PAX East 2014: Oculus Rift Hands On

The line for Oculus Rift was insane; a line formed to get INTO the line, which seemed to be capped at all times of the day while at PAX. For some gamers, the Oculus Rift was their sole purpose for being there, and they were determined to get in line to check it out first hand. As…

Black Oni Podcast Episode 22: RePAX Bro!

Despite the title being abhorrent, we have another great fupicsode lined up for this weeks podcast session! This week is a little crazy with PAX East just ending and 6 members on this episode!! Download MP3  Agenda 1- I-I-I-Iiiice Breaker!! 2- Gamin’ 3- Gamin’ News 4- Hot Topic 1- INTRO/ I-I-I-ICE BREAKER!!! • If you could…

Yep, I bought an Xbone

So why oh why did I do it? For those of you that know, over the past year I’ve almost made it my life’s work to show how much Mircosoft really sucks.  I didn’t START there, and I tried to look at everything objectively without bias back when the consoles were first shown off to…

Black Oni Podcast Episode 20: Drunk off of Gaming

Welcome to another FUPICSODE of the Black Oni Podcast! This episode is themed around Saint Patrick’s day. Will is off to Japan in a few days, so we decided to do a little something special for the 20th episode! Download MP3  Agenda 1- I-I-I-Iiiice Breaker!! 2- Gamin’ 3- Gamin’ News 4- Hot Topic 1- INTRO/…

Black Oni Podcast Episode 19: You ARE the controller!

Episode 19 is upon us, and it’s pretty long! (that’s what she said). We have a new guest on the Black Oni Podcast who goes by the name AJs2fast4nos. Download MP3 Agenda 1- I-I-I-Iiiice Breaker!! 2- Gamin’ 3- Gamin’ News 4- Hot Topic 1- INTRO/ I-I-I-ICE BREAKER!!! • What’s the most vintage/oldest console you’ve played? 2-…

Black Oni Podcast Episode 17: Right Black Atcha!

Welcome to another exciting fupicsode of the Black Oni Podcast with SoILakaSOAD and JCMac120! This episode is filled with lots of juicy details involving recent releases, the Wii U sales forecast cut, and gaming popularity, and more! Follow along the agenda, and make sure to subscribe to JCMac120! (youtube.com/jcmac120) Download mp3 Agenda 1- I-I-I-Iiiice Breaker!!…

The Problem with Game Reviews (Metrics)

People within the gaming industry rely heavily on video-game reviews, whether it’s for advertising and promotional purposes, or for the sake of providing information to gamers. Reviews have the power to inform & aid consumers in making their purchasing decisions. Reviews also have the capacity to have a negative impact on the industry. The detriment…

Whatever happened to just playing nice?

Whatever happened to just playing nice? Seems like a simple enough question even if most of us don’t play like this in the real world. Its dog eat dog when it comes to the job market, doing something nice is looked upon with weird eyes, and even holding the door for someone barely happens these…

Black Oni Podcast Episode 10: Shhh, Quiet!

Welcome to episode 10 of the Black Oni Podcast! Your host Jae_Blaze06 is joined today by Yahomied and the_onekk! Today, we discuss our gaming backlog, recent releases (including outlast and DOA ultimate, early digital releases, Mighty no.9, pc gaming, studies on gaming, the controversy around Hideo Kojima’s MGS5 character “Quiet”, indie games, sexism and racism…