Travis Hymas
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Travis began a life obsessed with technology with his cousin's classic Game Boy and a copy of Tetris. He was horrible at it, but has yet to forget that experience. These days, Travis looks to explore the intersection of culture and technology that has come to define our world. When not thinking way too hard about this stuff, he can be found putting a few games of Magic The Gathering and being volunteered to be someone's tech support.

What Endings Are Made Of: ‘Return of the Jedi’ 35 Years Later

Once upon a time, Star Wars had an ending. Looking back at Return of the Jedi now, with the hindsight of thirty-five years, it almost seems impossible. Even in the early ’90’s when I was growing up, there was Star Wars.…

Finally, Some Details On Nintendo’s Online Service

Ever since the Nintendo Switch was first revealed, one question has dogged the console: what will the online presence look like? Tonight, Nintendo finally started to solve that mystery. Nintendo Switch Online will be the paid online service that will…

Arrested Development Season 4’s New Name is a Kingdom Hearts Game

When Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz announced the oft-rumored re-cut of the show’s fourth season this week, there was plenty reason to be excited. How could there not be, when it’s accompanied by a proper season five announcement? But for those…

Detective Pikachu Game Review

It’s better than Sherlock season four. Pokémon spin off games, with a few exceptions, tend to not get as much attention as main series titles. That makes a certain level of sense; diminishing returns and all, but Detective Pikachu is…

Is Your Favorite Character Going To Join Smash 5?

Super Smash Bros is coming to the Nintendo Switch this year, and by some great miracle appears to be a brand new entry in the series rather than a port of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U! It’s a miracle that…

Nintendo Direct 3/8: All the Highlights!

The time has finally come for a full fledged Nintendo Direct, and we have all the details on the reveals! This is just a brief overview, be sure to tune in to What the D-Pad, the weekly podcast hosted by…

Fe: Video Game Review

EA published this? Over the past couple of years, big AAA publishers like Ubisoft and EA have been picking up the occasional independent effort under a specific label. While the effort might be an attempt to “look hip” from the…