Authors: Ashley Lippert
E3 2014: Bittersweet Endings
E3 isn’t all about the giants like Nintendo, Sony or Microsoft. It’s all about the games and showcasing the best. … read more
FantastyCon 2014: A Tale of Two Hobbits
Lord of the Rings is easily the most recognizable fantasy franchise. Most of us have read one or two of the books and we all saw the movies—even if it was just that one time on cable when they were running a marathon and you had nothing better to do. The world that we were shown in the movies was massive and full of some great characters. FantasyCon has managed to round up quite a few of those beloved characters. Samwise Gamgee and Pippin: Sean Astin and Billy Boyd. … read more
FantastyCon 2014: Jed Brophy, Jonathan Rhys Davies & Panels Galore
With all the panels and guests, it’s hard to decide which panels to go to. One of the first panels of Fantasy Con on Friday was with one of the memorable characters from Lord of the Rings – Gimli, the gruff, lovable Dwarf played by John Rhys-Davies. He’s a good six feet without the movie magic but he’s still got the gruff voice and he’s definitely lovable. … read more
Salt Lake Comic Con 2014: Alan Tudyk
Alan Tudyk is a little crazy—everything about his panel was unique. … read more
Salt Lake Comic Con 2014: Smash Con
When I was a kid, one of the games my siblings and I would play for hours was Super Smash Brothers Melee. … read more
Salt Lake Comic Con 2014: Patrick Warburton
Patrick Warburton has a voice you would know anywhere. … read more
Salt Lake Comic Con 2014: Eliza Dushku
I have loved Eliza Dushku since in Bring it On. I wish I could say it was from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but sadly, I was a latecomer to the Buffy fandom. … read more
Salt Lake Comic Con 2014: Smash Con Finals
The finals for Smash Con went by ridiculously quickly, mostly due to the player’s speed in the game. As I watched some of the final matches, all I could think was, ‘Man, the characters on the screen look cracked out.’ … read more
PAX Prime 2014
This year, Penny-Arcade Expo (PAX) celebrated its ten-year anniversary—for a decade now, PAX has been a gamer haven. During each PAX Expo, the downtown Seattle streets are flooded with people from all over the country who just want to play video games all day. Some of them spend most of their time standing in line waiting to play video games, while others hang out in freeplay areas to play a huge assortment of games in all the different areas of gaming: tabletop, console, and PC. … read more
PAX Prime 2014: Sunset Overdrive
Sunset Overdrive is all about chaos. The game is an open-world shooter where mutants run rampant in the streets, searching for their precious Overdrive—a deliciously toxic energy drink that turned them into mutants in the first place. It may sound like another dystopian future shooter, but Insomniac works hard to set itself apart. … read more
Martial Arts and Star Wars: Ray Park at FanX
When the announcer said to welcome Ray Park and his entourage, my first thought was, “Oh, one of those guys.” I was surprised when some Boba Fett cosplayers walked out on stage, then some Jedi and even a Wookie made an appearance, which got the crowd amped. … read more
The Karate Kid in 2015: Ralph Macchio at FanX
Ralph Macchio’s panel was kind of a small, intimate affair. There weren’t too many people, which is a shame because he’s a great guy. Down to earth, humble and a great interviewee, Macchio’s panel was a good, solid, interesting one. … read more
