The short answer is because sound design has evolved by leaps and bounds in the last decade alone. We went from only having the standard of Dolby Digital in movies to it becoming a full part of nearly every entertainment experience we consume. Say you don’t want to connect or purchase a giant audio system […]
No Spandex Saturday: Who Are The Best Wrestlers Today?
Like many other fans, I enjoy putting WTF wrestling moments on my Instagram story as I’m watching it and responding to my friend’s own clips. Recently, I’d sent a photo of THE best wrestler in the world today to a friend who is a WWE fan and the response dumbfounded me. How could they not […]
NSS: My Missed Meeting With ANOTHER SIGHT Points Out The Importance of Indies at Conventions.
One of the most intriguing emails I received in the lead into E3 was from a PR company representing a developer working on a video game called Another Sight. The game explores a surrealist steampunky world, inspired by Neil Gaiman’s fantasy series Neverwhere. That statement in their pitch definitely got my attention, however, my meeting […]
No Spandex Saturday: Cyberpunk Noir and Mystery in TALES OF THE NEON SEA
Do you love Blade Runner but wish it would have looked more pixelated? A publisher of games from China may have something for you. Developed by Palm Pioneer and published by Zodiac Interactive, Tales of the Neon Sea is a point & click adventure, with puzzle-solving elements, and an intriguing central narrative set in a […]
NSS-Review: Yakuza 6 brings a satisfying ending to one of the best characters you’ve never heard of.
Before jumping into Sega/Atlus Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, I had only started with last year’s Yakuza 0 prequel. Years of playing Grand Theft Auto, True Crime, and other games of the open world criminal genre let me foolishly believe I grasped the premise right away. Crime guy becomes the anti-hero through doing crimey things. […]
No Spandex Saturday: The music of Metal Gear is coming to a stage near you.
Hideo Kojima’s masterpiece of ridiculous and grounded thematic storytelling, Metal Gear Solid, has taken its place in the video game pantheon but its music will live on this Fall. The official METAL GEAR orchestral concert series will premiere for the first time outside of Japan in 2018. Begining in Los Angeles on October 10 and ending […]
NSS: Is Nintendo Really Selling Cardboard and Still Making Us Love It?
There’s games afoot. If you’re a parent, or even just someone who bought a Nintendo Switch prepare for a new wave of perishables, which we’ll all look foolish using. This week gaming giant, Nintendo, announced Nintendo Labo, a new line of interactive build-and-play experiences designed to inspire kids and those who are kids-at-heart. The announcement […]
NO SPANDEX SATURDAY: Kicking off 2018 with a thought on fandom, tied to my favorite band the Descendents.
You can easily recognize me at anything that ends in con, experience, or even mania by my black zip-up hooded sweater with an unmistakable subculture caricature on the back of it, the Milo. A crude drawing of a man who embodies be yourself at ALL costs, even if it means not fitting in with the […]
NO SPANDEX SATURDAY: MoviePass. God send for your wallet? Or the next Madoff?
Davey tries out the MoviePass program in this week’s non-comics talk. Did he get ripped off?
NSS-Review: Raw Action Plus Cyberpunk Style Equals RAW DATA
While still in its infancy, Virtual Reality has had its share of experimental artistry bringing new ways to play video games. For every handful of great story experiences you’ll get in VR, there’s one game that comes out which raises the bar in the genre of making you feel like a badass action hero. Survios […]