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It’s not quite as ancient as Pong, but Nintendo 64 is the hallmark of old-school gaming. Its release, its graphics, and game play wowed both young and old audiences. Many of us can remember long hours training our thumb coordination, all in a desperate effort to best your siblings in Super Smash Brothers. While we…
Many of you (including myself) are gamers on a budget. Unfortunately for us, many of the best games offered require additional fees to play. Many charge a subscription fee, contain microtransactions, or both. Gaming enthusiasts desire a great experience and are willing to pay a little extra to do so…to an extent. This article hopes…
Horror games are fun, suspenseful, and sometimes super beautiful. Last year, the market was saturated with zombie horror survivals and I am happy to say that, next year, many of the games will not be focussed on the big ‘z’ elephant in the room. While fun, fending off flesh-craving undead gets a little old after…
The world of video games are filled with lovable characters that have brightened our childhoods or just helped us pass the time with exciting adventures. What inspires characters like Sonic, Boo the ghost, and Kratos? How do these character designers decide how these characters act and what traits they should have? Apparently by basing these…
Let’s dive into your…Destiny! Wait, don’t go! I’ll stop with the puns, I swear. The Story The game is set in a period after a “Golden Age” where humans had once lived all over the galaxy. Something happened though and now the only survivors left live on Earth, protected by a great celestial orb called…
Video games are awesome. They can take you to other worlds filled with adventure, thrills, chills, and romance or, you know, into the deep, dark depths of someone’s twisted idea of what fun is. This article is definitely about the latter so watch out, dear readers, this contains graphic content that some might find highly…
the ESRB, or Entertainment Software Rating Board, ultimately has a noble purpose. As most are familiar, games are rated E(everyone) through M(mature). Each rating level has a minimum age required for the game to be “appropriate”. The purpose of the system is clear: To provide an avenue for parents to determine what kind of media…
A good PC is an invaluable asset. it not only can fulfill much of your academic and professional needs, it can bolster the quality of your entertainment. When it comes to getting one, there are two traditional avenues: Buy or build. This article hopes to give you some food for thought in making a decision…
In September of 2014 Activision and Bungie gave us the long awaited Destiny and it received mixed reactions. Some reviewers gave it an 8 out of 10, others a 6. It wasn’t exactly what Bungie was hoping for after being the company behind Halo, one of the most successful and loved gaming titles to date. Perhaps Destiny‘s…
With game-streaming services becoming huge, anyone can become an internet sensation by playing games for an audience, or just share what they love to play with their friends. With Twitch.tv, streaming your video game live is extremely easy. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One all have built-in support for streaming with it. Some PC games do…
Video game history is full of those who have made video games what they are today and it would be a rather long article to try to talk about them all, so we have picked five of the best and most influential men in video game history to represent them all. From Russia With Love:…
It sucks when something happens and you lose your phone or break it, then realize that it means all your photos, videos, texts, and Flappybird scores are gone. But it doesn’t have to be so brutal, as long as you properly backup your data, you can restore everything to a new iPhone. There are three…
Master Quest Does Not Equal Ura Zelda? Some gamers believe that The Legend of Zelda: Master Quest, a harder version of the Ocarina of Time that contains different arranged dungeons, is Ura Zelda. It was released on the Nintendo Gamecube in 2002 for Japan, and 2003 in North America and Europe, and later remade as an…
Disclaimer: This article is NOT a a gripe against Blizzard, a poor review of the new expansion, or any claim that Warlords of Draenor isn’t absolutely awesome. This expansion is just what WoW needed after years of getting it wrong. WoD succeeds where its predecessor, Mists of Pandaria, failed. Blizzard finally gave us a game that actually feels…
Finding free flash games that are equal parts awesome, fun, and time-consuming is tough. Luckily, Geek Insider is here to help you find the best, the funny, and the so-bad-it’s-awesome games of the internet. With that, let’s check out: Kingdom Rush Where Can It Be Found This game can be found on Kongregate but is…