What are the Most Popular Games in the World? The video gaming industry has come a really long way since the days of arcades and Pong. Now, we can even fulfill our wildest dreams vicariously through software that allows us to perceive virtual space in stunning first-person. On the road from just a few pixels … read more

Sports gaming, the father of modern trash talk, the ruin of friendships, the righter of all wrongs from championships past. I let out a great, relaxed sigh as I sit to write this article. For many of us, growing up, we played these games with starry eyes, dreaming of becoming the next big professional ball … read more

Hail, Traveler! If you’re anything like me, which I hope you are, you’ve spent countless hours sitting around an old kitchen table roleplaying dungeon scenarios with your buddies. Tabletop games, like Dungeons and Dragons, took us all on adventures and fueled our creative sides for much of our youth and continues to do so in … read more

Where do you even start, right? I mean, the Sci-Fi genre alone is one of the most sweaty, heated debate spaces in the known universe. Narrow that down to just Sci-Fi video games and then even further to the top 10  Sci-Fi video games, and you’ve got a nerdpocalypse brewing. So, in order to avoid … read more

When talking about the hack and slash genre, most of us go straight back to classic Zelda and Alundra games. In truth, their light-hearted adventuring paved the way for some pretty gory stuff. Below, I’ve compiled a list of 5 of the best hack and slash games you can play, right now, in all their glory. … read more

Let’s all be really honest with ourselves. Mondays suck. They especially suck after a weekend of mothers-in-law, screaming kids, too much to drink, and errands. Sometimes, you sit down in your filthy cubicle listening to Arthur the Overachiever get a head start on the weekly reports After eleven minutes into the day, you realize, you’re … read more

For a lot of gamers, like myself, video games are an outlet. They enable us to explore vast, open worlds, become an anti-terror operator, and/or quite literally kill our problems with extreme prejudice. Sometimes, though, we need to take a break from pitched combat with The Soul of Cinder, or from all the loud kiddies … read more

With the emergence of the Battle Royale genre, I think players have started to forget what it means to play a truly social game. MMORPGs have been an integral part in the evolution of gaming experiences. From hours spent killing monsters at Wall of Slaughter, to dozens of skirmishes in Stranglethorn Vale, MMOs have provided … read more

Adventure games are the cornerstone of the video game industry. The genre has always been around, although there have been high points, most notably in the ‘90s. Thankfully the low points of the past decade have ended and we’ve seen the resurgence of high-quality adventure games. As we enjoy the present, let’s take a look … read more

There is no other form of entertainment that draws as much ire from the media and the public as video games. Perhaps it is due to the misconception that video games are solely for children, so when an adult-themed game hits the market controversy erupts. Controversial video games have plagued the industry from the beginning, … read more

No one would question the legitimacy of alcohol or drug addiction, but the thought of someone being addicted to video games is often met with some skepticism. The solution seems simple: just turn off the Xbox. But just like alcoholics can’t stop, neither can video game addicts. Although the American Medical Association has not identified … read more