By JohnTheKraken The Dawn of ARPGs: Birth of ARPGs 1970s — 1980s In the storied tapestry of gaming history, the late 1970s to the late 1980s stand out as a pivotal era that defined the genres we cherish today. One such genre, the Action Role-Playing Game (ARPG), began its journey…
By Karthik Balasubramanian The video game market is bigger than the movie and music industries combined, and this has led to a plethora of games across multiple platforms such as mobile, PC, console and even the cloud. But for many gamers, finding the right game for their tastes remains a challenge,…
By Kaavya Karthikeyan One of the most popular types of video games is the FPS or first-person shooter. According to a global gamer survey held in 2020, the second most popular genre was shooter games, with 50.5 percent of respondents stating they’d played shooter games in the past year. The market for…
Saying that are a popular game genre is a massive understatement. It seems like every game company has tried their hand at this formula and despite a very saturated market, Apex and Fortnite hold the titles as 2 of the biggest. Join us as we figure out just what about…
Twitch allows gamers to play video games for a wide audience, and these female Twitch streamers are some of the best to follow. By LOGAN SAWYER Streaming platforms are a potentially controversial medium that is subject to regulation. People are banned for the strangest reasons and aren’t banned for even more…
By Dmytro Murko Streams Charts has compiled a ranking of the most popular Twitch streamers in the third quarter of 2023. This time, several top content creators made it to the top; especially successful were the ones showcasing live boxing matches, football games, and racing events. One of these broadcasts even set…
It’s not just the RPG genre that delivers excellent storytelling. BY BEN JESSEY The greatest first-person shooters are typically praised because of their core gameplay. Their narratives, on the other hand, aren’t usually discussed. For instance, titles like GoldenEye and Battlefield didn’t revolutionize the genre through storytelling. In fact, many…
From Doom in 1993 to today, a lot has changed when it comes to shooting people in video games. Let’s slog through almost 30 years of blood and guts. By K. Thor Jensen If there’s a single genre that defines the video game, it might be the first-person shooter. Think about it.…
By Nuyen Trang, Tu Linh Kah, Bui Tuan Kha from Vietnam
By Piotr Skrzypa from Poland
