Like many others, I grew up playing Pokémon. Back in 1998, when the original games released, I was hooked. My parents, on my birthday, surprised me with a Game Boy, and a copy each of Red and Blue. Th...
Fallout is a massive franchise. To say it’s one of the most well-known games is an understatement, to say the least. The series has transcended popularity and become an icon of both the gaming and sci...
I have a confession: I love The Sims. It is one of my all-time most favorite franchises. I fondly remember picking up The Sims 3 upon release. At the time, I had a second monitor setup for work. I wou...
For the longest time, Call of Duty was my favorite first-person shooter franchise. And no, it certainly wasn’t for the compelling storylines in the single-player campaigns. I truly enjoyed the competi...
As a lifelong gamer who is marrying another lifelong gamer, I’ve heard all manner of complaints and geeky trivia from my better half. Unfortunately, the complaints are typically about random guys addi...
For most of us, a weekend trip to GameStop is pretty standard. Or at least, it once was. The video game retailer has gone down the drain in recent years. And their shady trade-in practices have lost t...
The Fallout franchise happens to be one of my most favorite series of all time. I'm not quite sure why. Perhaps it is because of the sense of despair that has yet to be captured in another game series...
Video games provide unique opportunities and methods to escape the toils of daily life. There are no 9-to-5 gigs, no bills due at the end of the month, and certainly no drama. The stories, characters,...
We often turn to live streams as a way to get further enjoyment out of our favorite video games. If you open a browser tab to Twitch, you’ll notice millions of people watching their favorite games. Mo...
Video games are great, aren’t they? They introduce us to fantastical new worlds, coveted loot drops, and characters that we can relate to and enjoy. Right? Well, that’s usually correct. It seems like ...
Let’s be honest, most of us just want to play video games in our spare time. We don’t want to worry about breaking world records and filing paperwork with Guinness. It’s just too much work. We’re all ...
You know, people are constantly discussing whether video games make children more violent or not. We see young kids – maybe 10 or 11 – enjoying themselves in GTA Online. They’re running wild, shouting...
The Pokémon series has a special place in many people’s hearts. It is a timeless classic that, with each iteration, seems to improve and expand in some way – even just the slightest. Of course, there ...
There is something about Fallout 4 that draws people in. Sure, visit any of the fan forums dedicated to the series and you’ll immediately notice an overabundance of posts claiming Fallout: New Vegas i...
With the overabundance of open world games on the market today, making in-game cash has become more adventurous, unique, and downright disturbing, in some cases. Of course, without in-game money, the ...
While men may treat them as a rare species, women who play video games are actually becoming increasingly more widespread. Furthermore, recent polls conducted by the media have revealed that 35 to 40 ...
Despite the insanely mixed reviews found on Steam, DayZ (Standalone) is one of the most in-depth, community-driven survival games available on the platform. Sure, there are contenders such as Rust and...
I’ll be honest, for a while there, I was totally ignorant to the modding community involved in Fallout 4. As someone who played The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and Fallout...
There’s something about wandering through a world filled with smartphone-wielding hipsters, high-tech government agencies, and clueless AI, isn’t there? Set within a fictionalized version of San Franc...
