Monthly Archive:: January 2019
Jan 06 2019
5 of the Best Gaming Moments of 2018
Video games aren’t perfect. Bugs can break an immersive experience, 13-year-olds can wreck a 20-player kill streak, and one small line of code can disrupt an entire sequence that a developer worked for years to get just right.
Video games aren’t perfect, but moments can be. When done…
Jan 06 2019
This Week in Geek (1/7/19–1/13/19)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, January 7th to Sunday, January 13th.
Creative Night
What: Arts, Community
When: Monday, January 7th at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Event Horizon at the Waterbury Building
Let your creativity shine…
Jan 05 2019
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Gives Fans Everything They Could Ask for and More
The original Super Smash Bros. was released back in 1999 on the Nintendo 64, and it taught us what happens when beloved Nintendo characters stop being polite and start getting real. The game featured 12 total characters from nine different Nintendo franchises, including Mario, Luigi, Pikachu, Link,…
Jan 04 2019
Closing Out 2018 with the Struts and Imagine Dragons
Winding down in an uninspiring and worn-out fashion, 2018 was a mixed bag for new album releases, particularly for rock ’n’ roll. It’s easy to look to the most recent batch of Grammy nominations and see it was a positive year for hip-hop, but most of the rest of the industry found itself treading water—artistically…
Jan 04 2019
Kid-Friendly Minnesota Conventions for Your Geekling in 2019
If you have some young geeklings around, you may have considered finding a convention to attend as a family. Here’s the good news: the vast majority of the sci-fi, anime, and pop-culture cons in the Twin Cities welcome families, offering discounted and/or free admission for younger attendees…
Jan 03 2019
Minnesota Conventions for Cosplay in 2019
As we kick off the new year, have you started cosplanning your cosplays for 2019? Twin Cities Geek is here to help with a comprehensive list of conventions and a few other select events in Minnesota you might be interested in cosplaying at in 2019. Click on the convention’s name to visit its website,…
Jan 01 2019
Comics I’m Picking Up the Week of January 2, 2019
Here are the books I’m looking forward to seeing at my local comic store on January 2, 2019.The Ring of the Nibelung
Publisher:Dark Horse
Words/Story: P. Craig Russell
Art/Colors: P. Craig Russell
“Giants plot against gods, who in turn tear human lovers apart, while the lives of great warriors…
Jan 01 2019
Minnesota Gaming Conventions to Check Out in 2019
Minnesota has a great history of gaming, both tabletop and electronic, and conventions are a key place to pick up some gaming with friends old and new. Here are the cons you can look forward to in 2019!
Some of these events are dedicated gaming cons, while others have a different focus but feature enough…