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…
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…
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…
Video games often find themselves in a precarious position. On the one hand, they are a genre with a fanbase that is open to many new ideas and mostly oppose censorship. On the other hand, however, video games often find themselves under scrutiny from mass media, and often have fans that are the least…
By Kevin Kennedy (Theonekk) Now, it may be a little late (I mean it’s already late January), but I think I’ve figured out my gaming resolution for 2014: stop buying DLC. This may seem a bit extreme, but it makes a lot of sense in context, and with a few qualifications. First, let me…
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!!…
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…
First-Person Understanding: Interpreting our Reality through Gaming Kevin Kennedy (Theonekk) When discussing video games, there seems to be a fundamental understanding that the world of the game exists as it is produced by the game’s creators. Yet, if one starts to think about it in a more complex context, this is simply not true. For…
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…
Hello everyone! Welcome to the very first Black Oni video-game review. I am your host, Jae_Blaze06, and I have an exciting, (if not late) game to talk about today. Presentation: I’ll cut straight to the point; This game is eye bleedingly gorgeous. Environments are rich and detailed, with various subtleties like leaves falling in the background,…