In Real Life: The News From The Intersection Of Games & The Real World
Everything that affects the lives of gamers and things gamers care about is right here. If it’s a brush with the law, new legislation affecting gaming, or just the many cool things happening in gaming culture, IRL’s the place to be.
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I Miss the GameCube WaveBird, the Best Controller Nintendo Ever Made
The video game industry has more or less settled on a standard design for controllers with a pair of matching analogue joysticks, a directional pad, four action buttons, and shoulder triggers on top. It’s a design that the PlayStation DualShock controller popularised, but one that I genuinely feel Nintendo perfectly executed on the GameCube WaveBird…
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Fox News Is Already Using ‘Violent’ Video Games As Scapegoat For Mass Shooting
Time is a flat circle. The year is 2022, and a Fox News anchor recently asked an on-air guest whether or not he believed that video games enable mass shootings.
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The Biggest Video Game Releases Still To Come In 2022
If 2022 has proven anything, it’s that all video game release dates are fluid and a serving suggestion only. Because of this, it can be hard to keep track of what is coming out month-to-month. To make life a bit easier for you, you’ve put together a list of the biggest titles that have a…
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This Unreal Engine 5 Squirrel Wants Your Wallet, Your Shoes And Your Nuts
Unreal Engine 5 is proving to be an impressive game engine. Not for the incredibly realistic character models, or even the uncanny environment renders. Sure, the next Tomb Raider and The Witcher games will be made in Unreal Engine 5, but who gives a shit. None of these amount to even a smidgen of what you’re about to see. Dan DeEntremont,…