In a recent release, the company renowned for World of Warcraft and Call of Duty, Activision-Blizzard, announced their latest title in the latter series set to release sometime later this year—Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. However, not all has gone well with the reception of it for the Triple A publisher, even though…
In recent years, nothing has become more pervasive in the gaming industry it seems than the Battle Royale. It is a genre characterized by hardcore deaths, item scavenging, and the ever-closing ring of combat that drives engagements and ends matches. The game type itself is of course in homage and respect to the movie which…
As digital media continues to expand, we find ourselves discovering new forms of entertainment that particularly hit that jive. A cacophony of common interests may find you tuning in to a favorite blogger, a particular hobby channel to binge for three hours, or even a Twitch streamer manages to make you look forward to that…
On October 19, 1972, about two dozen people crammed into a poorly lit room at Stanford University’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory to watch a handful of students play video games. Some came for the free beer. Others came to catch a glimpse of history—the first-ever “Intergalactic Spacewar Olympics”—which was being recorded by Rolling Stone reporter Stewart…
I have a confession to make: I’m a closet neckbeard. Despite having a job at FEE, a somewhat decent social network, and a gym membership, there are a few other things I’m not so proud of. I stay up until 3 a.m. playing video games in my bedroom, I enjoy Doritos and Mountain Dew, I…
Developers Voidpoint and 3D Realms recently came under severe criticism for a joke gag described as “hateful and homophobic” in their new title Ion Fury. After initially walking it back, the developers later responded to actual criticisms by fans and consumers that they were being artistically censored for wrong-think by instead keeping the content within the game….
A class-action lawsuit against Nintendo has been filed on behalf of customers who have reported an issue with the Nintendo Switch’s controllers.
The official news Twitter of the NYPD confirmed that the popular YouTube gamer and streamer Desmond Amofah, known online as “Etika”, was found by police yesterday evening deceased in New York City’s East River. This ending a 5 day investigation started on June 20th after Amofah uploaded a video to his alternative YouTube channel on…
To the chagrin of gamers everywhere, “loot boxes” seem to be universally loved by video game developers. So why do consumers seem to hate them so much? Why is it wrong to try to sell loot boxes to kids?
The California man who made a false emergency phone call that led to the death of Andrew Finch in late December 2017 was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Friday. According to an online news source for gaming called Dexerto, Finch was the victim of “swatting”, in which a false 911 call is made…