Compromises must be made. Often one of the first areas in games that fall victim to compromise are environmental model textures. Maintaining a viable framerate is paramount to a game’s playability, and elements of the background can end up getting pushed to “the background”. The resulting...
Playing video games is an excellent way to stimulate your mind; however, if done without control can cement your title as the bum of the house who never gets off the sofa to interact with people. Are you avideo gamefanatic and can confidently play most of the games? This is a general ...
They make too much money off of Genshin as it stands for them to have to care, and unless players stop spending exorbitant amounts of money on this game every month to get six copies of every new character and five copies of their signature weapon, frankly, change isn’t happening. If...
as Grand Theft Auto and The Sims, every game before the breakthrough of mass-multiplayer involved a few ways to make the single-player experience more exciting. From infinite ammo to unlimited money, here’s a look back at some of the cheat codes that made the early years of gaming ...
As well as being one of the leading gaming market in terms of revenue, the United States is also considered by many as the birthplace of gaming as we know it today. In 2023, the video game market size in the United States was estimated to be 106 billion U.S. dollars, not quite reac...
That fridge in the back of the picture? Full of energy drinks. Perfect for powering a 48-hour game-a-thon for charity! The folks at Refraction have been so wonderful and kind to us (and understanding of our fridge raids), we just want to give them a big ol’ shoutout: Special thank...
First, the Obra Dinn’s story is told and done. We don’t need to come back to the ship or its characters. Instead our sequel will revolve around the key item that makes the game work, i.e. the death watch itself,Memento Mortem.Our “ROD” sequel’s protagonist, who could be the...
I don't like to speak badly of games, but this is pretty much the worst game there ever was. Gallop Racer 2004 is loaded with boneheaded design flaws that will alienate all but the most avid horseracing fans. You begin by selecting one of four characters which include one cute blonde ...
Still, Alien Isolation is one heart-stopping adventure that needs to be experienced first-hand. It may not be the best scary game I've ever played but it is no doubt the most terrifying. © Copyright 2015 The Video Game Critic.
Ubiquitous mobile voice was arguably the killer app in 2G. In the 3G era, it became data connectivity. Although operators were throwing marketing money at video calls, the iPhone and rise of smartphone apps changed the game. Initially a novelty, apps quickly created demand for high-speed connec...