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The Dangers of Overhyping a Fanbase

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Derek "Gamer Crash"

At long last, fans were getting a digital event. Nintendo was going to be the first in 2021 to showcase new content which was specifically stated to be games coming in the first half of 2021. Better yet, it was … Continue reading →

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Thoughts On The Gaming Industry for 2021

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Derek "Gamer Crash"

Needless to say, 2020 saw a massive change in the way we, as fans, interacted with games. The coronavirus really upended a lot of our annual traditions, from big game events, to expected game releases, and so much more. While … Continue reading →

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The Gamer Crash Awards: Game of the Year 2020

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Derek "Gamer Crash"

Part 4 of the annual Gamer Crash Awards is finally here! If you missed any previous categories, you can catch up with these handy links right here: End of Year Superlatives; Small Game/Indie; Soundtrack. Well, here we are. The final … Continue reading →

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Gamer Crash Awards 2020: Best Indie/Small Game

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Derek "Gamer Crash"

Did you miss an award? Catch up with the Best Soundtrack of 2020! The next awards category for The Gamer Crash Awards is best small game/downloadable/indie. There were an absolutely ton of these this year, many of which came at … Continue reading →

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Hands on with KontrolFreek

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Derek "Gamer Crash"

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been putting some KontrolFreek accessories through their paces. I’m familiar with the company largely due to their controller accessories, especially the performance thumbsticks. A couple years back, I was able to grab Destiny 2 … Continue reading →

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Destiny 2 Beyond Light Impressions

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Derek "Gamer Crash"

Since it was revealed earlier this summer, Destiny 2: Beyond Light was positioned as a new beginning for the three year old game. When you think about it, a lot has changed in almost two years. Bungie broke up with … Continue reading →

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It’s Coming! The Gamer Crash Awards 2020

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Derek "Gamer Crash"

Whew, what a year, right? Pandemics aside, it’s been a pretty good year for fans of video games. I mean, we’ve seen a ton of remarkable titles this year, from expected triple AAA releases to surprising indie darlings. Not only … Continue reading →

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Destiny 2 Live Events: Take 2

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Derek "Gamer Crash"

With the delay to Beyond Light extending the Season of Arrivals beyond its original start and end dates, I’ve taken the opportunity to put Destiny 2 down to the side over the past month or so to just get away … Continue reading →

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Hades Is A Hellishly Good Time

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Derek "Gamer Crash"

Hi, my name is Derek and I’m addicted to Hades. The first step is admitting you have a problem, right? Wait, that’s not right. Loving Hades isn’t a problem, not at all. In fact, you should all be playing it … Continue reading →

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What. A. Mess.

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Derek "Gamer Crash"

Even though we’re less than two months until the next generation of consoles launch and both Sony and Microsoft have basically revealed plenty of new details and information, things are just not as great as they should be. Over the … Continue reading →

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Marvel’s Avengers Beta Impressions – A Fine Game

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Derek "Gamer Crash"

I’ve really been struggling with this one. I’ve played the beta on PS4 for the past two weekends and my thoughts on this game are all over the map. Trying to sort them out has been tougher than expected. My … Continue reading →

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Gotham Knights and Suicide Squad Game Reveal Reactions

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Derek "Gamer Crash"

I was going to talk about Marvel’s Avengers today, but lets save that difficult post for another day. Instead, let’s chat about the DC FanDome event this past weekend and its two big game reveals! Fans have been waiting years … Continue reading →

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The Ladies of Assassin’s Creed

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Derek "Gamer Crash"

It’s been well documented that Ubisoft has had major issues with how certain employees treated others (especially women) as well as HR not doing all they could for those impacted. As a fan of Ubisoft’s games, this is hard to … Continue reading →

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Totally Not E3 2020 Predictions: Microsoft

Posted on July 22, 2020 by Derek "Gamer Crash"

Finally, the day has come for Xbox Series X fans. Okay, sure, we got that gameplay event back in May which ultimately ended up in like 90% “in-engine” trailers and didn’t actually have gameplay, but this is the event many … Continue reading →

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The Watch Dogs Legion Conundrum

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Derek "Gamer Crash"

I’ll admit, I keep going back and forth on this title. Last year, I wrote two articles, basically night and day going from being concerned to then not being concerned. After the first Ubisoft Forward event, when we got another … Continue reading →

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