a house. My favorite musician of all time (Prince) passed away in the strangest fashion (not to mention countless other deaths like Denise Matthews aka Vanity, Phife Dawg of A... Continue Reading →
This 2016 gaming season has been a bit spotty at best when it comes to evaluating the games that have come out. Looking at my current roster of games that I play and return to, there are but a few that are 'new' games. Then when you look at the holiday blockbuster releases that I... Continue Reading →
Streaming on Twitch.tv can be an amazing experience at times. Other times, it can be a lonely one. As I search for my voice and community, I've found that having a regular schedule to stream during the week is one of the hardest things I've taken on since trying to start and maintain a podcast! Thankfully,... Continue Reading →
(featured pic courtesy of weekendcollective.com) Being passionate about politics was particularly foreign to me as a kid for quite some time. I would occasionally see talk about presidents and local government races and see that it was important but couldn't really figure out why. As I prepare to vote this year, it amuses me... Continue Reading →
The weekend following the death of an ICON can mean quite a bit for a great many people. For years, I never understood why or even how a 'regular' person could be so devastated by the loss of a celebrity... until now. The day that Prince passed, my loving wife called me to let me... Continue Reading →
(originally posted on http://www.ladiesoftheroundtable.net | Jan. 2015) Gaming and parenting always presents such an interesting challenge. With all of the M rated games the major consoles have as best sellers, many parents just wished Nintendo had a larger library with a better console. Alas, they do not and now gamer parents are force to constantly... Continue Reading →
