Valentino Roman, Author at The Nerd Stash

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Machine Operator by day. Huge nerd by night! And also by day. I'm a student of Digital Media looking to expand my horizons and practice my craft. My favorite anything is Gunpla, Marvel, Godzilla and Borderlands. Depending on who you ask, they could be obsessions.

‘Gears of War’ Franchise Free with ‘Ultimate’ for Limited Time

Posted By: Valentino Romanon: August 03, 2015In: Gaming, News, Xbox 360, Xbox OneTags: Gears of War, Xbox OneNo Comments

Just ahead of this year’s Gamescom 2015 conference, Microsoft announced that Gears of War Ultimate will come with free access to the rest of the series. Due to Microsoft’s backwards compatibility program, fans that have played the Gears games on Xbox 360 will have the chance to play them again on the Xbox One. But, only for a […] Read more

Guardians of the Galaxy: Preview At Will Friedle As Star-Lord

Posted By: Valentino Romanon: July 31, 2015In: News, TVTags: Disney XD, Guardians of the GalaxyNo Comments

ETOnline unveiled a taste of the new Guardians show set to premier on Disney’s XD channel. In it, we see a little of how a young Peter Quill (voiced by none other than Will Friedle) meets Yondu and almost becomes brunch for a group of sleazy looking space hoodlums. Here is the official description of the show […] Read more

‘Rampage’ Movie in Talks with ‘San Andreas’ Director

Posted By: Valentino Romanon: July 23, 2015In: Coming Soon, Movies, NewsTags: movies, Rampage, The RockNo Comments

A few weeks back, the Hollywood Reporter dug up some interesting news. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is to star in a big screen adaptation of beloved building smasher sim, Rampage. Reports are coming in that Johnson could be joined by director Brad Peyton, who recently directed San Andreas. This would mark the third time that Johnson and Peyton have […] Read more

“Year Walk” Coming to Wii U

Posted By: Valentino Romanon: July 16, 2015In: Coming Soon, Gaming, Indie Games, News, Trailers/Videos, Wii UTags: Nintendo, Wii U, Year WalkNo Comments

Year Walk, a creepy adventure game soaked in Swedish folklore, is being ported to Wii U as early as this summer or fall. The official statement from developer “SIMOGO” states: Grim tales, horrifying creatures and cryptic enigmas await in the dark woods of 19th century Sweden. Lose yourself in an ancient rite which bleeds from the […] Read more

New Street Fighter V Stage, Teases New Character

Posted By: Valentino Romanon: July 08, 2015In: Gaming, News, PC, PS4, Trailers/VideosTags: New Content, Street Fighter V, Yoshinori OnoNo Comments

The infamous Capcom Prankster has done it again. Appearing in a video addressing the Warner Brothers Games Summit, Yoshinori Ono had a little bit of fun at our expense. As can be seen above, Ono is surrounded by Street Fighter paraphernalia, most notably the three Blanka busts and tiny Blanka toy he always carries with […] Read more

Lab Zero Games Announces ‘Indivisible’

Posted By: Valentino Romanon: July 03, 2015In: Gaming, Indie Games, News, Trailers/VideosTags: Indie, Indivisible, Lab Zero Games1 Comment

Lab Zero Games has announced their next adventure, Indivisible. According to the trailer, Indivisible will be an action RPG set in a new world. The Skullgirls facebook page describes it as being “Metroidvania” exploration meets Valkyrie Chronicles combat. Music will be done by none other than Hiroki Kikuta, who composed for Secret of Mana, among other games. Art direction will be […] Read more

‘Spider-Man’ Must Always Be Straight And White, Per Leaked Sony Emails

Posted By: Valentino Romanon: June 21, 2015In: Tags: Marvel, Rumors, Sony, spiderman4 Comments

Recently, whistleblower website WikiLeaks received a huge data transfer in the form of Sony emails and documents. Part of those documents went fairly in depth on how our Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (and Peter Parker, duh) needs to be represented on-screen. Keep in mind, this is according to the folks at Sony and probably Disney. Mandatory […] Read more

E3 2015: Destiny: The Taken King Gets A Release Date

Posted By: Valentino Romanon: June 16, 2015In: E3Tags: Bungie, Destiny, E32015, The Taken KingNo Comments

Well, well, well. After quite a few leaks, Sony has officially announced the next expansion for Destiny. Titled The Taken King, players will be fighting for their lives against the Taken King, Oryx. Who, by the way, just so happens to be the father of Crota. Here’s the official description from the website: “A dark shadow has fallen […] Read more