Gaming culture articles

Someone got Doom running on a 2009 Canon DSLR camera, and it's surprisingly playable

Mexico's "Gamer Congresswoman" takes Sony to court over physical game disc shutdown

Sega's Virtua Racing hits PC and Xbox for the first time, with 8-player online

Connecting the dots: Since its release way back in 1992, the legendary Sega Virtua Racing has been ported to a lot of machines, but Xbox and PC never made it onto the list. That has now changed. A developer going by Wanszai recently released an unofficial emulator, built to run the game and nothing else, for Windows, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.

Minecraft joins Doom in the "can it run?" hall of fame with Game Boy Color port

Video Game History Foundation founder says piracy remains the only viable game preservation method

Sony will stop making physical PlayStation games starting in 2028

Mathematicians used Minecraft mobs to calculate Pi without writing a single line of code

Take-Two CEO says GTA 6 price will be "very reasonable" amid $100+ speculation

This $35,000 computer made of living human neurons can run Doom

Duke Nukem 3D turns 30, developer celebrates iconic shooter's anniversary

In brief: Duke Nukem 3D remains one of the most critically acclaimed first-person shooters of all time. While not as influential as Doom, Duke 3D is arguably the most memorable of the "Doom clones" that followed in id Software's wake, and it remains enjoyable three decades later.

Amazon shares first look at Sophie Turner as Tomb Raider's Lara Croft

First look: Amazon is planning a major revival of Tomb Raider as the iconic video game franchise approaches its 30th anniversary. The company has revealed the full cast for the upcoming live-action series and shared early looks at two new games scheduled for release in 2026 and 2027.

GameStop is closing hundreds of stores as the physical game era fades

Lara Croft and Tomb Raider earn two new entries in Guinness World Records

Analogue's Nintendo 64 4K remake finally ships November 18 after repeated delays

Gamers aren't buying GTA VI for $100 – survey shows

GOG opens up about the uphill battle of fighting DRM and preserving classic PC games

Fans are remastering the original Unreal because Epic won't

From Harvard to Half-Life: Gabe Newell reflects on his unconventional path to founding Valve

Wolfenstein video game franchise set for TV adaptation at Amazon MGM

Dragon Quest I & II return in HD-2D remakes nearly four decades later

Most online games are now dead, Stop Killing Games proponents say

Former PlayStation boss says gaming price hikes are inevitable, but lack of value is the real issue

Editor's take: Game prices are climbing to $70 and beyond, with publishers blaming inflation and rising development costs. However, players are pushing back against the price hikes because current big-budget games consistently fail to deliver comparable value. Current prices are a symptom of a much bigger problem.