Ten years ago, you could walk into just about any used video game store and find a now rare or highly sought-after Dreamcast game. Today the Dreamcast has become one of the most popular video game consoles to collect for. Over the past decade, the Dreamcast checklist has grown from the region...
Sony is having a fairly successful launch of the PlayStation 5. Given the environment and the hardships 2020 brought us, January 2021 was still a record-breaking month for video game hardware sales. A collection of fantastic early launch titles have helped. It also has not hurt that...
Video games can be a deal-breaker in relationships. But, this is not that kind of story. Rather, these five games made my relationship stronger. Read more
Yesterday, we broke the news of massive layoffs occurring at Best Buy nationwide in the United States. Since that time, we have been talking to now-former employees about the process of the layoffs, and well, it is pretty disheartening.
*quotes have been lightly edited for clarity*
Read more
For the month of February, the scribes of Lords of Gaming have been tasked with writing about something they love in gaming. While there are many things I love about gaming, the Backwards Compatibility Program (BC) deserves some shine. This program allows players to play the three previous...
Google Stadia is barely a year old, and Xbox xCloud is officially younger than Stadia. After those two contenders in the "console-like" category, we have Nvidia GeForce Now which caters more to PC users. Geforce Now does this by offering access to your existing Steam, Epic, and GOG...
Last month we ran a series of simulated Madden NFL 21 games to see how accurately it could forecast the outcome of the NFC and AFC Championship games. As long as you factor in one or two minor roster issues, the simulations were very close. Over the average of five games, Madden correctly...
The role of women and girls in video games has been deconstructed, recontextualized, and analyzed from front to back. From the strong fighters like Chun Li in Street Fighter to the helpful assist characters like Rachel from Ninja Gaiden. But what of the female characters who are in need of rescue?...
Every year we are fortunate enough to get games like Untitled Goose Game, Minit, and Celeste. Games that are low budget passion projects. Or games created in mom's basement at night over half a decade. Small teams with smaller budgets working in every corner of the globe, not to get rich but, to...
