When YouTube star and game legend MatPat speaks to Rolling Stone, he’s 24 hours from one of the biggest changes of his life. For almost a decade, MatPat, whose real name is Matthew Patrick, has been the main host of Game Theorists, a popular YouTube show that eventually expanded into …
Read More »The Creators of 'Final Fantasy VII Rebirth' Want You To Have 'Positive Anxiety'
As anyone familiar with Hollywood could tell you, remakes are hard. Other than bringing something old to a new audience, many remakes struggle to bring anything fresh enough to justify the double dip. In the world of video games, it’s a little different. Based solely on the tech aspect, remaking …
Read More »Princess Peach Is Starring in Her First Game in Two Decades — And It's Great
You’d think being royalty would afford one all kinds of privileges, but in the case of Nintendo’s Princess Peach, it’s been a mixed bag. Despite appearing in dozens of games since her initial appearance in 1985’s Super Mario Bros. — including as a skilled tactician in Super Mario RPG and …
Read More »'Final Fantasy VII Rebirth' Is a Beautiful Idea At War With Itself
In the luddite days of the Nineties, there were a handful of ways to discover a new video game: You could hear about it in the schoolyard from that one kid who swore that their older brother got a copy straight from Japan. You could read about it from a …
Read More »Meet Ericdoa, the Reason Why Ninja Got a Low Taper Fade
A few weeks back, 21-year-old musician ericdoa figured out how to connect his production setup to his computer so he could stream his creative process on Twitch. He decided to test out his method with a more than two-hour livestream where he would rap and sing whatever popped into his …
Read More »Nintendo's 'Legend of Zelda' Movie Is Already Raising Red Flags
Well, they finally did it. After a supposed decade in the works and 35 years of fans imagining what a movie would look like, Nintendo has officially willed a feature film adaptation of The Legend of Zelda into existence. Yet what should have been cause for celebration was met with …
Read More »'Mortal Kombat 1' Creator Got Megan Fox But Still Pines for John Wick
By all accounts, Ed Boon is just a regular guy. Chicago-raised, he loves shlocky Eighties action flicks and the music of Prince. Like everyone else, he’s racing to catch up on Succession but it’s tough to fit into his busy work schedule. His work just happens to be leading development …
Read More »Roblox Is Making Money Off Child Gambling, New Lawsuit Claims
Roblox: it’s one of the biggest and most popular gaming universes online, with millions of daily users and a highly dedicated teen and tween fanbase that ballooned during pandemic-era lockdowns. But according to a recent class-action lawsuit filed against the gaming company, attorneys for at least two minors claim that …
Read More »Get Ready: Gaming Could Change Forever
When it comes to gaming, brands (and gamers) should think big and focus on fun and engagement rather than monetization. Gaming Needs To Change Web3 could be the answer, but only if it’s used in the right way. The days of buying video games on floppy discs or CDs at …
Read More »Meet the Dungeon Master Bringing Sexy Back to 'Zelda'
Anyone who knows the voice acting world knows of Matthew Mercer. In anime, his work can be heard in the English dubs of mega-hits like Attack on Titan, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Naruto, Hunter x Hunter, One Piece, as well as some small show you may have heard of about dragon …
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