Okay, so maybe the timing isn’t perfect, but in light of the holiday season, we’ll be putting together an online gift guide for all of you last minute shoppers. Think clothes, gear, sneakers, music, video games and basketball products… basically everything we at Dime are really feeling at the moment. Read More »

First things first: if you’re expecting Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 to be some world-changing revelation from the previous versions of the Call Of Duty franchise, then you should probably stop reading, and get back to playing some of your older first-person shooters. It’s not going to make you spit out your drink, go on a 14-hour playing binge or even change the way you think about video games. But when you can sell $500 million in your first 24 hours on the shelves, as this game did last week, then it’s quite obvious you’re doing something right. And while Black Ops 2 will be familiar to most longtime Call Of Duty fans, it does bring a lot of satisfying new ingredients to the table. Read More »

Perhaps you’re not aware yet, but the most successful Argentinian basketball player not named Manu is a Phoenix Sun now. He has a new team, but that doesn’t mean we’re going to be seeing anything different from Argentina’s most efficient forward. He’s still featuring some crafty post play, a “soft as a pillow” touch around the rim, and the occasional floppy-haired finish on a fast break. Read More »

When the call came in to preview Call of Duty: Black Ops II, we couldn’t resist taking up the offer. And, as expected, the game did not disappoint. Set in 2025, robotics, drones and technologically dominated warfare rule the day as the Call of Duty franchise shifts to the future. Except, this is no corporate concocted fantasy that deviates from Call of Duty‘s typically era-specific weaponry. Instead, all the weaponry used in Black Ops II is real – either in prototype or currently used in 21st century warfare. So while the game did require a good deal of imagination, it’s grounded in a plausible futuristic reality. Read More »