Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Mario, Pokémon, Street Fighter? What crosses your mind when you think of the most famous video game characters? More often than not, the most iconic video game characters that you’ll think of first are probably Japanese creations! “Without the contributions of Japan, we wouldn’t have a video game industry.” These famous words, by the video game expert Blake J. Harris, paint a perfect picture of how Japan has influenced video game culture around the world. In fact, “influenced” may be an understatement, Japan has shaped the universal gaming culture. From the most widely used gaming consoles … Continue reading How Japan Has Influenced Video Game Culture Around the World →

There are many games that exist in the known ether of public knowledge but the mastery behind them would draw a blank expression if you were to say the names of Mojang, Stillfront, and NetEnt. These are big companies playing the industry flute and we are all following the leader into the greatness of gaming. Sweden has been providing utterly dynamic gameplay for over two decades now and it is certainly not stopping any time soon. Here we present an introduction to the masters of gaming that hails from Sweden. Those that have made many of the games you have … Continue reading Swedish Gaming Developers and Kings of Industry →

Traditional sports betting has a long history, with the first bet thought to have been placed more than 2,000 years ago. Since then, a whole industry had grown around the practice, with people across the world placing wagers on the results of games as well as many other markets such as the winner of a horse race or the top scorer in a soccer game. In the mid-1990s, the first online sportsbooks appeared. Since then, sites like comeon.com have developed to create an array of betting opportunities for sports enthusiasts. The latest trend in the industry is the growth of … Continue reading The Rise of Esports Betting →

From New Line Cinema comes the explosive new cinematic adventure “Mortal Kombat,” inspired by the blockbuster video game franchise, which most recently enjoyed the most successful video game launch in its history, Mortal Kombat 11. The film is helmed by award-winning Australian commercial filmmaker Simon McQuoid, marking his feature directorial debut, and produced by James Wan (“The Conjuring” universe films, “Aquaman,”), Todd Garner (“Into the Storm,” “Tag”), McQuoid and E. Bennett Walsh (“Men in Black: International,” “The Amazing Spider-Man 2”). In “Mortal Kombat,” MMA fighter Cole Young, accustomed to taking a beating for money, is unaware of his heritage—or why … Continue reading Mortal Kombat Movie Gets New Trailer →

If any person tells you that video poker is not a slot game, then after reading this, you will have good authority the right to call that person an idiot and you can educate them thereafter. Here we share with you why video poker is the slot machine game you never knew you loved. If you thought you were playing a card game, then, unfortunately, we must pop that gaming bubble and tell you that you were, in fact, playing a casino slot machine all along. The world of casino game programming Not many players know about programming, why would … Continue reading Video Poker Games are the Online Slot You Never Knew You Loved →

Then you think gaming and the development of the industry, India is admittedly not the first thing you say comes to mind as a major player in the market. This is, however, wrong and the changes are already underway. The shifting tide in gaming development swings like a slow pendulum, inside of India there are software developers that have already taken the rhythmic flows of the industry and have reset them. Developers like Creatiosoft and GSN Games are at the current forefront of their gaming industry and time will soon prove that the next big game to drop will be … Continue reading India: The Next Big Gaming Movement →

In modern fighting games and earlier in films and cartoons, the process of “inviting” characters from one fictional universe to another is increasingly taking place. The most famous of these games is the “classic” crossover Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Tekken 7 is still a game with few “invited” characters. I would like to dwell on this game in more detail. Tekken’s concept is unique and even found itself in the Guinness Book of Records as a game with the most continuous and progressive storyline, without sharp breaks and “leaps into the past or the future.” Nevertheless, several guest characters … Continue reading Top-3 fantastic characters, who could join Tekken →