“Continue?” It’s one of the oldest words in video games. You stumble. You put in another quarter. You try again. Hey, you’ll get ‘em next time. Never has that sentiment been more true than in 2025 — ...

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If you didn't stay up to watch The Game Awards 2025, here's the complete rundown of the hottest sci-fi and space games that appeared at the show. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

An HR advisor with a background in recruitment and HRIS functions, with a passion for video games and writing. Oliver grew up playing Call of Duty with his siblings and has garnered 1000s of hours ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Stubbs covers esports, competitive games and the creator economy. Games are revolutionized in every decade, and 2000s games ...

When running Donald Duck – Goin’ Quackers (USA) using the Mupen64Plus core, the game does not return control to the player after the introductory dialogue with Donald’s nephew. The character remains ...

CU Boulder scientists find that playing video games comes with small but significant cognitive benefits Ever since video games began to gain widespread popularity, some have questioned how playing ...

I'm trying to understand why Xeno Crisis (#1011) will only boot with Rosalie's Mupen GUI (v0.7.9), but it will always crash with Mupen64plus (v2.6.0) or even the libretro core. I've tried using LLE ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Stubbs covers esports, competitive games and the creator economy. Considering the rise of home consoles that we saw within ...

Let’s be honest. In this economy, many gamers have to make tough choices about which big games they can afford. For many, that means looking at free-to-play games to get their gaming fix. But with ...

From Emmy-winning HBO prestige dramas to guilty pleasure 3D schlock, gaming has a taken a long time conquering Hollywood Today’s entertainment landscape is all about IP infusion, and after Marvel had ...