Unwinnable

We took a vacation! In the meantime, check out some highlights that never made it into our previous electronic broadcasts!

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I’ve got news for you: You are not playing your games correctly. I will repeat that. You are not playing your games correctly. The only reason I say this is that if you were like me, sitting in front of your television going about your business, you are missing out. Don’t fret, there is a cure and it comes in the form of headphones that will bring you back to the promised land that is your game.

Turtle Beach has released its crème de la crème of headphones – the PX5. A wireless headset that supports the Xbox and PS3, this Bluetooth, 7.1 Dolby Digital surround sound set gives you two sets of 8 different presets (one set for Xbox 360, one set for PlayStation 3) allowing you to customize the audio specifically for the way you play. You will also be able to download different presets specific to the game you are playing, allowing you to hear the game the way it is supposed to be heard. Want to listen to Megadeth on your phone while capturing bases? You got it. Want to stick it to that asshole that keeps sneaking up behind you? Gotcha bitch! Turtle Beach has created a serious set of headphones that in all honesty will cater to every type of gamer. In my case, I never had any interest at all playing video games with a headset. I never liked the way they made the gamer look more like an air traffic controller than someone who was taking him or herself seriously. The ones I did manage to try out on multiple occasions as well as at PAX East did peak my interest, but I never bit, until now. (more…)

The sun shone on downtown Boston. It was around noon on March 12, 2011. Matt Marrone, Dave Trainer and I had just walked amongst the graves of American patriots and legends.  We were on our way to the greatest monument to capitalism, to the American Way, the quintessential symbol of our founding fathers’ singular dream – Faneuil Hall Marketplace.

The night prior, we’d gorged ourselves on pizza and booze.  Some hurt more than others.  However, Matt, Dave and I were in pretty good shape but we still needed a nice, outdoor walk before returning to PAX East.  We needed the air and the sun; something the Boston Convention Center had no intention of giving us.

Approaching the market, I saw three aluminum poles converging at a 90-degree angle.  In the center of the poles was a harness.  A crowd circled around it. I heard a voice emanating from its center.  The voice was speaking to a woman from Texas.

He wanted her to tie him up.  (more…)

Our very special PAXcast featuring nine members of Team Unwinnable in a single electronic broadcast!

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PAX East 2011 gave Team Unwinnable a lot to look forward to in the world of videogames and geek culture. It also gave us some memorable moments that we won’t -and can’t – soon forget. So much so that if all of it made it to print, let’s just say our readers may think of us in a different light. With that being said, clear your mind ["...and the rest will follow!" Ed.] and in no particular order, here is our list of what we thought was the best and worst of PAX. Enjoy.

[Editor's Note: If we indeed told you everything, you would actually think that we work at what we do, and goddammit, we still like to think this is a whole lot better than working for a living!] (more…)

If PAX East is all you’ve seen of Boston, don’t think of the city as a ghost town because the area around the BCEC is a wasteland; think of it as a ghost town literally—because it’s haunted.

The city’s paranormal epicenter? Team Unwinnable’s hotel. (more…)