Video Games

The New England Patriots made the decision last Tuesday to be the host for over 25 veterans and their extended families for Veterans Day. The Patriots had welcomed the veterans to Gillette Stadium for food and video games, with many of the team’s players being present for the event. This...

Ever since the success of the first “Five Nights at Freddy’s” movie, a sequel was all but inevitable, and with the recent trailers building up to the “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” movie to release in theaters on December 5, 2025, many are excited for the next installment in this...

Battlefield 6 is the latest installment in the Battlefield franchise and has managed to break free from the record of disastrous releases of its previous games, becoming the biggest release for the entire franchise. During the first three days after the game was launched, the game sold over 7 million...

Indie games are often the most experimental and creative games out there, especially when it comes to horror games. However, when it comes to any type of media in general, they each have their tropes, and that’s no different with indie horror. One of the most interesting tropes is when...

Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks has made it known that the future of the Dungeons & Dragons brand will be heavily focused on new video games and improvements to D&D beyond. In a recent Hasbro Q3 investor call, Chris Cocks made a point that the sale of Dungeons & Dragons 2024...

JRPGs, also known as Japanese role-playing games, are one of the most influential types of video games. They tend to have a strong narrative and playstyle which has greatly influenced many video games not just in Japan, but overseas as well.  One of the biggest examples of this is “Pokémon,”...

After COVID-19 and the rise of more advanced AI tools, video game developers have increasingly been making use of AI to assist them in their game development. AI, as a tool, is extremely adaptable, able to produce products that can revolutionize how the development of a game proceeds. AI generative...

On Feb 7, 2025, a small indie game called “A Game About Digging a Hole,” by DoubleBee. It’s a short game about buying a house, digging a hole in the backyard and reaching the bottom to reach treasure. You might think it may have seen a few downloads with not...

In a recent Future of Video Games survey, it was found that US video game consumers have reduced the rate at which they buy video games. There are several reasons why consumers have reduced the rate of purchasing video games, and it is certainly not because of a lack of...

Video games have a wide array of ways to play them and while many have their preferred ways that suit them best, there are benefits for both binging video games and taking them slowly at your own pace.  Binging video games for one can have the benefit of enjoying a...

Party games are something often enjoyed by a wide variety of people during large gathering, where its board games such as “Monopoly” or “Candyland,” card games such as “Uno,” or even various drinking games, there are many ways to have fun with a lot of people, including video games. There...

“Hollow Knight Silk Song,” by Team Cherry, an indie game development studio, was announced six years ago as a follow up to their game “Hollow Knight.” Many people were excited to play this new game when it was first announced, however, the wait for its eventual release was notoriously long,...

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