Video Games

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...

It’s National Mario Day and today we celebrate the iconic character yet again as he has appeared in one of the most popular gaming franchises for over the past 40 years. Through several different installments and spinoffs, Super Mario has been a highly entertaining game across several genres including party...

​Emulation is a difficult subject to discuss amongst the video game community, despite being an established pillar since the popularization of the Internet. But as the video game industry pushes toward cloud gaming and full digitization, the importance of emulation grows stronger, no matter how much the leading games companies...

Wrestling games have come a long way since the initial release of the first WWE wrestling game on console, WWF WrestleMania. Released in 1989, WWF WrestleMania marked the beginning of a widely successful wrestling franchise that has now lasted for at least four decades. Wrestling games have always been a...

The hotly anticipated debut film from globally influential YouTuber Mark Fischbach, aka Markiplier, outdid everyone’s expectations. Earning over 17.8 million domestically and another 21.7 million globally according to Forbes, Iron Lung topped the weekend’s box office charts alongside Sam Raimi’s Send Help, beating out Melania. Markiplier’s success is a testament...

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