Hitting Affiliate status on Twitch is a big deal. Some streamers put so much effort into their channels, going live whenever they can to get more than 50 followers and encourage at least three viewers to stick with them, yet it can still take years to get that invitation.

Two people worthy of a mention here are Jett from In Third Person and Kevin from The Lawful Geek. We’ve followed these guys for a while now and have seen them both grow from a handful of viewers to regularly entertaining a group of followers several times a week. Jett is known in the community for being there for others when they need advice about their streaming set-ups and he’s always happy to lend a hand; and it was awesome seeing Kevin’s reaction when he received his invitation during our Shadowrun game last month.

In some ways, the COVID-19 lockdown…

Sean Capri

Editor in Chief, We The Nerdy

Sean Capri is a very busy man. On top of having a full time career at the Alberta Cancer Foundation and being a proud new dad, he is one of the busiest people in the world of indie video game coverage. He has written for several years at the websiteWe The Nerdy and was recently named their new Editor in Chief. He also hosts the podcasts If We Ran Nintendo, The Xbox Drive (which he does from his car on the way to work), The Gaming Gurus, and We The GamerCast where each and every week he has sweet hangs with a stranger on the internet. He currently resides in Edmonton, Alberta with his wife and son.

What is the first video game that you remember playing?

“It’s difficult to recall which came first but I have a…

With Iron Man VR having just come out, I wanted to take a look at how Virtual Reality gaming has advanced over the years, and what we can expect from the future of VR. Also, we recently looked at the history of Video Game Consoles in general, and with the 9th generation having been recently announced, perhaps there will be more advancements in the world of Virtual Reality as well.

If you (somehow) are unfamiliar with VR, it usually is based on a headset that you put over your eyes, wherein there are two little screens that you look at. The headset keeps track of where you are and where you’re looking, so that it confuses your brain and you perceive whats on the screen as your actual reality. This video should help:

So hopefully now you have a brief understanding of VR.

Invention

One of the first instances of…

The COVID-19 lockdown here in the UK is now gradually starting to come to an end. Although we’re all now looking forward to getting outside and meeting up with friends and family again, nobody can deny that the past three months have been a great time for video games.

I’ve played more games since the end of March than I have done in years. Looking back over my stats, it seems as though I’ve completed over 25 titles in that period and tried a whole lot more besides. We may be missing the annual gaming expos but the digital events have made up for them somewhat by giving everyone the opportunity to experience demos from the comfort of their own homes. My wishlist continues to expand thanks to LudoNarraCon and the Steam Game Festival, with a new release being added as soon as one is removed.

But online fatigue…