August 30th 2021 “The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.” -G-Man, Half-Life 2 Retro Gaming As many of us have been laid up in our houses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of spring cleaning has been happening. This is your sign to keep your CRT and boot up your old retro games.

August 23rd, 2021 A game is an opportunity to focus our energy, with relentless optimism, at something we’re good at (or getting better at) and enjoy. In other words, gameplay is the direct emotional opposite of depression.” ― Jane McGonigal Horizon Workrooms Working remotely from home is no longer a new concept…

August 18th, 2021 “I used to be an adventurer like you until I took an arrow to the knee.” — The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Ignoring the Metaverse We’ve been discovering the Metaverse rapidly over the past few months, covering NFt’s, media about the Metaverse, and Zuckerberg’s entrance into the Metaverse. As popularity…

August 11th, 2021 “Shadow and light are two sides of the same coin. One cannot exist without the other.” — The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Tencent Shares Plummet After the Economic Information Daily, supervised by China’s state news agency, reported video games as a ‘spiritual opium’ and Tencent’s overwhelming hand in the…

August 2nd, 2021 Happy August Everyone! Citizen Meta One As the metaverse continues to rapidly evolve, new ways of joining the physical and virtual worlds continue to be created. As humans strive for compatibility, comfort, and customization, often we ask ourselves how we can be in the metaverse. While cryptocurrency allows us to…

July 26th, 2021 “When you’re lost in the darkness, look for the light.” - The Fireflies (TLOU1) Activision Blizzard Lawsuit Last week came with abrupt and disturbing news. A lawsuit filed against Activision/ Blizzard Entertainment details the sexual harassment, misconduct, and abuse of their employees. The case outlines accounts of discrimination against female…

July 19th, 2021 “It’s dangerous to go alone, take this!”- The Legend of Zelda The World Record for most expensive Video Game Sale- $1.56 M Beating the previous record set by an ultra-rare Zelda cartridge, Super Mario 64 in all its shrink-wrapped glory takes the cake for the most expensive videogame sale. If you’re not into the world of high-end videogame…

July 7th, 2021 “People ask me to predict the future, when all I want to do is prevent it. Better yet, build it. Predicting the future is much too easy, anyway.” — Ray Bradbury Metaverse Google Trends The Metaverse has become more than just the expansion of the internet, it is now the…

July 7th, 2021 “Courage need not be remembered, for it is never forgotten!”- ‘The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild’. OLED Nintendo Switch For this week’s Metaverse Weekly we are focusing on the announcement of the OLED Nintendo Switch!