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How video game remakes tap the power of nostalgia
The moment she saw footage from the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Kacey Doran picked up her phone. She had to tell her sister. 'Have you seen this?' messaged Doran, excitedly. Nearly 30 years ago, a 10-year-old Doran had sat in…
How video game remakes tap the power of nostalgia
Chris Baraniuk Technology reporter The moment she saw footage from the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Kacey Doran picked up her phone. She had to tell her sister. 'Have you seen this?' messaged Doran, excitedly. Nearly 30 years…
eBay Brings Video Game Cars to Real Life. And They're Going to Auction
Most of us spent our teenage years tearing up virtual city streets in pixelated dream cars, spending hours in digital garages fine-tuning builds we never thought we'd see in the metal. eBay is leaning straight into that nostalgia with its latest…
The 10 Best Video Game Heroes of All Time, Ranked
The main thing that makes video games special is interactivity. There is virtually no other medium that better transforms the audience from passive observers into active participants who can directly shape the story, rules, outcomes, and experience…
Yes, Linux runs Microsoft's own video game better than Windows
Gaming on Linux has come a long way since I last used it as my daily driver for everything. Although I do firmly believe you still need Windows in some capacity, especially if you're a PC gamer, distros like CachyOS certainly make me rethink my…
Top Video Game Stocks To Watch Today - October 29th
Turtle Beach, Brag House, Allied Gaming & Entertainment, Motorsport Games, and Alliance Entertainment are the seven Video Game stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Video game stocks are shares of publicly traded…
Marble Hero - Kotaku
A casual game: Dash! Crash! Bounce! Simply slide your mouse to play. Control the marble, set the direction and speed, and launch it. Survive in maps filled with traps. Eliminate all enemies to win! Games metadata is powered by IGDB.com From…
Sunset Bite - Kotaku
You got another chance in a world above the clouds with a responsibility to prepare the last meals for the departing souls. While fulfilling the task you have the opportunity to make friends with townsfolk, uncover new mysteries and have a life you…
The History of Every Video Game Genre
Check out this graph. It shows the number of platform games released over the last 50 years. From the 1970s, when the genre simply did not exist. Through to its invention and evolution in the 1980s. A peak of popularity in the early 90s. And then a…
Why the Same Video Game Looks Different Around the World
You watch a new game trailer, send it to a friend abroad, and get an odd reply: “That wasn't the version I saw.” So you compare the store pages. The prices differ, as you might expect, but so do some of the pictures. One of you can't…
Bethesda and Oblivion Fans Pay Tribute to Patrick Stewart Following Actor's Death
Bethesda has paid tribute to Sir Patrick Stewart for his role in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion after his death. Earlier today, it was announced that beloved actor Sir Patrick Stewart, best known for his roles in Star Trek and X-Men, died at 86…
Jacksepticeye: YouTuber talks Hitman, Bloodborne and new projects
Andrew Rogers and Tom Richardson, BBC Newsbeat The world's changed a lot since Seán McLoughlin, better known to 31 million subscribers as Jacksepticeye, began making YouTube videos. He started uploading in 2012, in what many people consider…
America's not actually polarized. It can agree on Mr. Beast - and Joe Rogan
Research on political polarization points to how people's preferred news outlets and social media use create information silos, environments in which people primarily encounter views consistent with their own, further cementing those views. But…
GTA 6 Dog Poop Gameplay Premieres in the Latest Episode of South Park
GTA 6 made a surprise appearance on South Park with just shy of 20 seconds of genuine, exclusive gameplay that showcased dog poop. The latest episode of Trey Parker and Matt Stone's hit comedy series, titled Guinea Pig On A Stick, shows a dog doing…
Cannes Chief Thierry Fremaux Hails French Film Model as CNC Head Gaëtan Bruel Vows to Fight for Its Future at 80th Anniversary
France's National Film Board, the CNC, marked its 80th anniversary with a three-day gathering of industry leaders in Paris, including Cannes Film Festival chief Thierry Frémaux who praised the country's unique film funding system. CNC…
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