With gore in video games becoming more enticing to consumers, the demand for it is growing. This, like any new trend, makes people wonder: what effect does this have on our youth? According to Psychiatric Times, violence in the media has been increasing and is...
There’s no escaping politics; even in our cozy virtual worlds, there’s no such thing as refuge. The peculiar mixture of the nation’s most absurd presidential race and a popular video game has resulted in an anti-Donald Trump billboard inspired by "Overwatch," Blizzard...
They did it when they put a handheld with two screens on store shelves in 2004, they did it when they introduced motion controlled gaming in 2006, and now, it looks like Nintendo has revolutionized the gaming world again with the Nintendo Switch. The Nintendo Switch ―...
Video game developer Blizzard Entertainment announced "Overwatch"’s newest playable character during this year’s BlizzCon, a convention based on Blizzard’s video games. The character, Sombra, is a Mexican female known to be the world’s best hacker. In the media,...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaY8GxHi_mE Do you ever watch a video and realize at the end that your jaw had literally dropped at the transitions and special effects of the video? Well, the person behind all of the astonishing elements is a video editor, an...
With the rise in popularity of the computer game "Counter Strike: Global Offensive" (CS:GO), the lucrative industry of online gambling has become widespread. Since online gambling is relatively new and has little to no restrictions for people participating, many kids...
Aug. 25, 1997, gaming was revolutionized when GoldenEye 007 was released for Nintendo 64. Being one of the best first person shooters of its time (or of all time), there has been a series of pleas from people all over the world begging for a remaster. GoldenEye 007...
Some of the best independent video games in and out of development were showcased at the IndieCade Festival last weekend at Little Tokyo in downtown Los Angeles. Many of the games were developed solo, by self-taught programmer-artist-designers. Others were developed...
In today’s day and age, video games have become a controversial topic throughout media outlets and the customers themselves. Today, we are wrestling with the question “are video games art?” For me, there is a short and long answer. The short answer is yes, video games...
I sat, my face intently staring at a bright screen. My hands clenched on my knees in anticipation. Loud noises burst through my headphones. I was so entranced that I didn’t even hear my mom walk into my room. Almost out of nowhere I heard “you look like a...
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