Author: Brian Hoss

    As a video game designer, I have worked for years with companies like Activision, Electronic Arts and Zenimax. Naturally, my fascination with technology, the internet, and the age-old social sharing of storytelling has prompted me to indulge writing for The CheckOut.
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  • Holy Burrito! Chipotle Made a Game
    Holy Burrito! Chipotle Made a Game

    The fine folk over at Chipotle may move a bit glacially when it comes to adding new items to their menu, but this week they launched something new and exciting for the company: a video game that may...

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  • Just Why Steam Family Sharing Equals Awesome
    Why Steam Family Sharing Equals Awesome

    The announcement of Steam Family Sharing is a huge deal… Even though it really means you can only “share” your library of excellent PC games in an all-for-one manner with only one other person using the shared...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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  • McDonalds NFC Happy Table
    McDonald’s Debuts NFC-Powered Happy Table

    Seemingly just to prove that the mega-fast food chain is still a mover and a shaker, McDonald’s has tapped into Near Field Communication (NFC) in order to turn the tables on technology-obsessed children. Starting in Singapore, McDonald’s...

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  • the new RoboCop
    Dead or Alive, Here is the New RoboCop Movie

    Back in 1987, the entire universe was stunned by the public disclosure of RoboCop, or as some know it, The Man Who Be a Robotized Cop Starring Peter Weller.  That 1990s powerhouse of cinema achievement and fusion...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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  • Mad Catz Tritton Pro+ 5.1 Surround Sound Headset for Windows and Mac in White
    Mad Catz Tritton Pro+ 5.1 Headphones Review

    For many, college is full of firsts — first dorm, first roommate, first surround system, first noise complaint, etc. And that’s where the Mad Catz Tritton Pro+ 5.1 Headphones for PC and Mac come into play. In...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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  • The Gods Will Be Watching You Go back to School
    The Gods Will Be Watching You Go Back to School

    Nothing quite spells “back to school” like a desperate struggle for survival through resource management.  And that is why I am happy to introduce Gods Will Be Watching, a simple game with simple mechanics that can help...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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  • Get Back in the Dorm with This Custom Sit-Down Donkey Kong Barrel
    Get Back in the Dorm with This Custom Sit-Down Donkey Kong Barrel

    When it comes to getting back to school and back in the dorm, we all know that you have to make the best use of your space.  And that is why this custom sit-down Donkey Kong Game...

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  • Conan O'Brien Gets Clueless with the Atari 2600 and E.T.
    Conan O’Brien Gets Clueless with the Atari 2600 and E.T.

    Conan O’Brien is turning back the clock, all the way back to 1982’s E.T. the Extra- Terrestrial the Video Game.  But that’s not all.  Conan and Team Coco’s Clueless Gamer have already cut their teeth on today’s...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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  • Limited Edition Chewbacca Will Carry Your Data Along With C-3PO
    Chewbacca USB Drive Will Carry Your Data Along With C-3PO

         Every time I see one of Mimoco’s Mimobot flash drive drives, I want to kick myself, and their Limited Edition San Diego Comic-Con Star Wars Chewbacca Variant might be the best yet.  I want to kick...

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  • Cats Continue to Dominate the Internet with "The Friskies" 2013
    Cats Continue to Dominate the Internet with ‘The Friskies’ 2013

    As any savvy Internet user already knows, the Web’s incredible multimedia capabilities are mainly utilized for the photographic capture of cats doing funny, crazy, and often quite ridiculous things.  Purina, a major manufacturer of pet foods, knows...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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  • Stupendous Man
    Calvin and Hobbes Use Superpowers to Fight Back-to-School

    Superheroes tend to have super problems, but what about the day-to-day trials and tribulations of everyman everykid Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes? Whether it be transmogrifying, visiting Mars, or avoiding character-building, fans know Calvin’s great power is an unbridled...

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  • man-of-steel-ending
    Superman Outthinks Zod in How Man of Steel Should Have Ended

    As would-be blockbuster after would-be blockbuster continues to try to tackle the summer, we once again must turn a wry eye upon the only decent Superman made since, well, CDs were invented, Man of Steel. Warning: There...

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