by Robin Bates | Jul 26, 2021 | Content Creation, Conventions, Gaming, Geek Culture, Interview, PAX East, Videogames
PAX East Online saw the massed gamers, who’d usually descend on the BCEC in Boston for PAX East, take to Discord and Twitch, for a weekend of gaming, panels, and interviews.I had the chance to meet with Stephen Machuga, CEO of Stack Up, to find out more about their...
by Robin Bates | Jul 7, 2021 | Conventions, Events, Geek Culture
In-person game expos make their much-awaited return this summer with PAX West 2021. Badges go on sale in the next two weeks for the West Coast’s most attended gaming event, taking place at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle this Labor Day Weekend,...
by Robin Bates | Jul 3, 2021 | Conventions, Geek Culture
CD PROJEKT RED and Netflix have together unveiled the full schedule for WitcherCon — the upcoming global online celebration of The Witcher franchise. Amongst the line up, CD PROJEKT RED will be hosting numerous panels. In Memories from the Path: Stories...
by Robin Bates | Jun 30, 2021 | Business, Conventions, Cosplay, creativity, Podcasting
I really feel for printers. With no events taking place in meatspace, there’s been fewer reasons for anyone to print flyers, brochures, leaflets, catalogues, pamphlets, or business cards. All those pop up roller banners unprinted, rebrands that have been purely...
by Robin Bates | Dec 18, 2020 | Blog, Conventions, Events, Gaming, Geek Culture, Robin, Shows, Tips for Streamers, Videogames
The Coaching for Geeks Awards began as a small Coaching for Geeks community event in 2017, where around 100 people voted. By 2019 it had become a celebration of the great, the good, and the awful of the year and attracted 20,000 votes. Enter 2020… What a year it’s...
by Robin Bates | Sep 3, 2020 | Blog, Careers, Confidence, Conventions, Gaming, Geek Culture, Roleplaying Games, Tabletop Games, Uncategorized
Dungeons and Dragons is more popular now than ever. Once relegated to dark and dank basements, D&D is now a fixture in pop culture spaces and is seen as an integral aspect of geek culture. Many of the most popular YouTube channels and TV shows have featured the...
