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Some NFT assets held their value during January's crypto crash, but not the video game monsters in Axie Infinity. → Read More
On October 17th, the New York Times published an op-ed celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Million Man March that neglected to mention the anti-Semitic history of its organizer, Louis Farrakhan… → Read More
Goofy was once married, and throughout the ‘90s he raised a son by himself. So what happened to his family, and why can’t Goofy even talk about where they are? The evidence suggests a lifetime of repressed trauma and pain. → Read More
Everyone wants an online game that players can enjoy, and pay for, forever, but the market may be skewing toward single-player games. This is why there may be less risk in releasing narrative games in the next few years. → Read More
Arguing about which Overwatch hero is the best is a matter of taste more than fact, but there is one way to rank them that makes things much more objective: By how cool their skins are. → Read More
Has Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft become too expensive? The price to keep up with all the expansions, including the upcoming Rise of Shadows, has increased, which seems to be cooling player interest in Blizzard’s trading card game. → Read More
Apex Legends fans are complaining about the game’s Battle Pass, but the grind is actually less than what you’d find in Fortnite. The bigger problem is that the rewards in Respawn Entertainment’s first Battle Pass are so boring. → Read More
Hearthstone is an expensive game if you want to stay competitive, but there are ways to save money on cards if you’re patient or can plan ahead: namely, iTunes credit and Amazon Coins. → Read More
On Tuesday, March 12 2019, federal prosecutors exposed a crooked college admissions consulting operation that bribed SAT administrators and college athletic coaches in order to get wealthy, underqualified applicants into elite universities. Also charged were 33 wealthy parents who had paid for admissions bribes, including actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, Gordon Caplan, a co-chair of… → Read More
The loot system in Apex Legends is more complicated than it may first appear, and it looks as if your odds of getting the rarest in-game item in an Apex Pack may be much lower than many assumed. → Read More
Games like Fortnite, Apex Legends, and PUBG are taking over gaming right now, but the push to turn them into esports is misguided. Battle royale games found an audience by focusing on being entertaining, not pure skill. → Read More
Surprising battle royale hit Apex Legends has loot boxes, and we spent $100 to see if it’s currently worth your time to invest real cash and buy Apex Coins and Apex Packs in EA’s new game. For now? Maybe you should save your money. → Read More
EA has angered fans and commentators by cancelling multiple or overhauling multiple Star Wars projects, but the economics of licensed games are much more complicated than people assume. This is why they’re so hard to do well. → Read More
Bungie is celebrating the split with Activision, and fans seem to be expecting the best from a Bungie-owned Destiny franchise. But the short-term prospects of Destiny 2 itself may be grim. → Read More
The Smash community giveth, and the Smash community taketh away, but right now one of the fan-favorite characters clawed his way into our hearts without being a dominant fighter. The villain from Donkey Kong Country is now a favorite of the SSBU community. Here’s why. → Read More
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate now has weekly events with exclusive spirits and currency bonuses for winning your matches. Learn how these events work, and the best way to get the most out of them. → Read More
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s World of Light campaign can be a headache, but we’ll show you a way to get very powerful, very quickly. → Read More
Red Dead Redemption 2’s core system can get a little complicated, but this guide will tell you the one thing you need to know to get ahead: How, and why, to → Read More
Red Dead Redemption 2 has 90 optional Challenges to complete. They’re organized in nine categories, each containing 10 Challenges. You’ll have to engage with every system and side activity in the game, and master them, in order to complete every challenge. And finishing them unlocks some powerful rewards. That sounds pretty cool, but there are some problems with RDR2’s challenge system that can… → Read More
Both Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Overwatch want to keep you playing, but the two games go about it in very different ways. One values the time you put in, and the other emphasizes individual skill. → Read More