From Pac Man to WoW This well-design graphic brought to us by the folks at National Geographic represents the evolution of video games. Not only do they include the timeline of gaming consoles and landmark games, they include important changing technological advances, including The invention of the CRT television, growth of arcades, and the trend […]
The VFX Artist Blueprint (Become a Visual Effects Artist)
Visual Effects has changed the face of film, games, and TV as we know them. With visual effects, creators can further immerse viewers and participants in fictional worlds. Whether this is the Star Wars universe or Doctor Who, visual effects have been helmed by some truly talented VFX artists. Of course, you want to get […]
CryEngine vs Unreal – Game Engine Comparison
If you aren’t familiar with game engines, they are basically all the things ‘under the hood’ in games: the physics, graphics, sound, artificial intelligence, and much more. Game engines allow the developer to more impressive feats when it comes to different aspects of the software. Based on things like software requirements, preference, and licensing, the […]
What is a Video Game Writer? (Professional Profile)
It was back in the day when I booted up my PS2 to eagerly play the brand-new Final Fantasy game, Final Fantasy X. I was shocked to see how beautiful and stunning the visuals were. On top of that, even at my young age, I recognized that there was beautiful video game writing involved. I […]
The 34 Different Types of Video Games (Mega Round-Up)
These days we are extremely lucky to have the cornucopia of games that we do. Not only is the quality of titles great, but the variation in game genres is extensive. We have your basic genres along with their extensive subgenres. We are going to be taking a quick look at all of these and […]
The Pros and Cons of Video Game Journalism
In recent years, video game journalism has become a valid and booming business. Who would have thought 20 years ago that journalism wouldn’t just be confined to breaking global news and various other news stories? Now you have countless individuals breaking the most important news in the game industry. However, game journalism is not without […]
Learn to Make JavaScript Games (Top 5 Tutorials)
Ever since 1995, JavaScript has been an essential part of the internet. Along with HTML, JavaScript has been instrumental in bringing webpages we browse to life, allowing aspects to be interactive. It is easily one of the most widely used and most important programming languages that we have ever come across in our daily internet […]
10 Best Laptops for Game Development 2019
In our on-the-go world we live in, sometimes desktop computers just don’t cut it. We need something portable. Laptops today are some of the best computers you can get your hands on. Not only that, but you can partake in things like game development on them too. We all know the speed and power of […]