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As global hardware shortages are (slowly) resolved, more and more people find themselves finally able to buy a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X. That also means that more and more people are asking the simple question, “Should I position my console vertically or horizontally?” Actually, that question isn’t quite as simple as it seems.

In a recent interview with The Washington Post, The Last of Us creator Neil Druckmann revealed that he is not only a fan of Elden Ring but that his time with that game (and other titles) may have inspired him to tweak his own approach to video game storytelling. “I’m intrigued by stuff like Elden

In the ongoing gaming war between consoles and PCs, computer owners have a new weapon in the form of the Steam Deck. This handheld platform combines the portability of a Nintendo Switch with the power and gaming libraries of PCs. While the Steam Deck is aimed at gamers who want to play newer titles on

“Expect the unexpected” has certainly been the motto for the entire video game industry over the last few years. You’d have to be a fool to think that you have any idea about where gaming is going in 2023. So…here we are. Since there’s roughly a 100% chance that anything I predict now will be

2018’s Among Us has to be one of the most unlikely hits in recent gaming history. That social deduction multiplayer title didn’t start strong, but it eventually became a best-seller that has made quite a cultural impact. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez famously played it on Twitch to a record audience, and Among Us was even recently featured

For years, the Final Fantasy series has been synonymous with the very idea of the Japanese Role-Playing Game (JRPG). The Final Fantasy franchise is not only massive, but it offers such a wide array of experiences that it’s really no wonder why it’s often considered to be the best gateway into the genre. Where does

Valve recently revealed the winners of the 2022 Steam Awards, which allowed fans to vote for and celebrate the cream of last year’s gaming crop. This year’s winners included Elden Ring grabbing yet another Game of the Year award and Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade winning Best Soundtrack. Many gamers can agree on most of

Skins are everything in modern multiplayer shooter titles. What better way to win a Fortnite match than as Kratos wielding a golden pump-action shotgun? But in order to wear character skins these days, you have to buy them with a credit card. Long before online multiplayer, FPS games like GoldenEye 007 locked such content behind

As we talked about in our look at the best console of 2022, Nintendo is in a strange spot at the moment. Despite the Switch’s success, they are clearly in need of a hardware upgrade that will allow them to keep up with modern gaming trends and grow beyond the Switch’s increasingly limited capabilities. Now,

While the number of truly great video game adaptations is tragically small, the fact of the matter is that there’s still a bit of a gold rush for familiar properties. As such, it seems that every studio and streaming service in the world is looking to adapt one video game or another. Seriously, the number

The term “Game of the Year” is thrown around a lot these days. Some companies have even caught flak for publishing Game of the Year editions of titles that didn’t actually win any Game of the Year awards. However, 2022 gave us the gift of Elden Ring: a landmark game that ended up securing a

2022 was a great year for gaming, but many of that year’s best titles were smaller and somewhat unexpected. Well, the biggest new games of 2023 are just that. Big. We’ve spoken before about the very best years in video game history, and it’s not a stretch to suggest that 2023 could one day join

Last year, Microsoft announced its plan to acquire Activision Blizzard. This proposal reignited a war between Microsoft and Sony that has since resulted in the airing of quite a bit of dirty laundry. Most recently, it was revealed that PlayStation’s massive war chest of exclusive titles may be bolstered by behind-the-scenes agreements with third-party studios.

You dream of scorched vistas. A mysterious voice resonates through your fitful dreams, ensuring you that you are being watched. Shortly after, you awake in the sodden guts of a prison ship carried across the sea to a foreign land for reasons unknown. Little do you realize the true nature of this strange land upon

We’ve spoken before about how…strange the current-gen console wars really are. In some ways, it feels like we’re still waiting for this generation of console gaming to properly begin. Of course, so long as most gamers need to choose between the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch, the debate about which console had

Microsoft has confirmed that High on Life is not only the biggest Game Pass new release of 2022 but the biggest 3rd party Game Pass launch ever (based on the number of hours played in the first five days of release). While that’s obviously an incredible accomplishment, it’s really not as surprising s it may

Console wars are nothing new. Back in the Sega Genesis and SNES days, Sega tried to convince audiences that their console did what Nintendon’t (and vice versa). But with the advent of cross-play and cross-progression in more recent console generations, companies like Sony and Microsoft have largely been content to play nice with each other.

The Sega Dreamcast made its Japanese debut just in time for Christmas 1998. It would take until September of 1999 for the console to reach North America, where fans welcomed it after roughly three years with the weakening PlayStation and the chunky Nintendo 64. Its fate would be a modern retelling of the myth of

2022 is almost finished, and boy was it an exciting year for gaming. While we’ll be talking about the year’s many video game highlights, we couldn’t end the year without also sharing a healthy dose of “WTF?” Surprise developments are nothing new in the game industry (some of us are still recovering from the sudden

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Marvel’s Midnight Suns is one of the biggest surprises of 2022. Marvel’s Midnight Suns is also one of my personal favorite games of 2022. Those are both big statements, but as we reach the end of 2022, it’s hard to not contextualize every piece of entertainment within the scope of the year.  Yet, there are

On November 10, 2022, the great Kevin Conroy passed away. According to a Warner Bros. Discovery press release, the cause of death was intestinal cancer. Since most fans didn’t know Conroy even was battling cancer prior to his death, this news understandably came as a shock. At the time of his passing, Conroy’s most recent

Unlike console owners, PC gamers have no shortage of digital distribution platforms. Epic Games and EA have their own storefronts, but anyone looking for the biggest collection with titles from virtually every publisher on the market probably uses Steam. In 2003, Valve launched their digital PC gaming platform, not as a means to distribute games

For the most part, The Game Awards 2022 was an excellent installment in what is quickly becoming the biggest gaming show of the year. We were treated to some incredible announcements, quite a few great games walked away with awards, and it was certainly nice to see the show return to a live format. However,

Activision Blizzard is currently under investigation following accusations of harassment, discrimination, and fostering a hostile work environment. You can read more about the investigation here. Hearthstone‘s March of the Lich King expansion pays tribute to WoW‘s beloved Wrath of the Lich King expansion in its own ways. That means Death Knights, a ton of undead, and

Bandai Namco and FromSoftware surprised many Elden Ring fans by recently releasing a PvP-focused “Colosseum” update. While we hope to see some more Elden Ring PvE content in the future, this sizeable update has Elden Ring fans everywhere looking for the best PvP builds that will help them get in on the fun. While we’ll

The entertainment industry is full of award ceremonies, and gaming is no exception. Countless outlets and organizations give out awards for what they believe are the cream of the crop, but the biggest gaming awards show of them all has to be The Game Awards. The Game Awards is the brainchild of journalist Geoff Keigley

Ever since HBO announced that they were adapting The Last of Us video game as a TV series, fans (myself included) have been eager to see both familiar parts of the story and what the series will change. With the Jan. 15 premiere date growing closer, the cast and creators recently attended CCXP Brazil to

2022 is shaping up to be one of The Game Awards’ biggest years yet. Elden Ring and God of War: Ragnarok are deadlocked for nominations, and titles such as Horizon Forbidden West and Xenoblade Chronicles 3 follow closely behind. The biggest awards can go any way, but let’s be honest: most gamers will tune in

This article is presented by Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen is coming, and the buzz from long-time Dungeons & Dragons fans is completely understandable. Dragonlance was once a prominent campaign setting (as well as the home for a library of fiction adventures) in almost every edition of D&D (it was skipped in 4E). A