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Wii Sports’ Five Games Ranked On The Workout They Give You
Remember when everyone was playing Wii Sports? It wasn’t just gaming’s usual audience: parents, grandparents, and all sorts of people who had never been interested in games were able to get into swinging the Wii Remote like a golf club or tennis racket. The Wii was designed to be family-friendly and to…
Reviewing My Warrior Gaming Skins, Two Years Later
Like many gamers, I’ve had a lot of thumb and wrist pain over the course of my life. When I played console games for hours at a time as a kid, particularly control stick-intensive ones like Smash Bros. and Mario Kart, my fingers would often be sore afterwards. The cycle…
Five Gaming and Wellness New Year’s Resolution Ideas for 2022
New Year’s resolutions are one thing that everyone loves to hate. Yeah, a lot of them are asinine, and many of us won’t really follow them after a month or two. (There’s a reason gyms are at their busiest in January and then look like ghost towns in February.) All…
What’s a DoS attack? Or, why can’t I log into my favorite games sometimes?
It happens to all of us sometimes: you come home after a long, exhausting day of work and crash down in front of your desk. The only thing you want to do is long on to your favorite game and play a few rounds with your buddies, hopefully putting the…
Five Great Stream-Safe Background Music Services For Your Livestream
It can be hard to avoid copyright strikes while livestreaming on services like Twitch. While the only thing you might have in mind is playing your favorite gaming tunes in the background while you stream, companies see this as you profiting off of their music, particularly if you’re actively making…
The Best Xbox Game Pass Games to Play This Winter
Interested in dipping your toes into the Game Pass waters during the holidays? During your time on the internet, you’ve probably come across at least one article that calls Xbox Game Pass one of the best deals in gaming. Most prominent gaming news sites spend time each month detailing which…
What’s the best Pokémon type?
The bread and butter of the Pokémon series is types. This rock-paper-scissors battle style is simple enough for newcomers to understand, while deep enough to promote forethought and strategy during matchups. Thanks to the recent release of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl as well as the upcoming release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus in January, Pokémon type matchups have gone…
The Ultimate Console Holiday Gift Guide For Gamers
Whether you’re a gamer yourself or not, chances are you’ll need to shop for someone who enjoys video games this holiday season. Thanks to the rapid evolution of technology and the constant release of new games, finding the right gaming-themed gift can feel like looking for a needle in a…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Happy Home Paradise Impressions
In a surprise announcement during October’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct, Nintendo revealed Happy Home Paradise, a paid DLC that brings a whole new component to the life sim. The DLC, which is a de facto sequel to 2015’s Happy Home Designer for the 3DS, allows players to design the interiors and exteriors of vacation…
An Ode To – And a Defense Of – Sniping in FPS Games
Sniping in FPS games has a terrible reputation. On one side, you have the meme of the “46 shots, one kill” Widowmaker in Overwatch, or the bad sniper who can’t hit any shots and ends up being more of a liability than a carry for their team. On the flip side,…
Mind, Esports, General Gaming, Mental Health
The Connection Between Positivity and Team Morale in Amateur Esports
Over the last few years of play, I’ve discovered that positivity makes a huge difference in how my teammates and I feel while we’re playing, which in turn can translate into more focus and more wins. I’ve been playing on amateur gaming teams since 2018, which is quite honestly something…