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Jigsaw Review: Cuphead “Don’t Deal with the Devil” Puzzle

Posted on August 21, 2019 | No Comments
I can’t think of another game in recent memory with a visual style I’d most want to see translated into a jigsaw puzzle than Cuphead. Well, whaddya know? USAopoly must’ve gone off and made a deal with The Devil, because my wish of a Cuphead […]
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Gear Review: KeySmart Pro

Posted on August 20, 2019 | No Comments
Traditional keyrings and keychains have their appeal and are still useful, but they are becoming more and more obsolete as technology continues to advance and become increasingly portable. The days of bulky bulges of keys jingling around in your pocket, poking you in the leg, […]
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Book Review: The SNES Omnibus Vol. 1 & 2

Posted on June 3, 2019 | No Comments
With such a massive and legendary game catalog to chronicle, Schiffer Publishing and author Brett Weiss decided to split their Super Nintendo Entertainment System tome, The SNES Omnibus, into two beefy volumes instead of just one. It was a wise decision, because I don’t imagine […]
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Collectible Review: Dark Souls and Kingdom Hearts FiGPiNs

Posted on April 8, 2019 | No Comments
As the latest gaming franchises to join the FiGPiN lineup, Dark Souls and Kingdom Hearts bring fan-favorite characters to eager collectors, including Solaire of Astora, Dragonslayer Ornstein, and Siegmeyer of Catarina from Dark Souls, and the team of Sora, King Mickey, Donald Duck, and Goofy […]
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Book Review: Indie G Zine Vol. 2

Posted on February 8, 2019 | No Comments
The follow-up to a successfully Kickstarted first volume, Indie G Zine Vol. 2 is a small softcover artzine celebrating the indie gaming scene. But don’t let its somewhat diminutive size–it’s 7″ x 9.75″, smaller than a normal piece of paper–fool you, because its 118 pages […]
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Collectible Review: BioShock and Fallout IncrediBuilds

Posted on February 5, 2019 | No Comments
IncrediBuilds, the line of collectible wood puzzles/models by book publisher Insight Editions, has some new kits available for gamers, including the iconic Big Daddy from the BioShock series as well as Mr. Handy from the Fallout universe. (There’s a Songbird model from BioShock Infinite as […]
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Toy Review: Fallout Nanoforce Series 1 Army Builder Figures Boxed Sets 1 and 2

Posted on January 30, 2019 | No Comments
The first little baggie of Toynk’s Fallout Nanoforce figures came out over the holidays, and of course I just had to include it in our gift guides as a stocking stuffer must-have. Now that we’re a month into the New Year, Toynk has started a […]
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Book Review: Marvel Studios: The First Ten Years

Posted on January 29, 2019 | No Comments
It’s hard to believe the Marvel Cinematic Universe has now existed for over a decade. What once seemed like an impossibly ambitious idea to create an ongoing film universe of shared continuity storylines I think has far exceeded what anyone could’ve hoped for. It’s an […]
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Toy Review: Rocket Fishing Rod

Posted on January 27, 2019 | No Comments
It may sound hard to believe, but I don’t think I’ve been more disappointed with a product, when I was a child or now as an adult, than I am with the Rocket Fishing Rod. It’s a ready-to-go fishing rod toy that eliminates the learning […]
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Gear Review: PDP Cloud Remote for PlayStation 4

Posted on January 22, 2019 | No Comments
A little over a year ago now, PDP put out the PlayStation 4 Media Remote, a simplified alternative to the company’s earlier Universal Media Remote built for general PS4 menu navigation and movie playback using many popular streaming apps. Now we have the Cloud Remote, […]
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