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Are Game Showcase Expectations Too High?

At last week’s Summer Game Fest 2023 Live, we saw dozens of games from a variety of developers. Nicholas Cage showed up, we had a long-awaited Final Fantasy VII Rebirth update, and even a release date for Spider-Man 2. Still, the response online was aggressively…

Summer Game Fest 2023 Live News Rundown

Here we are again y’all. We’re at the equivalent of Christmas in June or “Faux-E3” as Keiran calls it. Another year has passed, and we’re back to Summer Game Fest. In the absence of E3, showcases have already taken place including Guerilla…

Breaking Down Accessibility: Text and Localization

Prior to last week’s entry, it has been a while since I added to the “Breaking Down Accessibility” series. I’ve been taking my time trying to think about what important accessibility topics don’t really get discussed. In recent months, it has occurred…

Breaking Down Accessibility: Bloom, Brightness, and Motion Blur

Over the past year, I have noticed a trend in games that brought me to an interesting accessibility concern. Whether your game is pushing for realistic or intense graphics like Star Wars Jedi: Survivor or you’re focusing on colorful, stylistic, or cel-shaded…

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…