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Jan 25, 2016
6 min

dont starve surviving first 10 nights

Recently, I dove into the world of Don’t Starve. I have been curious about this game for a long time but had never actually played it. When I took the plunge, I found myself sucked in for hours! There was very little to guide me going in, so I was expecting it to be difficult but was surprised at the depth of the game. There is so much to do, and all of it is vital for your survival. After making it through the first 10 days a few times, I found a pattern in the tasks necessa

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Jan 24, 2016
1 min

pax south 2016 andy toppin

Stack-Up.Org’s Air Assault is ready to land at PaX South on the last weekend of January! Throughout the year, we will be supporting deserving veterans and active duty soldiers by paying for them to attend special video game and geek culture events. At less than three months since Stack-Up began, we are proud to announce and introduce our first recipient of our Air Assault project. Andy “BionicWarVet” Toppin will be joining us at the Penny Arcade Expo happening January 29th

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Jan 23, 2016
3 min

rogue state game review

The fate of your nation state falls squarely upon your shoulders. The revolution was a success, and now you must decide the policies while rebuilding the mighty Benji. If you love the civilization games and don’t mind some tough choices, this game is for you. I won’t lie, my hopes for this game were very low at the start. I laughed through most of the tutorial and actually had to restart because I missed key information. Right out of the gate, you feel like you might need a m

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Jan 22, 2016
2 min

gaming saved my life

One of the first streaming teams to stand alongside Stack-Up.org was none other than the legendary League of Legends 2GArmy which is named in honor of their entertaining commander-in-chief, Mr. Tim “Trick2G” Foley. The 2GArmy consists of over 30 full time streamers, of which resides prior service Marine Lance Corporal Owen “MachineGunnerUSMC” Monahan. While Owen and Stack-Up founder Stephen Machuga originally hit it off over their shared love of metal music, they found they

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Jan 21, 2016
3 min

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I expected 13 Hours to be a lot of things. A conservative puff piece about liberal failings, a biased take on the varying situations in the Middle-East that paints a blanket “all Muslims are bad Muslims” story in a two-hour show, or another American Sniper that was just flat out racist propaganda. Is Michael Bay’s take on Benghazi any of things? Surprisingly”¦no. Let’s start this off right though: is 13 Hours a good movie? It’s mediocre as a film but probably the best modern

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Jan 21, 2016
1 min

pax south 2016 stack up presence

PaX South is coming up soon, and Stack-Up.org is going to be there! We were very excited to find out we would have one of the 10×20 booths on the Exhibitors floor this year. Spreading awareness of our mission to help past and present troops especially through gaming is one of our main goals, but we also want to have fun with those who stop by for a chat! You will be able to test your strength in our push-up challenge. We also have several give-a-ways planned during our time a

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Jan 19, 2016
3 min

rocket league top 5 tips

There’s nothing more frustrating than trying to figure out how to play a game when the people you are playing against are just running you into the ground. Rocket League, like most games, takes time to work out your style of play, and I found a few tricks that helped me. 1. PLAY WITH A CONTROLLER If you are playing on PC, listen to the computer’s recommendations about using a controller, as it will make your life infinitely easier. Rocket League is so fast paced that trying t

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Jan 18, 2016
2 min

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We’ve got a Warning Order for those in the Los Angeles area from our LA Stack Lead, Kat Quinn. In the last two years, homelessness in the greater Los Angeles has grown by 12% in general (LA Times), and was already one of the largest homeless veteran communities in the United States. Just recently the City of Los Angeles declared a state of emergency on homelessness with as high as 20% of the homeless in Los Angeles being veterans (Los Angeles Almanac). With the specific inten

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Jan 16, 2016
2 min

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Alejandro G. IÃ±Ã¡rritu won the Oscar last year for Best Motion Picture in regards to Birdman. Whatever I thought of the personal message of the movie, I did enjoy it from a point of cinematography and editing. From after my first screening of Birdman, I wanted to see what IÃ±Ã¡rritu could do with a genre film such as a western. How he would play with the landscape and portray the great old west on the canvas of a screen intrigued me. The Revenant is his swan song, better tha

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Jan 16, 2016
5 min

destiny happy xur day

Hello to all you Guardians out there. To the new ones just joining our ranks as well as the experienced, welcome back. XÃ»r this week is located at the tower in the hanger. As soon as you walk down the stairs into the hangar, turn right and he will be waiting for you. His inventory this week is comprised of year one remakes as well as a year 2 gauntlets. As always, the following is based off of my opinion having played with these exotics previously. This week’s Titan exotic i

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Jan 15, 2016
1 min

league of legends north american league championship series line up

January 16th is the start of the spring NA LCS split! I’m pretty excited about this, and it looks to be an interesting split to say the least. There were numerous roster changes during the offseason which is to be expected. The teams that made it, or stayed in, to the NA LCS are Cloud 9, Counter Logic Gaming, Team Dignitas, Echo Fox, Immortals, NRG ESports, Renegades, Team Impulse, Team Liquid, and Team Solo Mid. There are two extremely interesting teams in this line up. Echo

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league of legends north american league championship series line up

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Jan 13, 2016
1 min

league of legends new champion jhin the virtuoso

The new champion has finally been revealed! Jhin, the Virtuoso will be coming to the League soon. He makes use of the new bullet mechanics that Graves showcased with his passive, Whisper. The Virtuoso’s abilities will make him an interesting choice in a champion. His kit appears to be what a marksman would be suited for, and indeed his ultimate is long range to support this idea. However, he has an average basic attack range. He could possibly be used in the middle lane on th

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league of legends new champion jhin the virtuoso

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Jan 12, 2016
3 min

minecraft story mode episode 4 block hard place

Minecraft: Story Mode has surprised me more and more with each newly released episode of the series. Episode 4, A Block and a Hard Place will force you make difficult decisions pulling at your heart strings. This episode lasted just above 2 hours for me, and it will begin to bring closure to the story Jessie and his friends tumbled into. Episode 4 picks up where you left off with the last death in Episode 3. You all run with the Witherstorm being close on your tails. Jessie a

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minecraft story mode episode 4 block hard place

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Jan 10, 2016
3 min

unexpected employment loving a job i didnt think id find

“Average” Job Seekers: Not to be corny, but this is something of a “follow your dreams” post. I had a conversation with my sister-in-law last night along those lines: “Everyone in this day and age is so caught up with what is proper; they need to have a “normal” well paying job so they can find a house in 5-10 years and get started with their life. Well last time I checked, your life is in the here and now.” You can find a job in the field you want to work. You can find a job

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unexpected employment loving a job i didnt think id find

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Jan 8, 2016
4 min

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Hello to all you Guardians out there. To the new ones just joining our ranks as well as the experienced, welcome back from the holidays. XÃ»r this week is located in Tower North across the hall from the Speaker. His inventory is comprised of year two remakes, some of which are better than others. Honestly, it just depends on what type of gameplay and comfortability a guardian prefers. As always, the following is based off of my opinion on playing with these exotics already. T

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Jan 7, 2016
1 min

smite championship 2016 day 1

The total purse is 1 Million USD spread amongst the different placements of teams. First place will net themselves $500,000, while second place will win $230,000. Third and fourth place will receive $75,000 apiece. 5th-8th place will rake in $25,000. The rest of the teams take in $10,000 apiece. Hi-Rez Studios is the company organizing the Championship for the PC side of Smite which can be played on both Xbox one and PC. There will be a smaller tournament held for the Xbox s

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Jan 5, 2016
3 min

super smash bros characters shouldnt make cut

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U’s extensive post-launch support will soon be over. Fire Emblem Fates’ Corrin and the titular Bayonetta will grace the crossover fighting game some time in February. This brings the roster to 58 characters, making the game a little crowded for future titles. Out of these 58 fighters, some people will have to sit the fifth iteration out. Here are some recommendations. Fire Emblem protagonists get a pretty good representation in the S

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super smash bros characters shouldnt make cut

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Jan 5, 2016
1 min

homefortheholidays

Not everyone could be Home for the Holidays this year. Many of our troops were still deployed and away from loved ones. This did not stop Stack-up from spreading the holiday cheer. Between those that reached out to our Developer friends for codes and the ever faithful Streaming team, Stack-up was able to raise a total of $200,000.00 worth of game codes. We then sent codes to over 200 recipients who were able to share them with their family and friends to enjoy the games tog

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Jan 5, 2016
1 min

glomtom 72 hour stream

Most people who look into comfortable gaming have heard the word Glomtom. This company produces an ergonomic pad for gamers. It’s a warm and comfortable pad that adjusts a gamer’s position to put less stress on your shoulders and neck. Not only do they create an amazing product that speaks for itself, but we at Stack-Up have been lucky enough to experience their overwhelming spirit of giving. Stack-Up recently held a 72-hour charity stream with one of our partners, Glomtom.

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Jan 5, 2016
1 min

stack up partners with twitch

Recently, Stack-Up submitted an application to become partnered with Twitch. We know with gaming comes passion and want to make sure that passion helps vets! The great news came to us of our partnership becoming official in December with the activation of our subscription button falling on Christmas. What a perfect bow on an already great Christmas gift! Feel free to head over to our Twitch page and subscribe to help us support vets. In the past, we have been able to stream w

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