By Nazeefa Ahmed, July 13 2023—
Researchers at the University of Calgary’s Werklund School of Education and the Department of Computer Science are collaborating on a video game that aims to prepare high school students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder … Read the rest
By Nicholas Cervania, August 11, 2021 —
The terms Final Fantasy, Squaresoft and Square Enix have essentially become synonymous with Japanese role-playing games (JRPGs). Since 1987, the Final Fantasy series has been the genre-defining hallmark of JRPGs.
In this article, … Read the rest
By Rachneet Randhawa, May 13 2020—
Mayday, mayday! We have a life-threatening virus emergency for a bunch of young adults stranded in lockdown thanks to a zombie apocalyptic doomsday — they’re also bored out of their minds. How can we … Read the rest
By Farah Refaey, October 10 2019—
In September, Nintendo released a mobile version of Mario Kart, the game that almost every millennial and zoomer has countless fond memories of. Mario Kart was a staple in my childhood, and I’m sure … Read the rest
By Sean Willett, January 23 2018 —
Despite all of its many, many problems, 2017 was a great year for video games. Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds became a cultural phenomenon, big franchises like Resident Evil and Assassin’s Creed received much-needed overhauls and … Read the rest
By Derek Baker, December 5 2017 —
The Animal Crossing series is a childhood video game staple. I personally spent countless hours as a kid pushing villagers around, trying to get them to talk to one another so they’d wear … Read the rest
By Sean Willett, September 13 2017 —
British video game developer Mike Bithell, known for the critically acclaimed games Thomas was Alone and Volume, is releasing a series of short, inexpensive games meant to be played in a single sitting. … Read the rest
By Sean Willett, December 1, 2015 —
After years of trying and failing to grab hold of the public consciousness, e-sports — or competitive video games — are slowly but surely becoming part of the mainstream. Game streaming services are … Read the rest
By Sean Willett, November 17 2015 —
Even if you don’t play a lot of video games, you’ve probably heard about Fallout 4. But as thousands of so-called “gamers” continue to rant and rave about how Bethesda Studios’ latest pablum … Read the rest
By Emilie Medland-Märchen, November 13 2014 —
Enter the online arena of a video game and the outside world loses meaning. The player leaves everything behind the screen, their flickering fingers projecting body and mind into a new character. For … Read the rest
