Author: Trevor Ruben

    Though I contribute to many online publications on a regular basis, including The Checkout, the crux of my writing lies in video games. When not writing, I'm often streaming a variety of games on Twitch.


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  • This Variant Batman Figure Absolutely Needs His Own Movie

    Did your eyes roll when you saw Ben Affleck’s batsuit? So serious, so bland – not unlike an unhealthy majority of Affleck’s starring roles. Not unlike Zack Snyder’s general understanding of scene-setting and teenage fantasy cinematography. If...

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  • Showtime Streaming Penny Dreadful Frankenstein Creature
    The Showtime Streaming Standalone Service is Coming in July

    Following almost exactly in the footsteps of HBO, Showtime has announced plans to offer on-demand access to its entire catalog of shows and movies for a monthly subscription separate from the cable providers. It’ll cost $11 a...

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  • SteamWorld Dig Nintendo Humble Bundle
    Act Fast: The Nintendo Humble Bundle is Up to 11 Games for Just $10

    It’s been up for a little while now, but the currently running Nintendo Humble Bundle is still adding up the goods. Donate more than $10 and you’ll get codes for two more indie titles on Nintendo consoles...

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    What GameStop Buying ThinkGeek Could Mean for the Two Stores

    GameStop and ThinkGeek, two companies with equally unhealthy desires to upend accepted capitalization norms, are become one, anointed a holy companionship by the economic powers of pop culture collectibles and very large sums of cash. More specifically,...

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  • Netflix ads Daredevil
    Fret Not, Those Netflix Ads are Just a Test (For Now)

    You might have noticed some quipping about ads showing up before Netflix content in the past week or so. You might even be one of the unlucky few subject to the testing grounds of one of Netflix’s...

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  • Just Cause 2 Xbox 360 Games with Gold June
    Games with Gold June Lineup: Just ‘Cause We Can

    Microsoft’s free Games with Gold June lineup is, frankly, anemic at best. It doesn’t quite match up to the enormously crowd-pleasing/promotional goldmine that is Playstation Plus free games next month. Oh well. This is where we say...

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  • Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Games with Gold October 2015
    Free Playstation Plus Games June 2015 Edition: AAA Stealth

    June, also known as the month of E3 in video game land, is a good month for Playstation Plus members. There’s a clear strategy of cross promotion going on with one particular offering, but the beneficiary is...

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  • Project Spark Free Xbox One Games Conker
    Free Stuff: The Best Free Xbox One Games

    There may have been experimentation in the last generation, but now we can say that free has finally come to consoles. Arguably, Microsoft has embraced the strategy in a way that Sony still seems afraid to. The...

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  • Halo vs. Call of Duty
    From Youtube: It’s Halo vs. Call of Duty Taken to the Absolute Extreme

    If you’re sick of people talking about which is better in a decade-old Halo vs. Call of Duty debate, look no further than this Youtube import for a more satisfying kind of debate. Here’s Halo vs. Call of Duty from the RackaRacka Youtube channel....

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  • Nightcrawler Netflix
    Every Movie and TV Show Coming to Netflix in June 2015

    The land of Netflix was a dry and infertile one in May but, luckily and unlike California, droughts don’t last. June is looking like a month much easier to digest for the people with far too little...

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  • White Xbox One Bundle
    The White Xbox One Reemerges as a Halo Bundle

    Right now, it makes absolutely no sense to purchase a new Xbox One without also getting a game on the side. It’s Microsoft’s plan to catch the console up with Sony’s PS4, and every month or so...

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  • Avengers Vision Hot Toys
    Are You Worthy of Hot Toys’ Vision (of the Avengers: Age of Ultron) Figure?

    Before Avengers: Age of Ultron hit theaters, Hot Toys was already on the warpath with figures ripped directly out of those enticing opening trailers. Makes sense. Spoilers are (slightly) less likely to occur if you follow Disney’s example. The...

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