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.

Nintendo Goes Retro Again For SNES Classic

When Nintendo revealed the NES Classic, the question asked right behind “When will more be stocked” was “When is the Super Nintendo version happening?” Now that question has an answer: a lot sooner than you think. Revealed today, the Super…

Getting An Extra Life: A Retrospective of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

We’re taking a look at what has made each of Edgar Wright’s films great in lead up to the release of Baby Driver.  Edgar Wright hit a certain level of mainstream success in a wonderful overlap with my own ability…

New Pokémon Direct Brings Game Announcements

Fans watched today’s Pokémon Direct with bated breath, wanting to see what was next for the franchise. While the direct was only eight minutes, those minutes ended up being filled with quite a bit of information. Fans might have at…

Video Game Review: Injustice 2

Do superheroes just always hit each other these days or what?   On average, the DC Comics slate of characters often affords itself better to the concept of a multiverse than others. DC’s pantheon is just that – many of…

Eight Character Ideas To Join Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

In my review that ran this week, I praised Mario Kart 8 Deluxe by calling it a must own for the Nintendo Switch. I stand by that but it does bring up a particular question: what does the future of…

Video Game Review: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Get Blue Shelled again.    Cards on the table, reviewing a Mario Kart title is somewhat difficult, since pretty much anyone touching a Nintendo console has bought that machine’s corresponding title. On average, Mario Kart outsells literally everything else on…

Arms and Splatoon 2 Details Revealed In Nintendo Direct

A surprise pre-E3 Nintendo Direct just wrapped up, giving Nintendo Switch owners their best look yet at new IP Arms and a bonus look at Splatoon 2’s single player mode. It makes sense that these two would be paired together;…