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May 22, 2020 marks the 40th anniversary of a moment that shook the video game industry and profoundly changed the…

When Streets of Rage 4 was first announced, I was wildly skeptical. The little I saw didn’t immediately live up to…

Final Fantasy VII Remake, Square Enix’s ridiculously opulent dating sim, came out last week for PlayStation 4. After…

Borderlands 3 events tend to be hit or miss. The current one, “Door Busters,” isn’t just a hit. It’s a headshot.

As the number of confirmed cases of covid-19—the disease caused by the novel coronavirus strain—tick up in the…

It seems like everything is getting a fighting game adaptation these days. Dragon Ball Z, RWBY, Power Rangers, League…

I recently had lunch with a friend who works in tech and he posited to me the ethical question of how we should…

On December 15, cosplayer and light gun arcade game master Eddie Esguerra went viral on social media. DC Comics…

They’ve been outdated since the arrival of Windows 95, and aren’t always easy to get running on a modern PC. But…

Japan is known for its video arcades, from the tiniest little collections of claw games in basements to entire…