Is Strife Really the Next-Gen MOBA We’ve Been Waiting For?
When you think of MOBAs like League of Legends, DOTA 2 or Smite, a few unflattering words probably burst immediately to mind – things like “toxic” and “worst community ever.” …
GameSoundCon starts October 7th in Los Angeles
A while back we showcased BEEP, a documentary exploring the history of music and sound in video games. On its final day, the Kickstarter has earned well over its initial…
Is PS Vita Becoming an Indie Console?
In the land of handheld gaming – already a dying breed – the PS Vita is a clear loser. It’s sold just a 10th of the models as its predecessor…
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Destiny: Is It Living Up to Expectations?
I entered Gamestop on Friday night, clutching my copy of Destiny in my hands. The game had a $40 trade-in value that I planned to take advantage of while it…
ArcheAge Takes the MMORPG to New Levels
Some might say the age of the MMORPG is waning. We’ve seen a lot of them in the past decade or so, every one of them claiming to bring something…
Debate About Gaming Journalism Spawns #GamerGate Phenomenon
The Zoe Quinn scandal has sparked an active debate that shows no signs of abating. United under the hashtag #GamerGate, advocates of gaming journalism reform are making their views heard…
Director Seeks Funding for Video Game Music Documentary
A Kickstarter campaign launched by Karen Collins, a researcher at the University of Waterloo in Canada, seeks to give video game sound the attention it deserves. The campaign seeks to…
Zoe Quinn’s Depression Quest Sparks Debate Over Gaming Journalism and Misogyny
If the name “Zoe Quinn” doesn’t immediately ring alarm bells in your mind, you’ve probably been hiding under a rock for the past few weeks (or busy slaying mobs in…
Open-World Survival Games: The Newest Gaming Zeitgeist
It’s no shocker that game genres come and go in phases, and the popularity of these games is always intimately tied to the technology available for developing them. As internet…
OUYA Gives Back With its #FreeTheGames Program
In 2012, a Kickstarter campaign was started to fund the creation of OUYA, a microconsole utilizing a version of the Android operating system. Earning $8.5 million, the campaign became Kickstarter's…
Kickstarter Campaign to Re-Release the Controversial Game Night Trap
Night Trap, the first full-motion video game ever released, is being remastered and released more than 20 years after its initial debut. Night Trap was designed in 1986 and released…