K. Thor Jensen
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Can you create a fighting game character so strong it destroys computers?
Fighting game construction kit MUGEN has always been a showcase for pitting characters against one another, but over time it’s also become about pitting computers against one another. → Read More
Quest for Love: The 10 Best Romances in Video Games
Celebrate Valentine's Day, the holiday of love, with these 10 heartfelt gaming romances. → Read More
10 Black-Owned Tech Companies Making Waves In 2023
Let's look to the future with these bold, innovative companies founded by people of color. → Read More
Will 'The Last of Us' End the Games-to-TV Curse?
HBO's multi-million-dollar adaptation of the post-apocalyptic video game has a lot riding on it. Will it survive? → Read More
Year in Review: The Best New Streaming Shows of 2022
If you're spending on streaming subscriptions, these are the shows you should be watching. → Read More
The Biggest Tech Fails of 2022
Come reminisce over Twitter trash fires, Crypto crashes, metaverse malfunctions, and much, much more. → Read More
Rotten Rodents: The 10 Worst and Weirdest Computer Mice
Pointing and clicking has never been so awkward, painful, or confusing. → Read More
The 10 Worst Live-Action Anime Adaptations Ever Made
Turning the two-dimensional world into flesh and blood is a tough act, and these movies didn't pull it off. → Read More
The 10 Worst Arcade Conversions of All Time
Imagine the excitement of bringing your favorite quarter-muncher home and it turns out this terrible. → Read More
The 10 Worst Video Game Soundtracks We've Ever Heard
Video game music is a serious art form that deserves respect, but these games are absolute audio atrocities. Here, listen for yourself. → Read More
Love to Hate You: The 10 Most Unlikeable Game Protagonists
These main characters have us lunging for the power button because they're just so obnoxious. → Read More
The 10 Worst Movie Tie-In Games Ever
From the silver screen to the digital world, these terrible games bombed like none other. → Read More
The 10 Biggest Game Leaks Of All Time
With early GTA 6 footage out in the wild, look back at other key times when we got to see highly anticipated games way before they were ready. → Read More
11 iPhone Apps That Got Banned And Why
Fortnite is not the only app Apple has yanked from its app store. The company has axed a number of crude, dangerous, and just plain weird apps over the years. Some might surprise you. → Read More
Industrial Light & Magic's 5 Greatest Technological Breakthroughs
George Lucas' effects house changed movies with Star Wars, and then it just kept going. Check out its five biggest accomplishments ahead of the new Disney+ special Light & Magic. → Read More
10 Japan-Only RPGs That Need English Remakes
With Live A Live finally coming to the United States on July 22, after nearly 30 years, the time is right to open the doors for these role-playing games that didn't make it over here. → Read More
The 10 Best Japanese Game Shows Of All Time
Our friends to the East are masters of the out-of-control game show. Here's our guide to the ones you need to watch. → Read More
Hidden Gems: The 10 Best Original Shows On Niche Streaming Services
Netflix, Hulu, HBO, and Disney+ aren't the only places awesome original programming can be found. Log in to these other platforms for these can't-miss shows. → Read More
10 Comics to Read Before You Watch Ms. Marvel on Disney+
Kamala Khan is on her way to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Be prepared with these essential reads. → Read More
10 Top Movies To Stream If You Loved RRR
The Indian action epic is dazzling Western viewers. Here's more to love. → Read More