Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the company would be officially discontinuing physical disc game production for platform game titles beginning in January of 2028. This announcement is another part of Sony’s push for an all-digital game market through their own PlayStation Store and digital codes. This decision to cut out an...
Grand Theft Auto VI, commonly known as GTA 6, is one of the most anticipated video games of all time. Rockstar Games originally announced that the game would release on May 26, 2026, but that date has now passed, meaning fans are waiting for an updated release timeline. As of...
The sequel to the action game Stellar Blade was once again a part of a controversy earlier this week, after the developer Shift Up uploaded an AI-generated music video in promotion of Stellar Blade: Blood Rain. Many fans were quick to take to social media and post their disappointment and...
Ever play a game where a character dies, and you get weirdly emotional, maybe even cry because you feel like you connected with them? There have been a lot of characters that I have personally related to or even connected with, and I might not have cried, but I was...
Online gaming has become a huge part of children’s entertainment, but it also raises serious questions about safety and responsibility. Roblox is a very popular game amongst children, featuring many different games on one platform, allowing kids to find their interests, and even I played it a lot when I...
Grand Theft Auto VI’s release has been hotly anticipated since its first announcement in February 2022, over ten years since the release of Grand Theft Auto V. Delays have plagued the game since its announcement, but as its finalized release date later this year draws closer and closer, the hype...
Anytime I mention to someone that I am a gamer I always get asked basically the same questions, “What do you play?” “What types of games do you like?”, or “Do you play Call of Duty, Fortnite, or something else competitive?” But once I say that I play cozy games...
The video game industry comprises a variety of game genres, all of which have a steady and fairly large community surrounding them. However, there is one genre that has been relatively niche to read, despite being around since the 1980s: Visual Novels. Visual novels, for those unaware, are interactive story-based...
The world of cozy gaming is getting really popular, and one of the most popular among those games is Stardew Valley. When you start the game, you learn that your grandpa has written you a letter for you to open when you hit a dead end in your life. You...
The Sims series has always let players dress a character how they want and be with either gender, regardless of the gender of the character they made is. Now, for Sims 4, players, you can make a male character appear pregnant, and a female character can be the “father.” Which...
Since I could remember, I have always had a game in my hand. I even remember a Christmas when I got a Game Boy, and slowly that started my love for it. My mom would call it a hobby, my grandma would call it an addiction, to which I’d say...
One of the things that makes video games so special to many is their ability to serve as an escape from the stresses of daily life. The immersive experience that many games offer allow players to feel like they’re present in a new world, and it gives them the opportunity...
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