Category: Gaming

Gamers have expensive taste. It might not be in your holiday budget to give a gamer a $400 PS5 or a $1,600 GPU, but you […]

Do you like video games? Do you enjoy watching video game creators win awards? Do you like free things? Then you’ll love Valve’s new giveaway: […]

By now, you probably know how glitchy Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are . At the moment, crashes and issues are more features than bugs. Most […]

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are glitchfests . In this age of post-launch updates, many games have their fair share of bugs and issues, but at […]

So, I’m really bad at video games. Elden Ring was too much for me : I couldn’t stop dying. Everything I tried, every path I […]

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are talked about all over town, but not for the reasons Nintendo probably wanted. While many are enjoying their new Pokémon […]

It’s November, which means it’s Black Friday season again (the Friday after Thanksgiving now somehow lasts a full month) and online retailers – and the […]

The Nintendo Power is an iconic piece of Nintendo history and gaming history in general. Its 285-issue 24-year run spanned generations of gamers and helped […]

I love PSVR . The exclusives are great, as is the ability to play PlayStation games on a giant floating virtual screen. But I admit […]

For all of us, work means something different, but for many of us, the working day includes periods of downtime. If you find yourself with […]

Nintendo isn’t the only company that has issues with joystick drift. JoyCons may be the highest profile controller that suffers from drift, but Sony’s PS5 […]

Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet , the latest dual game in developer Game Freak’s iconic series, won’t hit retail or digital stores until November 18th. […]

On a wave of accolades and overwhelmingly positive reviews, God of War Ragnarok is officially here. If you were a fan of 2018’s God of […]

God of War: Ragnarok comes out tomorrow, arguably the most anticipated game of 2022. Original Sony games have an excellent track record of making the […]

It’s hard to justify paying for mobile games when there are so many free options out there. Of course, many of these free options are […]

If you’re worried about spoilers for God of War: Ragnarok, your PS5 might be your biggest enemy, especially if you’ve pre-ordered the new God of […]

Computer games have a reputation for being expensive and difficult. And of course, PC gaming may be the “deepest part” of the video game craze […]

Original Super Mario Bros. is a betting game . You don’t have the luxury of saving states or level passwords. Once you lose all your […]

November is the peak season for new video releases, but among all the new full-fledged games, there are plenty of new titles available to play […]

The Xbox is a fantastic console with some pretty good software. Fortunately, it has even more potential: your Xbox contains many hidden features that are […]

The Halloween season is the perfect excuse to catch up on the best scary horror-themed video games. While there are plenty of great horror games […]

Like many people, I have fond memories of being addicted to The Sims . My favorite game was The Sims 2 , but I also […]

Video games usually come in one of two dimensions: you have 2D side-scrollers or, more often, your typical 3D adventures. You rarely see a game […]

Lately, my TikTok algorithm has provided me with a series of videos of amazing games from indie developers that I wouldn’t have heard of otherwise. […]

Working on my book Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and the rise of JRPGs in the West took me back […]

Whenever a company adds accessibility features to its products, all users benefit from it. Case in point: the Xbox Series X|S, which has many useful, […]

If you’ve spent an extra $100 on a PS5 with a disc, you don’t want a stuck CD turning it into an overpriced digital model. […]

Given the strength of the dollar these days, many US shoppers are turning to overseas retailers for better product deals , and one of the […]

There are few things more annoying (or disturbing) than accidentally shutting down your computer in the middle of a game. If you’ve ruled out other […]

Part of what makes video games so damn fun is pure research. We gamers of the 90s remember how huge Ocarina of Time seemed in […]

Is your PS5 controller acting up? Updating the firmware for your DualSense controller can quickly resolve many minor issues. If you have a PS5, it’s […]

You have paid for your DLC, so you should have access to it at all times. Unfortunately, it seems that some PS4 players unexpectedly deleted […]

If you have an Elden Ring or Stray round on your calendar this morning, it’s time to reschedule it. Your PS5 has a new update […]

Minecraft is addictive. Minecraft is popular. This combination means that many of us play the game for hours every single day. While this is good […]

It won’t come as a big surprise to hear that strangers playing online games aren’t necessarily “nice”. Anyone who has ever been in a Modern […]

Since its release in 2001, Super Smash Bros. Melee has the same static classic roster of 26 iconic Nintendo characters. If you’re a melee fan, […]

Splatoon 3 is almost here. The third entry in the most recent Nintendo IP is due for release on September 9th , just under a […]

Among Us needs no introduction : 2020 has taken care of that by introducing gamers and casual gamers alike to a social deduction multiplayer game. […]

If you were to read the headline and think to yourself, “Does Netflix have games?” You’re not alone. Less than 1% of Netflix subscribers reportedly […]

Apple Arcade is Apple’s solution to removing the biggest stumbling block in mobile gaming: no one wants to pay for individual games, but constant microtransactions […]