Don Becker

The Good Ol’ Hockey Game

By Don Becker • July 7th, 2011

Team Unwinnable’s resident hockey enthusiast Don Becker watched a pair of his beloved Islanders lose (as they are apt to do) – this time to a bunch of kids.

The App Hole: I Put A Hex On You

By Don Becker • June 23rd, 2011

Don Becker accepts the challenge that is Hex Defense, a new tower defense game for Android and realizes that it isn’t much of a challenge.

“Macho Man” Randy Savage: 1952-2011

By Don Becker • May 20th, 2011

Unwinnable remembers pro wrestling legend Randy “Macho Man” Savage.

My Mother the Gamer

By Don Becker • May 5th, 2011

Don’s mom loved video games as much as Don does, if not more.

Coffee Break With The Dark Side

By Don Becker • April 13th, 2011

A Little Girl Joins Darth Vader

Broomball: A Geek Love Story

By Don Becker • April 4th, 2011

Don Becker talks about his experiences with broomball and geeky teammates.

Fire Pro Goes 3D, Features Grandmas at PAX East

By Don Becker • March 15th, 2011

An Unwinnable preview Fire Pro Wrestling for Xbox Live Arcade

PAX East First Impressions. Literally.

By Don Becker • March 12th, 2011

One man’s take on PAX East’s first day after having never attended a video game convention before.

Dr. Strangenoob (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Hate the Online FPS)

By Don Becker • March 10th, 2011

Don isn’t very good at FPS games and it hurts his enjoyment of any first person shooter game

The Root of All Power

By Don Becker • February 10th, 2011

Unwinnable opens up an Incredible new world as we root the Android.

All Your OtherOS Are Belong To Us

By Don Becker • February 2nd, 2011

Unwinnable Contributor, Don Becker discusses Sony’s legal action against geohot and its ramifications.

The Guardians of Mediocrity

By Don Becker • January 6th, 2011

The NHL enjoyed its highest TV ratings since 1975 with this year’s Winter Classic. The League’s next move – setting itself for abject failure.

I HAVE THE POWER (PELLET)!

By Don Becker • December 10th, 2010

Unwinnable reviews Pac-Man Championship Edition DX for the XBox 360. The new mazes and gameplay tweaks make this downloadable game a must-own!

Of Boxes and Dots

By Don Becker • November 9th, 2010

Hexage is back with EVAC, a tribute to Pac-Man (with a twist). This should not surprise you if you’ve been paying attention.

What makes a horror movie good? You could say a lot of it has to do with plot, cinematography and direction. However, many of the iconic moments in classic horror movies are related to the music. At the heart of it, music is effective at evoking moods, and the mood of horror classics like The Exorcist, Halloween, or even Jaws would’ve been completely different were it not for Mike Oldfield, John Carpenter and John Williams.

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