Articles by Thomas Bowen

What makes a video game outbreak such a terrifying experience is the player’s knowledge that similar outbreaks have occurred.

Most of Nintendo’s core characters are entirely original creations, but some are brought to life by inspiration provided by the real world.

A console can have the best video games and graphics, but if those games are rendered unplayable by a bad controller, it all counts for nothing.

Anime and gaming have gone hand-in-hand since the mid-eighties, and here are 10 fantastic anime series which began life as simple adaptations.

A significant portion of Final Fantasy 7 revolves around Materia. We’re digging into the lore to uncover some details you never knew about it.

Early console sales have provided a fairly clear indication of how a console is going to perform during its lifecycle– stressing quality launch games.

Star Wars Squadrons may be a flawed game, but it’s definitely garnered a fanbase, and what else is a fanbase good for besides great memes?

FIFA rankings are often a contentious topic among fans of the franchise, but these 10 FIFA 21 stats make absolutely no sense whatsoever.

Super Mario doesn’t always get enough credit for its popularization of the use of power-ups in video games. Here are the most common power-ups.

The Sega Dreamcast wasn’t the most popular console on the block, but there are some incredibly interesting bits of trivia behind its development.