Guitar Hero turns 20 – how a plastic guitar brought rock fans of all ages together.
Twenty years ago, Guitar Hero launched in North America, giving everyday gamers the tools to become virtual rock stars. Of…
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Why is the White House under Trump using video game memes to recruit for ICE?
Shortly after Microsoft unveiled Halo: Campaign Evolved, the latest installment in its popular sci-fi series, the White House posted a…
Battlefield 6 Review: An Epic, Deafening, and Total War Experience
Within the first minute of playing Conquest, the large-scale multiplayer mode, you’ll know you’re experiencing Battlefield at its finest. Fighter…
Why do some gamers invert their controls? Scientists have answers, but they might surprise you.
Five years ago, just before the first Covid lockdown, I wrote an article asking what seemed like a very niche…
"I had no idea how big the game would become for years": The story behind the original Football Manager
If you were a football fan with a computer in the early 1980s, one game stands out in memory. The…
**Mafia: The Old Country review – A by-the-numbers action game saved by its Sicilian period setting** This straightforward action game follows a familiar formula, but its rich Sicilian backdrop adds
Once upon a time, the gaming industry was flooded with titles like this—single-player, story-driven action games packed with scripted set…
The original concept was to create a Black version of James Bond – this is the story behind *50 Cent: Bulletproof*. Here's a more natural rewrite: "The plan was to make
In 2005, rapper 50 Cent (born Curtis Jackson) was everywhere. British classrooms were filled with teens wearing his G-Unit clothing,…
Why aren't there more cozy games based on popular shows like
I’ve spent 85 hours playing Death Stranding 2, a game set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by deadly creatures, and…