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Western Games Need Better Music

Music is an often overlooked but nevertheless essential part of every great video game. Without it, a game can come across lifeless and dull. However, with the right music a game can often cement itself into your mind long after you have…

Selma Blair’s Dancing With The Stars Debut Feels Like Victory

We all talk about how dangerous (or strange) parasocial relationships between viewers and actors (or content creators) can be. However, I’m going to ignore my own advice about personal attachment to celebrities and be a fanboy for a moment. After watching Introducing,…

Video Game Media Companies Are Creating A Problem

It’s upsetting that we’ve seen significant layoffs at G4, Fanbyte, and Future in just one week. Dozens of talented, passionate, and highly qualified journalists, editors, producers, and more are spending the end of the week a lot differently than they planned in…

On Rampant Negativity in WoW PvP

Let me start by making something very clear. No, I am not simply writing this article to whine about people being mean to me when I enter random battlegrounds in World of Warcraft. Granted, I have had a fair few experiences like…

Disney Dreamlight Valley First Impressions

The initial draw of Disney Dreamlight Valley is two-fold. Firstly, Disney fans, of which there are plenty ranging in age and demographic, will always line up for a Disney game. The second appeal is regarding the gameplay promised in this sandbox-style life…

Bayonetta 2 is still a Christmas Game

Every year I hear people talking about the movie Die Hard. Some people say it is a Christmas movie, some say that it isn’t. This debate got me thinking about one of my favorite gaming franchises of all time. I decided a…

Women’s Wrestling: Least Valued Commodity

It has been said a lot in the weeks following the departure of Vince McMahon from the position as the top executive, head of creative, and every other hat worn by the 77-year-old for four decades. That departure has brought a breath…

Best Reveals From Opening Night Live

This past Tuesday marked the beginning of Gamescom and Opening Night Live. With E3 being lackluster this year, I was hoping Gamescom would deliver some exciting new game announcements and gameplay from upcoming titles. Without further ado here is a breakdown of…

Kiryu and Yagami Should be a Model for Good Male Protagonists

Male characters in video games tend to fall into a few categories these days. You have the macho type, the shy type, the reluctant protagonist type, and then you have the womanizer type. The Yakuza franchise, however, breaks convention in a lot…

Which Yakuza Games Are the Best to Start With?

With the mainline Yakuza series available on Xbox Game Pass (again) and the recent announcement that it’s coming to the PlayStation Plus service as well starting this month, it’s becoming a lot easier for new players to try out the games. This…