PAX East 2020: The Recap!

This past weekend was the popular gaming convention PAX East 2020, held in Boston, MA. I was a co-host of two panels at the show, so I was excited to be there as a Special Guest and to perform with my friends. But I was also hyped up about the Animal Crossing New Horizons booth …

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Does Your Pokemon Box Spark Joy?

If you're a Pokemon fan, chances are you are playing Pokemon Sword/Shield and have a TON of Pokemon stored in boxes. But do you organize your Pokemon Boxes? I recently created a video all about how to optimize your Pokemon Box storage use! https://youtu.be/9aTDtOah0TU Here's a quick overview of the topics in the video: Part …

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Glux’s Gamer Gains & Goals

Happy New Year! It's 2020, a new decade full of possibilities. Last year was a rough one, and while I'm still struggling, I realize that one important part of self love is being proud of your accomplishments. Another part of self love is working towards goals that bring you happiness. So let's do that! 2019 …

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Kirby's VS Minx

Gamer Grieving

I haven't blogged in over a month. I also have not been streaming. I feel bad for disappearing on everyone like this, but I've been going through a tough time lately. I'm going to be very real in this blog entry and if you want to skip reading it I really do understand. My cat …

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Coming Soon: Streaming!

Hey y'all! Guess what? I'm making a few changes around here, including one BIG change: I'm going to start streaming on Twitch! [finally] It all started coming together on Prime Day. I hadn't really planned on making any serious purchases, until I looked at the gaming section. There were gaming laptops on sale in a …

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Game Review: Cat Quest!

Did you know that there's an epic adventure waiting for you on the Nintendo Switch eShop? And it's under $15? And it's starring CATS?!?!!? Not just any cats, of course. We're talking special cats called "Dragonblood" who are super strong dragon fighters! Because of course I would think that dragons and cats would be enemies...! …

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Is Relying on First-Party Titles a Bad Thing?

I don't know why I read these articles that I know will make me mad. But I can't help myself. Yesterday, I read this article from Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/nintendo-reliance-on-first-party-games-huge-risk-to-business-2019-2 I thought, "Seriously? Having amazing first-party content is seen as a BAD thing? Was this written by an Xbox fanboy or what??" Citing Super Smash Bros. …

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The Glux Blog 10 Year Anniversary!!

Has it been 10 years already?!?! The Glux Blog's first ever blog entry was on December 18, 2008 and was comprised of two sentences and a photo about the Perfect Snowman I had built. All of the original entries are still here on the blog if you want to go wayyy back in time. But …

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Smash – First Impressions

IT'S FINALLY SMASH TIME!!! lol The long awaited Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for Nintendo Switch was released on Friday and I must say... it's smashing! Though one thing I do hate is the menu. I didn't like it on the 3DS and the Wii U versions, and I still don't like it now. It's just …

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Pokémon Lite*

*Pokémon Let's Go features half the calories of the main Pokémon franchise games! lol It's no secret that "Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee" has been a huge hit since it's release earlier this month. I chose Pikachu (as if that were in any doubt) and it took me about a week to beat the Elite 4 and …

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