Tagged video games
Jul 10 2026
Having Fun Isn’t Hard When You’ve Got a Minnesota Library Card!
Growing up, I was incredibly lucky to live just a few blocks away from my small local library. Though I was a frequent visitor throughout the year, summertime was my favorite because of one of the hidden gems of libraries: the summer reading program. Track my reading for a couple of months and then get a…
Apr 13 2025
A Eulogy for “Mythic Quest”
There was a very brief window during which Mythic Quest, the Apple TV+ series about a fictional video game studio, might have been the best sitcom on television. I haven’t seen every sitcom, of course, but I have seen Bob’s Burgers, The Good Place, Ted Lasso, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia—probably…
Oct 05 2024
Looking Seriously at Video Game Addiction
I was working in eye care when the new billing codes were published in the 10th edition of the International Classification of Diseases. As we underwent training on the implementation of these new diagnosis codes, I remember laughing with my coworkers at how specific some of the codes were. For example,…
May 01 2024
Eden Genesis Is Metroidvania Reloaded
Despite the technical issues facing Cyberpunk 2077 when it first released, it’s undeniable that the game (and the marketing campaign leading up to it) caused Cyberpunk‘s namesake storytelling genre to trend favorably. More and more products catering to the cyberpunk fandom—especially…
May 31 2022
Sandbox VR Is A Virtual-Reality Experience in Roseville and Eden Prairie
A few months ago, I journeyed to Roseville to check out a relatively new VR experience in town: Sandbox VR. I’ve been a VR enthusiast ever since I sampled the HTC Vive back in 2015 and was hooked once I bought a PSVR. Admittedly, I’ve let some of that VR play lapse in favor of recent next-gen gems such as Horizon…
Jan 27 2022
Wisdom Gaming Prepares for a 2022 Esports Launch at the Mall of America
Esports is an exploding industry, expected to reach over $2 billion in sales by the end of 2022. For those unfamiliar, esports is an industry that pits teams and highly skilled players against one another for prize money. Usually these athletes compete against one another in titles that encourage competitive…
Dec 09 2021
Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki Is a Delightful Blend of Heart and Humor
As an extraordinarily shy, awkward, absentminded youth, there’s nothing I would have loved more than a wise and savvy friend taking me under their wing and showing me the ropes of the wild, terrifying ride that was the high school social sphere. Alas, no such friend materialized for me, but in…
Aug 18 2021
How Did This Get Played? Takes On the Bad and the Weird of Video Games
First there were podcasts. Now podcasts have spin-offs.
Many people are familiar with podcast How Did This Get Made?, which reviews the worst-ever movies. It’s filled with riffs and just all around poking fun. How Did This Get Played? is the same concept, but with video games—Heather Anne Campbell…
Jul 03 2021
Returnal Is a Promising Start to a New Console Generation
I’m a big fan of Housemarque. The developer succeeds in the art of making games that are so intense, that require such laser focus, I’m left with sweaty hands and dry eyes glued to the screen. It makes games that I play to get in the zone. Returnal, available exclusively for PlayStation 5, continues that…
Feb 19 2021
Apex Legends Season 8 Is an Explosive Success
Apex Legends was released during the height of the battle royale craze that started with the success of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite. While interest in those games seems to have waned from their heydays over the last year, as noted by their significant drop in Twitch viewer count,…