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Article: Street Fighter 6

I'm a fan of fighting games. That might be a little bit of an understatement, actually - I play a ton of them.

Article: Humanity

Remember Lemmings? Remember Chu Chu Rocket? Remember all those puzzle games in a post-Tetris (the game, not the movie) world all wanting to be the Next Big Thing? For every World of Goo there are countless Candy Crush imitators with little to differentiate between them. A good and proper puzzle game should have the right combination of mental stimulation, physical exertion, and vibe.

Article: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

I’ll admit that I didn’t see Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse until it hit the home video market, but when I did, I was hooked by the amazing and always changing animation, the awesome characters and their voice actors, and the cool story it put together. As with most fans, I was on pins and needles for the inevitable sequel, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which is a nice follow-up that sometimes stumbles on its pacing issues and long runtime.

Article: White Men Can’t Jump (2023)

The best candidates for remakes are movies that are flawed to begin with. 1992’s White Men Can’t Jump is filled with fantastic basketball compositions, iconic wardrobes, a totally memorable Jeopardy! sequence, an even more memorable Rosie Perez, and lots and lots of charm.

Article: Forspoken: In Tanta We Trust DLC

While Forspoken left plenty of people divided on how they felt about it, most tend to enjoy the game like our own Cory Galliher that liked dashing and flinging spells all over the land of Athia. We’ve now come to the Forspoken: In Tanta We Trust DLC that not only answers a few questions from the main game in its short time, but took what was great from it and made it better.

Article: Hyper 7-in-1 USB-C Hub Stand

I love my laptop, but it can be a pain using it on a flat surface as I’m always worried about if there’s enough air getting to the vents under it, can bother your wrists when typing for long periods of time, and adjusting the screen every so often for just the right viewing angle. Then there’s the usual case of most newer laptops to not have enough ports for your accessories, which is never a good thing when you’re using your laptop for work/business where having access to flash drives, external drives, and more are a necessity.

Article: Transformers: Limited Edition 6-Movie Collection

Being a child of the 80s, it goes without saying that I’m a huge Transformers fan. So it was a no brainer I had to request the new Transformers: Limited Edition 6-Movie Collection.

Article: ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge OC SPIDER-MAN: Across the Spider-Verse Graphics Card

Let’s talk GPUs once again, this time focusing on NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4070, which recently launched. Specifically, let's talk about ZOTAC GAMING and their GeForce RTX 4070 TWIN EDGE OC, a midrange graphics card equipped with enough power and a bit more style amongst its peers.

Article: The Little Mermaid (2023)

Minutes into Disney’s “live-action” remake of The Little Mermaid and it becomes impossible to not compare this overlong, overbaked version to the 1989 original animated classic that set off the Disney Animation Renaissance of the late 1980s after years of mediocrity and failures, restoring the Mouse House to its former glory before going on to dominate the entertainment world. Unlike most of Disney’s recent remakes, knowledge of John Musker and Ron Clements’s film feels like a necessary requirement, almost as if they're counting on your love of these songs and characters to help distract you from what a poor unfortunate imitation it is.

The State of Gaming May 2023: Zelda Tears, Redfall, Ravenlock, Humanity, LOTR Gollum, Miasma Chronicles, Warhammer Boltgun, PSVR2 Sells, Project Q, and Circana

It’s The State of Gaming Podcast, Popzara’s in-depth look at what’s shaking up the gaming landscape delivered on a monthly basis. Our hosts Cory Galliher and Nate Evans guide you through the best, worst, and everything else making headlines and headway in the world of interactive entertainment.

Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is a record-breaking hit, selling 10 million copies in 3 days! We loved it so much we did a whole podcast about it (you should listen!). The Five Nights at Freddy’s Movie gets a teaser trailer, and no, it’s not the Nicolas Cage-starring Willy’s Wonderland. Steam is getting demos timed trials, so try before you buy! Speaking of Steam, the much-anticipated Dolphin emulator won’t be hitting the store anytime soon.

Konami is remaking Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater with a slightly different name (i.e. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater)! Sony’s PSVR 2 might be a hit! And Sony announces a mobile accessory for the PlayStation 5 – but just how mobile could it be?

Article: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Sometimes a game comes out that redefines how we look at gaming as a whole. It's a pretty big deal.

Article: Miasma Chronicles

Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice. I'm not really sure which I'd choose, personally, though everybody sure is afraid of that chat robot from AOL Instant Messenger these days.

Article: Liberte

You have to wonder what made some people try certain foods for the first time. Let's consider cow's milk, for instance.

Defying Expectations and Innovation: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

On this melodic episode of the Popzara Podcast our own Cory Galliher and Sebastian Stoddard unite to talk about Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on Switch, the direct sequel to 2017’s Breath of the Wild. Just days after its May 2023 release it’s already become one of the fastest-selling, highest-rated games of all-time – but was the hype justified?

Cory and Sebastian take listeners on a quest of both nostalgia and nuance, reliving their favorite Zelda moments as they explore Link’s latest, and possibly greatest, adventure yet. Listen as they discuss how the game’s trio of new gameplay additions (Ultrahand, Fuse, Ascend) continue the series’ penchant for constant innovation, graphics (tech) vs. visuals (art direction), the miracle of launching a AAA game in a near-perfect state these days, epic trailers, thirst-trap Gannon, and so much more.

It’s dangerous to go alone – and thankfully you won’t have to when you listen today. It’s not a secret to everyone anymore!

Movie Time! Pure Imagination: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)

It’s Popzara’s Movie Time! Podcast!, where our own movie nerds Ethan Brehm and Nate Evans take you on an unscripted journey yakking and chatting about some of their favorite movie moments and cinematic scenes, from past and present, presented without snark and snobbery for your listening pleasure.

On this scrumdiddlyumptious episode our hosts unwrap 1971’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the flavory-savory cinematic adaptation of Roald Dahl’s 1964 novel. Directed by Mel Stuart and starring Gene Wilder in perhaps his most iconic (and deranged) role, it’s since become one of the most beloved films of all-time.

Our hosts discuss how the right combination of director, star, music, and pathos helped create a timeless classic that’s endured for generations. Also on the lickswishy menu are comparisons to Tim Burton’s inferior 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the recent "revision controversy" of Dahl’s literary work, the film’s surprising number of Nazi allusions, and so much more.

It's one Everlasting Gobstopper that never stops giving its sugary goodness, your golden ticket to pure imagination you don’t want to miss!