Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 rewards fans but leaves new viewers behind
The sequel leans heavily on lore and familiar references, raising the question of whether it works as a movie on its own or only as a treat for longtime fans
Category: Gaming
The Simpsons Season brought new life to Fortnite
The new changes and updates have helped jumpstart a much-needed revival.
Slo-Claps’s Rematch is a unique take on Soccer games
Rematch combines 5 vs 5 soccer with unseen before mechanics to create a new game.
Minimalistic games are dominating Roblox
As attention spans decrease and trends spread on Tiktok, low-effort, fast games have become the playground for quick entertainment
How the Doomslayer reduced an eldritch god to a mere plot point
In Doom the Dark Ages Cthulhu makes a surprise appearance as a powerful eldritch god. Unfortunately, instead of being a cosmic god of dreams, he’s been reduced to a simple disposable enemy. Stripping him from his cosmic powers and everything that makes him so terrifying.
Elden Ring’s newest Nightreign started out as a flop
FromSoftware’s first release of the spin-off based on Elden Ring encountered several bugs, making the gameplay challenging and disliked by Soul fans.
Valorant global champion team The Sentinels have been struck down as the team struggles with teamwork and communication
The former ‘Valorant Champions Tour’ winners suffered a devastating loss at the past VCT Challengers to Version1, knocking them out of contention for this year’s Valorant Masters one Event.
What you should consider while choosing between PlayStation+ and Xbox Game Pass
Although PlayStation’s streaming service dwarfs Xbox’s library, Game Pass gets the day one releases.
Revisiting Cuphead after almost half a decade
3 Years after announcement trailer, Cuphead the Delicious Last Course finally gets a release date
Arcane animation charms viewers with its unique hand-drawn visual effects and backgrounds
“Suddenly you had to not make two or three minutes, but six hours,” said Arcane showrunner Christian Linke
The gaming industry are enabling physically disabled people to play video games
In the United States alone, there are around 46 million disabled gamers.
Incredible graphics and fun vehicles make Far Cry 6 Worth It
The latest instalment of the series also offers up interesting companions, a huge map and great customization and crafting.
Spending real money in video games can lead to regret, teens say
One student tells 8forty he spent $1200 on one game in the past year.
A game narrating a child’s death could have been a career killer, but the Binding of Isaac draws fans into its disturbing mystery
The game’s most recent expansion finally fills in the gaps in this dark story
The recent Animal Crossing and Build-a-Bear collaboration feels like it was orchestrated by the notorious capitalist exploiter Tom Nook
What could’ve been the collaboration of the century has instead broken all my hopes and dreams of owning a Raymond or Marshal stuffy.
How Minecraft’s mass appeal led to being the best selling video game in the world.
Over $500 million in revenue and approximately 200 million sales, make Minecraft the best selling game of all time.
Did this 1 in 7.5 trillion Minecraft speedrun actually happen?
Let’s see how a YouTuber’s reputation that took six years to build up, only took a few minutes to fall apart.
Loot boxes may lead to gambling addiction, but developers call them “Quite ethical and quite fun”
Multiple countries have banned or restricted loot boxes, labeling them as gambling.
How Dreams changes what people can do with a video game
The PS4 title allows you to create your own games from scratch, and share them with a community.
Modders in GTA 5 are hurting other people’s experience with the game
An autoban system has been weaponized against innocent gamers, but Rockstar doesn’t seem to care
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