Candice Shane

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March 6th, 2019 There's something about unearthing behind the scenes footage for movies back in the 70's and 80's. It's never easy and the era of home video really helped bolster the market of people wanting to know about their favorite films, so behind-the-scenes documentaries became popular! Man, am I ever glad. Case in point, we stumbled on this BTS...
Gaming

March 5th, 2019 It's been eighteen years since the first Devil May Cry hit PlayStation back in 2001 and it's been a storied history! With Devil May Cry 5 coming out this Friday, it made sense to get everyone caught up and quick! Check out these trailers and a rad story summary by Suggestive Games! Now, these are just the numeral sequels and such and I...
Gaming

March 5th, 2019 We all love a walk down memory lane and where else to take that but the games we grew up with? Banjo Kazooie hit the Nintendo 64 in 1998 and has been beloved ever since! How much do you know about this Rare game? Well, let's find out! 1. Banjo Kazooie was actually the biggest and fastest selling game of 1998, being incredibly well...
Gaming

March 4th, 2019 There are so many video games out there and they cover a huge array of interests. What if you just want to hang out and goof off for funsies though? Check these games out that just want to be fun in a casual-yet-deep kind of way! Now, this is just a sampling of games I've been checking out that are definitely not the expansive iconic...
Lists & Things

February 26th, 2019 We believe in miracles! So do the Guardians of the Galaxy and seeing as how we're featuring them this March in Loot Wear, we thought we'd run down some fun trivia! How much do you know about Peter Quill and his rad crew? 1. The Milano, Peter's ship that the Guardians use, is actually named after Alyssa Milano. Why? Canonically in the...
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February 25th, 2019 Nobody likes gatekeeper types and I get that! So, before you roll your eyes that I'm insisting people play one game before playing another -- hear me out! There's a lot to talk about when it comes to Ubisoft's Montana Cult Simulator, so let's get to it! Before I get too deep into territory nobody wants to hear about -- I won't be...
Features

February 22nd, 2019 When you consider yourself a game commentator and gaming historian, you tend to know a lot of things. Picture my surprise when I met people who didn't know there were games before Skyrim in the Elder Scrolls series. I know, right? Let's take this as a teachable moment, shall we? Now, I know a lot of folks are going to be quick to jump...
Gaming

February 19th, 2019 I can't begin to explain my love affair with Far Cry that truly began at Far Cry 4, but overwhelmingly hit its peak at Ubisoft's Far Cry 5. With Far Cry New Dawn, the series first direct sequel ever -- I figured we should go into some of the history! Good thing that Curse Entertainment has a rad and comprehensive history of the Far Cry...
Gaming

February 19th, 2019 Get your Kulle-Aid ready, have a sip and let's go into some Diablo trivia that will draw you back from the dead! Blizzard's Diablo series has sold millions of copy, per title, and continues to thrive year to year. Why is that? Let's get into it! 1. The replay value in Diablo games started back from the very beginning, which had one of...
Features

February 15th, 2019 A lot of problems people get into when they finish a game is the "Okay, now what?" replay-ability question. While games nowadays tend to have New Game + and difficulty modes to keep you going, Diablo III did something different. Heard of Season play? Let's get into it. Now, this is essentially for folks who have played Blizzard's Diablo...
Video

February 12th, 2019 Nobody summons Megatron, you guys. However, thankfully people did summon the amazing cast of the 1986 Transformers animated movie! Transformers: The Movie didn't really touch on audiences in a vast hit back in the late eighties like they had hoped, but a lot of it came down to how intense the film was compared to the television show. A...
Lists & Things

February 12th, 2019 There's a mystical and beautiful balance in the story of Avatar: The Last Airbender and that comes from the brilliant minds at Nickelodeon Studios. Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko went all in, so let's go in with them! Prepare the trivia! 1. Firebenders are the only benders that can create their own element and that makes...
GIF Crate

February 11th, 2019 The classic Transformers cartoon had so many lighter-hearted visual but it's easy to forget when you were so wrapped up in the storylines that had you gripped! With the invention of GIFs though, well, we never have to forget. Check these warm, fuzzy moments out! Between the lil'...
Features

February 5th, 2019 There isn't a year that has gone by that I haven't dipped back into Diablo 3 for a few months. Why if you've already beaten it? Well, there's also Season play and so many unlockables in pets and such that you can gather! Want to know more? I recently made sure, now that my daughter is deeply into gaming, that she would have to get into...
Lists & Things

February 5th, 2019 Not everyone can be a superhero and not many feel they could be as pure as quite a few of them are, but what about your favorite Hulk? Big, mean and green, nobody can say Hulk isn't Incredible and there's a lot of info to prove it. Let's dive into some trivia, shall we? 1. As I've referenced before in a piece about the Hulk, there are...
Features

January 30th, 2019 There's a lot to connect us with the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers starting from 1993 forward. With all that said, how many series really were there? Well, let's dig into the history of Power Rangers and see how many iterations there truly were! Listen, we could go into Super Sentai but even Saban Entertainment didn't really dig into...
Lists & Things

January 29th, 2019 It is difficult to be a fan of gaming and have never touched a Legend of Zelda game. One of the most beloved series in Nintendo's history, the Legend of Zelda has so many games that track all the way from the beginning of Nintendo's home console history. Let's grab a handful of trivia, because there's SO much! 1. The instrument called...
Features

January 28th, 2019 Now, I know a lot of us know who the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers are, but back in the early 90's, we were brand new to it! Saban Entertainment had already had success with the show overseas and with some clever dubbing and only a few filmed scenes here in North America, they could get kids hype! Oh, and the toys they'd sell... Mighty...
Comics

January 25th, 2019 There's a lot to most of the big Marvel characters we know and love in the comics. We know the depths of who Iron Man is, who Thor is, what the brilliance of Black Panther and Black Widow means. The one that seems to go underplayed? The Hulk. See, the lot of us assume that Hulk's bulked out angry strength and power is really what he's...
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