Play demands interaction. In an age where the digital platform offers greater interactivity than any physical action figure, it isn’t difficult to see why parents fret over their children spending too much time in front of their screens. Children just don’t see the value of other forms of play. But what if there was a system that integrated the modern …

The Console Wars have not been very exciting since Nintendo blundered with the WiiU. Back in 2001, the entire gaming community was split between the PlayStation 2, the Xbox, and the GameCube. You’d find these brutal debates about which one had the best graphics, sound, titles, add-ons… the list goes on and on. But frankly, for the past few years, …

I’ve been wanting to do this one for quite some time. Truth be told, there is little point in it, considering how many people have already done the same thing. Doubly still, since we’ve had nothing but fine weather for the past few days. Either way, no one has done MY take on it, and I’ve been dealing with the …

Life is a game. It’s been said far too often by far too many people; but half the time, these people don’t exactly know what they’re talking about. When you hear people throw that sentence around, it’s usually by teenagers or young adults who are happy to get drunk and arrested in search of fun. Their defense of course, is that …

Okay first of all, that’s not entirely true. Ever since the early 2000s, the ratio of males to females in the video game community has been relatively close. In fact, there have been instances where female gamers actually outnumber males within a given population. Despite this however, the professional gaming stage has seen little to no participation from the female population. …

I was never a competitive gamer. Growing up in the ‘90s, I preferred games that told stories over games where you could compete with friends. In fact, when I was first introduced to the competitive environments of Counter Strike v1.3, Red Alert 2: Yuri’s Revenge, and Starcraft, I preferred fighting against the computer. Fast forward to the present day, however, …