ABOUT Ed West
Edward Dean West is a freelance writer from South Jersey, and author of the science fiction novel Of Hearts And Stars. When he isn’t slaving away over his current manuscript, he enjoys playing video games, watching anime, and being objectified by his cat, Bastet. A dedicated PC gamer, Ed West still looks wistfully towards the night sky, wishing on shooting stars that someday Warcraft 4 will come and make all of his dreams come true.
The internet is ablaze (as usual) over Google’s recent changes to Youtube’s commenting system. When previously a user need only sign up with a fake name for a Youtube account to post comments, one is now required to use a fake name when signing up for a Google+ account instead. Now (complaints of) spam messages…
Welcome back potential teammates–glad to see some of you are still in one piece. Last week we took a brief look at CC in League of Legends. Are you paying closer attention to the stuns, slows, and silences at play in your games? No, you bought a banshees so you’re covered? It’s a start then, so this week…
I like to summon a 10ft tall Kodiak grizzly I’ve named Alpine, and then shapeshift into a cave lion myself, but when I’m out of mana I usually just watch anime–especially the kind involving magical academies, living dolls (Rozen Maiden much?), and tons of exciting fights/action scenes that challenge my suspension of disbelief! Luckily for…
Cheers fellow summoners, geeks, and insiders. We’re going to pick up from my last article on League of Legends and examine the CC at play in our example match. League of Legends Tutorial: How to Win #2 What’s CC? Misleading to say the least, and often referred to simply by it’s initials, it is Crowd Control. Upon hearing those words…
One thing we like to do at Geek Insider is watch anime–especially ones about 12-man tournaments in which the participants must kill each other. Toss in diaries that can predict the future, stalker girlfriends, psycho terrorists, and some pretty over the top action and you’ve got the ingredients for an awesome anime. This week we…
Ed West here with the good word on where to go to get your Anime fix on the internet. Much like you, dear reader, I am absolutely burnt out when it comes to downloading whopping folders of anime (Blue Exorcist HD Blu-ray rips recently cost me a hefty 66GB of hard-drive space!). So where does…
Story, ambiance, characters, and gameplay–four factors necessary for a good horror game. To achieve greatness, a horror game needs to combine all four into a unified experience. One that unsettles the player, instills a sense of urgency, creates immersion, pumps adrenaline, and causes conflict. A game that gives the player hope so that he or…
This article is one of many, and isn’t some trick or gimmick to net you instant wins–but before you hit the back button just know that I can help you. What follows are my thoughts, ideas and opinions on success towards achieving victory in the popular MOBA League of Legends. This week we’ll cover a…
Good–an understatement when describing developer 9Heads’ latest indie release titled “Damned”. The survival horror genre these days seems to have the average gamer buried beneath a horde of zombie games, sometimes with the burning question: can co-op in survival still be scary? 9Heads pulls that gamer up from the slush pit of the dead and…
Trolling today seems to go hand in hand with online gaming—even going so far as to become a way of life in certain communities. Summoners on League of Legends call it “ELO Hell”, and to everyone else it’s known as “Xbox Live”. More or less we’re looking at the online gaming environment as it becomes,…
Greets ladynerds and geekmen, Ed West here with the low down on the species of our genus, or rather, “5 Types of Guys That Girl Gamers Face While Online Gaming”. I chose to write this article because I can’t just slack off around Geek Insider HQ, drinking up all of the free coffee and harassing…
If you’re reading this article, you’re most likely an 18 year old on the cusp of this grand journey through life. You’re probably also doubting college, what with all the big talk of millennials (you, yes you) dropping the ball. You’re also a geek. So what does that mean for your future? Your success? And…
