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Eric Van Allen
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Freelance writer, Dota enthusiast, Texan.

Get ready to eat some crow when Steph and KD announce Golden State Gaiden for the Switch Read more

76's gun has a real solid, Respawn feel to it.
But I also like how Roadhog’s is just jamming junk into a blunderbuss. Read more

Not going, but every time I’m in the LA area I find myself inexplicably drawn to Roscoe’s. Read more

Business casual is a solid bet, in past years I usually went with button-down shirts and slacks or jeans. Read more

Esports game: Injustice 2
Overall: Nier Automata
Always and forever: Dota 2 Read more

Bat. I trust my ability to swing for the fences more than my ability to not stab myself. Read more

My shameful response is that while I really dug 2D brawlers as a kid, I never managed to get around to RCR. Read more

Now playing

Just the godlike flying knee from Double Dragon 2, over and over, on every button.

I was on the fence about Titanfall 2's hook, since it’s a grappling hook and those are a little different, but it’s easily one of my favorite parts of the game. Read more

I think if they could port it forward and build on what they have now, that would be excellent. MK8D had the Inklings added, so having a Splatoon or ARMS rep would be awesome, and then maybe some more reps from non-Nintendo (a hunter from Monster Hunter would be pretty cool). Read more

Smash 4 Deluxe for Switch would be my dream announcement. Would love to see Wii U Smash get the Mario Kart 8 treatment. Read more

Ha, fair enough. Some things get lost in translation, thanks for the info! Read more