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Games Done Quick Founder Exits Organization

The first Games Done Quick speedrunning event took place in 2010. The location might surprise you, considering how successful the organization is now though. Mike Uyama, the founder of Games Done Quick, ran the event out of his mother’s basement, kicking off…

Video Game Media Companies Are Creating A Problem

It’s upsetting that we’ve seen significant layoffs at G4, Fanbyte, and Future in just one week. Dozens of talented, passionate, and highly qualified journalists, editors, producers, and more are spending the end of the week a lot differently than they planned in…

Games Can Learn From Saints Row’s Customization

I’ve been a big fan of the Saints Row franchise for a while. I like the tongue-in-cheek style, I like the outlandish action, and I like that the franchise is just plain fun. It gives me the freedom and criminal exploits of…

Male Characters Need More Sexy Cosmetics

Cosmetics are everywhere in video games now. Extra skins, costumes, clothing, and other types of cosmetics enable you to customize characters in your favorite games. However, I think we can all agree that cosmetics for male characters tend to be pretty basic.…

Gaming Cycles and the Pandemic: Relaxing Games

Full disclosure that no one asked for, I’ve been writing articles like this since I was 16/17, so around 10-11 years now. I’ve been gaming since I was probably 4 or 5 though, so I’ve had my hand on the pulse of…

Accessibility “Is Cheating;” Who Cares?

After 24-years on this planet, I do not understand why anyone cares. Raised with the music of the hippies, their drugs of choice surrounding me in my early years, and their ideals cementing themselves in me, I’ve been raised to ask, why…

Study Links Gambling & Loot Boxes

Hold on, I need to dress appropriately (a hazmat suit) to go diving in the sewage plant of hell once again: Let’s discuss loot boxes. EA has been one of those at the heart of the majority of the controversy when it…

Illinois Rep. To Expand The Term “Violent Games” & Ban Them

Ahh, here we go again, and there haven’t even been school classes for someone to shoot up the place this time. The general rule of thumb for this nonsense is every few months, at least twice a year, and here we are…

Study On Behavior & Games Finds Little Effect On Teens, Again

Since the SEGA Mega Drive and Mortal Kombat joined forces in 1993: Letting you kick your little brother’s head off and ram the blood-soaked stump up his rear, people have been concerned about the effects of games on children. This spawned the ESRB,…

What’s With Isolation in Video Games?

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Lifeless Planet. When I mention isolation here, to be clear: I’m not talking about single-player versus multiplayer games. That’s an article in and of itself. I’m talking about alienation. Void. Nothing. Long stretches of land, hallways,…