The Sims Retrospective: Continuing the Legacy of Simulation Video Games
The Sims is a life simulation video game that was first released in 2000 by Maxis and Electronic Arts. It quickly became one of the most successful, beloved, and influential games of all time, with over 200 million copies sold…
Why There Are so Few Women in Esports
In recent years, the world of video gaming has taken fanbases and enthusiasts by storm. With esports, the competitive side of video games, becoming a lucrative and popular genre of sports, games like DOTA 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Fortnite, League…
Free Guy is a Fun Video Game Movie that Works Mostly Because of its Lead Performance
Free Guy has an easy-to-understand premise that can attract both Gen Z’ers and older generations to the theater: what if a non playable character (NPC) in a video game suddenly gained consciousness? Helmed by Ryan Reynolds, it starts off on…
How to Cope in the Midst of a Pandemic
With most of the world under quarantine during this pandemic, people have had to completely shift their lives in order to adjust. Parents are forced to homeschool their kids. Older students still have to attend classes through video chatting and…
Why We Need Better Female Representation in Video Games
If we look at women in past video game history, women have not gotten the respect they deserve until now. In order to sell games and appeal to the largely male straight market, women are drawn disproportionately with nonexistent waists,…
Why Gaming Exclusives are Becoming a Bad Thing
Growing up, whenever there were talks of exclusives, for me, it usually meant games for consoles. Console makers trying to edge each other out by offering something, which could never be available on its counterpart. A healthy competition welcomed by…
Playing Skyrim in 2019: Catching up with an Old Friend
Since I mostly game from my aging gaming laptop these days, I have been trying my hand at a couple of older games these last few months. These games varied from underrated gems such as Prince of Persia: Warrior Within…
Top 10 Walking Simulators
The term “Walking Simulator” was coined as an insult to games that lacked the standard functions or length of regular games but relished in its artistic form and narrative strengths. Not a lot of AAA titles demand or deliver the…
Why the Metro Games are Not Your Average Post-Apocalyptic Adventures
When anyone talks about the most underrated games of the past decade, the Metro games are bound to pop up. Metro is a first-person survival horror game series based on the book series of the same name by Russian author…
Assassin’s Creed Has Changed. But is it for the Better?
I was introduced to Assassin’s Creed seven years ago by my best friend. He was super excited one morning at school because he played a cool new game. When the original Assassin’s Creed was released eleven years ago, it redefined…
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