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DISCLAIMER: This is an opinion piece, doesn't not reflect any opinions of the Blerdy Boys as a collective whole, but just from one of the over-hyped fanboys who helps to run it. Thanks. May 18, 2017, will probably be known as one of the most pivotal days in gaming this year. As on that day, yesterday at the time of writing, the world was blessed with gameplay and information for the second installment into Bungie's hit sci-fi FPS rpg, Destiny 2. There was a lot of information given in the live stream, but the main thing that was important (well at least to me) were the new supers. Honestly they're really quite awesome. I say this for two reasons, 1) They seem to be 100% full aggressive supers, 2) They remind me of Marvel characters. This may be a bit of a reach, but allow me to explain for just a bit, I'll even have some video inserts to help. So let's get started! First let's talk about the Titan, aka the "Void Captain America". This one isn...

     Saber Interactive's indie basketball game, NBA Playgrounds is the most recent basketball game to come out that has shied away from the traditional simulator such as 2k or Live for that sorely missed arcade flair of NBA Jams. Touting the signature 2v2 match up and a splash of NBA Streets, Playgrounds is a breathe of fresh air, but sometimes even the air can be a little bit stale. NBA Playgrounds has been stated to be somewhat of a spiritual successor of sorts to the aforementioned games, NBA Jams and NBA Streets. Playgrounds does bring back the caricature-esque NBA superstars with their own unique art style to further embrace the arcade-y feel. Overall the game can be fun, shooting, stealing, shoving, and dunking as you aim to fill up your Lottery Bar to get one 6 possible power-ups to help shift the game in your favor. Yet even with those elements done quite well, some decent music, the lack of hype the announcers in Playgrounds makes the game feel a bit disjointed...