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Today I was feeling as jumpy as a cockroach staring down a can of raid, as all the while a rather serious malaise, a lethargy, was settling over me. Anxious, gassy, and just plain...

Have you ever wanted to learn more about wine, but have been intimidated by grape varietals, food pairings, or snooty wine snobs? Well, Wine Lovers the Musical made learning about...

Being located on the Gulf Coast, New Orleans sees its share of rainy days. With an average annual rainfall of 64 inches, we are considered one of the wettest locations in the...

This summer in New Orleans, we can expect to have about 20 days out of each month that average at or above 90 degrees Fahrenheit (don’t forget to average in our...

It’s not uncommon to find a cake at a birthday party or special event, but how often are guests treated to an underwater experience interacting with marine wildlife, a trip back in time to a famous place, or an ultra-realistic 3D shootout with zombies? A local company is offering just that. VR Arcade NOLA co-founders Devin Regan and David Denny, friends since high school, made their way from Maryland to New Orleans seven years ago...

High Voltage Software Opens a New Orleans Office and Looks to Expand It's a beautiful Saturday afternoon as I enter the Pontchartrain Center to visit, "NOLA Gaming Fest", a gathering of local game enthusiasts who compete and socialize.  I move past the people outside, taking a break, squinting in the sun, before they dive back into play a variety of computer and board games.  Inside is a flurry of activity...

About two years ago, I wrote an article in these very pages reviewing video games featuring stages set in New Orleans. Spanning roughly 25 years and six consoles, our pixilated landscape progressed at a rate that our ongoing construction sadly could never keep pace with. Since its publication, I have noticed the article reshared on a handful of instances via Where Y’at’s social channels; each time, readers recommend...

Dice has been an iffy company in the past.  On top of that, Battlefield is published and distributed by EA, notably one of the worst video game companies in the world, as widely argued by gamers everywhere.  With their most recent installment in the Star Wars series, a reboot of Star Wars Battlefront, leaving even the most die-hard Battlefront fans widely disappointed, the years and months leading up to the release of Battlefield...