Authors: Ashley Lippert
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
Carrie Fisher Panel
Carrie Fisher’s panel was a last-minute addition to the panel schedule on Saturday. It was only scheduled for half an hour, which means after all the people sat down we had about 20 minutes with Fisher on stage. … read more
Anime Happy Hour: Latest and Greatest
The people from Anime Happy Hour—John Evans, Breeane Evans, Brittany Evans and Lindsay Starke—hosted the panel, and they have quite the list of animes they all love. … read more