It’s Game On at Arizona’s premier gaming and anime event
Bring on the G.A.M.E.! (Gaming, Anime, Music, Esports) Game On Expo is Arizona’s premier gaming and anime event – and Bookmans wouldn’t miss it! As the largest gaming convention in Arizona, hardcore gamers and casual players alike stay entertained at Game One Expo. It’s hard…
Crash Course: Magic the Gathering
Welcome, wizard! Prepare your library, for we are about to embark on an epic and potentially devastating duel. This is the world of Magic the Gathering, a fantasy trading card game that is extremely competitive and highly strategic. As intimidating as learning a new game…
Animal Crossing: A Personal Experience
Why Animal Crossing, you are already asking? I am definitely not the type of person who likes action-packed, fast-paced games. My fingers aren’t built for boss fights or first-person shooters. I prefer a more laid-back gaming experience. That is why the Animal Crossing series is…
Boredom-Free with Board Games!
My current obsession? Board games! For the past few weeks, my partner’s family has been hosting board game nights. I’ll tell you what, nothing beats a good old fashioned night of competitive gaming. I haven’t stopped talking about the game nights while I’m at work…
Welcome to the World of Dungeons and Dragons!
Dungeons and Dragons, anyone? Hello Adventurer! While I hope this note finds you well, let’s get straight to the point. I have a job for you! I’ve found something big… BIG I tell you! I need my supplies delivered to Barthen’s Provisions in Phandalin, while…
Farewell, Vox Machina: Critical Role Season Finale
After 3 years on the air (and 2 years off-air), the Critical Role campaign of Vox Machina has finally come to a dramatic close as the intrepid adventurers face off against Vecna, a powerful lich who became a god. For fans of Critical Role that…
Bookmans Recommends | Our Favorite Video Game Movies
By C’loni Bailey, Assistant Manager at Bookmans Mesa Video games are extremely difficult to translate into film. After all, how do you transfer something that is designed to be played by an active audience into something that is purely meant to be viewed? How do…
Bookmans Recommends | Our Favorite Video Game Movies
By C’loni Bailey, Assistant Manager at Bookmans Mesa Video games are extremely difficult to translate into film. After all, how do you transfer something that is designed to be played by an active audience into something that is purely meant to be viewed? How do…
Geeking Out | Mass Effect: Andromeda
Five years after the release of the final climatic installment of the original Mass Effect trilogy, Bioware is back with the much anticipated Mass Effect: Andromeda. The story of Andromeda begins around the same time as the first Mass Effect game, as tens of thousands…
Geeking Out | Mass Effect: Andromeda
Five years after the release of the final climatic installment of the original Mass Effect trilogy, Bioware is back with the much anticipated Mass Effect: Andromeda. The story of Andromeda begins around the same time as the first Mass Effect game, as tens of thousands…
Sony PlayStation Does Virtual Reality
It was the year of 2016 and virtual reality was becoming the next big thing. Once Sony PlayStation stepped into the VR (Virtual Reality) world, I became a pushover for it. I mean let’s be real, if you have a PS4, then you are pretty…
Bookmans Plays: Battlefield 1 | A Gamer’s Review
Bookmans Plays: Battlefield 1 Battlefield 1, released this past October, is a historical first-person shooter game based on various events that took place during World War 1. The action is tense and fast paced, with plenty of tactical strategy to be had, as is to…
Bookmans Plays: Battlefield 1 | A Gamer's Review
Bookmans Plays: Battlefield 1 Battlefield 1, released this past October, is a historical first-person shooter game based on various events that took place during World War 1. The action is tense and fast paced, with plenty of tactical strategy to be had, as is to…
The Sims 3 Retail Therapy
By C’Loni Bailey, Assistant Manager at Bookmans Mesa It began with a sudden, intense need to have my own castle. Perhaps it was because I am in the process of house hunting and my modest means are not conducive to owning an actual castle, so…
PAX South 2016: My Ladies Gaming Adventure
By C’loni Bailey, Assistant Manager at Bookmans Mesa I traveled with a couple of my friends for a ladies’ gaming adventure to PAX South in San Antonio, TX, the last weekend in January. The Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) is the go-to gaming convention for gamers…
Final Fantasy VII Remake Official Trailer Released
By C’loni Bailey, Assistant Manager at Bookmans Mesa Back in 2005 when the Final Fantasy VII sequel movie, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, was released, rabid Final Fantasy fans begged Square Enix to release a remake of the 1997 Playstation classic. Ten years later, Square…
World of Warcraft: Legion Preview
By C’loni Bailey, Assistant Manager at Bookmans Mesa Fresh off of their latest expansion, Warlords of Draenor (released November 2014), World of Warcraft announced their sixth expansion, Legion, bringing even more content to the massive Warcraft universe. Legion sees the return of the dreaded Burning…
Skyrim Glitches Make for Hilarity
By C’loni Bailey, Assistant Manager at Bookmans Mesa Everyone who plays The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim on PC, XBOX 360 or PS3 knows that some of the most memorable and hilarious moments come from unexpected glitches in the game. Dragons flying backwards and shooting fire out…
Geeking Out with Board Games
Nothing brings family and friends together like a good board game, especially during the holiday season. While we’ve all wasted countless hours playing a game of Monopoly or Life and wet our pants a little as we laughed during games of Quelf and Cards Against…
Vintage Gaming at Bookmans Speedway
Gamer Alert! Bookmans Speedway is purchasing fixable nonworking vintage game systems. If it’s old school but doesn’t work and can be repaired, Bookmans Speedway will give you trade credit for it. We are looking for any cartridge-based systems, including original NES (Ninetendo Entertainment Systems), SNES…