Author: Pacheco

The 2018 Penny Arcade Expo or PAX as it’s more commonly referred to has announced its dates and prices for its show in Seattle, Washington (PAX West). From Aug 31- Sep 3rd we highly recommend any gamer to make at least one pilgrimage to any of the nine PAX showcases around the world for all things pop culture and gaming related. But act quickly because these tickets sell out fast! (Fri-Sun Sold Out as of this writing) Anwi and I were lucky enough to attend the marvelous PAX West last year where we met up with the Director of the Final…

Looking for an awesome gift for your special somebody or rather yourself? There’s nothing wrong with that, after all, you deserve to treat yo’ self! There’s no need to fret while everybody is out and about worrying about what to get that special nerd in your life. Who are we kidding, we know it’s you. Nerdbot has got you covered from head to toe, baby! okay, maybe not head to toe you’re an adult after all and we doubt you still need assistance getting dressed. And if you happen to find yourself alone this season we guarantee that the stuff on this list will get all…

Marvel vs Capcom Infinite is facing an uphill battle with fans of fighting games and EVO. While the game was fairly well received, it was not without its controversy. Fans weren’t too keen on the removal of the X-Men and The Fantastic Four, a move that is seen as a push to the back for those characters not in the current MCU – characters that fans see as very important to the VS series. Although the controversy surrounding MVCI isn’t the only factor playing against it, the single-player campaign was lackluster, cinematics aside the graphics was subpar when compared to…

According to Overwatch League’s Twitter account starting January 10th 2018, Overwatch will be adding all 12 inaugural team skins into the official skin roster as well as launching a new currency called “League Tokens” to go along with it. These tokens will be used to track revenue for the teams. Much like buying a sports jersey, revenue will go to supporting your favorite e-sports team. Personally, I will be going with the color scheme I like the best. I tend not pick teams for the very same reason why I never joined a gang in high school – I just don’t have that kind…

By far the best thing about the Final Fantasy series is the theme music. Every time we hear about a new game we here at Nerdbot ask ourselves the question that maybe most people don’t think about such as, “What kind of musical themes will we get to experience in this fantastical setting? Are they going to go with the rigid structure of marches in a musical show of force? Will it convey the proper ambiance of regality and war? Would we connect to characters through the lyrical nuances of each instrument? HOW MUCH BRASS IS GOING TO BE IN…

While It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Video Game music, it might be lesser known that I’m actually a bigger fan of “Classical” and orchestral music. Classical here being used as an umbrella term for pretty much everything made before the 20th century that requires a conductor to perform. Orchestral music to me reigns supreme as the pinnacle of music with it’s ability to ebb and flow on the fly to match the dynamic cadence similar to natural human speech. All it takes is a few nuanced changes and suddenly a familiar piece of music paints a…

We were first gifted with the world’s first Virtual Diva back in 2007 with Crypton Future Media’s release of the Hatsune Miku Vocaloid (whose voice was sampled from V.O. actress Saki Fujita) and now we have the world’s first Virtual YouTuber Kazuna Ai. Her channel works like a typical “Let’s Play” channel with Kazuna hosting a variety of games and apps that she reviews as well as viewer interaction. Most astonishingly, is that her channel is less than 3 months old and has managed to garner a very large international audience of over 400k followers on YouTube and over 6k…

“The air was gently warm; the grass, green. Gentle breezes rustled the branches as the local birds flew by. The Contrabassoon bellowed off distance in the nearby theater, powerfully loud enough to the point of getting goosebumps as it hits that low G. I arrived early into the outdoor Greek Theater in Griffith Park, three hours early, in fact. I didn’t want to pay the twelve dollars nor spend the time fighting for parking at a sold-out venue. And as I sat myself down on a local bench, I didn’t know that I would be treated to the rehearsals…

Razer has been known for pushing high-quality PC gaming accessories but today they unveil their biggest ambition to date. While Obviously marketed towards gamers, the Razer Android phone boasts impressive stats to go along with its lofty ambition of being the best mobile device. For a while, it was hard to speculate where the gaming market would end up. Would it completely destroy the console gaming market as more and more individuals spend their lives on the go? The answer to that is a resounding no. Turns out while we do spend most of our eyes glued to YouTube or…

Remember that time two years ago when an American Robotics company Megabots Inc. challenged the Japanese Suidobashi Heavy Industries to a duel of giants mechs a year later? I know, I can’t believe I had forgotten about that as well. Well considering the venue they had planned back out from the event causing a massive delay to the showdown between mechwarriors it’s understandable that the public would just chalk it up to just another dream deferred. Or so we would think. Turns out Megabots has since then unveiled the MKIII at the Maker Faire in San Francisco. Now known as “The Eagle…