Itâs not all fun and games â a new survey has revealed seven in 10 gamers stream their content, and about half ever actually make money from it. The poll of 2,000 US video game players, split by generation, found making a career out of live streaming, though, can be a daunting task. Fifty-one percent … Read more
âGran Turismoâ has lapped the competition at the box office. The car-racing drama, which is based on the video game series, took home $8.5 million on Friday, the day after its release, according to IMDBâs Box Office Mojo. The flick, which CNN said âmoves, ironically, too slow to deliver as a big-screen attraction,â tells the true … Read more
Mamma Mia! Charles Martinet, the voice actor behind Nintendoâs famous, animated plumber Super Mario, has officially announced his retirement from voicing him in any upcoming projects. âCharles Martinet has been the original voice of Mario in Nintendo games for a long time, as far back as Super Mario 64,â announced Nintendo of America in a … Read more
Kids these days â they arenât allowed to be kids. Spontaneous childâs play â strolling through the woods, playing tag outside or just staring at clouds on a summer afternoon â is increasingly a thing of the past. And parents are the ones sounding the alarm, even as theyâre implicated in the rise of anxiety-driven, … Read more
Logan Visser arrived at Brigham Young Universityâs Rexburg, Idaho, campus as a healthy, happy competitive wrestler planning to study business. But, within months, a pastime spiraled into an all-out addiction: Video games sent his life off the rails. The then-18-year-old told The Post he would play League of Legends through the night, glued to the … Read more
Itâs not a game to him. Dan Ackerman, author of âThe Tetris Effect: The Game That Hypnotized the World,â filed a lawsuit in New York Monday claiming that tech giant Apple and the Tetris Co., producers of the new Taron Egerton film âTetris,â adapted his book without asking permission. According to documents obtained by The … Read more
Testosterone is plummeting among young men â and their X-rated digital sexcapades could be the kinky culprit. The hormone helps maintain and develop sex organs, muscle mass, red blood cells, bone density and more, but it may be in short supply in some men. According to the Cleveland Clinic, low testosterone affects about 2% of … Read more
Brendan OâBrien, the longtime voice of beloved video game character Crash Bandicoot, has died at the age of 60. OâBrien played the mutant Australian animal and several secondary characters in 1996âs Crash Bandicoot and subsequent sequels until he took a hiatus from acting in 2004. He voiced antagonist Dr. Neo Cortex before Clancy Brown took … Read more
Grumble, grumble gamers, thereâs a new iteration of âThe Legend of Zeldaâ on the horizon. And if youâre the impatient/piratical sort, you may have already played the game because it was leaked ten days shy of its official release date. Since launching in the year of our lord 1986, âLegend of Zelda,â (LoZ for you … Read more
Playing video games is a regular part of the lives of millions of teenagers. Whether they play with friends or alone, they can often spend hours in front of a screen. This can be a concern for many parents, but for mom-of-two Clare, she couldnât be happier. âI donât mind my son gaming 50 hours a weekâ The British mom … Read more
Take-a that! Fresh from the mushroom kingdom, âThe Super Mario Bros. Movieâ is sitting pretty and mustached atop the box office for a record breaking five-week streak. The movie based on the popular Nintendo game â which The Post unceremoniously described as âlousyâ has earned more than $1 billion globally according to the Hollywood Reporter, making … Read more
Wizardry, warfare and Wii are on the ballot as the World Video Game Hall of Fame narrows down its contenders for the class of 2023. The Hall of Fame on Wednesday announced 12 finalists that are being considered for induction in May. The games for consideration include Age of Empires, Angry Birds, Barbie Faauthshion Designer, … Read more
For years, seeing the words âvideo game adaptationâ attached to a film or television show inevitably felt like a warning. Until The Last of Us. Based on the hit video game from developer Naughty Dog and distributed by Sony, HBOâs nine-episode drama was an instant success when it debuted in January, earning rave reviews and … Read more
This content was truly shocking. A Twitch star was temporarily banned from the live-streaming platform after zapping herself with a shock collar as part of a bizarre stunt. A video of the electrifying moment is creating a buzz in the gaming community. âMe and @HanaxBananaa are testing how dumb we are and Shocking each other … Read more
Pedro Pascalâs star has been on the rise lately, with roles in a slew of big franchises such as âThe Mandalorianâ and âThe Last of Usâ â but heâs finding out that a higher profile brings inappropriate fan behavior. Pascal, 47, said on the âGraham Norton Showâ that some âStar Warsâ fans are asking him … Read more
Itâs a Huggy Wuggy horror show. Parents are going through plush animal hell over a horror video game character named Huggy Wuggy. With a blue and red mouth, the shaggy monster shows off razor sharp teeth when he smiles in the game Poppy Playtime. Players solve puzzles to find the maniacal mascot, who then pops … Read more
Talk about a high score. The upcoming film âCocaine Bearâ released a tandem retro-style 8-bit video game Tuesday, called âCocaine Bear: The Rise of Pablo Escobear.â âHereâs something to entertain you,â wrote the filmâs Twitter account. âPlay as meâ â the titular Cocaine Bear â âand share your high scores.â Players assume the role of the … Read more
âHogwarts Legacyâ continues to summon negative feedback. The brand-new new game, which has faced a slew of backlash due to the continued fallout against JK Rowling, was labeled on Steam as a âgenocide simulatorâ on Saturday reports Indy100. âHogwarts Legacyâ takes place nearly two centuries before the actual series takes place and allows players to … Read more
The highly anticipated âHarry Potterâ video game, âHogwarts Legacy,â will reportedly feature a trans character â despite J.K. Rowlingâs ongoing controversial comments about the transgender community. âHogwarts Legacyâ is set two centuries ago in the wizarding world created by Rolwng â where a witch named Sirona Ryan runs the Three Broomsticks tavern in Hogsmeade village. … Read more
A video game series that is marketed to children is coming under attack for its recent update allowing characters to have double mastectomy scars and chest binders. âThe Sims 4,â which calls itself âthe ultimate life simulation gameâ on its website, announced Tuesday that it would allow players to give characters âtop scarsâ that come from breast removal … Read more