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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?
Follow him on Twitter at @Ozz_Mejia for musings and random shenanigans.
COVID-19 coronavirus has led to the cancellation or postponement of numerous video game and esports events. Some are still going on as scheduled. Shacknews offers a growing list of what's been canceled and what's still on.
The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has claimed a full esports circuit, as Arc System Works has pulled the plug on Arc World Tour 2020.
This blast from Rocket League's summer past is back, as Spike Rush returns this weekend.
Hearthstone's first expansion of the 2020 Standard year is releasing in a little over a week, so Shacknews is analyzing more of the Ashes of Outland set.
Twitch Stream Aid 2020 has concluded and the team at Twitch, along with friends from the gaming, music, and sports worlds, have raised over $2.7 million for COVID-19 relief.
The Fantastic Four and Doctor Doom have finally made it to Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 in Shadow of Doom. Does their arrival save the day for MUA3's DLC? Our review.
Toxic users can be draining to a streamer and their mental health, so Twitch is finally answering the call for stronger banning and blocking measures.
A live-action Dragon's Lair movie is set to come to Netflix, with its original creators and Ryan Reynolds all attached to the project.
In an effort to help their users shelter in place, Apple is offering a handful of App Store games for free, including Monument Valley 2 and Lara Croft GO.
This is a big weekend to play games on Steam for free. Cities: Skylines, Kerbal Space Program, the full Behemoth library and more are available to play right now, while Ubisoft has free copies of Child of Light for everyone.
