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Engagement Editor and Video Game Columnist
Gieson Cacho
Gieson Cacho is a Bay Area News Group engagement editor and video game columnist for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. He has a journalism degree from the University of Missouri in Columbia and has previously worked as a copyeditor, designer and video editor. He was on the East Bay Times staff that won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News. He lives in Berkeley, roasts his own coffee and drinks craft beer.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Expertise: Video games
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Niantic pulls off two great events for ‘Pokemon Go’ and ‘Monster Hunter Now’
The Global Pokemon Go Fest 2024 and Summer Hunt 2024 were worth the price of admission
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Why the Evo fighting game tournament is bigger than ever in 2024
The Las Vegas event features more than 10,000 competitors across eight games, including "Street Fighter 6" and "Tekken 8"
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Amazon Prime Day video game deals offer steep discounts and free titles for members
Gamers will find deals at up to 50% in some cases while Amazon is offering three free titles on the Epic Game
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Review: Switch’s technology smooths out some flaws in ‘Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD’
Although it looks better on the big screen, "Luigi's Mansion 2 HD" still has control scheme issues
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Preview: ‘Gori: Cuddly Carnage’ has a Suda51 vibe with ‘Sunset Overdrive’ gameplay
Swedish developer Angry Demon Studio mixes hack-and-slash action with "Tony Hawk"-like traversal in this oddly violent game
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European vacation too expensive? Try a virtual vacation with these video games
"Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth" takes you on a trip to Hawaii while "Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora" lets you leave inside the movie world
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Review: ‘Rabbids: Legends of the Multiverse’ adds strategic twists to a tower defense game
Apple Arcade levels up its offerings with Ubisoft's deck-building approach to an easy-to-learn genre
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Crochet Creepers with the Woobles to mark “Minecraft’s” 15th anniversary
The landmark game is marking its 15th anniversary this year The Woobles is partnering with Microsoft with limited edition products
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Review: Despite drawbacks, QRD Spark N5 has surprising bells and whistles
Hall effect analog sticks, paddles and a turbo button make the Spark N5 a decent value
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‘Monster Hunter Now’ reveals season two and its first elder dragon
Khezu and Basarios are joining the elder dragon Kushala Daora as part of the "Dancing in the Tempest" season