Newsletter Pixels x Pens Newsletter - It's Evo 2025! Over the weekend, thousands of competitors made their way to Las Vegas to compete in Evo. This year, they added a few of the OG games to the main stage, which is great for people who never watched a Marvel vs Capcom 2 (MvC2) match at high-level play. Before we
Newsletter Pixels x Pens Newsletter - What Happened To the Internet? Many of us are old enough to remember the early days of the internet, before it became famous. Now that AI has entered the chat, the World Wide Web and social media as we know them seem like they're heading to the grave. I've collected a
Newsletter Pixels x Pens Newsletter - Long Live Mr Robot! And More This week we're talking tv, music and books. So let's get into it! Long Live Mr. Robot Mr. Robot might be one of the greatest shows ever made. It's a series that starts with a simple premise - a group of hackers sticking it
Video Games Pixels x Pens Newsletter - Let's Talk Fighting Games! Remember when everyone was hollering about e-sports? It was supposed to be the second coming of sports entertainment, and everyone who was inside watching Twitch during COVID would eventually show up to an arena to watch their favorite players in a League of Legends match. Yeah, that never happened, and
Video Games Avowed Review TL: DR - Avowed is the perfect game for people who love Skyrim and Fallout: New Vegas, but don't have the time for an open-ended adventure. It is a blend of linear storytelling within a semi-open world. As long as you aren't expecting an open world
Newsletter Pixels x Pens Newsletter #1 Hey, what's good? Thank you for sharing your email with me and for being one of the founding members of Pixels x Pens. Times have changed, and I'm doing my best to keep up with how people consume content in the age of algorithms. So, before
Video Games What I'm Playing and The Backlog (May 2025) My friend Z often says that this is the best time for gaming. Usually, I'd nod in quiet agreement, but after the last few weeks, I'd have to agree, especially if you like RPGs. Here's what's in rotation and waiting in the
Gamer Diary - Final Fantasy XVI (Final Entry) There's beauty in seeing something to completion.  More importantly, there is an appreciation that comes from spending time with a game. While I initially disliked Final Fantasy XVI, I grew to pity it.  It's another cautionary tale of what happens when developers forsake what worked for
Gamer Diary - Final Fantasy XVI (Entry Two) If you spend enough time playing a video game, you can see a developer's intentions.  Final Fantasy 16 should be an epic adventure of political intrigue with heavy action sequences.  Having played Final Fantasy 7, Rebirth - 16 should be the game that ties in all the experimentations
Gamer Diary - Final Fantasy XVI (Entry One) One of my favorite games of all time is Final Fantasy VI. It is the perfect video game. I followed When the franchise transitioned from 2D sprites to 3D. I enjoyed Final Fantasy VII-IX. But around X, I started to fall off the series. With various systems and stories that
Is It Still My Work if AI Helped? "How much of you is in the content you consume? I've been thinking about this question a lot lately. When you watch your favorite YouTuber or read a compelling article, do you ever wonder how much AI shaped what you're experiencing? We've all
Am I Too Old For Online Shooters? Like the Star Wars meme, I've found a peaceful life playing RPGs and adventure games. But it wasn't always this way. In the early 2000s, I spent my summers playing WCW vs. NWO and Goldeneye with my friends for hours, cutting my teeth on early shooters
