Gaming

Some of the most beautiful and affecting art pieces, whether it’s a song, a film or a game, are those that take a risk, that actively seek to distill an emotion or a feeling into a message that is universal in tone and true in nature.…

In early August of 2018, competitive Super Smash Bros. player Justin “Plup” McGrath froze up in a competition during Evo 2018, causing him to lose the game. One viewer took to Reddit, publicly posting  “someone take Plup to the doc asap.”…

I never played P.T. I didn't have a PlayStation 3 or 4 when it came out so I experienced the game via osmosis. It was something my friends talked to me about at parties or online. I watched playthroughs on YouTube through my fingers.…

Video game aficionados know that games can be used for everything from educating the youth to aiding in combating depression and other mental illnesses. However, one of the negative side effects of gaming is the impact it can have on your…

White phosphorous burns at 2,760 degrees Celsius. That's 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit, hot enough to melt titanium. Imagine then what it does to flesh and bone. Unsurprisingly it's been illegally used as a weapon against civilians in…

In 2016, Vice reported information that connected underage drinking to video games which include representations of alcohol. Conversation around video games’ negative influence on young players is nothing new, but typically those…

There is a sea change happening in the gaming industry. Like all the changes that have come before and that will come again it has negatives and it has positives. Gaming is the most popular entertainment medium on the planet. It's bigger…

Today, over 26% of adults in the United States suffer from depression. It seems that this statistic will only get worse in the future, with depression projected to be the second biggest cause of disability by 2020. Naturally, many people…

It really hits home when Lemmy Kilmister, a.k.a 'The Kill Master', asks Jack Black, here known as the roadie Eddie Riggs, to steal giant bass strings from the lair of a heavy metal spider queen: Brütal Legend is one-of-a-kind. Backed by the…

If this year's E3 showed us anything it's that even though the current console generation is winding down, there's no shortage of games coming out. Of course not all of those have a 2019 release date but some do and those are the ones we'll…