Author: Jessica Lamb

Jessica Lamb was born and raised in Fennville, Michigan. She attended Aquinas College where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in English and a minor in Creative Writing. Since then, she has dedicated herself to spreading the word about all things nerd culture.

The PlayStation 5’s launch marks the end of a horror era. For a select group of PS4 owners, they find themselves with consoles worth triple what a normal one is worth. This huge increase in value is all because their consoles are the only ones in the world still capable of playing “P.T.” “P.T.” is a demo of the cancelled “Silent Hills” project that took the gaming community by storm with its terrifying antagonist Lisa. Well, we now have official confirmation that these players will not be able to bring the never-ending hallway with them to the next gen. Originally,…

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Cheaters ruin everything. Whether it’s simple hacks like giving yourself a speed advantage to hacks that give you the perfect shot everytime. Each cheat destroys the fun and competitive nature of games by making sure a single person can never lose. It’s like bringing a Mustang to a bicycle race and pretending you are surprised when you win. Well, “Destiny 2” developer Bungie has had enough of these buzzkills ruining their game. They have sent a cease and desist message to popular cheat and aimbot purchasing site PerfectAim. PerfectAim is a haven for potential cheaters. The site charges a monthly…

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Since the PlayStation 2, Sony has made a habit of making both their consoles and controllers black. That’s why the initial reveal of the PlayStation 5 was so surprising. The two-toned black and white color pattern of both the console and DualSense controller looks significantly different than anything Sony has made before. Of course, not everyone is happy with these new color choices. However, players may be getting more controller options than initially thought. Recently, images have been appearing online of an all-black version of the DualSense controller. The pictures in question come from the United States Federal Communications Commission.…

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Yesterday, update 8.00 hit PlayStation 4 players with a slew of problems. For some players, they found themselves unable to access their groups or friends list. Meanwhile, the entire PlayStation network went down for some time locking everyone out of online play. However, the biggest problem came in a surprisingly different form. Many players became concerned when the update included a pop-up stating that their voice chats may be recorded. In response, Sony updated the original update 8.00 announcement to address these concerns. Here is Sony’s complete statement: “Following this update, users are seeing a notification about Party Safety and…

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If you are active anywhere on the internet, you’ve seen memes for or heard of “Among Us.” Despite the game releasing in 2018, it suddenly exploded in popularity earlier this year. In fact, the game is so successful that InnerSloth cancelled plans for a sequel to instead focus their efforts on improving the current game. Recently, the game received a new beta update that brings changes to voting, the task bar and a new colorblind feature. A core component to this update is a colorblind-friendly change to the wires task. Normally, players perform this task by matching up corresponding wire…

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When it comes to a true adventure, death is always a possibility. Whether this comes from being slain by an enemy, falling off a cliff, or eating something poisonous-games have a special way of seeking you out for a swift end. This is especially true in a game like “Baldur’s Gate 3.” One unlucky roll could mean the end for you. Recently, Larian revealed a heat map showing where most player deaths are occuring in the early access version of the game. Interestingly, the highest rate of player deaths seem to involve Gale. The area where players are first introduced…

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When you think of Link there are a few images that likely spring to the front of your mind. First, there’s his iconic green outfit. Then, there’s his classic combo of the Master Sword and Hylian Shield. Finally, there’s his ocarina. In some form or another, ocarinas have been an important piece of Link’s journey through many different Zelda titles. However, one streamer decided to take things a step futher by actually battling a boss using a real ocarina. The person in question is New Zealand-based streamer and YouTuber Rudeism. He specializes in building custom controllers for various platforms. Naturally,…

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Battling dragons, cooking recipes, exploring new areas and conquering domains- there is a lot to keep you busy in the world of Teyvat. After all, “Genshin Impact” offers players a massive world to explore. On top of all this, new characters and weapons obtained from wishes help to keep the game fresh even when exploring well-traversed areas. Now, we have even more content to look forward to in the future. Developer miHoYo has released their roadmap for future updates to the game and we are getting two updates before the year ends. Our first update, titled update 1.1, is arriving…

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Sony has recently confirmed that players will be able to transfer all of their save data from their PS4 to the PS5. This means the 300+ hours you put into “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt” can go with you to your new console. Not to mention the countless hours you spent grinding for armor and weapons in “Monster Hunter: World.” According to a PlayStation blog post, there are two ways for players to transfer their save progress. First, users can transfer via the Wi-Fi data transfer system. Players will need both consoles on and available for this. Once both consoles…

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