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.

Video Game Review: Spider-Man, Y’know. Marvel’s Spider-Man

Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever an incredibly well polished Playstation 4 exclusive title can! When I finally reached the end of Marvel’s Spider-Man, I had to stop and catch my breath. Somehow, Insomniac Games had managed to take a character I’ve…

Pokemon: ‘Detective Pikachu’ Movie Logo Revealed

Via Twitter.com At the Pokémon World Championships this morning, The Pokémon Company and Legendary pictures revealed the full title and logo for the upcoming live action film based on the games – Pokémon: Detective Pikachu. Based on the game of…

Interview: Iconoclasts Developer Joakim Sandberg On Managing Life And The Dangers Of Devotion

Earlier this year, The Young Folks reviewed Iconoclasts for PS4 and PC; and we loved it. To borrow from that review, it’s an expertly crafted platforming adventure – with a deep story underneath a charming design. It is the kind…

Pokémon Go is Much Better Now

One objective that is very clear with the impending release of Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee is that Nintendo and The Pokémon Company really want to turn Pokémon Go players into Switch buyers. This might have have also had…

It’s Time To Admit Valve Is Bad

“Good guy Valve.” That’s a mentality that’s permeated the PC gaming community for ages. Valve made its name among game fans as a quality developer with a focus on the people who actually played and enjoyed their games. Community was…

E3 Impressions: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

For their outing at E3 2018, Nintendo decided to dedicate most of the run time of the Nintendo Direct to digging into the fine details of the Nintendo Switch iteration of the Super Smash Bros., subtitled Ultimate. There are a lot…

Pokémon Is Really Coming To Nintendo Switch

Tonight, in a press conference in Tokyo, The Pokémon Company revealed the newest titles in the long running series, but they are not exactly what you might have been expecting. Instead of the titles bringing with them a new generation,…