By Jake Rushing Remember how the gaming scene was in the 90s when Doom was the talk of the gaming community? Have you ever been curious to gain insight behind the scenes of the upbringing of John Romero, John Carmack and the id Software that they brought and what followed? If your answer to that […]
Author Archives: Jake Rushing
Editorial: Are leaks cool, or annoying?
By Jake Rushing Ah, welcome to the golden age of the internet. Where everything can get accessed at the tip of your fingers, and where eager fans of the most beloved franchises (i.e. Kingdom Hearts, Halo, Super Smash Bros, any Marvel movie) search for any new information they can find in regards to the upcoming release […]
Hall of Fame Review – Super Mario 64 (1996)
By Jake Rushing Developer: Nintendo EAD Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Nintendo 64 Release Date: September 26, 1996 Genre(s): Platforming, action-adventure Mode: Single-player Rating: K-A for Kids to Adults (updated to E for Everyone) As one of the kids who grew up with the Nintendo 64 console and having Super Mario 64 as one of […]
How to farm for custom moves for Super Smash Bros 4
By Jake Rushing Super Smash Bros is my favorite multiplayer series to play with your friends, and the most recent entry in the Super Smash Bros franchise might be the best multiplayer game to date. One of the minor features that added to Super Smash Bros 4 a good amount of depth to the […]
This Day In Gaming History: April 28th 1980. Game and Watch debut
By Jake Rushing Exactly 35 years ago on this day, Game and Watch debuted onto retail shelves with it’s first entry of the Game and Watch series called Ball. In this game, you just control the guy by pressing left and right buttons to move the arms to keep the ball juggling in the […]
My experiences from GDC 2015
By Jake Rushing Hello all! It’s been 3 weeks since Game Developers Conference (GDC for short) came to San Francisco. I took some time off work to attend the latter 3 out of the 5 days of the event. I always try attending the conference every year because it’s the closest conference to home. […]
Kickstarter Profile: Super Slam Dunk Touchdown!
By Jake Rushing While I was at GDC, I decided to take a stroll to GDC Play, where many Game Developers are looking to showcase their games in hopes of gaining more attention. I came across quite a bit of games, but there are few that I remembered from GDC Play. One of them was […]
Backlog Review: The Walking Dead: Season 2 Review
By Terry Randolph and Jake Rushing TellTale has set the tone in interactive storytelling games; their games buckle players in tightly and promise to deliver a gripping, deep and personal story that not only serves as a game, but as an introspective reflection. Most of the choices made, without fail, often demand deeper thought […]
Pokemon Mystery Gift announcement! Unova Starters for Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire
By Jake Rushing Hello all! I’m here to bring you the latest Mystery Gift event that is happening right now. For this event, you could get the Unova starters. And no, I don’t mean Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott. You could get Serperior, Emboar, and Samurott all through Mystery Gift exclusively for Omega Ruby and Alpha […]
Hall of Fame Review – Pokemon Red/Blue (1998)
By Jake Rushing Developer: Game Freak Publisher: Nintendo Platforms: Game Boy Release Date: September 28, 1998[ Mode: Single Player, with 2-Player features Genre: RPG If there is one thing about Pokemon that no one can deny, it is that it has a place to stay in the hearts of gamers everywhere. Not just in the U.S. […]