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IBIF Podcast Special Edition – Interview with Bryan Young (8bitBryan)

I sat down with Bryan Young, better known as 8-Bit Bryan, and asked him some questions about drifting both in real life and in Forza. We also talk about his short film based in GTA V “To Live and Die in L.S.”. You can listen to the interview on Google Play, iTunes, or right here.
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February 6, 2018
Cactus Clash: Killer Queen Open Tournament

Mercury Squad Phoenix, the Phoenix, Arizona group that owns and operates the Killer Queen arcade cabinets housed at Bonus Round held their first open tournament this past weekend. We’ve reviewed Killer Queen and covered the first nationals tournament, BumbleBash previously, so if you don’t know what it is, shame on you. In short, Killer Queen
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February 5, 2018
Nintendo LABO NYC Event

A few weeks ago Nintendo dropped a video of a very intriguing and highly aspirational product (as Nintendo seems to do), Nintendo LABO. What is LABO? LABO is an attempt to capture a foothold in the Maker and STEM (Science Technology Engineering & Math) spaces of Schools and camps by making gaming kits that require
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February 5, 2018
Nintendo Switch Online Coming in September

Nintendo revealed that it’s paid online service will finally launch this September. Little is actually known how it’ll work, but it looks like it’ll still use the app for voice chat which is a drag. Pricing for Nintendo’s service is far cheaper than that of it’s rivals PlayStation and Xbox, costing a third of the
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February 2, 2018
Bloody Launches Third Generation Light Strike Keyboards

At E3 last year Bloody showed off their new Libra switches, which represent the third generation of the Light Strike switches. The new switches impressed us with the ability to completely remove the switch from the keyboard, not just the key cap. They also featured a stabilizing bar for each key, differentiating it from the
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February 1, 2018
Project Octopath Traveler Makes Changes Based on Feedback

Square Enix’s Switch exclusive JRPG coming out sometime this year released a demo last September. We’ve about the both on the site and on the podcast, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The art style was especially pleasing. It wasn’t without it’s faults however. That was precisely the point of the demo though, to get it out
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January 31, 2018
Metro Exodus To Be Larger than 2033 & Last Light Combined

Metro Exodus, the third installment in the Metro series, is turning out to be quite a bit larger than 2033 and Last Light. It was said the Exodus would span an entire year, covering all 4 seasons as you moved across Russia after leaving the Metro behind. This would certainly point to the game being
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January 24, 2018
IBIF Podcast 17: Trauma Kits for Kids

It’s that time folks, time to sit back and hear 3 nerds talk for an hour straight about video games, anime, and anything else that strikes their fancy. This week: Eric admits he has a horrible addiction, Chris ups his mic game, and Jason completes his requisite You Are Wrong Because Reasons… whether he wants
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January 23, 2018
Nintendo Labo Wants You To Play With Cardboard

Nintendo made a surprise announcement today of Labo, a line of Switch peripherals that you make out of cardboard. It’s an inventive way to use the power of Joy-Cons in very interesting ways. The dub the creations Toy-Cons, and allow you to make everything from a piano to a fishing pole. Nintendo with supply two
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January 17, 2018
Cyberpunk 2077 Rumor Mill Kicks in High Gear

Cyberpunk 2077 rumors got new life last week when the twitter account posted for the first time in 4 years, with just the word *beep*. Now Polish site GRYOnline is claiming from two independent sources that CD Projekt RED will show off a new trailer at E3, with the game seeing some hands on play
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January 15, 2018