Home »
Another day, another bit of fear-mongering about video games. On Saturday, The New York Times ran a piece on the rise of screen time among children. Chief among this article’s concerns was the fact that kids have begun to play more video games during the pandemic and are growing too attached to their screens. “There will be a period of […]
Read moreCurrently, we are on the eighth generation of Pokemon. After its release in 1996, the Pokemon fanbase has only grown, and we’ve experienced seven new generations since its beginning. In the original games, we started off with 15 Pokemon types: normal, fire, water, grass, electric, ice, fighting, poison, ground, flying, psychic, bug, rock, ghost, and dragon. With the addition of […]
Read moreWhen it comes to The Legend of Zelda franchise, the Princess of Hyrule has a specific role in life that she must play. Not only does she embody the goddess of wisdom, but she’s also royalty, so she’s expected to be clever, poised, and traditionally feminine. Rarely does she want something different for herself. But in The Legend of Zelda: […]
Read moreBetween the Battlefront 2 fiasco and The Rise of Skywalker, it felt as if Star Wars was on the decline as a franchise. The Mandalorian helped restore my faith, though, even if the CGI corpse of young Mark Hamill still haunts me in my dreams. If the Lucasfilm Games experiment pans out, then maybe the Star Wars video games can […]
Read moreThere’s no doubt about it – AR and VR are finally here to stay. After several false starts (I’m looking at you, Google Glass and Virtual Boy), the technologies have more than proved their worth, with both formats pulling in millions of players across a variety of platforms. Pokemon Go remains one of the most popular games on the market that […]
Read moreThe reveal of a new fighter to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster is always an exciting time. The build to such an event is filled with hope and speculation, and sometimes, that hope will not be dashed when the new fighter is revealed. In December 2020, Sephiroth was added to the roster. Sephiroth is only the second playabale Final […]
Read moreIt’s a known fact that a witcher’s mutations render them unable to reproduce. However, the famous white wolf, Geralt of Rivia, may have found a way to reverse his sterility, albeit inadvertently. The possibility of this reversal stems from a choice Geralt can make in The Witcher 2, whether or not to drink an unidentified potion as part of an […]
Read moreBy now, you’ve certainly heard that people have been selling their older Pokemon cards for a ridiculous amount of money. One college student even sold his cards for $60,000 to pay his way through medical school. There are lists that lay out exactly which cards are the most valuable, including the Pokemon Illustrator card, which was sold in 2019 for […]
Read moreBefore you can say “what” again, Samuel L. Jackson is invading your favorite video game. No, the Hollywood superstar isn’t pulling a Vin Diesel and voicing an Ark character for seemingly no reason. But thanks to the work of some dedicated Redditors, San Jackson is appearing in The Sims, Skyrim, Mass Effect, and many other gaming universes. It’s called virtual […]
Read moreFellow Traveller – an indie publisher that highlights narrative-driven titles – was already a well-known publisher prior to 2020. However, the increased success of last year’s Ludonarracon brought the label to the forefront of the indie scene, offering up plenty of titles for indie fanatics to be excited about, such as Paradise Killer and Wayward Strand. Although this year’s Ludonarracon doesn’t […]
Read more