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I Played – Night In The Woods
This game just reminded me how growing into adulthood can present challenges, especially mentally. Our early twenties are a fun time but also very uncertain, almost like seeing dead shapes in the middle of the night. The good news, though, is that everything all comes to an end.
Horizon: Forbidden West – Review
At first glance Horizon: Forbidden West, is a sequel that doesn't look like much has changed from the first game. After all, if the base in Zero Dawn was so good, why change much? Just add a bigger map, progress the story and call it a day. There's no need for a...
Global Game Jam 2022 – Perspective Piece
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, the year was 2019 and I was browsing the internet from the Hillcrest computer lab when I was still in high school. I was watching a “Worlds” replay on YouTube (Worlds, is an annual international League of Legends Esports...
GGJ 2022 Review
Global Game Jam is a global hackathon focused on creating games in an inclusive and friendly environment. Some members of Nerd Otaku leadership have actively participated in Global Game Jams for over 6 years, and as an organisation we started hosting the Zambia...
On ‘Love Sux’, Avril Lavigne’s Legacy Gets More Complicated
Avril Lavigne’s ascent to torchbearer of the Pop Punk genre is interesting. When the “Motherfucking Princess” first asked the MTV public if we “wanna go crash a mall”, donned in her signature necktie-and-wifebeater combo and worn Chuck Taylor sneakers, she was often...
LsCon 2021 Mini Review
In the wake of the pandemic the Zambian nerd community has been starving for a nerdy event where everyone can dress up as their favorite characters, hang out with like-minded otakus and just chill in a safe space away from the normies. In comes Ls con cosplay. A...
Cities Skylines Collaborative Project
Living in Zambia as a gamer does sometimes make one feel disconnected and out of the loop, especially when watching popular streamers and how easy and accessible multiplayer and online gaming is for them. However, what we lack in access and resources, we make up with...
FX-Audio DAC-X6 Review
This is my personal review of the DAC-X6. I have been contemplating buying a DAC (Digital Analogue Converter)/Headphone amplifier for years, but it always felt like an audiophile excess. However, as I started dabbling in things like headphone EQ settings with Peace...
Anime & Hip Hop
Did y'all know Kanye referenced Akira in the stronger music video? No? Well he's not the only weeb rapper. Let me elaborate. The correlation between hip hop and anime is such a subtle tie that it goes unnoticed, hip hop loves anime and anime loves hip hop, from...
The Best Gateway Anime
Gateway Anime a term used to describe anime that when watched has introduced people to a passionate love for this specific niche media form. As it grows more mainstream that is enters more o the public eye a new generation of potential anime fans are now looking...
