Gaming

Is it wrong to ask for a game that, from launch to rolling credits, just works? I would say no generally but more specifically I would also say that games are complex beasts made up of multiple systems that clash more often than they…

The metaverse is no longer just a buzzword or an abstract concept of sci-fi plots. Nowadays, huge game developers have taken on the task of building this 3D digital world, largely stemming from AR/VR video games. While the metaverse may…

2022 is already the biggest year for the games industry since 2014. Not since GamerGate has the industry been forced to witness such a seismic shift. Although this time the shift is both cultural and financial. In January of this year…

I was 20 years old when I first knew I was depressed. I existed in a blank fog a lot of the time, eating and sleeping just to survive, going to college and work because at least there I might feel something. Repetitive actions soothed the…

The gaming industry increased 20% in value during the pandemic and is now worth $180 billion — that’s more than North American sports and movies combined. Players from around the world have flocked to games like Call of Duty: Warzone and…

2021, like any year in recorded history, was a weird one. But it's certainly one of the weirdest in recent memory. A pandemic that was supposed to end didn't. Billionaires that could cure world hunger or solve climate change on their own…

As with any year in the world's biggest and youngest entertainment industry 2021 was a mess. With soaring highs, crushing lows and creamy middles the state of the video games industry this year held surprises, both positive and negative,…

Every month brings with it a new controversy in the games industry. Whether it's cheating at E-Sports events, a lack of oversight on a remaster of a classic or rampant abuse the likes of which hasn't been seen since #MeToo the games…

The video game industry went through a phoenix-like transformation during the pandemic. Global game sales rose by 20% and 227 million Americans reported that they played video games regularly. To support that demand, a host of…

What's left to say about The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim? What hasn't been written about the 19th best selling video game of all time? There have certainly been better RPGs. There are RPGs with more focus, with grander scale and with better…