Archive for Video Games

When a gamer hears something about LAN, it can bring up anything from fond memories to absolutely no knowledge about what it is. LAN, or local area network, allowed gamers to play together. If you’re younger, you might just be wondering if this is the same as WiFi — but it isn’t. Below, we’ll talk […]

Video gaming is one of the modern world’s most popular pastimes. Even with all of the realistic graphics and the advancements in modern systems, vintage gaming systems are still being collected and enjoyed to this day. Whether you feel a sense of nostalgia towards them because you played them growing up or are just fascinated […]

With the uncertainty of COVID-19 keeping millions of us away from work and school, people are on the lookout for new ways to eat up free time in quarantine. Now is the perfect time to pick up a controller and immerse yourself in hours of entertainment through a virtual world outside of the home. Whether […]

Part of the fun of video games is talking about video games — either discussing them with friends or talking during a cooperative/competitive online game. But if you’re going to talk video games, you want to use the language of video gamers. It can be a lot of fun when you punctuate a situation with […]

Gaming can be an expensive hobby. From dropping hundreds of dollars on the console or PC setup alone, it isn’t for everybody. There are ways to save money on gaming, like buying used consoles or games. But, people ask a common question — why are video game prices so high? You can find a lot […]

Soon after the Xbox 360 was released, Microsoft started seeing a trend: a system failure that was indicated by a red ring on the front of the console. Consumers started returning their systems and using the warranties. After the problem was finally resolved, it ended up costing Microsoft $1 billion. What the Xbox Ring of […]

There’s a reason that we invented HD digital televisions to replace the old cathode ray tube TV of the past. When it comes to picture quality, a CRT monitor will never compare to a plasma screen. But if you’re new to vintage video games, what they don’t tell you is that those 8-bit and 16-bit […]

The retro gaming craze is in full swing. From video-game fanatics to your average Joe looking for a bit of nostalgia in their life, it seems like everyone wants to have a bit of gaming fun. If you’ve been gaming for a while, you probably have quite a few systems, cartridges and discs lying around […]

A fun new trend that has come up over the years is to turn an Xbox console into a laptop. It started with the Xbox 360 model and has become an increasingly popular DIY project with new releases of the console. The newest version of this project uses the Xbox One S. It’s a smaller, […]

Collecting video games is a labor of love. Video games have survived their trial period of being a fad, becoming an integral part of life and world commerce. They are one of earth’s biggest industries, with over 2 billion users and $100 billion in sales. For many of us, they are our favorite pastime. The […]