The video game industry shows no signs of slowing down, with each year bringing more and more financial successes. Now the NPD Group has released video game sales numbers for the month of May, while also shedding some light on how the industry is doing as a whole this year. The NPD Group revealed that the industry generated $685 million ...
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The Rise of the Esports Phenomenon
A Whole New World Video games have had such a powerful impact on society that they have changed the entire world. There is nowhere you could go in today’s world that you won’t see or hear about some form of video game being played enthusiastically by men and women, children and adults alike. Video games seem to be the great ...
Read More »5 Popular video games that feature a casino game or gambling
Video games have become a top pastime for millions of players worldwide and there are thousands of games that can be enjoyed, with new releases always being offered. Video games provide a great way to engage in action while enjoying interactions with others, especially when playing an RPG. Some of the top rated video games also incorporate a casino element. ...
Read More »Video game ROMs
A video game ROM (Read Only Memory) is a computer file or software which contains a copy of the data from a read-only memory chip, from a video game cartridge or a computer’s firmware. Thousands of ROMs for different operating systems are made available on the internet where they can be easily downloaded; ROMs download is done easily and free ...
Read More »Anticipated Games of 2017 – South Park: The Fractured But Whole
South Park: The Fractured But Whole was initially set to be released at the end of this year, however Ubisoft (which has taken over production of the second game, with Obsidian Entertainment having made the first one) released a statement in September explaining they wanted the game to meet the high expectations of fans. “South Park: The Fractured But Whole ...
Read More »Aria’s Game of the Year Winners – 2015
As we turn our backs on 2015, it’s time to round up our favorite games of the year. We saw a lot of excellent video games last year, and everybody has their own list of favorites. I thought that a fun way to start off the year would be to share my favorite games of 2015 with you. So, without ...
Read More »Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate Will Have a Female Protagonist – Don’t Celebrate Just Yet
Thanks to Kotaku, we now know that there’s going to be a female assassin playable in Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate. This is, of course, a move that’s coming in response to the backlash over Assassin’s Creed: Unity last year, where Ubisoft claimed that animating women would take too many resources, or would otherwise be too difficult. While many would be quick ...
Read More »Releases for the Week of March 9th-14th
Not sure what games to look forward to this week? Take a look at our list below, summarizing all games releasing across major platforms. There’s bound to be something worth picking up! Monday, March 9th Releases Shelter 2 for PC. Shelter 2 is a sequel to the badger adventure game, Shelter, that was released in 2013. This time, we can expect ...
Read More »Getting hurt in video games will literally take the blood out of you
For starters, how good are you at video games? If the answer is ‘not that good’, then you’d probably be the ideal donor in a unique KickStarter campaign that presents a twisted game called Blood Sport, which will literally take the life out of you… Well, the blood to be more specific. This idea was first introduced at KickStarter by ...
Read More »Redbox Prices Are Increasing
Redbox prices are increasing starting in early December. Video game rentals will go up from $2 to $3 later on, on January 6, 2015. The announcement came from Outerwall, the owner of Redbox Automated Retail, LLC. Not only are Redbox prices increasing for video games but so are the costs for renting DVDs and Blu-Ray discs. However, the increase is ...
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