Fully Charged Cast – Episode 11

In this episode of the Fully Charged Cast, Frank, Matt and Joe talk about some current games and news that they are interested in. A discussion about media and pop culture franchises is had, and they reveal which ones they would like to come back and which ones could go away.

Click here to download the cast!

Fully Charged Cast – Episode 10

On this episode of the Fully Charged Cast, Frank, Matt and Joe talk about Shadow of War, Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Beta, and Cuphead. The discussion of Cuphead leads to a discussion about difficulty in video games, what that means when it relates to old and newer games. Later in the cast, we talk about certain Rick and Morty promotion that happened recently.

Click here to download the cast!

Fully Charged Cast – Episode 9

In this episode of the Fully Charged Cast, we talk about some upcoming games that we are excited for, and we go in-depth about some of our “guilty pleasures”.

Click here to download the cast

Fully Charged Cast – Episode 8

A full crew for this episode of the Fully Charged Cast. We talk about movies that inspired us, and what we thought about them. We also talk more about the toxicity of some fan bases in various pop culture communities.

Click here to download the cast

Fully Charged Cast – Episode 7

In this episode of the Fully Charged Cast, Joe and Frank talk about the Nintendo Switch, micro-transactions, the current state of movies, and the toxicity of some fan bases.

Outro music by: http://bensound.com

NBC to Broadcast $100,000 Rocket League Tournament

Comcast Corp.’s NBC Sports has announced that they will be televising a $100,000 prize pool open tournament for Psyonix’s Rocket League this summer, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Continue reading “NBC to Broadcast $100,000 Rocket League Tournament”

Quake logo - Photo credit: Bethesda, id Software

‘Quake’ Will Always Have A Place

First-person shooters are a dime a dozen now. Most gamers know what they are and everyone developer and publisher wants to create that one franchise or series to capture a fan base like Activision’s Call of Duty or Valve’s Half-Life. However, the game that got me into shooters is one that was released in 1996 called Quake.
Continue reading “‘Quake’ Will Always Have A Place”

Operation Hydra for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

New Operation Released for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

The wait for a new operation for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is over as Valve released Operation Hydra on May 23 with new maps, modes, and collectibles for all players to enjoy.

Continue reading “New Operation Released for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive”

New Study: Up to 42% of Esports Viewers Do Not Play the Games They Watch

A new study that was conducted by Newzoo shows that 42% of the viewers of esports don’t play the game or games they watch. Accordingly, the Newzoo study that was conducted in 10 countries shows that viewers can range from players of the game to viewers only.

Continue reading “New Study: Up to 42% of Esports Viewers Do Not Play the Games They Watch”

Counter-Strke: Global Offensive MLG Columbus Major - Photo Credit: Joseph Soltis

‘Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’ – How A Game Became An Esport

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is one of the biggest games out right now due to its following in the esports community, but what is Counter-Strike and why should anyone care about it?

The Counter-Strike franchise is a tactical first-person shooter game that pits a team of counter-terrorists against terrorists in situations that deal with tactical game-play situations. Situations like diffusing bombs and rescuing hostages.

Continue reading “‘Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’ – How A Game Became An Esport”