Tagged gaming
Apr 13 2025
Free Geek Twin Cities Is Reducing Waste and Bringing Tech to Communities in Need
Ever wonder what to do with the obsolete gadgets you have shoved away in an old junk drawer? Those dated electronic toys that might have been loved a little too much and can’t be salvaged?
One option is to donate them to Free Geek Twin Cities, a local nonprofit that describes itself as an electronic…
Oct 17 2022
Netflix Revives Cult-Favorite Reality Series The Mole
“Are you the Mole?”
This question begins Netflix’s reboot of The Mole, a reality competition show whose US seasons aired on ABC, in which 12 players must work together to add money to a pot that, in the end, only one of them will take home. One of these players is the titular Mole, an imposter hired by the producers,…
May 31 2022
Sandbox VR Is A Virtual-Reality Experience in Roseville and Eden Prairie
A few months ago, I journeyed to Roseville to check out a relatively new VR experience in town: Sandbox VR. I’ve been a VR enthusiast ever since I sampled the HTC Vive back in 2015 and was hooked once I bought a PSVR. Admittedly, I’ve let some of that VR play lapse in favor of recent next-gen gems such as Horizon…
Jan 27 2022
Wisdom Gaming Prepares for a 2022 Esports Launch at the Mall of America
Esports is an exploding industry, expected to reach over $2 billion in sales by the end of 2022. For those unfamiliar, esports is an industry that pits teams and highly skilled players against one another for prize money. Usually these athletes compete against one another in titles that encourage competitive…
Feb 02 2020
Meet Game Phoenix, a New Video-Game Trading Platform for Minnesota Geeks
Jon Bauer and I are sitting down for lunch at lively Catrina’s on an early Friday afternoon to discuss a new video-game startup in the Twin Cities. Bauer is the chief marketing officer for Game Phoenix, which looks to capitalize on the game exchange market. The company is taking a novel approach…
Jan 14 2020
Minnesota Gaming Conventions to Check Out in 2020
Minnesota is home to many conventions, many of which offer gaming among their activities. Whether you’re a video gamer, tabletop RPG enthusiast, board-game-hoarding dragon, lover of collectible card games, or just someone looking to socialize while enjoying a good game of any flavor, chances are…
Jan 13 2020
Minnesota Conventions for Cosplay in 2020
As we kick off the new year, have you started cosplanning your cosplays for 2020? 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 2020. Click on the convention’s name to visit its website, which…
Dec 09 2019
Limited-Edition Rose Quartz 20-Sided Dice Only Give Critical Outcomes
Back in June 2019, Hyde Goltz, also known as Gerbil, was told by their doctor that there was a very likely chance they had cancer. Unfortunately Gerbil couldn’t see an oncologist to find out for sure until late August. Anticipating major medical bills, Gerbil commissioned 100 special limited-edition…
Oct 28 2019
Chio’s School Road Is a Weird and Wacky Ride
Though Chio’s School Road is a pretty perfect example of slice-of-life anime in terms of format, it’s almost a total departure from the kind of series I’m usually into. As soon as I saw the brief synopsis, though, I knew I had to watch it just to experience the sheer absurdity. Unsurprisingly,…
Aug 19 2019
The Void Virtual Reality Experience Opens at the Mall of America
I felt like I had stepped directly into Ready Player One as the staff at the Void strapped me into a virtual reality suit for what would quickly become my favorite experience at the Mall of America. The VR suit I strapped into had some heft to it—not too heavy, but heavy enough to make me feel like I was wearing…