The “Expert” Illusion: Why 80% of Gamers Flunk CS2 Mechanics Quizzes
You can spend thousands of hours in CS2 and know your favorite smokes by heart, yet still miss some of the game’s basic mechanics. Especially when you take a quiz, that confidence quickly evaporates. Even seasoned players get tripped up by the simplest numbers. Test yourself right now by taking the Counter-Strike 2 quiz on […]
A Review of the Best Crypto Casinos in 2026
For many years, online users have flocked to traditional online casinos to play classic table games and fun slot titles, and to place wagers on different sports. Yet the heavily regulated sites are often plagued with downsides, including invasive KYC verification, slow bank transfers, hidden fees, and damage to your financial history. Fortunately, the rise […]
Why Your Gaming Identity Matters More Than Ever in 2027
From Xbox gamertags to cross-platform communities, the name players choose has become an increasingly important part of how they connect, compete and establish their place in gaming culture. There was a time when choosing a gaming username was little more than a formality. Players entered a nickname, joined a multiplayer lobby and rarely gave it […]
Moonfrost: The Epicosy Life Sim Builder Moving To Early Access
Indie studio Oxalis Games today announced that Moonfrost is coming to Steam Early Access in October. Blending the warmth of a cozy life-sim with deep building systems. The unique twist on the genre invites players to restore a struggling village, build relationships with a diverse cast of characters and heal a community from within. Moonfrost […]
What Video Games Have Borrowed From Board Games
Video games might seem a world away from traditional board games. One takes place on a screen, often with elaborate graphics, soundtracks and online multiplayer, while the other might involve little more than a board, some cards and a handful of pieces. Yet many mechanics found in modern video games have much older roots in […]
Which Of These Classic Titles Was A Film Or Video Game First?
Films and video games have influenced each other for decades, with successful characters and franchises regularly making the jump from one medium to another. Some video games have inspired major Hollywood films, while iconic movies have gone on to become games in their own right. But which came first for some of the most recognisable […]
Why Regulated Online Casinos Are Becoming a Larger Gaming Category
Online casino gaming occupies an interesting space in the wider games industry. It has familiar ingredients of digital entertainment, from recognizable game formats to mobile play and evolving interfaces, but it also operates within a heavily regulated commercial gaming market. This is becoming easier to see as more states publish detailed figures on online casino […]
Mystery Sci-Fi Puzzler Rivage Game Launches To PC And Consoles
Swedish indie game publisher Raw Fury and developer Exnilo Studio released their highly anticipated immersive sci-fi puzzle game, Rivage, on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, XBOX Series X, XBOX on PC and XBOX on Cloud. Players are invited to step aboard the 25th-century A.R.E.S space station and put their puzzle-solving skills to the ultimate test […]
Cleared Hot Second Campaign Takes Choplifter Into the Jungle
MicroProse and Not Knowing Corporation today announced that Jungle Storm, the second campaign for Cleared Hot, launches on October 15 as a free update for everyone who owns the game. It’s available on Steam. The new campaign brings nine missions, with playtime comparable to Chapter 1, and sends players into rain and lightning against a […]
Why Fishing Keeps Showing Up as a Game Design Theme Across Every Platform
Fishing is one of the strangest success stories in game design. The actual activity involves long periods of waiting punctuated by brief moments of action, which is close to the opposite of what most game designers try to engineer. And yet fishing has become one of the most consistently recurring themes in gaming, showing up […]