Nate Wooley Was My Friend and Mentor

Nate Wooley at E3

Time Waster Columnist Billy White returns to GiN to write about Nate Wooley after his unfortunate passing. Like so many other people, Nate had a big and positive influence on Billy’s life, not so much as a friend, but as a teacher and a trusted mentor.

London Royal Ravens Hosts Esports Pros for Cold War Colosseum Event

This week, the battle continues in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War with the Cold War Colosseum multiplayer competition event, presented by London Royal Ravens from the Call of Duty League. Cheer with friends as top stars try to win their piece of the $25,000 USD prize pool and all the bragging rights.

Taking a Chance With Loot Boxes

This week the Skirmisher investigates how loot boxes in gaming can cause some problems for certain players, especially younger ones. There is nothing inherently wrong with a loot box, but players need to know how they work and some of the negative effects they can have.

Big Brother is Always Watching Us Play?

The Skirmisher rages against single player games that force their players to always be online and actively connected in order to play, which is an especially boneheaded move for a mobile platform like the Nintendo Switch.

Skirmisher Going for the Slam Dunk with NBA 2K21

Our Skirmisher columnist has not played a basketball game since 2009. But the pandemic has really made him want to play sports. So he gave NBA 2K21 a try on the Nintendo Switch. It wasn’t quite the slam dunk he was hoping for, but it wasn’t a washout either.

Save State: Golden Suns and Mario All Stars

In what is becoming normal for our intrepid Save State columnist, he goes way back to consider an older game that literally fell out of his closet and clunked his head, and a very modern title that we all know and, maybe, love. This week he tackles Golden Sun and Super Mario 3D All-Stars.