*Note: I apologize for the terrible headline. Awful puns are a weakness of mine. I’m working on the problem in a 12-step program. Searching for a good movie on Netflix is a lot like crawling into the sewer and hunting for gold: it’s a disgusting, disheartening, painfully long process that almost always leaves...
2014 August
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The 66th Annual Emmy Awards aired Monday night, and everyone showed up dressed to the NINES. The ladies were lovely, the gents were dashing, and everyone was having a grand old time (until Jim Parsons won AGAIN… but that’s another topic for another time.) There was a new guest at the party and I,...
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Just when you thought Poke-Mania couldn’t get any stranger. Namco and Nintendo have just announced a new, strange venture called Pokken Tournament. That’s right, it’s a Pokemon fighting game starring your favorite pocket monsters; developed by Namco/Bandai’s Tekken team. While Nintendo had been teasing a “shocking” new Pokemon announcement for August 26, 2014, this...
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Handheld gaming has been an important “side business” for video game developers since the days of the original Game Boy. Nintendo gave birth to real handheld gaming in 1989; Sega, Atari, Neo Geo, and Sony would all eventually follow suit. While systems like the Game Gear and PSP were formidable, Nintendo has always crushed...
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Award shows annoy me. They remind me that I’m not a famous person with tons of money, career stability, or fantastic curves. For these reasons, I almost never watch them (save for perhaps the Oscars every now and then, but even then I do so while playing a good game of Sega’s “Flicky” on...
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Welcome to Pop Chomp! Please pardon our appearance while we get our website up and running! Look out for a formal launch announcement Fall 2014!
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