How Many Gaming Subscriptions Will You Have?
Subscription services for games are becoming immensely popular. While services like Gamefly have been around for quite a while, the growth of digital-only services has been a more recent endeavor…
Are we in a Space Sim Renaissance?
It may be because of the popularity of Elite: Dangerous and Star Citizen starting 2012 and their ever-growing high profile status going forward, but the trend of taking players into…
Homeworld 3 Announced… with Crowdfunding?
Today, the announcement of Homeworld 3 rocked longtime fans of the series. It has been nearly 16 years since the last proper release in the Homeworld franchise. While Deserts of…
How Long Do Games Have to Be?
Throughout my life, my expectations for game length has inverted. When I was a kid, if I completed a game in a matter of hours and had no reason to ever…
Bring Back the Real-time Strategy Epic
The real-time strategy genre was once a cornerstone of the PC gaming world. As the age of 3D acceleration dawned, their popularity started to waver. However, in this period, developers started…
Game Difficulty Doesn’t Matter Anymore
Game difficulty has been a hot topic on both ends of the spectrum recently. On one side, the popularity of the “Soulslike” genre has caused an outcry for an “easy…
Where Have All The Stealth Games Gone?
The game genre of "stealth" has been limited in recent years. Popular franchises like Metal Gear Solid, Splinter Cell, Thief, Deus Ex, and Sly Cooper have been laid to rest…
Star Citizen Alpha 3.6 is Live
Another yearly quarter has come and gone and that means it's time for another Star Citizen patch release. While this patch may not be as flashy as 3.5 with its…
Overwatch Role Queue: A Reason to Play Again
In another classic “Jeff from the Overwatch team” video , an announcement and briefing about the new method for matchmaking in Overwatch shook the foundations of what the game has…
10 Video Game Soundtracks That Stand on Their Own
Many wonderful game soundtracks do a great job of elevating the quality of their respective game. However, not all of them are quite as entertaining on their own. It is,…
Esports vs. Traditional Sports – Who Will Win?
When you ask most people in America what the most popular sports event is they'll respond with things like “The World Series” or “The Super Bowl.” Both are accurate answers,…
We Want More Star Wars Games… Without Jedi
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is due to release this year. After being announced amidst quite a bit of speculation, the gameplay was recently revealed at E3 to somewhat mixed…