Monthly Archives: August 2018
Pokemon World Championship’s Nashville Themed Set is Amazing
Every year at the Pokemon World Championships, key Pokemon art and the stage are designed with the hosting city in mind. The 2018 Pokemon World Championships are in Nashville, Tennessee, and the stage design and themed Pokemon are especially brimming with its Music City inspiration.
Pikachu plays a banjo, Snivy's on guitar, and other Pokemon are geared up in country and music-themed getup in the key art, and the stage looks like a particularly famous street in downtown Nashville. There was even a country-inspired Pokemon song composed just for the event, and plenty of set pieces spread about the convention center with hay bales and instruments.
Click through the slide show above to check out the gorgeous designs from this year's Pokemon World Championships. Look out for some familiar storefront signs, like Casteliacone and a Malasada Shop! Let us know which creative Pokemon-themed sign is your favorite in the comments below.
Mass Shooting Occurs at Madden Tournament; Multiple Fatalities Reported
A gunman opened fire at a Madden Championship Series tournament event in Jacksonville, Florida today.
At the first event during the Madden tournament season, a gunman opened fire on the crowd, firing at least a dozen shots, per a clip of the Twitch broadcast shared on Twitter. Jacksonville police report (via NBC News) "multiple fatalities." Local NBC News affiliate First Coast News reports that law enforcement officials told them there have been four fatalities with 11 injuries. One participant, Drini Gjoka, tweeted that he'd been hit in the thumb by a bullet.
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Inside Japan’s Pokemon-Themed Train
While in Japan for the Pokemon Go Safari Zone event in Yokosuka this week, we had the chance to check out Tokyo's limited edition Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee-themed trains.
Certain cars on Japan’s Ginza line and Marunouchi line have been decked out in Pokemon style since August 19 and will remain that way until August 30. The car we rode was on the Ginza line, which stretches from Shibuya to Asakusa.
Check out a dozen photos of the Pikachu and Eevee-themed train in the gallery below:
The train itself bears no special markings on the outside, but inside it’s fully taken over by Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee, with imagery from the game across the walls, doors, and seats.
Inside Japan’s Pokemon-Themed Train
While in Japan for the Pokemon Go Safari Zone event in Yokosuka this week, we had the chance to check out Tokyo's limited edition Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee-themed trains.
Certain cars on Japan’s Ginza line and Marunouchi line have been decked out in Pokemon style since August 19 and will remain that way until August 30. The car we rode was on the Ginza line, which stretches from Shibuya to Asakusa.
Check out a dozen photos of the Pikachu and Eevee-themed train in the gallery below:
The train itself bears no special markings on the outside, but inside it’s fully taken over by Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee, with imagery from the game across the walls, doors, and seats.
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US Overcomes Japan in Pokkén Tournament at 2018 Pokemon World Championships
It's Pokkén Tournament's third year as part of the Pokemon World Championships, and for the first time, a non-Japanese player made it to the Grand Finals.
Not only did USA's Jacob Waller make it to the final battle, but he beat out Japan's Kota Aragaki in the Pokkén Tournament DX Grand Finals at the 2018 Pokemon World Championships in a tense back-and-forth struggle.
Screenshot from the Grand Finals stream.
US Overcomes Japan in Pokkén Tournament at 2018 Pokemon World Championships
It's Pokkén Tournament's third year as part of the Pokemon World Championships, and for the first time, a non-Japanese player made it to the Grand Finals.
Not only did USA's Jacob Waller make it to the final battle, but he beat out Japan's Kota Aragaki in the Pokkén Tournament DX Grand Finals at the 2018 Pokemon World Championships in a tense back-and-forth struggle.
Screenshot from the Grand Finals stream.
The Purge: The 11 Scariest Purgers
With four hit movies in the can and a TV series on the way, it's clear that The Purge was the right franchise for the right time.
Tapping into just about every anxiety and anguish we have as everyday Americans, The Purge quickly shifted from home invasion horror to a nightmarish politically-relevant thriller about an alternate reality where the marginalized and disenfranchised are targeted during an annual "holiday" where all crime is legal - including the sadistic systematic elimination of the poor.
But Purge night isn't only for government soldiers out for a grotesque genocidal spree. It's a special event where everyone is encouraged to feed the dormant beast that resides within and cause chaos for twelve hours straight. Purge participants come in all shapes and sizes, and all shades of crazy. If you're murderously missing a few marbles, it's the perfect opportunity to get yourself all gussied up and masked for a bacchanalian bloodbath.