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Jul 19, 2017
2 min

Red Shirt Raid at the Nintendo Store!

This past weekend on July 16th, members of The Stacks from all over the region and even the country convened in New York City. We had gathered for a special event at the Nintendo Store in Rockefeller Center. It was a fun filled afternoon of fun and games sprinkled with a dose of nostalgia. We knew we were in for a treat when right off the bat when Mario himself was waiting to greet us! From there it was time for the Red Shirts to get some gaming on. The folks from Nintendo ha

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Jul 15, 2017
3 min

Getting Ready for Destiny 2 Beta

Welcome back, Guardians! The Destiny 2 Beta is upon us this week, and we have a great idea of what to expect thanks to Bungie & IGN rolling out information in a timely manner. Bungie has set everything up on their end for this next week, and now it is our turn to return the favor. Setting up for Destiny 2 Beta As of right now, anyone that has pre-ordered a copy of Destiny 2 on PS4 or Xbox One can get their Destiny 2 Beta game pre-loaded right now. There are a few steps you ne

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Jun 29, 2017
1 min

The Stacks – Stacking Up with Fisher House

From Elvis Walden, Stack Leader Austin and Angie Huynh, Stack Leader San Antonio… One June 10th, Stack-Up was invited to attend a Texas Luau hosted by the Fisher House at Brooke Army Military Medical Center in San Antonio, to celebrate Kindertag and Memorial Day. Members of the San Antonio and Austin chapters of The Stacks were present to show their support and have a little fun. The Stacks helped organize a video game tournament of Madden on PS4 at Fisher House #4 for some o

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Jun 6, 2017
4 min

E3 2017 – Air Assault Roll Call

The Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3 is nearly upon us and we are gearing up and getting ready to roll out but we are not going alone. As we descend upon LA for a week long extravaganza of all things video games we have a few special guests coming along for the ride, our E3 2017 Air Assaults. We are proud to be able to give back to veterans through our Air Assault program in which we hand-pick deserving veterans and pay for them to attend life-changing video game and geek

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May 30, 2017
3 min

Destiny 2 – Empowering Clans & Community

From Bungie Live Stream Destiny 2 Utilizing Clans Effectively Destiny has become a very social game due to the requirements for raids, nightfall’s, strikes, PvP, etc. Clans usually foster teamwork and comradery but have not always been used effectively during past years of Destiny. We as a community are stuck using third party sites or applications to find additional players. This can always be a stressful situation for individuals trying to find a group. Bungie’s live stream

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May 15, 2017
1 min

The Stacks – Pittsburgh Stacks Up with Wounded Warrior

This last weekend, the Pittsburgh Stack linked up with the local Wounded Warrior Project office to show another round of its alumnae the magic of the Oculus Rift virtual headset. The office had the most number of its alum come out to one of our events to date, sporting several people driving multiple hours just to get their hands on the latest and greatest in what technology has to offer to the gaming world. We also recruited two new Stack team members into our ranks, JP and

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May 11, 2017
1 min

Supply Crate – TEMPERED STEEL 1

It is time for us to check in with another amazing Supply Crate shipment! This one heads out to some soldiers stationed in Afghanistan. Brian reached out to us to secure some gaming fun for the troops under his command. Check out the full request below… We are the 368th Military Police Detachment “BOONIE DOGS” Deployed in Bagram Afghanistan. Our Mission is to Protect the Customs Territory of the U.S. by conducting Customs pre-clearance of Personnel and Cargo. We currently fel

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May 2, 2017
1 min

Win – Logitech PC Gamer Pack! Round 3

Thank you to everyone who entered to win last week. The winner has been announced and it is Ray B! Congratulations and stand by as your Logitech goodies will soon be on their way! This week we are back again and doing everything just like before. Everyone gets a third chance to win the Logitech PC Gamer Pack! Help us Stack Up and celebrate our troops all the way leading to May 19th and the start of the Call To Arms streaming weekend! Remember, each week we will be picking one

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Apr 25, 2017
1 min

Win – Logitech PC Gamer Pack! Round 2

Thank you to everyone who entered to win last week. We will be announcing our winner shortly. This week we are back again and doing everything just like before. Everyone gets a second chance to the Logitech PC Gamer Pack! Help us Stack Up and celebrate our troops all the way leading to May 19th and the start of the Call To Arms streaming weekend! Remember, each week we will be picking one lucky Veteran or current Active Duty Service Member* to receive a Logitech PC Gamer Pack

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Apr 17, 2017
2 min

Supply Crate – TEMPERED STEEL 3

We check in with another recent Supply Crate that was sent out to help a Marine reconnect with a battle buddy. The request comes to us from Frank who after being deployed is going through a rough patch readjusting to civilian life. Check out the request below… I have trouble sleeping at night. A friend of mine suggested I get a game system to keep in touch with him online and we would be able to play together. The only issue is I cannot afford to spend money on myself. Things

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Apr 14, 2017
3 min

The Sexy Brutale: PC Review

Tequila Works The Sexy Brutale is a damn masterpiece of a point-and-click adventure. What do you think of when you think of the words, “point-and-click adventure”? Do you think of Ron Gilbert’s Escape From Monkey Island? Do you think further back about ol’ Roberta Williams and King’s Quest? Or maybe more “new age” with the revitalization of the term through Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead (which was then subsequently followed by every single popular brand under the sun)? Whe

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Apr 4, 2017
2 min

The Stacks – Schaumburg Stacks Up with Twitch!

At the end of March, our Schaumburg chapter of The Stacks had an amazing night out at the Chicago Twitch Community Meet-Up! Read on as Stack Leader, Justin McDermott tells us all about the adventures of the evening. It started out as any big city adventure does, in a parking lot the size of a backyard swimming pool. Frankly, I was ready to get out of my car after sitting in traffic for the 2+ hour drive into downtown Chicago, but boy was I rewarded. I turned the corner and th

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Mar 20, 2017
1 min

Supply Crate – Holiday Cheer 14

We check in with another great Supply Crate deployment. This request comes to us from Chris who is a chaplain for his battalion. Check out the original request below! I’m currently serving as the battalion chaplain, for 1-16 IN BN, 1ABCT, 1ID from Fort Riley, KS. We are currently deployed to Camp Humphreys, Korea, till the summer of 2017. We have 700 Soldiers (married, single, etc..) who need support for the holiday season. Thank you!! We here at Stack-Up were happy to oblige

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Mar 15, 2017
1 min

The Stacks – Queens Stacks Up for Wildlands

We check in with the Queens chapter of The Stacks program as they stack up for the midnight release of Wildlands! The Queens Stack celebrated the release of Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands at the Microsoft Store in the Walt Whitman Mall in Huntington, NY. The event was on March 6, as the official release was at midnight on March 7. The Stack set up a table at the store and handed out material and talked to gamers who came to pick up their copies of the game or try it out.

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Mar 10, 2017
1 min

The Stacks – Stacking Up In Queens for the Switch!

On March 2, a small but dedicated contingent from the Queens chapter of The Stacks braved freezing temperatures to the release the release of the Nintendo Switch at their local Gamestop on 188th Street in Fresh Meadows. We spread the word about Stack-Up to every member of the cold but enthusiastic crowd. The message was well received. One Nintendo purchaser, in addition to posing for pictures, let us videotape him praising Stack-Up, gaming and our dedicated military. As of th

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Mar 7, 2017
1 min

Supply Crate – Holiday Cheer 13

We are still checking in with some of the recipients of our massive Holiday Cheer Supply Crate shipment. This time we take a look at Holiday Cheer 13. Chaene. who is in the Army. sent us over the following request… We have more than 30 years of deployments and time overseas amongst us all to include deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo and so on. The care packages would serve multiple purposes from home use to benefiting multiple Soldiers in what we call Day Rooms so othe

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Feb 27, 2017
1 min

The Stacks – St Louis Stacks Up with Twitch

This past Saturday, Feb the 25th was the St. Louis Community Meetup Powered by Twitch organized by TheSilverFoxe (Kayla), and The Stacks were on hand to represent through our St Loius Stack! The event was held at a place called “The Edge” with theater, gaming, and laser tag arena. Arriving at the event early, I was greeted by TheSilverFoxe with a hug. From there on it was just an awesome time. Things started off with Laser Tag tournament and a raffle registration. Once things

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Feb 26, 2017
2 min

Supply Crate – Holiday Cheer 5

We check in with another Supply Crate this one Code Named: Holiday Cheer 5! It comes to us from Steven who is an Army Helicopter pilot. He sent us in the following request… Hello, my name is Steven and I am a helicopter pilot as well as the Supply Officer for my unit currently deployed to Kandahar. We run 24-hour flight operations and the men and women in our unit work unbelievably hard to keep the flights going and the maintenance on track. I would love to be able to get the

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Feb 21, 2017
2 min

SUPPLY CRATE – HOLIDAY CHEER 3

Time to check in with another Supply Crate we shipped out over the holidays. This one was sent off to Missy who was in the Air Force. This is her request… I am a disabled veteran currently on VA disability and out of work. I have had seven surgeries since November of 2015 and have three more to go. I had a neurostimulator pacemaker put in recently to help control the pain and spend most days on the couch. The last nine months have been miserable being mostly stuck in the hous

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Feb 18, 2017
2 min

pax australia 2017 announced

PAX Australia Returns 27 – 29 October 2017 Ticket Sales Begin 14 March MELBOURNE – Feb. 16, 2017 – PAX Australia will take place 27-29 Oct. 2017, at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre-tickets are scheduled to go on sale 14 March, 2017. “Australia’s gaming community has given PAX such an incredible home here,” said Jerry Holkins, co-founder of PAX and Penny Arcade. “This year will see the fifth PAX Aus erupt in Melbourne, and there’s every indication it will be th

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