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Parents Who Let Their Kids Use Roblox Should Be Arrested

CE-Oh No If you’re the parent of a young gamer there’s a high chance they’re playing Roblox – there are over 150 million daily active users (DAU) with over 20 million in the US and Canada combined (the Asia-Pacific region typically has the highest number of DAUs). And if your kid’s playing Roblox, there’s a …

Why VR Will Never Become Mainstream (And It’s Ok)

Virtual reality has been one of gaming’s bravest experiments. It promised to reshape how players experience worlds by immersing them entirely inside digital realms. The dream of putting on a headset and living inside a game has been alive for decades. Yet despite years of investment from major companies, VR has remained a niche. Headsets …

Assassination Of Charlie Kirk Brings Out The Worst Of The Gaming Industry

OPINION – The morning of Sept. 10, 2025 Charlie Kirk had breakfast with his three-year-old daughter, one-year-old-son, and his wife Erika. They said their prayers, as they did before every meal, and while they were eating, Kirk was preparing for his upcoming appearance a few hours later at Utah Valley University as part of The …

The Video Game Industry is an Ouroboros

OPINION – Trends are cyclical in nature, but what’s happening in the video game industry is closer to a self-perpetuating loop of creatively-bankrupt cannibalism. Every new game expo reveals more sequels, more live service games, and more titles based on hot topic genres made with multi-million dollar budgets. And you eat it up. Even worse …

OPINION: Blue Prince is a Game That Encourages Obsession

Blue Prince is the debut title from Dogubomb, a studio comprised of film and game industry veteran Tonda Ros, who’s worked on projects for the likes of Netflix, Magic The Gathering and Sony. As a company that has worked on commercials, it’s not surprising that Dogubomb’s first game would be one built on artifice.  Blue …

OPINION: Microsoft Unveiled Quake II Made With AI And It’s Really Something

Quake II is well-known as being a fast-paced shooter where players battle monsters, but now gamers can combat a different enemy: generative AI. Microsoft recently released an admittedly experimental, but playable, tech demo run by its Copilot AI. It’s both profoundly ugly and doesn’t do AI any favors.  Calling it “slop” is unfair, though, because …

OPINION: Marvel Rivals Season 2 Draws Failed Attempt at Reigniting Gamergate

Here we go again. It’s been more than 10 years since Gamergate and apparently we haven’t moved on from more important things than complaining about how characters in games are presented to just enjoying video games for what they are – video games. Marvel Rivals second season is upon us and days before it launches …

Opinion: Avowed Release Blinds You From The Real Issue

Gamers waited for five years for Avowed to be released and when it’s finally here, the gaming community is divided in comment sections on different platforms. There are those who praise the game, though they are quite rare, and then there are those who would like to see Avowed Art Director, Matt Hansen, fired. The …