Gaming

Think about the last time you really, really loved a video game. What was it about the experience that made it so compelling for you? Was it a combination of mechanics, aesthetics and narrative? Was it a certain character you just loved playing as, or an NPC you wanted to know more about? Were you just enamored with a certain ...

Cycling is an extremely underrated pastime, not to mention a wonderful way to get where you’re going. Sure, cars, buses and trains can transport you adequately to your destination, but there’s something about feeling the wind in your hair and pushing the pedals yourself that can’t be matched by any conventional road transport. Cycling is, to put it simply, a ...

Unlike many sports, basketball is a pastime whose history we can definitively and authoritatively trace. Basketball was invented by James Naismith, a Canadian-American physical education teacher, back in 1891. Naismith wanted a high-intensity athletic game to keep his students active on a particularly grisly rainy day, and so jotted down the basic rules of basketball. It was a decidedly primitive ...

If you’ve been hiding under a rock since the first of December, it would interest you to know that the Fortnite Season 7 has already started.Last December 6, the update went live, and the player base has been enjoying all the new Fortnite items and gameplay changes that came with it. There’s a blanket of snow covering the whole island, ...

When a game only does one thing, it needs to do that thing so well that the absence of other mechanics is not only not missed but not even noticed. Great games like Portal, Splosion Man and even the original Doom made great experiences out of fairly limited central mechanics; although Portal does have some rudimentary platforming, it’s mostly about ...

Hey, remember Thundercats? The original animated show ran from 1985-1989, and became a bit of a cultural phenomenon at the time. We remember our Thundercats-themed lunchboxes and action figures. Those were simpler and better times, right? Okay, so you remember Thundercats. Did you ever wish the characters in the show were dogs? Did you ever wish it was a completely ...

Most golf players especially beginners tend to put too much focus on their posture, their position, or even the wind speed when they should be working on improving their swing. After all your swing is what really makes a difference in your whole game. If you can get that swing just right, then your progress will be speedy and smooth. ...

We all know that gambling in a casino can be fun, and sometimes rewarding. A group of friends around the roulette table and cheering a win is common place is Vegas.  The craps table can be especially loud, like a party within the casino.  It is something that puts a smile on most people’s faces, even folks just walking through ...

Bingo games free to play are present in any reputable online bingo site. Namely, you can play any bingo game for free, as long as the online bingo site has a bonus that allows free play. This free play can come in two forms: with bonuses that require no deposit and with bonuses that require deposits but give away free ...

For almost as long as there have been video games, there have been aliens in video games. The existence of life on other planets and in other star systems is something that’s fascinated creative types since we first looked outwards from our little rock, and titles like Asteroids, Space Invaders and Blaster Master showed us how excited (and terrified) we ...