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Meet Nintendo’s new console, The Switch

October 20, 2016

This morning, Nintendo finally revealed it’s new console, The Switch. Formerly known as the NX, the Switch seems to confirm...

Gamer Louis: Reflecting on Satoru Iwata

Blast Column Entertainment Features Gamer Louis Video Games

July 30, 2015

Gamer Louis is a weekly Blast column written by Louis Schuler. It cover all types of video game news and...

New amiibos coming this spring

Giancarlo Saldana

Gaming News Video Games

January 14, 2015

Have you picked up any amiibos recently? Nintendo’s third wave of its collectible NFC-compatible figurines comes out next month and includes...

The Most Memorable Moments in the Past Gaming Generation: Part 2

December 6, 2013

Things start getting serious.

New Mario, Zelda, Yoshi coming to Wii U

Giancarlo Saldana

Gaming News Video Games

January 23, 2013

Nintendo favorites coming soon to Wii U.

Here are your Wii U launch titles

Giancarlo Saldana

September 26, 2012

What are you excited for?

Here are this year’s Club Nintendo Platinum and Gold rewards

Giancarlo Saldana

July 6, 2012

What will you be getting?

E3 2012: Live from Nintendo’s press event

June 5, 2012

All of the latest news, live from The Nokia Theatre in L.A.

Nintendo Direct reveals new Mario, 3DS firmware update next week

Giancarlo Saldana

April 20, 2012

New Mario in August, Animal Crossing this fall.

Nintendo confirms new Pikmin and Mario titles at E3

Giancarlo Saldana

April 17, 2012

Two new Wii U titles are coming.

Mario Party 9 – The Blast review

Giancarlo Saldana

March 11, 2012

Good fun for a full house.

Creator of Mario and Zelda says he’s retiring, Nintendo denies report

Features Gaming News

December 8, 2011

Miyamoto wants to work on smaller projects.

PETA upset that Mario wears fur Tanooki suit. No, really.

November 14, 2011

Yep, this is happening.

Super Mario 3D Land review: A brave new dimension

November 9, 2011

The 3DS finally has its first must have game.

3DS gets massive price cut, early adopters rewarded with free games

July 28, 2011

Handheld goes below $200 next month.

Nintendo Wii U: Hands on impressions at E3

June 12, 2011

We try out Nintendo's newest hardware.

Live from Nintendo’s E3 2011 Press Conference

The Issue Video Games

June 7, 2011

Nintendo unveils Wii U.

E3 Predictions: Nintendo

May 25, 2011

What do we expect from Nintendo at this year's big show?

This could be your last chance to own Super Mario Allstars

February 16, 2011

Last batch expected to hit stores March 13

Don’t worry, there will be a Super Mario Bros game on the 3DS

February 1, 2011

As if you didn't know.

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Blast Magazine was launched in 2007 with a simple thought — do journalism for the video game generation. We’ve really seen a lot since the 1980s. Nintendo Mega Man games, dial-up Internet, Dos, and the Palm Pilot were all in their infancy as we grew up. We shared files on 1.44MB (that’s MEGABYTE) floppy discs, and they were more than sufficient. As we grew up, the Internet blew up. Today you can stream a movie live in HD. Not only did HD not exist when we were growing up, but downloading a single, low-quality MP3 of our favorite song could take over an hour!

Technology developed quickly as we came of age, and we can claim to have mastered everything from iPads to Netflixes. But there is one thing that our generation did not have to grow up with — car maintenance.

A lot of us are interested in cars and trucks and motorcycles — this site wouldn’t be necessary if we weren’t. But how many Gen-Y’ers have ever had to change their oil? Change the brakes? Fix a cracked serpentine belt? Fixing cars was always something optional for us. We had to want to jack up a car and change a tire.

So now that we’re adults and we’re starting to recover from the crushing debt of our student loans, (We’re very bitter about this) we are finding our interests diversifying. If we were into cars already, we are getting more into cars. If we could never afford it, we are slowly raising our expectations. Say what you will, we are a curious generation.

Blast Cars is not exactly a beginners’ guide to the galaxy, but we’re not going to assume you know everything. We’re learning with you, and the experts we’ll bring into the process will walk both of us through everything we ever wanted to know about everything automotive.

In addition to restoring our Shop Truck, we are following some other Gen-Y restoration projects, including a racing bike. We’ll also bring you some relevant news, reviews, and rumors. We’ll even take a look at some of the most famous cars in movies, music, TV, true crime, and other popular culture. Let us know what you want to see!