Convention Time
There's one in San Diego, New York, and right here in Honolulu, this one is inspired by the nerds in the books.
What is Comic-Con?
"The game could be amazing, however it is so bad for multiple reasons. The characters are the most unbalanced characters I have seen in any video game."
What is Overwatch?
From the Pokemon Wiki
Scarlet and Violet are the first Pokemon games to have this building outdoors rather than indoors.
What is Pokemon Centers?
"Players who have purchased The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero will now be able to enjoy adventures in Part 2: The Indigo Disk"
What is Pokemon Scarlet and Violet?
January 7 - In the House of Representatives, it took 15 elections to finally put representative Kevin McCarthy in the big seat known as this.
What is Speaker of the House?
It started in 2004 and in 2013, this convention was held in Australia for its first international event.
What is PAX?
"Match making is terrible. They don't let you pick to be put up against other people paired up or solo players and the ELO is all over the place."
What is Rocket League?
From the Overwatch Wiki
As of September 2016, this DPS character was the most widely played hero in the game before Ana took that position in October.
Who is Soldier 76?
"Players will no longer be kicked back to the Play tab after attempting to equip a Weapon via the Battle Pass menu"
What is Call of Duty Modern Warfare III?
November 19 - Former First Lady Rosalynn dies at the age of 96 leaving behind her husband, aka this former president.
Who is Jimmy Carter?
Not only held in North America, but also in Europe, streamers happen to love this one, capturing over 28,000 attendees.
What is Twitch-Con?
"Started to play with friends and it was fun and all. Then tried to play by myself... really not pleasant environment: either cheaters, or kids screaming and if no answer they TK"
What is CS:GO 2?
From the Valorant Wiki
An unused voiceline in the game files from Raze has her calling this character "Joon-Hee", although later it was revealed that the name was Han Sunwoo.
Who is Jett
Daily Double
"Yesterday we let you know we buffed the max durability of all tools and weapons by +30%, but we found an issue. Rare and Epic tools and weapons weren’t buffed enough. We’ve fixed this and you will now see their durability increased by 60% over what it was previously"
May 2 - A long strike started as concerns over the use of artificial intelligence in scripts and lack of payment was the issue at hand for the WGA, which stands for this.
What is the Writer's Guild of America?
It's a 5-day event in Los Angeles that celebrates Japanese culture...well at least a part of it.
What is Anime Expo?
Daily Double
"An unfortunate ending to a once amazing franchise. It's main story is a dull experience that was milked out for as long as humanely possible then milked a little longer after that. It's difficulty spikes are as generic as they come"
From the Zelda Wiki
As the first queen of Hyrule, this character posses the ability to use divine magic at a fairly high level.
Who is Queen Sonia?
"Implemented Party Invite Codes so that party leaders will be able to generate invite codes that other people can use in-game to be able to join the same party."
What is Valorant?
November 3 - This owner of FTX was found guilty of stealing from customers of his now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange.
Who is Sam Bankman Fried?
Founded in 2005 and held annually at the Anaheim Convention Center, this convention is headed by a company that relates to a storm of sorts.
What is BlizzCon?
"This game was great. The story mode started off very well and easy, but it begins to get bad as soon as you get to the first tournament. The first enemy is almost impossible to beat"
What is Street Fight 6?
From the League of Legends Wiki
This character is the first champion to receive Chroma variants upon release. Her dance references the side-to-side body wave
Who is Kai'Sa?
League of Legends - Name the character
"This champion has some very sharp matchups in his current state. He's extremely strong as counter-engage into vanguards and is very weak in most ranged matchups where he doesn't really get to do anything."
Who is Braum?
June 18 - The Titan submersible goes missing and it was likely doomed in a "catastrophic implosion." After 4 days, officials were able to recover debris from the Titan that was made by this company.
What is OceanGate?