This Day in Gaming History: PlayStation 5 Hits the Streets

This Day in Gaming History: PlayStation 5 Hits the Streets

On November 12th, 2020, Sony unleashed what has become the fastest-selling console in US history, PlayStation 5. Gamers in North America, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea became the first to receive the console, with most other regions releasing on November 19th. PlayStation 5 dropped with two...
This Day in Gaming History: eSports is Born

This Day in Gaming History: eSports is Born

On November 10th, 1981, the birthplace of eSports was cemented in gaming history. Twin Galaxies, which was located on Main Street in Ottumwa, Iowa first opened it's doors to the public. What first was seen as a way for owner Walter Day to spend most of his time...
Turtle Beach Burst II Pro Gaming Mouse

Turtle Beach Burst II Pro Gaming Mouse

Last year, I had the opportunity to review the Turtle Beach Burst II Air, Turtle Beach’s slightly lighter companion to the Burst II Pro. I’ve been using the Air as my daily driver for over a year, and I was pumped to get my hands on the Burst...
This Day in Gaming History: A Legend is Born

This Day in Gaming History: A Legend is Born

Hiroshi Yamauchi, the man whose vision took Nintendo's focus away from a playing card company and pushed them into one of the most important video game companies in the world, was born on this date in 1927. The Nintendo Color TV-Game 6 console, marking a significant moment in...
How Iwata Convinced Reggie to Join Nintendo

How Iwata Convinced Reggie to Join Nintendo

In his book Changing the Game, Retired President of Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aime references what it took for him to leave the hospitality industry and join a video game company. During the recruiting process, Fils-Aime confided in his mentors and colleagues in similar positions that he'd been...
IGN Employees Unite to Fight Censorship

IGN Employees Unite to Fight Censorship

Controversy has struck at the offices of IGN due to a decision allegedly made by IGN leadership to delete a Twitter post which urged support to Palestine in what is becoming ever-increasing tension in the area. Leadership was allegedly unhappy with the fact that the post urged support...
Game Review: Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 (PC)

Game Review: Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 (PC)

Are you ready, agent? If you’re the nice guy I met while playing Tom Clancy’s the Division 2, your answer would probably be “heck yes.” I admittedly, have never played this game series since I didn’t even know what it was until my co-worker told me it is...
Nintendo Direct Discusses Upcoming Games

Nintendo Direct Discusses Upcoming Games

The news kept coming in Thursday’s Nintendo Direct as Nintendo discussed games yet to be released and revealed new games coming in 2016. Games arriving this holiday season include Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon on Nov. 20 which features all 720 Pokémon in a dungeon-crawling adventure in a world...
GamesRelated Report: Nintendo Direct

GamesRelated Report: Nintendo Direct

Today Nintendo released its first Direct in months, revealing key information about updates for currently available games. Since embracing digital distribution, Nintendo also embraced post-launch updates and DLC to expand the playability of its games, and such updates appear frequently on both the 3DS and Wii U platforms....

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft

Blizzard shared more highly anticipated information on Heroes of Warcraft. On March 6th, a brand new challenge for duelists with a certain degree of hubris. Players will be forced to acclimate to their new war zone, Blackrock Mountain, or die trying. Players will find themselves in a war...