Halo “LAN Parties” and the Body of Christ: Some Assembly Required
Before the gaming world fully embraced online gaming, “LAN parties” were the way that we would came together to play titles like Halo with our fellow gamers. Some would bring […]
No Room for “Main Character Energy”: Two Voices, One Harmonious Performance
One of the biggest surprises for me in the KPop Demon Hunters movie is that every principal character was voiced by two different people… one to provide the spoken words […]
Golden: Piercing the Darkness By Combining Our Light
The trio of hunters known as “Huntrix” in KPop Demon Hunters are certainly formidable singers and warriors individually, but as a collective unit they are virtually unstoppable on the stage […]
Mario and Sonic: Finding Common Ground Through Unified Purpose
For years, Nintendo and Sega’s respective mascots existed in an adversarial relationship… as the competing public faces for their brands, the idea that we would ever see Mario and Sonic […]
Sonic and Knuckles: Differences in Opinions, Unity in Purpose
Our initial introduction to Knuckles the echidna in both his gaming appearances as well as his cinematic adventures is typically adversarial in nature… the circumstances that bring Knuckles and Sonic […]
Guardians of the Galaxy: Diversity in Members, Unity in Purpose
Of all the “team-ups” in the Marvel universe, the one that would’ve been voted “the least likely to succeed” is the “Guardians of the Galaxy”. On paper, they lack the […]
Sora, Donald, and Goofy: A Threefold Cord
One of the core themes of Kingdom Hearts is teamwork, and as Sora faces the darkness that threatens him, his friends, and his world he found support from an unexpected […]
LAN Parties: Unity Through Participation
Before the gaming world fully embraced online gaming, “LAN parties” were the way we came together to play titles like Halo with our fellow gamers. Some would bring gaming consoles […]
Mario and Sonic, Better Together
For years, Nintendo’s Mario and Sega’s Sonic existed in an adversarial relationship … as the mascots for their respective console platforms, the idea that we’d ever see them team up […]
Tiny Pikmin, Big Impact
The Pikmin series features some of the most unique protagonists in all of gaming… these tiny beings are individually pretty weak and helpless, and at first glance the world around […]
Finding God in Video Games 