Video games can be magical experiences. They transport players to other worlds and let them inhabit other lives, but unlike any other form of media, games put players in control of how it all plays ...

As any gamer knows, bad games are all too common. Whether it's due to a bad story, a campaign filled with bugs, or a "final product" that simply seems unfinished, there's a million different ways for ...

Today, we're going to be digging through the complex story of StarCraft to explain exactly why the Terrans, Zerg, and Protoss are all slaughtering each other by the thousands. We'll start with the ...

As the most basic of all Poké Balls, it also has the most basic of all the bonuses: a 1x catch modifier on every Pokémon. However, it outranks the Premier Ball due to its sheer availability. Players ...

The Verge called the loot box system in "Overwatch" "the gold standard" by which other shooters will follow. "Overwatch" players have shown, time and time again, that they love their skins and, ...

As its name implies, Dragonbane is a niche use weapon, but when it comes to taking down the largest enemies in "Skyrim," there's no better choice than the one-handed sword. Dragonbane scales with the ...

Princess Peach, like most of the other popular "Mario" characters, has made hundreds of appearances over the years in a huge variety of games, shows, and comics. Racking up that many public ...

The Metal Gear franchise is famous for its twisty, complicated plotlines, but the best tale that the franchise ever spawned doesn't have anything to do with clones, nanobots, or giant mechs. It's the ...

If you've never played the Metal Gear games, the story might be the most daunting part of the series. Each game finds itself on a different place in the timeline. For example, MGS3 tells the beginning ...

When it comes to iconic mascots, few characters can compete with Sonic the Hedgehog. Sega is celebrating Sonic's 30th anniversary in June 2021, though TheGamer points out that the blue blur made his ...

The 10,000-year-old legend that Link learns of in Breath of the Wild further nods to the cyclical nature of, well, The Legend of Zelda. Time and time again, a force of evil known as Ganon appears but ...

First up is one of the most infamous gaming apologies in recent memory. All the way back in 2012, developers CD Projekt Red announced that it would be creating an expansive game based on the ...