GYGO: Layoffs, Web3 Strikes Again, and More

GYGO: Layoffs, Web3 Strikes Again, and More

Another Wednesday, another GYGO! I haven’t been playing much lately, but I did have some fun revisiting some old favorite board games recently—Trivial Pursuit: Bet You Know It!, in which you can answer trivia questions or bet on whether your friends will get the answers right, Slash, which is like Apples to Apples but you discuss why two characters are the perfect OTP instead of why two words make sense together, and my favorite game maybe ever, One Night Ultimate Werewolf. I am never the werewolf, no matter how badly I want to be.

What’s been going on in the gaming world? Would it surprise you if I said not much that’s pleasant to talk about? Sigh. Here we go. (more…)

GYGO: Layoffs, Web3 Strikes Again, and More

GYGO: Baby Sonic Is an Abomination

Happy New Year! Welcome, all, to a new decade! I’m honored to bring you the first round of 2020’s gaming news hot off the presses. So let’s start with what’s most important to me: (more…)

GYGO: Layoffs, Web3 Strikes Again, and More

GYGO: A Real Life Poké Center, International Women’s Day, & ASL Sharing

Hello, gaming lovelies! I’m still groggily angry about daylight savings time stealing a precious hour of sleep. With spring hiding behind the corner of yet another Northeastern snow storm, let’s warm ourselves with this week’s gaming news! (more…)

Pokémon GO Doesn’t Need to Convince Me Pokémon Are Real, I Know They Are

Pokémon GO Doesn’t Need to Convince Me Pokémon Are Real, I Know They Are

Almost anyone who has been touched by the Pokémon franchise has anticipated the rite of passage of officially becoming a trainer. However, turning ten (the official age one can own and battle with Pokémon according to certain canon) is a time that quickly comes and goes. Despite going through the fiery trials and tribulations of adulthood way past the age of ten, I still do not have a Pikachu. But, like many others, I remain optimistic. After all, if thousands of new species of animals are discovered and named every year, perhaps we simply have not found Pokémon yet.

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