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Know Thyself","category":"Insights","author":"PLARIUM STAFF","readTime":"360000","description":"<p>In the grand scope of things, gaming is merely an entertainment medium. Of course, in reality, it means much more than that to so many people who devote their hours to the worlds, stories, and competitions that it creates.</p>\n\n<p>More importantly, gaming brings people together from all walks of life into exciting communities.</p>\n\n<p>{{banner:default}}</p>\n\n<p>However, almost since its inception, gaming has had an image problem: one propelled by stereotypes that, unfortunately, do regularly get reinforced by gamers and the industry. This stereotype is that it’s for young, white, cis males.</p>\n\n<p>When you look at the industry hierarchy and prominent characters, it’s easy to see why.</p>\n\n<p>As gaming is so immersive, compelling, and accessible, though, the stereotype was never going to hold up in reality.</p>\n\n<p>Increasingly so, people who defy the stereotype are reaching the peak of the gaming scene, with one of the most prominent of these almost-anti-establishment communities being that of the <strong>gaymer</strong>.</p>\n\n<p>To celebrate the revolutionary efforts of the gaymer community, we’re delving into what it means to be a gaymer, how prominent gaymers are changing the industry for the better, and the LGBT video games that have broken out.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/KHg0flHgYX8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"></iframe></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"what-does gaymer-mean?\">What Does Gaymer Mean?</h2>\n\n<p><strong>Gaymer is a portmanteau of “gay” and “gamer”</strong>, referring to someone who identifies as homosexual and enjoys playing video games (either casually or as a hardcore player).</p>\n\n<p>Nowadays, the term extends to represent the LGBT community as a whole, meaning that “gaymer” can include anyone whose self-identification falls under <a href=\"https://uwm.edu/lgbtrc/wp-content/uploads/sites/162/2021/07/LGBTRC-Gender-Graphic-1.png\" target=\"_blank\">the LGBT umbrella</a>, such as queer, non-binary or trans people.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"who-is-considered-a-gaymer?\">Who Is Considered a Gaymer?</h2>\n\n<p>Essentially, a \"Gaymer\" encompasses all gamers who don't consider themselves heterosexual and / or cisgender, and take part in the gaming community, in any numbers of ways, such as by playing video games, competing in competitions, making games, and partaking in gaming communities </p>\n\n<h3 id=\"members-of-the-gayming-community\">Members of the Gayming Community</h3>\n\n<p>While gaymer culture and gaymers are still wildly underrepresented across the industry, people and events are making a big difference. The online community has become manifest in the real world with <a href=\"https://gaymerx.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">GaymerX</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Having started in 2013, the annual conference brings the gaymer community together, often welcoming thousands of fans through its gates.</p>\n\n<p>As you’ll know, it’s the individual gamers who come out to proclaim their gaymer-ness who make the biggest difference for awareness and representation. The <a href=\"/en/blog/esports/\">eSports</a> scene is fairly diverse, welcoming people from all over the world, but one of the best and loudest representatives is also a gaymer.</p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I’m a nonbinary gamer that just happens to be really godlike at fighting games and very outspoked about my beliefs. I live by empathy, understanding, and sticking true to myself! See me in Skullgirls 😤<a href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/UnderneathTheFursona?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UnderneathTheFursona</a> <a href=\"https://t.co/hN0AoF00v8\">pic.twitter.com/hN0AoF00v8</a></p>\n— SonicFox (@SonicFox) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/SonicFox/status/1269366975173668864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2020</a></blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://liquipedia.net/fighters/SonicFox\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Dominique “SonicFox” McLean</a> identifies as gay, non-binary, and a furry and just happens to be one of the most versatile fighting eSports players out there.</p>\n\n<p>They rose to fame both within games, but also for their Esports Player of the Year 2018 acceptance speech, in which they proclaimed: “I’m gay, black, a furry – pretty much everything a Republican hates – and the best eSports player of the year, I guess!”</p>\n\n<p>It’s not just the SonicFox show, though, with an increasing group of trailblazing gaymers breaking into the spotlight.</p>\n\n<p>Mobile Legends: Bang Bang star Johnmar “OhMyV33nus” Villaluna has established himself as both a class mid-laner in <a href=\"/en/games/os/ios-games/\">iOS</a> and <a href=\"/en/games/os/android-games/\">Android games</a> as well as a vocal advocate for his LGBTQ+ community, embracing the affectionate nickname “The Queen.”</p>\n\n<p>Alexa “Asahina” Gabriel has proven to be quite the talent in eSports circles, being a competitive PC gaymer in League of Legends, as well as a strong combatant in Tekken 7.</p>\n\n<p>Hailed as one of the “Tekken Queens” of the Philippines, Asahina is a transgender woman who has praised video gaming for its escapism, stating “we’re all equal when it comes to video games.”</p>\n\n<p>That said, many still see that there’s more to be done, with gaymers rightly calling out the gaming industry on a regular occasion.</p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https://t.co/6Gy7pzJBEX\">pic.twitter.com/6Gy7pzJBEX</a></p>\n— Vincent (@Biofrostlol) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/Biofrostlol/status/1522999710751076352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2022</a></blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script>\n\n<p>Most recently, Vincent “Biofrost” Wang, sent out a very personal tweet, detailing his experience and take on the subject.</p>\n\n<p>After officially coming out, he tweeted that he wants “there to be more awareness,” but also that the amount of support received makes him hopeful for change.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"games-and-characters-championing-gaymers\">Games and Characters Championing Gaymers</h2>\n\n<p>Representation is certainly lacking in the mainstream gaming space for just about everyone who’s not part of the stereotyped label of “gamer.” Still, there have been some breakthrough games and characters that deserve praise and gaming hours.</p>\n\n<p>One of the biggest steps for LGBT video games came in the form of The Sims.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/6ky4_dLZcRk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"></iframe></p>\n\n<p>In this, one of the most popular <a href=\"/en/games/platform/pc-games/\">PC games</a> ever made, there isn’t a distinction between same-sex and heterosexual couples, and any households with two adults living together can receive an adoption call.</p>\n\n<p>Same-sex relationships continue to be available up to the most recent installment, with there being several pre-made gay couples dotted around the series.</p>\n\n<p>Elsewhere, titles have earned a reputation as subtle LGBT video games due to the choices offered to the protagonists. In Fallout 2, which was released in 1998, you could marry characters of the same sex, just as you could in the 2004 game Fable.</p>\n\n<p>More recently, the 2019 RPG GreedFall has four total romance options, two of whom are heterosexual, and two of whom are bisexual.</p>\n\n<p>Player choice has often been the main way for gaymers to engage with LGBT video game characters. Still, there’s an increasing collection of games that do have characters that would be welcomed into the gaymer community.</p>\n\n<p>While a background character in Moonmist of 1986 is credited as the first gay character in gaming, most point to Birdo from 1988’s Super Mario Bros. 2, who was described with the following statement: “He thinks he’s a girl.”</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Coming out of the gayming closet\" src=\"https://cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/gaymer-3.webp\" style=\"height: 430px; width: 300px;\" /></p>\n\n<p>With Nintendo’s notorious stance, Birdo’s gender identity and sex have been nullified since, but other much more prominent characters have followed, particularly over the last ten years.</p>\n\n<p>LGBT video game characters like Ciri in The Witcher III: Wild Hunt, Tracer in Overwatch, Parvati in The Outer Worlds, Krem in Dragon Age: Inquisition, and the trio of Dina, Ellie, and Lev in The Last of Us Part II are all increasing gaymer representation.</p>\n\n<p>As a gaymer, it is difficult to find video games suitable for the LGBT community, but efforts are being made, gaymers are coming to the fore to raise awareness, and studios are taking notice of the need for increased representation.</p>\n","date":"6/27/2022"},"images":{"preview":{"alt":"Rise of the gaymers!","href":"https://cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/gaymer-1.webp"},"authorAvatar":{"href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/portal/common/avatars/default_avatar.jpg","sizes":[]}},"template_options":{"compositeId":"14863"}},{"links":{"link":"/en/blog/juneteenth/"},"strings":{"title":" Juneteenth: When Is It & Why Is It Celebrated?","category":"Insights","author":"PLARIUM STAFF","readTime":"300000","description":"<p>Juneteenth is a day that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. The name is a shortened version of June 19th, though this date is not always the day of celebration. Juneteenth 2022 will take place on Sunday, June 19th this year.</p>\n\n<p>{{banner:default}}</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"why-is-it-called-juneteenth?\">Why Is It Called Juneteenth?</h2>\n\n<p>On September 22nd, 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. It stated that as of the following January, in 1863, any person who was still living in enslaved states that were engaged in rebellion against the Union would be free.</p>\n\n<p>While this was a huge step towards freedom, it only applied to those living in the confederacy. <a href=\"https://aaregistry.org/story/the-first-black-watch-night-service-occurs-in-america/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Freedom’s Eve</a> took place on January 1st, 1863. African Americans gathered together, awaiting the night when the Emancipation Proclamation would come into law.</p>\n\n<p>When it did, they held church services and marched across the country, spreading the good news. For areas that were not under the control of confederate states, it would be a long time before this could become enacted. Texas was the state furthest west and would be the last to benefit.</p>\n\n<p>It would take two and half years for this to happen. Turning up on June 19th, 1865, two thousand troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and took control of the state. 250,000 Black citizens lived in slavery there, and it was announced that their freedom had arrived.</p>\n\n<p>This is the moment that slavery ended across the United States and is the reason that Juneteenth 2022 gets celebrated every year.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/eWuFpc0RYqI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"></iframe></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"is-juneteenth-2022-a-national-holiday?\">Is Juneteenth 2022 a National Holiday?</h2>\n\n<p>Juneteenth became an official federal holiday on June 17th, 2021. It is now known as the longest-running African American holiday and the Juneteenth 2022 celebrations take place on the 19th day of the month.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"how-to-celebrate-juneteenth-2022\">How to Celebrate Juneteenth 2022</h2>\n\n<p>Celebrations for Juneteenth have been taking place for around 150 years in the US. However, it has only become an official federal holiday recently. The first state to observe it was Texas when it became an official state holiday in 1980.</p>\n\n<p>New York signed it into law in 2020, and it became a federal holiday one year later in 2021.</p>\n\n<p>As it is a new holiday, it does not have the institutionalized traditions that other holidays do. Many people choose to celebrate in a range of diverse ways. Like most American holidays, this often involves food, BBQ, and fireworks.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Juneteenth - Photo by Tasha Jolley\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/juneteenth-2.webp\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 512px;\" /></p>\n\n<address>Photo by <a href=\"https://unsplash.com/@jolleytasha?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText\">Tasha Jolley</a> on <a href=\"https://unsplash.com/?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash</a></address>\n\n<p>Dressing in red, black, and green for the day is a common tradition, and Juneteenth decorations may also contain these colors, which are representative of African people across the world and their descendants.</p>\n\n<p>This red theme carries on into the food people eat and drink. Red velvet cakes, strawberry soda, and watermelon also commemorate the day.</p>\n\n<p>When enslaved Africans came to the United States and South Caribbean, hibiscus tea and kola nut tea were two drinks brought with them. Red beverages are a nod to this, as well as representing the blood of those enslaved or those who lost their lives.</p>\n\n<p>Others may choose to celebrate Juneteenth 2022 looking to the future, and supporting local businesses and innovations is a practical way to do this.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"how-do-we-celebrate-juneteenth in-the-gaming-industry?\">How Do We Celebrate Juneteenth in the Gaming Industry?</h2>\n\n<p>There is no official way to celebrate Juneteenth in the video game industry. There are outstanding African American and Black characters in games, along with the excellent staff who make them happen, but there is still a way to go.</p>\n\n<p>If it was not for the contribution of innovators like Gerald \"Jerry\" Lawson, we would not have had the concept of a games cartridge. Lawson and his team were the leaders of the Fairchild Channel F, the first console with removable games.</p>\n\n<p>This has continued through to modern gaming with developers such as Rockstar game's Shawn Alexander Allen, who worked on the Grand Theft Auto series and Red Dead Redemption.</p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Me, about these Black game developer lists:<br />\n“Those feel very strange to me. I don’t want to be your favorite black developer, just like no one wants to be your favorite white rapper.”<br />\n<br />\nCan read more about Treachery in <a href=\"https://twitter.com/Beatdown_City?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Beatdown_City</a> in the LA times<a href=\"https://t.co/ayLWVDDWpT\">https://t.co/ayLWVDDWpT</a></p>\n— Shawn Alexander Allen (@ShawnDoubleA) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ShawnDoubleA/status/1271152210685067284?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2020</a></blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script>\n\n<p>If you wish to celebrate their contribution to this industry, share your appreciation on social media and create dialogue to spread awareness.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"what-is-the-meaning-of-the-juneteenth-flag?\">What Is the Meaning of the Juneteenth Flag?</h2>\n\n<p>The design for the Juneteenth flag came from Ben Haith and illustrator Lisa Jeanne Graf. Created in 1977, Haith was a founder of the National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation and littered the flag with symbolism.</p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Did you know: The Juneteenth Flag was created by former National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF) Massachusetts State Director and Founder of the National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation (NJCF), Ben Haith, in 1997. <a href=\"https://t.co/TOBTSfD4QL\">pic.twitter.com/TOBTSfD4QL</a></p>\n— B.L.A.C. (@BLAC_EST2020) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/BLAC_EST2020/status/1272710950597033984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2020</a></blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script>\n\n<p>Consisting of a red, white, and blue color scheme it mirrors the flag of the United States. At its center is a white star, used to represent the lone star state of Texas. Around this sits another outline reminiscent of an explosion.</p>\n\n<p>This represents a nova, the process of birthing a new star, showing the new beginning for African Americans in the US.</p>\n\n<p>However, there is another very prominent color scheme around Juneteenth, representing the pan-African flag (created in 1920) with each color having a <a href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/06/14/532667081/on-flag-day-remembering-the-red-black-and-green#:~:text=The%20Pan%2DAfrican%20flag's%20colors,the%20natural%20fertility%20of%20Africa.\" target=\"_blank\">symbolic meaing</a>. </p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/u2l_EugvRw8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"></iframe></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"what-is-the-meaning-of-“for-those-who-chose-the-sea?”\">What Is the Meaning of “For Those Who Chose the Sea?”</h2>\n\n<p>The first national Juneteenth holiday saw social media awash with the phrase “For those who chose the sea.” It is a reference to people who chose to jump overboard during the middle passage, a section of the Atlantic slave trade that transported people from Africa to the Caribbean and the Americas.</p>\n\n<p>Many would choose to jump overboard and die rather than live a life enslaved in a foreign land.</p>\n\n<p>These social media posts often contained a picture of an underwater sculpture. It featured a circle of humans, holding hands facing outward. The sculpture resides at the Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park in Grenada.</p>\n\n<p>Named The Vicissitudes, it is by the artist <a href=\"https://www.underwatersculpture.com/about/biography/?doing_wp_cron=1654081732.7066280841827392578125\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Jason DeCaires Taylor</a>. His intention was not to create a piece about the middle passage but to show <em>unity and cohesion </em>in the face of the elements.</p>\n","date":"6/15/2022"},"images":{"preview":{"alt":"Juneteenth is an important milestone in US history","href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/juneteenth-1.webp"},"authorAvatar":{"href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/portal/common/avatars/default_avatar.jpg","sizes":[]}},"template_options":{"compositeId":"14846"}},{"links":{"link":"/en/blog/metroidvania-games/"},"strings":{"title":"A Guide to the World of Metroidvanias","category":"Insights","author":"PLARIUM STAFF","readTime":"480000","description":"<p>In a video gaming landscape so often popularized by first and third-person shooters, it can be easy to forget the little guys. But some of these little guys, like Metroidvania games, have had influences <em>far </em>beyond their humble beginnings.</p>\n\n<p>This is a curious genre, distinguished from others on the block due to its interesting origins and dynamic gaming features.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">{{banner:default}}</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"so,-what-is-a-metroidvania?\">So, What is a Metroidvania?</h2>\n\n<p>As a fusion of different elements, this isn't an easy question to answer. In a general sense, Metroidvania is a <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action-adventure_game\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">2D action-adventure game</a> that relies on platforming and ability acquisition.</p>\n\n<p>Over time, the player character in a Metroidvania gains traversal options as they explore a centralized world.</p>\n\n<p>While this definition usually holds, it's important to remember that video games and game genres evolve. In addition, since there isn't one strict definition, there's room for personal interpretation.</p>\n\n<p>Some people regard all adventure games with the main hub overworld as Metroidvanias, as long as the player keeps gaining more forms of movement to unlock new areas.</p>\n\n<p>With this approach, series like <a href=\"https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/dark-souls-remastered-switch/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Dark Souls</a> and even <a href=\"https://www.zelda.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Legend of Zelda</a> could be regarded as Metroidvania titles. Since this muddies the water and is the source of much debate, it's perhaps wise to stick to 2D-orientated gaming examples that exemplify the genre.</p>\n\n<p>Adding to this complexity is a common belief that Metroidvania titles <em>must </em>be difficult. This can be true, especially for retro Metroidvania games, but it's not always so. Many Metroidvania titles include <a href=\"/en/games/genre/rpg-games/\">RPG</a> leveling mechanics, which means a player can grind for more power if they wish.</p>\n\n<p>Of course, players can also limit themselves if they want more of a challenge.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"the-origins-of-metroidvania-titles\">The Origins of Metroidvania Titles</h2>\n\n<p>The name <em>Metroidvania </em>is an amalgamation of <a href=\"https://metroid.nintendo.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Metroid</a> and <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Castlevania</a>. Though these started as platform and <a href=\"/en/games/genre/action-games/\">action games</a> with an emphasis on <a href=\"/en/games/genre/adventure-games/\">adventure</a>, they also predated modern genre separations.</p>\n\n<p>The first Metroid game was released in 1986 on the Nintendo Entertainment System. Set in 20X5, the game had the space-faring bounty hunter Samus Aran on a mission to stop the Metroid threat.</p>\n\n<p>Considered the greatest threats to galactic life, Metroids were being used as biological weapons, and only Samus had the skill to stop them. Infiltrating a space pirate base and destroying everything on her way out, Samus became a legend.</p>\n\n<p>She was also one of the<a href=\"/en/blog/female-avatars/\"> first female video game protagonists</a>, which many players didn't learn about until the ending screen rolled.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/ENSDrPpFp-Y\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"></iframe></p>\n\n<p>Also released in 1986 on the NES, Castlevania took an approach much more tied to folklore and mythology. In Castlevania, the player took the role of Simon Belmont. As a descendent of a legendary vampire killer, Simon's goal was to brave the castle and kill Dracula.</p>\n\n<p>On the way he would fight monsters made famous in Hammer Horror films, taking on the likes of Frankenstein's monster, the Grim Reaper, and many more.</p>\n\n<p>While these two series contributed to the name, it wasn't until later entries that the classic Metroidvania formula appeared. This was with Super Metroid and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.</p>\n\n<p>Regarded as the true grandparents of Metroidvania titles, earlier games were more <em>classic</em> action adventures.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"history's-best-metroidvania-games\">History's Best Metroidvania Games</h2>\n\n<p>Since taste is subjective, it's difficult to come up with a list of Metroidvania titles that are considered strictly the best. That said, there are examples from history too important to ignore.</p>\n\n<p>Here are the <strong>five best</strong> Metroidvania games to hit shelves, in our opinion:</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"super-metroid-–-nintendo-–-1994\">Super Metroid – Nintendo – 1994</h3>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/quR5-FEaM9c\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"></iframe></p>\n\n<p>As the third installment in the Metroid series, there was a lot of hype around Super Metroid. Launched on the Super Nintendo, this was the first Metroidvania game to really push the boundaries of what the genre could do.</p>\n\n<p>Following the heroine Samus, Super Metroid relayed her attempt to recapture or kill the last Metroid.</p>\n\n<p>Super Metroid was a title that both looked fantastic and played extremely well. With tight controls and an emphasis on atmosphere, it stuck with players for decades to come. Now one of the most popular speed-running games in history, its legacy continues to thrive.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"castlevania:-symphony-of-the-night-–-konami-–-1997\">Castlevania: Symphony of the Night – Konami – 1997</h3>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/cDv-bzfwQ4A\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"></iframe></p>\n\n<p>Originally hitting the PlayStation 1, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is often regarded as the best Metroidvania game ever. At its core, it followed similar sensibilities as prior entries only turned up to eleven.</p>\n\n<p>Funnily enough, at the time, its 2D nature made many reviewers question its quality when compared to its 3D cousin on <a href=\"https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Nintendo_64\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Nintendo 64</a>. Over time, SOTN would become known as the unquestionably better game.</p>\n\n<p>Symphony of the Night featured an enormous castle to explore, filled with many monsters and weapons. It also introduced strong RPG elements, including leveling up to gain strength. With the ultimate goal of killing Dracula, players would need all the help they could get.</p>\n\n<p>Not especially commercially successful, SOTN would still go on to become a cult hit, and arguably the most popular of all Metroidvania titles.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"ori-and-the-will-of-the-wisps-–-moon-studios-–-2020\">Ori and the Will of the Wisps – Moon Studios – 2020</h3>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/u6cxYQOljJk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"></iframe></p>\n\n<p>Sequel to Ori and the Blind Forest, the multiplatform release of Will of the Wisps was highly anticipated. It also had no problem living up to the hype, becoming critically and commercially acclaimed.</p>\n\n<p>Ori and the Will of the Wisps built on the Metroidvania formula of its predecessor, pushing the series to new heights.</p>\n\n<p>In this game, the player controls the eponymous Ori, a forest spirit. Lost in a new land, Ori had to reunite with his friends and save the land from encroaching evil. Easily one of the best-looking games ever released, Will of the Wisps is a modern Metroidvania <em>not </em>to be missed.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"bloodstained:-ritual-of-the-night-–-artplay-–-2019\">Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night – ArtPlay – 2019</h3>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/ziyxCRvqeIg\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"></iframe></p>\n\n<p>Produced by <a href=\"https://www.videogameschronicle.com/people/koji-igarashi/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Koji Igarashi</a>, one of the big names behind Symphony of the Night, Ritual of the Night served as an unofficial modern Castlevania game. Crowdfunded to great success, there were some early doubts about the game's quality, but not for long.</p>\n\n<p>On release, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night met with universal applause.</p>\n\n<p>Heralded as a return to what made Metroidvania titles great, ROTN shows that the classic formula still has legs. Taking abilities from enemies and leveling up, this game made long-dormant fans salivate at the thought of what comes next.</p>\n\n<p>Since Konami doesn't seem interested anymore, and Bloodstained was such a hit, the ball's now in Igarashi's court.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"guacamelee!-–-drinkbox-studios---2013\">Guacamelee! – DrinkBox Studios - 2013</h3>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/4g_9tUz0Xa4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"></iframe></p>\n\n<p>Stepping outside the norm with this one, Guacamelee! places a strong emphasis on brawling and combos. Set in a fictional Mexican village, this Metroidvania follows a humble farmer.</p>\n\n<p>Overcoming death and fighting for his lost love, the now-luchador Juan's adventures only get more ridiculous as the game goes on.</p>\n\n<p>Far outside of the sci-fi and western-fantasy aesthetic, players weren't sure what to make of Guacamelee! at first. With so much charm and character, these concerns didn't last long.</p>\n\n<p>Guacamelee! is one of the Metroidvania titles which demonstrates how flexible the formula can be. Even including a <a href=\"/en/blog/co-op-games/\">four-player, co-op</a>, this title swung for the fences, and it connected.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"where-to-find-metroidvania-titles\">Where to Find Metroidvania Titles</h2>\n\n<p>Originally confined to consoles, modern Metroidvanias are available on every system. In general, it's PC owners who get the most choice here. Using storefronts like Steam, players have access to a wide range of contemporary games, with included ratings and prices.</p>\n\n<p>These storefronts even sometimes include ports of more classic games, like the Castlevania Advance Collection, first released on the Gameboy Advance. Players interested in Metroid, however, will have to turn to a Nintendo console like the Switch.</p>\n\n<p>Tied to the system for decades, it's unlikely that players can expect to see Metroid games on PC anytime soon.</p>\n\n<p>For the original classic games, players could also consider <a href=\"/en/blog/game-emulators/\">emulation</a>. Since some of these older Metroidvanias are no longer sold, the developers and publishers will lose no money from you taking this route.</p>\n\n<p>Just make double sure that any games ROM files you download have no updated releases, to keep everything safe.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"how-difficult-are-metroidvania-games?\">How Difficult are Metroidvania Games?</h3>\n\n<p>When looking for a direct game to start, the games in the list above are the best standout examples. You could also check out top lists through Google searches to further narrow down choices.</p>\n\n<p>Since Metroidvania titles can get quite complex, it might be best to start with a simple game, and then ease yourself in. Remember - don't be scared to look up guides if you get lost, that's something even the most experienced Metroidvania players go through.</p>\n\n<p>As an evolving genre, it's impossible to tell where Metroidvanias might go next. At least, with the success of Metroid: Dread, one-half of the genre's namesake remains strong. Here's to hoping that Konami gets their act together as well, for the sake of future Belmonts.</p>\n\n<p>At least, no matter what happens to the originators, the Metroidvania genre continues to grow. There's never been a better time to be a Metroidvania fan, and with the next generation heating up, the future looks bright!</p>\n<script type=\"application/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https://schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"BlogPosting\",\n  \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n    \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n    \"@id\": \"https://plarium.com/en/blog/metroidvania-games/\"\n  },\n  \"headline\": \"A Guide to the World of Metroidvanias\",\n  \"image\": \"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/old/blog/en/2015/26/Learn_How_To_Create_A_Fantastic_Game_Setting1.jpg\",  \n  \"author\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n    \"name\": \"Plarium\",\n    \"url\": \"https://plarium.com\"\n  },  \n  \"publisher\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n    \"name\": \"Plarium\",\n    \"logo\": {\n      \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n      \"url\": \"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\"\n    }\n  },\n  \"datePublished\": \"2022-01-06\"\n}\n</script>","date":"6/8/2022"},"images":{"preview":{"alt":"","href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/metroidvania-games.webp"},"authorAvatar":{"href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/portal/common/avatars/default_avatar.jpg","sizes":[]}},"template_options":{"compositeId":"13654"}},{"links":{"link":"/en/blog/nba-playoffs/"},"strings":{"title":"NBA Playoffs 2022: How Does it Work?!","category":"Insights","author":"PLARIUM STAFF","readTime":"300000","description":"<p>Basketball games like NBA 2K22 from Visual Concepts are now becoming so realistic that some people discover the sport for the first time in this format.</p>\n\n<p>Real-world basketball is hugely popular across the USA, but there’s a chance that the NBA 2K League could be even bigger in the future.</p>\n\n<p>{{banner:default}}</p>\n\n<p>The most important time of the year for the NBA League is when the NBA playoffs get underway. This is the tournament that decides the champion for the season. They get all the bragging rights and can name themselves the official number one franchise in the entire country.</p>\n\n<p>The NBA playoffs appeal to eSports players because the fixtures come thick and fast, with a best-of-seven knockout format for the tournament. This is similar to the <a href=\"https://2kleague.nba.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NBA 2K League</a> playoffs.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"what’s-the-nba-playoffs-bracket?\">What’s the NBA Playoffs Bracket?</h2>\n\n<p>The beauty of the NBA playoffs is that they bring together the Eastern and Western Conferences, distinguishing the very best of them all. Each team starts in its respective NBA playoffs bracket, and the best from the East and West eventually meet in the final.</p>\n\n<p>How Many Teams Make the NBA Playoffs?</p>\n\n<p>This is where it gets exciting - because 16 different franchises get the chance to win the <em>ultimate </em>crown.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"The NBA Playoffs never cease to surprise!\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/nba-playoffs-4.webp\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"who-is-in-the-nba-playoffs?\">Who is in the NBA Playoffs?</h2>\n\n<p>Check out the list below to see who is in the NBA playoffs this year:</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"eastern-conference\">Eastern Conference</h3>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Miami Heat</li>\n\t<li>Atlanta Hawks</li>\n\t<li>Philadelphia 76ers</li>\n\t<li>Toronto Raptors</li>\n\t<li>Milwaukee Bucks</li>\n\t<li>Chicago Bulls</li>\n\t<li>Boston Celtics</li>\n\t<li>Brooklyn Nets</li>\n</ul>\n\n<h3 id=\"western-conference\">Western Conference</h3>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Phoenix Suns</li>\n\t<li>New Orleans Pelicans</li>\n\t<li>Dallas Mavericks</li>\n\t<li>Utah Jazz</li>\n\t<li>Golden State Warriors</li>\n\t<li>Denver Nuggets</li>\n\t<li>Memphis Grizzlies</li>\n\t<li>Minnesota Timberwolves</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Past NBA playoffs can't always predict the future\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/nba-playoffs-2.webp\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"what’s-the-nba-playoffs-schedule?\">What’s the NBA Playoffs Schedule?</h2>\n\n<p>The NBA playoffs schedule consists of a knockout format where teams compete in the best of seven games. The winner progresses to the next round. Here’s a rundown of the schedule:</p>\n\n<p><strong>The First Round </strong>– The top-ranked team from each conference faces the lowest-ranked team from their division. Second place faces off against seventh, and so on.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Conference Semifinals</strong> – The winners of games one and two, as well as three and four in each conference play each other.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Conference Finals</strong> – The remaining two teams in each conference compete for a place in the final.</p>\n\n<p><strong>NBA Finals</strong> – The best teams from each conference are matched up in the final to crown the season’s champion.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"when-do-nba-playoffs-start?\">When do NBA Playoffs Start?</h3>\n\n<p>The NBA playoffs start towards the end of April and run all the way until June, with the final game of 2022 scheduled for June 20th.</p>\n\n<p>In preparation for this spectacle, the NBA 2K League season ends at the start of June, meaning that there will be a lot of attention from gamers and basketball fans alike for the NBA playoffs final games.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"who’s-tipped-to-be-crowned-champion-this-season?\">Who’s Tipped to be Crowned Champion This Season?</h3>\n\n<p>Going into the NBA playoffs 2022, all the top ranked teams in the two conferences were in with a chance of making it all the way. These included the likes of the Celtics, the Warriors, the Grizzlies, the Heat, the Suns, and the Bucks.</p>\n\n<p>Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors battled their way to the NBA finals. The former have won 17 championships, with their most recent coming way back in 2008.</p>\n\n<p>Whilst the latter have won it more recently in 2018, they have only been crowned NBA Champions on five other occasions prior to that.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"why-do-the-nba-playoffs-appeal-to-esports-fans?\">Why do the NBA Playoffs Appeal to eSports Fans?</h2>\n\n<p>Thanks to the high-quality, enhanced graphics that the Eco-Motion engine has brought to the NBA 2K games, there’s little to separate gaming from reality.</p>\n\n<p>The fast-paced nature of basketball makes it the perfect option for a console title, and fans of the game tend to enjoy playing and watching virtual and live versions.</p>\n\n<p>It can also be considered a title within the genre of <a href=\"/en/games/genre/strategy-games/\">strategic games</a>, as players need to set up and manage their teams well in order to be in with a chance of success.</p>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"LeBron James was named MVP in 2020\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/nba-playoffs-3.webp\" /></h3>\n\n<h3 id=\"mvps-get-improved-stats-in-nba-2k-games\">MVPs get Improved Stats in NBA 2K Games</h3>\n\n<p>A lot of what happens in the real world translates to the NBA 2K games later. For example, MVPs from the NBA playoffs are often rewarded with better stats when the next update is released.</p>\n\n<p>Consider, for instance, <a href=\"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/antetgi01.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> who was the recipient of the 2021 Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP award. Antetokounmpo then earned a whopping rating of 97 in NBA 2K22, making him the top-rated star in the game. Back in the 2017/18 season, he was rated at 91.</p>\n\n<p>Some of the other past MVPs include LeBron James in 2020, who has a rating of 96, Kawhi Leonard in 2019, who now has a rating of 95, and Kevin Durant in 2018, who is rated at 96 in the game.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"videogame-players-can-play-out-scenarios-to-predict-a-winner\">Videogame Players Can Play Out Scenarios to Predict a Winner</h3>\n\n<p>Everyone loves to predict who they think is going to win the NBA playoffs, and one of the best ways to do this is to play out the various scenarios on NBA 2K22.</p>\n\n<p>At the end of the regular season, it’s easy to set up a tournament using the NBA playoffs schedule with all the NBA playoffs teams and play with friends until a winner is determined.</p>\n\n<p>If you set up <a href=\"/en/games/genre/pvp-games/\">PVP</a> matches and play against people at a similar skill level, it’s likely that the sides with the best stats will make it to the final and you can generate a reasonably accurate prediction. Do you think you can work out which team is going to be crowned victor?</p>\n\n<p>You could simulate it multiple times to see who has the best chance.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Enjoy & make new memories with the NBA playoffs\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/nba-playoffs-5.webp\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"enjoy-the-nba-playoffs-2022\">Enjoy the NBA Playoffs 2022</h2>\n\n<p>There’s no doubt that the NBA playoffs is the most exciting time of the year for basketball fans. It’s also a great period for eSports players, as the NBA 2K League season wraps around the same time.</p>\n\n<p>That means you can get your virtual <em>and </em>live basketball fixes in tandem!</p>\n","date":"6/8/2022"},"images":{"preview":{"alt":"The NBA Playoffs have a strong connection to esports","href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/nba-playoffs-1.webp"},"authorAvatar":{"href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/portal/common/avatars/default_avatar.jpg","sizes":[]}},"template_options":{"compositeId":"14844"}},{"links":{"link":"/en/blog/loot-box/"},"strings":{"title":"Loot Boxes & Controversy (A Simple Guide)","category":"Insights","author":"PLARIUM STAFF","readTime":"360000","description":"<p>Movie fans probably already know what the term Easter egg means. In case you don’t know, then they’re basically messages, images, or some other fun surprise that’s hidden in a movie, usually a pop-culture reference.</p>\n\n<p>These special treats can also be found in video games, and loot boxes come under this heading as well. But what exactly are loot boxes?</p>\n\n<p>{{banner:default}}</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"what-is-a-loot-box?\">What is a Loot Box?</h2>\n\n<p>Loot boxes are crates that can appear at random in a game or at the end of certain stages. A loot box contains a mystery prize that’s designed to add something to your gaming experience. It could be a new skill, a powerup, weaponry, or something simple like a costume change.</p>\n\n<p>The defining feature of a loot box, other than the fact they contain useful prizes, is that the reward is <em>random</em>. In general, they also cost money. Some are free, as part of a promotion or in-game achievement. In most cases, though, players pay for a random reward.</p>\n\n<p>That means you don’t know what you’re getting when you pay for a loot box. The value of the prize could be worth less than the cost of the loot box or it could be worth more.</p>\n\n<p>Some people have likened this to gambling which, in turn, has drawn criticism from governments and regulators, but more on that later.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Loot boxes' purpose is to upgrade your characters\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/loot-box-5.webp\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"the-history-of-loot-boxes\">The History of Loot Boxes</h2>\n\n<p>Loot boxes evolved from the loot system that was first introduced into massively multiplayer online role-playing games (<a href=\"/en/blog/difference-between-mmo-and-mmorpgs/\">MMO and MMORPGs</a>) in the early noughties.</p>\n\n<p>The Japanese version of the side-scrolling MMORPG <a href=\"https://maplestory.nexon.net/landing\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">MapleStory (2004)</a> is credited as the first game with a loot system. In this game, the loot box was actually called a <em>gachapon </em>ticket.</p>\n\n<p>For reference, gachapon machines (where the term for <a href=\"/en/blog/gacha-games/\">modern gacha games</a> comes from) are popular in Asia but versions of them exist around the world. They’re like vending machines.</p>\n\n<p>You put in a coin, turn the handle and a random box/ball falls out. Inside that box/ball is a toy. The same premise is true with loot boxes.</p>\n\n<p>The original loot box in MapleStory cost 100 JPY (Japanese Yen) and, once a player deployed their ticket, they received a random in-game reward.</p>\n\n<p>The loot box system gradually gained traction after 2004 thanks to games such as ZT Online. It wasn’t until the advent of online (social) and mobile gaming, however, and specifically free-to-play games, that loot boxes really took off.</p>\n\n<p>Because free-play games typically come under the <a href=\"/en/games/genre/casual-games/\">casual gaming category</a>, developers want to keep players engaged for longer in order to generate more ad revenue.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Loot boxes have been slowly implemented in all sorts of game types & genres\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/loot-box-3.webp\" /></p>\n\n<h3 id=\"adding-the-loot-box-system-to-all-games\">Adding the Loot Box System to All Games</h3>\n\n<p>As such, loot boxes were introduced as a way of adding new elements to social and mobile games such as Zynga Poker. From here, the idea caught fire with developers and players.</p>\n\n<p>The loot box system quickly became popular in video games and, from 2010 onwards, many of the top titles were experimenting with random rewards.</p>\n\n<p>For example, in 2013, Counter-Strike Global Offensive introduced a weapons case update. These cases cost money but contained a random weapon players could use in the game.</p>\n\n<p>Battlefield 4 quickly followed suit with its battle packs and, from there, a new side industry was born. Today, the loot box system, although controversial for some, remains part of gaming.</p>\n\n<p>In fact, according to data from Statista and Juniper Research, loot boxes, as a sub-sector of gaming, will be worth $20 billion by 2025.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Most loot boxes improve your characters' skills and / or design\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/loot-box-4.webp\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"popular-loot-boxes-in-video-games\">Popular Loot Boxes in Video Games</h2>\n\n<p>So now, having covered what a loot box is, let's take a look at some of the most popular loot box rewards out there.</p>\n\n<p>These random rewards come in all shapes and sizes. As we previously mentioned, they aren't confined to one genre alone, and they can be found in almost any type of game - from casual to <a href=\"/en/games/genre/strategy-games/\">strategy games</a>.</p>\n\n<p>You could theoretically find a loot box for almost <em>anything</em>. Some of the most common rewards you can get are:</p>\n\n<ol>\n\t<li>New costumes</li>\n\t<li>New items</li>\n\t<li>New weapons</li>\n\t<li>Skill upgrades</li>\n\t<li>Increased health, power, status points</li>\n\t<li>Game credits/currency</li>\n\t<li>Game skins</li>\n\t<li>New characters</li>\n\t<li>Extra time</li>\n</ol>\n\n<p>Basically, anything that could help you progress in a game can be stuffed into a loot box. It’s worth noting that loot boxes aren’t available in <em>all </em>games. Some games simply don’t have the capacity to offer this feature, others wouldn’t fit into the genre.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/eFq2DVe3gg8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"></iframe></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"what-is-the-loot-box-controversy?\">What is the Loot Box Controversy?</h2>\n\n<p>Loot boxes have become extremely popular over the last two decades. The way in which they’re presented, however, has raised the debate as to whether or not they’re a form of <em>gambling</em>.</p>\n\n<p>Researchers from Australia and New Zealand likened loot boxes to things such as lotteries and slots. Writing in <a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-018-0360-1#:~:text=Video%20games%20are%20increasingly%20exposing,%E2%80%94%20so%2Dcalled%20loot%20boxes.\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Nature Human Behaviour</a>, the researchers described loot boxes as “psychologically akin to gambling.”</p>\n\n<p>This assessment hinges on the fact that the rewards offered are random. The rewards can be worth more or less than the cost of the loot box, meaning that players are taking a risk when they purchase them.  This risk is similar to what casino gamblers experience when they play slots et al.</p>\n\n<p>Others argue that loot boxes are simply a fun addition to games. They’re not compulsory and players aren’t buying them with the intention of<em> financial gain.</em></p>\n\n<p>The point here is that there is a debate and governments around the world have commissioned reports into the nature of loot boxes. Some countries have drawn up rules regarding their use in video games, others have said they must comply with local gambling laws.</p>\n\n<p>What’s important to remember, however, is that loot boxes aren’t illegal, and they are still available in games.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"The future of loot boxes is still unclear\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/loot-box-2.webp\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"the-future-of-the-loot-box:-nfts-and-the-metaverse\">The Future of the Loot Box: NFTs and the Metaverse</h2>\n\n<p>Loot boxes could play a prominent role in the Metaverse. With life in a digital world essentially like a game, there is scope to offer random rewards for anything and everything via the loot box system.</p>\n\n<p>We’re not quite at that stage yet, but we’re already seeing NFTs being put inside crates. For example, <a href=\"https://gamerant.com/atari-lootbox-nfts/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Atari released</a> its first loot box NFTs in 2022.</p>\n\n<p>The idea is that people can buy a loot box and receive a random NFT at a later date. Given that more and more companies are creating their own NFTs, loot boxes could be a way of generating hype.</p>\n\n<p>In turn, they give people a chance to receive a random NFT that could be worth a lot or a little. What’s more, with gaming companies also embracing NFTs, we could see more crossover innovations with loot boxes in the future.</p>\n\n<p>Only time will tell!</p>\n","date":"5/31/2022"},"images":{"preview":{"alt":"Loot boxes can be used for good and for bad","href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/loot-box-1.webp"},"authorAvatar":{"href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/portal/common/avatars/default_avatar.jpg","sizes":[]}},"template_options":{"compositeId":"14835"}},{"links":{"link":"/en/blog/game-mods/"},"strings":{"title":"Game Mods for Newbies (and 6 Common Uses)","category":"Insights","author":"PLARIUM STAFF","readTime":"360000","description":"<p>Video game modifications, or mods, are in-game updates developed and integrated by players. The last part of that game mods definition is the most important.</p>\n\n<p>In the age of online gaming technology, software developers have the power to release updates and modifications that players can download via the internet.</p>\n\n<p>{{banner:default}}</p>\n\n<p>However, when it comes to the strict definition of console, mobile, and PC game mods, it’s the changes made by players that matter.</p>\n\n<p>Not all games can be modded, even though many games can be altered by players, including <a href=\"/en/games/genre/pvp-games/\">PVP</a> hits such as Dota 2.</p>\n\n<p>In fact, by opening up a game to mods, developers can foster a <em>greater </em>sense of community. When players can invest more than time in a game, they’re more likely to engage.</p>\n\n<p>By allowing player game mods, software companies let <em>users</em> create the types of experience they want. What’s more, no video game is perfect, allowing modding become part of gaming, making the biggest games even <em>more </em>popular.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Game mods are rather easy to come by these days\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/mod-games-4.webp\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"what-types-of-game-mods-are-there?\">What Types of Game Mods Are There?</h2>\n\n<p>Game mods are only limited by technology and imagination. For example, if something isn’t possible within the realms of a game because the software doesn’t support it, making a mod is tough.</p>\n\n<p>There may also be certain mods that are banned by the developer because they could harm the ecosystem at large. Assuming it’s within the rules and the modification is actually possible, however, players can make almost any change they see fit. </p>\n\n<p>Adding game mods is a simple matter of browsing user-created content and downloading the update. There are various places you can find game mods, including Steam Workshop.</p>\n\n<p>Of course, you could go a step further and create your own PC game mod (this would require a PC, coding experience, and a lot of skill). If you’re a gamer that’s simply looking to tweak something you already enjoy, the best thing to do is download mods.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Some game mods tackle the most mundane issues such as typos\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/mod-games-5.webp\" /></p>\n\n<h3 id=\"common-game-mods\">Common Game Mods</h3>\n\n<p>The final thing to say is that game mods can be small or significant. For example, a mod may be created to correct a spelling mistake, or it could be a whole new character. This means you’ve got the ability to change games as much or as little as you want.</p>\n\n<p>With this in mind, here are some of the most common console, mobile, and PC game mods:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Text updates to fix typos or translation errors.</li>\n\t<li>Fixing glitches or other technical issues. Big budget games are developed over many months and years, which means there’s a lot going on, and sometimes, small errors can appear. Game mods help to address these issues.</li>\n\t<li>Removing unwanted features.</li>\n\t<li>Adding features, weapons, new character skills.</li>\n\t<li>Changing existing characters or adding new ones. For example, a Teletubby mod was added to the game Among Us.</li>\n\t<li>Adding new levels, scenes, and <a href=\"/en/games/genre/adventure-games/\">adventures</a>. An example of this from Steam Workshop is 11th Dream. The third-person shooter has a number of game mods, including additional levels made by players.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>As you can see, there are various ways to modify video games. Perhaps what’s most interesting is the fact that not all mods have to be complex.</p>\n\n<p>Fixing small errors and glitches is common in the modding community because people simply want to make the games they love as flawless as possible.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Nokia's Snake game is available on Google and can be added game mods\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/mod-games-3.webp\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"modification-in-action:-google-snake-game-mods\">Modification in Action: Google Snake Game Mods</h2>\n\n<p>Before we list some of the most modded video games of all time and run through the benefits of modding, let’s look at a quick example. To make things easy to understand, we’ve broken down the steps required to add Google Snake game mods.</p>\n\n<p>This is a simple game that takes the old tail-chasing mobile game from Nokia and brings it into the modern era.</p>\n\n<p>You can play Google Snake via your browser and, once you’ve played through all the standard levels, you can modify it. To add Google Snake game mods, you go through the following steps on your computer:</p>\n\n<ol>\n\t<li>Go to GitHub and search for the Google Snake Menu Mod.</li>\n\t<li>Download and save the Moremenu.html file.</li>\n\t<li>Open your browser’s bookmakers using CTRL + SHIFT + O.</li>\n\t<li>Click the three dots (top right of the screen).</li>\n\t<li>Choose the “Import” bookmarks option.</li>\n\t<li>Import Moremenu.html.</li>\n\t<li>Rename the file “Snake Game Menu\".</li>\n\t<li>Use your browser and Google to search for Snake Game.</li>\n\t<li>Open the game and click on the cog icon to open the settings.</li>\n\t<li>In your bookmarks, select Snake Game Menu.</li>\n\t<li>The available game mods will be added to the Settings list. Some common Snake Game mods are: new maps, the ability to change the game speed, new toys, and new aesthetics.</li>\n\t<li>Click the mods you want to add.</li>\n</ol>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Updating a game with a game mod is a complete game-changer\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/mod-games-2.webp\" /></p>\n\n<p>That’s a somewhat lengthy process, but it’s not particularly complex. Each game will have its own way of adding mods, but you typically follow similar steps to those outlined above. That means you have to download a file/s and deploy the update before you run the game.</p>\n\n<p>All the information you need to modify a game will be available online. There are modding communities for almost all the most popular video games. These communities interact, share ideas, and, importantly, deploy game mods via forums.</p>\n\n<p>So, if you want to play around with PC game mods, or speficially some iOS game mods, look for forums dedicated to the device you’re using.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"the-most-modded-games\">The Most Modded Games</h3>\n\n<p>Just to prove a point, here are 5 of the most modded games ever:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Minecraft</li>\n\t<li>Doom</li>\n\t<li>Grand Theft Auto</li>\n\t<li>Half-Life</li>\n\t<li>The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim</li>\n</ul>\n\n<h2 id=\"should-you-modify-video-games?\">Should You Modify Video Games?</h2>\n\n<p>Game mods can certainly add new twists and turns to an existing game. They can also fix annoying glitches, change the aesthetics of a game, and add new qualities to the mix. That being said, game mods aren’t <em>always </em>desirable.</p>\n\n<p>Developers spend a lot of time and money on crafting games that flow in a certain way. Even a small change to the overall dynamics could ruin the balance of a game. It’s like a Michelin-starred chef creating a perfectly balanced meal and <a href=\"https://london.eater.com/2019/6/18/18682209/ed-sheeran-heinz-tomato-ketchup-advert-michelin-star-restaurant\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">someone adding ketchup</a> to it.</p>\n\n<p>The diner might like ketchup but adding it could spoil the dynamics of the meal.</p>\n\n<p>There is also an issue with stability. Not all game mods work - in fact, some can create more problems than they solve. So, while there’s nothing wrong with PC game mods or Android and iOS game mods, don’t just add them without good reason.</p>\n\n<p>If you’ve got all you want from an untouched version of a game, try adding some mods. But, before you start deploying updates, make sure you’ve experienced what the original has to offer.</p>\n","date":"5/29/2022"},"images":{"preview":{"alt":"Game Mods for Newbies (and 6 Common Uses)","href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/mod-games-1.webp"},"authorAvatar":{"href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/portal/common/avatars/default_avatar.jpg","sizes":[]}},"template_options":{"compositeId":"14831"}},{"links":{"link":"/en/blog/scary-games/"},"strings":{"title":"Scary Games That Are Slaying 2022","category":"Insights","author":"PLARIUM STAFF","readTime":"300000","description":"<p>If you’re in the mood to invest time and emotional energy in a video game, there’s no better genre than scary games, either online or on your console.</p>\n\n<p>We’re not just talking about scary games that will give you a cheap thrill (no shade, Sia) as you leap out of your seat. We’re talking games that will leave you daydreaming about them days or weeks after being played. Scary games that will push your nerves to the brink.</p>\n\n<p>{{banner:default}}</p>\n\n<p>Below, we’ve put together a list of the<strong> top 10 scary video games</strong> and scary PC games guaranteed to rock your socks, from any genre and style. In fact, these aren't the most expensive of scary games, either - we’re including some of the best <em>free </em>scary games.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"what-makes-the best-scary-games?\">What Makes the Best Scary Games?</h2>\n\n<p>What <em>are</em> scary games? Ultimately, there must be an air of uncertainty and fear that runs through the plotline and the general atmosphere of the game.</p>\n\n<p>Whether it’s <a href=\"https://www.thegamer.com/best-horror-game-soundtracks/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">the game’s soundtrack</a> or the in-game sound effects, scary games generally create a feeling of loneliness and desperation that few other genres can compete with.</p>\n\n<p>It bares stressing that the best scary games aren’t just atmospheric and bleak, they are designed to keep you on the edge of your seat too, <em>constantly</em>. You’ll find jumpy moments lurking around every corner.</p>\n\n<p>The most fun scary games are those that can transport you directly into the game environment and make you feel completely submberged, even <em>without </em>VR gear.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Scary games are all about submerging into unknown territories\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/scary-games-2.webp\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 426px;\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"10-scary-games-guaranteed-to-tingle-your-spine\">10 Scary Games Guaranteed to Tingle Your Spine</h2>\n\n<h3 id=\"1)-level-zero\">1) Level Zero</h3>\n\n<p>DogHowl Games released Level Zero back in September 2021, bringing its unique brand of first-person online multiplayer scary games to the world. It’s a tactical game, transporting you into a virtual space station. You’re one of only a handful of survivors that must get the space station back up and running whilst under attack from monsters. As an online multiplayer, the cool thing is that you can choose to play as one of the monsters or the survivors to experience both sides of the plot.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"2)-the-medium\">2) The Medium</h3>\n\n<p>As scary online games go, The Medium is up there with the best of them. Bloober Team’s psychological horror is sure to play with your mind. Played in the third person, The Medium requires all your strength and intuition to solve this dark mystery. You’ll take control of Marianne, herself a medium capable of embarking on journeys into the spirit realm. It’s these sinister spirits that you’ll have to be mindful of.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"3)-trollface-quest:-horror-1\">3) TrollFace Quest: Horror 1</h3>\n\n<p>On the face of it, you wouldn’t think that puzzle-based <a href=\"/en/games/genre/strategy-games/\">strategy games</a> would have the ability to frighten you, but this title will make you laugh and hide behind your hands with equal measure. Take on the evil scammer TrollFace and all his monstrous cronies in a bid to solve a string of puzzles and challenges. With 16 different levels of gameplay, you’ll find it hard to tire of this cartoon-style 2D game.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"4)-jeff’s-revenge\">4) Jeff’s Revenge</h3>\n\n<p>Jeff’s Revenge is the fourth iteration of the Let’s Kill Jeff series. It’s a heart-pounding horror action-adventure, with a choice of two player campaigns to select from, giving it a tasty <a href=\"/en/games/genre/pvp-games/\">PVP element</a>. You can either control Jeff the Killer and get your hands on hidden objects within the deserted town or play the role of a nameless soldier, attempting to catch and eliminate Jeff in tandem with seven other AI-controlled soldiers.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Do you like scary games?\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/scary-games-3.webp\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 427px;\" /></p>\n\n<h3 id=\"5)-until-dawn\">5) Until Dawn</h3>\n\n<p>Released in 2015, Supermassive Games’ Until Dawn still has the pull as one of the best scary video games right now. PlayStation 4 owners will be pleased to know it’s available exclusively on this console. This horror-drama sees you take control of a group of eight young adults visiting a remote Blackwood Mountain lodge when their lives take a sinister turn.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"6)-little-nightmares-2\">6) Little Nightmares 2</h3>\n\n<p>The February 2021 release of the Little Nightmares sequel has attracted rave reviews. Described by publishers Bandai Namco Entertainment as a puzzle-platform horror adventure, there’s a lot going on here. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to help Mono – and their new pal Six – escape the cruel world that’s been distorted by an evil transmission. Track the source of the transmission to save the planet.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"7)-resident-evil-village\">7) Resident Evil Village</h3>\n\n<p>The eighth iteration of the iconic Resident Evil franchise had the potential to be one of the finest scary games of all time – and it didn’t disappoint. Its unique blend of storytelling and intense first-person gameplay makes this one of the first scary games you should try. Although Village maintains several of the survival horror facets that’ve made Resident Evil such an award-winning series, the increased combat and enemy encounters heighten the drama and explains why it’s already shifted more than 6.1 million units.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"8)-tormented-souls\">8) Tormented Souls</h3>\n\n<p>It's clear PQube’s Tormented Souls took inspiration from Resident Evil Village, but it’s important to state that this release stands on its own as one of the best scary games in recent memory. With its atmospheric and cinematic style, Tormented Souls sees you embark on a journey with Caroline Walker – a woman intent on uncovering the unsolved disappearance of twins from a hospital with plenty of history behind it.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"9)-dead-silence\">9) Dead Silence</h3>\n\n<p>Roblox is also home to many iconic free scary games, many of which are scary multiplayer games that can ramp up the tension among groups of friends or family – a perfect way to celebrate a <a href=\"/en/blog/halloween-horror-games/\">spooky Halloween night</a>. Dead Silence remains by far and away the most popular of the scary Roblox games to play with friends. This one-to-four-player horror sees you attempt to uncover the legend of the mysterious ‘Mary S’ – if you dare.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"10)-ghostwire:-tokyo\">10) Ghostwire: Tokyo</h3>\n\n<p>Tango Gameworks has hit the spot with their March 2022 release of Ghostwire: Tokyo. Released as a global one-year exclusive on PC and PlayStation 5, this terrifying action-adventure has been so successful that its director is already planning a sequel. You’ll need to pull out all the stops with your paranormal and psychic skills to prevail in the deserted streets of the Japanese capital, Tokyo, which is riddled with haunting spirits and ghosts.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"are-you-brave-enough?\">Are You Brave Enough?</h2>\n\n<p>So there you have our favorite scary games of 2022. Do you have the nerve to take them on?</p>\n","date":"5/26/2022"},"images":{"preview":{"alt":"Not everybody's into scary games","href":"////cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/scary-games-1.webp"},"authorAvatar":{"href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/portal/common/avatars/default_avatar.jpg","sizes":[]}},"template_options":{"compositeId":"14830"}},{"links":{"link":"/en/blog/nft-gaming/"},"strings":{"title":"Understanding the NFT Gaming Craze","category":"Insights","author":"PLARIUM STAFF","readTime":"300000","description":"<p><strong>Non-fungible tokens (NFTs)</strong> permeated into the gaming industry towards the end of 2021 — and there’s no sign of it looking back. Within this guide to NFT gaming, we’ll explain what NFTs mean, how they operate, and how they might enhance the gaming experience.</p>\n\n<p>We will also list some of the most popular NFT gaming titles acting as the road testers of the NFT gaming concept.</p>\n\n<p>{{banner:default}}</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"what-does-nft-mean-in-gaming?\">What Does NFT Mean in Gaming?</h2>\n\n<p>An NFT is a form of cryptocurrency, but it differs from the likes of Bitcoin and Ethereum due to its lack of fungibility. Unlike Bitcoin, where one unit of BTC can be bought and sold for another, NFTs represent ownership of an underlying asset.</p>\n\n<p>The first example of an overlap between NFTs and gaming occurred when the Ethereum-based blockchain game <a href=\"https://www.cryptokitties.co/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">CryptoKitties</a> launched NFTs for their players to earn and trade.</p>\n\n<p>These NFTs equated to ownership of unique images of cartoon cats that could be exchanged and sold.</p>\n\n<p>Since then, the gaming industry has allowed NFT gaming to proliferate, creating a new play-to-earn gaming model. Gamers can play and earn unique in-game assets and items that can be used, sold, or exchanged for other in-game assets.</p>\n\n<p>It could be anything from new characters or weapons to new levels or maps. However you earn these gaming NFT assets, each NFT gives you exclusive ownership rights over them while they’re in your hands.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"NFT in gaming is simpler than it might sound\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/nft-gaming-2.webp\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 640px;\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"what-is-nft-in-gaming:-5-interesting-facts\">What is NFT in gaming: 5 interesting facts</h2>\n\n<h3 id=\"1.-nfts-give-gamers-even-greater-control-than-microtransactions\">1. NFTs give gamers even greater control than microtransactions</h3>\n\n<p>Video gamers have long been accustomed to purchasing in-game items and accessories via microtransactions. NFTs are the next generation of microtransactions, handing gamers even greater power with the ability to buy and exchange assets or even earn a percentage from future resales. The NFT marketplace could inspire enthusiasts of video game franchises to create unofficial NFT-powered assets such as fan art and external projects inspired by in-game storylines.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"2.-nft-gaming-provides-a-unique-gateway-to-cryptocurrency\">2. NFT gaming provides a unique gateway to cryptocurrency</h3>\n\n<p>The rise of NFT gaming is simultaneously raising awareness of the power of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. <a href=\"https://www.crunchbase.com/person/aleksander-leonard-larsen\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Aleksander Leonard Larsen</a>, co-founder of the hugely popular NFT gaming title Axie Infinity, said that half of its active player base had never traded cryptocurrency before engaging with the play-to-earn model.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"3.-nfts-are-focusing-on-interoperability\">3. NFTs are focusing on interoperability</h3>\n\n<p>Perhaps the biggest idea for NFT gaming and video game publishers is the concept of the interoperability of NFTs. Tokens housed within a \"local\" blockchain of gamers actively playing within the same franchise will be able to transfer NFTs and enhance earlier or future releases with exclusive in-game assets compatible with an entire series.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"4.-nft-gaming-collectibles-are-already-on-the-rise\">4. NFT gaming collectibles are already on the rise</h3>\n\n<p>Video game publishers are already working hard to devise collectible NFTs that long-time fans of gaming franchises can invest in as rare pieces of gaming history. It could be retro MIDI-style game sounds or game art, or even physical memorabilia like paintings, figurines, and statues. Anything that celebrates a video game’s lifespan. For example, Capcom opted to create NFT trading cards of iconic Street Fighter characters, including the likes of Dhalsim and Ryu.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"5.-nfts-can-bring-fanatics-even-closer-to-their-favorite-games\">5. NFTs can bring fanatics even closer to their favorite games</h3>\n\n<p>NFTs in the latest video and <a href=\"/en/games/\">online games</a> are designed to bring gaming enthusiasts closer than ever to their favorite franchises. NFTs will help to reward the loyalty of long-time players, with rewards and access to unique events and releases regardless of whether the NFT’s value rises or falls.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"NFT has the same meaning in gaming, standing for Non Fungible Token\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/nft-gaming-3.webp\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 640px;\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"how-do-nft-games-make-money?\">How do NFT games make money?</h2>\n\n<p>Although some NFT gaming is available in a <a href=\"/en/games/category/free-to-play-games/\">free-to-play</a> format, the majority will ask you to purchase a starter pack or pay to unlock further in-game levels. As we’ve already mentioned about the interoperability of NFTs in games within franchises, publishers will hope to make continued income from gamers that can utilize NFTs in past and future releases.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"examples-of-the-best-gaming-nft-titles-so-far\">Examples of the best gaming NFT titles so far</h2>\n\n<p>Want to learn which play-to-earn titles are taking over the NFT gaming scene in 2022, and beyond? Here is our hit-list of five of<em> the best</em> NFT-focused games across a range of genres to get your teeth stuck into.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"1.-axie-infinity\">1. Axie Infinity</h3>\n\n<p>This game was the starting point for NFT gaming. A role-playing game based on monster breeding. Your task is to bring up your own pet Axie and breed it to foster generations of Axie creatures. With each generation, they will inherit at least one trait from their forefathers. Axies can also be collected and exchanged in the Axie Infinity NFT marketplace in the same way as Pokemon or Digimon.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"2.-gods-unchained\">2. Gods Unchained</h3>\n\n<p>Gods Unchained is right at the top of the card fighter genre. It’s a free-to-play <a href=\"/en/games/genre/pvp-games/\">PVP</a> card battle game with NFTs that are tradable and collectible. Players can earn \"GODS tokens\", which can also be used to improve NFTs or unlock new rare NFTs.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"3.-battle-racers\">3. Battle Racers</h3>\n\n<p>Battle Racers is one of the most popular blockchain-based action-<a href=\"/en/games/genre/strategy-games/\">strategy games</a>, whereby players can create, build and race NFT cars on weird and wacky race tracks. It’s your challenge to put together the best possible battle race car, with weaponry and parts that can be bought, traded, and tweaked to help you overcome your opponents and finish first across the line.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"4.-the-sandbox\">4. The Sandbox</h3>\n\n<p>The Sandbox is considered by many to be the \"Minecraft of NFT gaming\". Built within the Metaverse, players have the freedom to design and build their own environments and even sell and trade their own digital assets as NFTs. Although aesthetically it resembles something like Minecraft, the freedom of The Sandbox’s game mode puts this on a whole new level.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"5.-splinterlands\">5. Splinterlands</h3>\n\n<p>Hearthstone fans will find glaring similarities between this and Splinterlands. Like Gods Unchained, this is another classic card battle game, featuring the NFT mechanics of collecting and trading assets. Each card has its own attributes and status, with some rarer than others. Conquering battles and quests unlock the potential to earn additional NFTs.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"NFTs in Gaming usually mean users can buy in-game goods with tokens instead of real money\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/nft-gaming-4.webp\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 543px;\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"should-you-try-nfts?\">Should You Try NFTs?</h2>\n\n<p>There you have it. NFT gaming is big business. Looking at Axie Infinity alone, its in-game NFTs are said to be worth upwards of<em> $2.26 billion</em>, according to <a href=\"https://dappradar.com/blog/axie-infinity-smashes-monthly-sales-numbers\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">DappRadar</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Now that you’re familiar with NFTs in gaming terms, you can try these play-to-earn games out for size on your <em>own </em>terms.</p>\n","date":"5/25/2022"},"images":{"preview":{"alt":"NFT gaming is becoming a very big business","href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/nft-gaming-1.webp"},"authorAvatar":{"href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/portal/common/avatars/default_avatar.jpg","sizes":[]}},"template_options":{"compositeId":"14827"}},{"links":{"link":"/en/blog/towel-day/"},"strings":{"title":"How to CRUSH This Towel Day","category":"Insights","author":"PLARIUM STAFF","readTime":"360000","description":"<p>Towel Day is an annual global event, organized by fans of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, which acts as a tribute to the late British author, Douglas Adams.</p>\n\n<p>The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Galaxy was penned as a radio comedy for the BBC in the late 1970s but later evolved into a five-book “trilogy” that would shift over 15 million units worldwide.</p>\n\n<p>{{banner:default}}</p>\n\n<p>The first Towel Day was staged just a fortnight after <a href=\"https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22814/douglas-adams\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Adams’ death in 2001</a> and over the last two decades, it has become a staple date in the calendar for Hitchhikers’ fans and gamers alike.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"when-is-national-towel-day?\">When is National Towel Day?</h2>\n\n<p><strong>The annual Towel Day is celebrated on May 25</strong>. This is two weeks after the anniversary of Adams’ passing. During this day, fans show their appreciation for Adams’ books and imagination, which helped carve a lasting trilogy and inspire a trio of video game titles (more on those later).</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"The origins of Towel Day\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/towel-day-3.webp\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 426px;\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"the-origins-of-happy-towel-day\">The Origins of Happy Towel Day</h2>\n\n<p>The concept of Towel Day originated by a message board user named “Clyde” on the now-defunct open-source forum called System Toolbox.</p>\n\n<p>A man named Chris Campbell and a group of friends took the decision to register the towelday.org web domain and so far it has proven a rip-roaring success.</p>\n\n<p>During Happy Towel Day, fans will visibly carry a towel around with them. Fans are encouraged to take photos and videos of their towels in use throughout the day and share them on social media via the hashtag <strong>#TowelDay</strong>.</p>\n\n<p>The Happy Towel Day celebrations have been picked up by many news sources across the globe, from as far afield as <a href=\"https://www.nrk.no/osloogviken/den-internasjonale-handkledagen-1.2527887\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Norway’s Broadcasting Corporation</a>, to the Los Angeles-based <a href=\"https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10438988\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">National Public Radio</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Back in May 2010, an online petition began to encourage Google to design a Google Doodle to commemorate Towel Day, but so far those calls have fallen on deaf ears from the search engine giant.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Don't Panic! 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This interactive fiction release was released on 8-bit gaming machines like the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Macintosh, and the Apple II.</p>\n\n<p>Published by Infocom and Steve Meretzky, it was the 14th title released under their umbrella.</p>\n\n<p>The game mechanics are heavily text-based, creating a unique <a href=\"/en/games/genre/adventure-games/\">adventure game</a> that’s loosely linked to the storyline of the book trilogy. In fact, most of the plot resembles events that occurred in the original book.</p>\n\n<p>You assume the role of protagonist Arthur Dent, who is tasked with solving a host of <a href=\"/en/games/genre/puzzle-games/\">puzzles</a> to conquer numerous objectives to complete the game.</p>\n\n<p>In terms of the game’s lasting legacy, it proved to be one of Infocom’s top five <a href=\"https://douglasadams.com/creations/infocomjava.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">best-selling video game</a> titles of all time! In 2004, the BBC even unveiled a browser-based 20th Anniversary Edition powered by an Adobe Flash interface.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Towel Day is as much about celebrating Douglas Adams as it is about one of his works\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/towel-day-6.webp\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 360px;\" /></p>\n\n<h3 id=\"bureaucracy\">Bureaucracy</h3>\n\n<p>Three years after Adams’ success with his “baby”, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, he teamed up with Infocom again to develop another interactive fiction game called Bureaucracy.</p>\n\n<p>This single-player, released in 1987, was listed in the “Advanced” section of Infocom’s rating system for game difficulty.</p>\n\n<p>The concept of Bureaucracy sees you encounter a long list of bureaucratic roadblocks as a consequence of your change of address. Nothing is working or being received as it should.</p>\n\n<p>The key is to keep your player’s blood pressure under control to prevent them from suffering an aneurysm, which triggers the end of the game (talk about <a href=\"/en/blog/realistic-games/\">realism</a>...).</p>\n\n<p>At the peak of its power, Bureaucracy was listed as Game of the Month by American gaming journalist Jerry Pournelle in October 1987. It is said to have shifted more than 40,000 copies, which is a pretty mean feat given its <em>exceptional </em>niche game genre.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Towel Day could theoretically be celebrated throughout a multitude of galaxies!\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/towel-day-4.webp\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 465px;\" /></p>\n\n<h3 id=\"starship-titanic\">Starship Titanic</h3>\n\n<p>Starship Titanic was the late 90s hit on PC and Mac desktops. Adams was the lead designer of this release, developed by the Digital Village and published by Simon & Schuster Interactive.</p>\n\n<p>This title takes you on sci-fi adventures on its eponymous starship, where you’re given a mission to recover missing pieces of the ship’s control system.</p>\n\n<p>There is plenty of puzzle-based action here, as well as interaction with automated in-game bots within the Titanic. The game itself took over two years to finalize, and despite drawing sci-fi parallels with Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, it never proved a commercial success.</p>\n\n<p>This was something of a head-scratcher to many given the futuristic gameplay, engaging character dialogue – of which there was said to be <em>16 hours’ worth</em> – and the addition of <a href=\"https://collider.com/best-monty-python-movies-ranked-life-of-brian-holy-grail/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Monty Python icons</a> John Cleese and Terry Jones as members of the game’s voice cast.</p>\n\n<p>Some 17 years after its release, GOG.com re-released it for next-generation PCs in 2015.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"how-to-celebrate-towel-day\">How to Celebrate Towel Day</h2>\n\n<p>So, if you’re looking to celebrate 2022’s Towel Day and channel your inner Douglas Adams, you could choose from a plethora of different ways.</p>\n\n<p>You could read one of Adams's books, play one of his games, or simply make sure you carry a towel with you at all times, wherever you might go.</p>\n\n<p>Let's face it, if not an intergalactic traveller, a fellow human from our Earth is bound to strike a friendly conversation when they see a towel hanging from you!</p>\n","date":"5/24/2022"},"images":{"preview":{"alt":"Towel Day has become popular worldwide in a very short period of time","href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/towel-day-1.webp"},"authorAvatar":{"href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/portal/common/avatars/default_avatar.jpg","sizes":[]}},"template_options":{"compositeId":"14823"}},{"links":{"link":"/en/blog/ouya/"},"strings":{"title":"The Rise and Fall of OUYA, the $8.6m Kickstarter Darling","category":"Insights","author":"PLARIUM STAFF","readTime":"300000","description":"<p>Back in 2013, there was a lot of buzz around a self-proclaimed “revolution” in gaming. In truth, it all started in 2012 with one of <em>the </em>most successful Kickstarter-backed campaigns that the platform had ever seen.</p>\n\n<p>OUYA – billed as affordable, world-class gaming on the TV – would greatly surpass its crowd-funding goal.</p>\n\n<p>{{banner:default}}</p>\n\n<p>On its way to release, a slight delay was announced, but overall, you’d say it was smooth sailing. Upon its slightly delayed launch, the OUYA game console was on shelves, it had games, a controller, and many backers had received the new hardware.</p>\n\n<p>Still, all wasn’t well with the upstart, Android-powered gaming console, and a string of what now look like red flags proved to be unsteady foundations. In the end, it couldn’t recover after a weak start, and now, the OUYA console is no more.</p>\n\n<p>So, how did OUYA reach such heights, seemingly deliver on its promises, but then crumble away onto the pile of other “industry-changing” platforms aimed at usurping the likes of Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft?</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"The pretty little OUYA console\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/ouya-2.webp\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 373px;\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"ouya:-the-little-box-that-could\">OUYA: the Little Box that Could</h2>\n\n<p>Following the almighty showdown between the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii that <a href=\"https://www.geekwire.com/2013/xbox-360-wii-ps3-won-console-generation/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">started in 2005</a>, gamers were getting amped up for the eighth generation of consoles.</p>\n\n<p>The Wii U essentially died on arrival, while 2013 promised to be bigger and better for the overtly expensive PS4 and Xbox One. This is where OUYA saw its opening.</p>\n\n<p>With smartphone gaming growing rapidly in popularity, primarily due to its price points, founder Julie Uhrman decided that what people wanted was cost-effective gaming but on TV.</p>\n\n<p>The TV and use of a controller looked to be what were assumed to be the hallmarks of high-end gaming, while smaller app games were still recognized by the project as being popular for a reason.</p>\n\n<p>That said, the hope was also to bring in some big-name games, like <a href=\"/en/games/genre/rpg-games/\">RPGs</a> or <a href=\"/en/games/genre/survival-games/\">survival games</a>.</p>\n\n<p>So, OUYA set out with the goal of essentially being the opposite of the Xbox One and PlayStation 4.</p>\n\n<p><u>For example:</u></p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>The OUYA Console was very minimalist in design, while the PS4 and Xbox One were big and ugly;</li>\n\t<li>Xbox One and PlayStation 4 were set to launch at $499 each, while OUYA set a price of $99;</li>\n\t<li>Video games had steadily bumped up to the $50 mark, so all OUYA games would be free-to-start.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"OUYA - A dream that almost came true\" src=\"https://cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/ouya-3.webp\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 354px;\" /></p>\n\n<p>Along with these customer-facing promises, the OUYA console website stated that it also wanted to make its platform accessible to all developers. All development kits could be used, the OUYA was completely hackable, and developers wouldn’t need to pay licensing fees.</p>\n\n<p>With such an idealistic vision that combined TV gaming with accessibility on all fronts, it’s not a surprise that the project was so heavily backed.</p>\n\n<p>Throw in lines like “Best of all, OUYA’s world-class controller, console, and interface come in one beautiful, inexpensive package. All the games on it will be free, at least to try,” from the <a href=\"https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ouya/ouya-a-new-kind-of-video-game-console/description\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Kickstarter page</a>, and you achieve mass appeal.</p>\n\n<p>The original goal for the project was $950,000, which certainly wasn’t a small fee in itself. After one day, it had hit<em> $2 million</em>. Once all of the backers had chipped in, the pledged amount read $8,596,474.</p>\n\n<p>People believed in this potential console killer, but around one year after the project launched (July 10, 2012), the hype turned sour.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"OUYA's plethora of promises ended not delivering \" src=\"https://cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/ouya-4.webp\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 352px;\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"red-flags-in-retrospect-of-the-ouya-campaign\">Red Flags in Retrospect of the Ouya Campaign</h2>\n\n<p>There were always doubts surrounding the ability of a company to sell the OUYA for $99 and live up to all of its promises, but backers were firmly behind the project. With the launch swiftly on the way for June 2013, founder Uhrman appeared as SXSW Interactive’s third keynote speaker.</p>\n\n<p>Whether it was down to the focus of it being a very cheap and accessible product or just a lack of preparation, the Q&A for the OUYA game console didn’t help its desirability.</p>\n\n<p>Not only did Uhrman bring the prototype to the stage in a brown paper bag, but it was also described as “nothing special.” It also didn’t help that Uhrman replied “I don’t know” to the question about its launch games.</p>\n\n<p>The console was nudged back to June 25, getting a few extra weeks to sort out shipping. Still, the OUYA console website was running, reported that over 100 games were on it, and pre-orders were flowing. Then came E3 2013.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"OUYA was not invited to a major gaming event\" src=\"https://cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/ouya-5.webp\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 360px;\" /></p>\n\n<p>On June 13, reports came in that OUYA had <a href=\"https://archive.kpcc.org/news/2013/06/14/37713/e3-small-startup-ouya-takes-to-the-streets-in-guer/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">set up a park</a> opposite the gaming convention as they weren’t invited to attend E3 proper.</p>\n\n<p>The Entertainment Software Association, ESA, opted to park a truck to obscure the view of the park, and so OUYA expanded in front of the truck. The ESA called in the cops, but all seemed to be in order.</p>\n\n<p>The park did have hands-on demos of some of its best games for players and opportunities for developers, but issues were picked up that were being flagged by backers.</p>\n\n<p>The OUYA game console provided the ability to play small-scale indie games and ports for free. The device had four menus: Play, Make, Manage, and Discover. Through Play and Discover, you could find OUYA games.</p>\n\n<p>On Make, developers could track the applications that they were building.</p>\n\n<p>However, the OUYA console was panned by critics as having a lot of potential but a great lack of quality. The OUYA controller was cheap and flimsy, and the OUYA games were of poor quality. It was a sharp fall from grace, and the console was discontinued in July 2015.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"End of the road for OUYA\" src=\"https://cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/ouya-6.webp\" style=\"width: 400px; height: 400px;\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"is-ouya-still-a-thing?\">Is OUYA Still a Thing?</h2>\n\n<p>To put it simply - no, OUYA is no longer a thing. 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Know Thyself","category":"Insights","author":"PLARIUM STAFF","readTime":"360000","description":"<p>In the grand scope of things, gaming is merely an entertainment medium. Of course, in reality, it means much more than that to so many people who devote their hours to the worlds, stories, and competitions that it creates.</p>\n\n<p>More importantly, gaming brings people together from all walks of life into exciting communities.</p>\n\n<p>{{banner:default}}</p>\n\n<p>However, almost since its inception, gaming has had an image problem: one propelled by stereotypes that, unfortunately, do regularly get reinforced by gamers and the industry. This stereotype is that it’s for young, white, cis males.</p>\n\n<p>When you look at the industry hierarchy and prominent characters, it’s easy to see why.</p>\n\n<p>As gaming is so immersive, compelling, and accessible, though, the stereotype was never going to hold up in reality.</p>\n\n<p>Increasingly so, people who defy the stereotype are reaching the peak of the gaming scene, with one of the most prominent of these almost-anti-establishment communities being that of the <strong>gaymer</strong>.</p>\n\n<p>To celebrate the revolutionary efforts of the gaymer community, we’re delving into what it means to be a gaymer, how prominent gaymers are changing the industry for the better, and the LGBT video games that have broken out.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/KHg0flHgYX8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"></iframe></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"what-does gaymer-mean?\">What Does Gaymer Mean?</h2>\n\n<p><strong>Gaymer is a portmanteau of “gay” and “gamer”</strong>, referring to someone who identifies as homosexual and enjoys playing video games (either casually or as a hardcore player).</p>\n\n<p>Nowadays, the term extends to represent the LGBT community as a whole, meaning that “gaymer” can include anyone whose self-identification falls under <a href=\"https://uwm.edu/lgbtrc/wp-content/uploads/sites/162/2021/07/LGBTRC-Gender-Graphic-1.png\" target=\"_blank\">the LGBT umbrella</a>, such as queer, non-binary or trans people.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"who-is-considered-a-gaymer?\">Who Is Considered a Gaymer?</h2>\n\n<p>Essentially, a \"Gaymer\" encompasses all gamers who don't consider themselves heterosexual and / or cisgender, and take part in the gaming community, in any numbers of ways, such as by playing video games, competing in competitions, making games, and partaking in gaming communities </p>\n\n<h3 id=\"members-of-the-gayming-community\">Members of the Gayming Community</h3>\n\n<p>While gaymer culture and gaymers are still wildly underrepresented across the industry, people and events are making a big difference. The online community has become manifest in the real world with <a href=\"https://gaymerx.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">GaymerX</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Having started in 2013, the annual conference brings the gaymer community together, often welcoming thousands of fans through its gates.</p>\n\n<p>As you’ll know, it’s the individual gamers who come out to proclaim their gaymer-ness who make the biggest difference for awareness and representation. The <a href=\"/en/blog/esports/\">eSports</a> scene is fairly diverse, welcoming people from all over the world, but one of the best and loudest representatives is also a gaymer.</p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I’m a nonbinary gamer that just happens to be really godlike at fighting games and very outspoked about my beliefs. I live by empathy, understanding, and sticking true to myself! See me in Skullgirls 😤<a href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/UnderneathTheFursona?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UnderneathTheFursona</a> <a href=\"https://t.co/hN0AoF00v8\">pic.twitter.com/hN0AoF00v8</a></p>\n— SonicFox (@SonicFox) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/SonicFox/status/1269366975173668864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2020</a></blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://liquipedia.net/fighters/SonicFox\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Dominique “SonicFox” McLean</a> identifies as gay, non-binary, and a furry and just happens to be one of the most versatile fighting eSports players out there.</p>\n\n<p>They rose to fame both within games, but also for their Esports Player of the Year 2018 acceptance speech, in which they proclaimed: “I’m gay, black, a furry – pretty much everything a Republican hates – and the best eSports player of the year, I guess!”</p>\n\n<p>It’s not just the SonicFox show, though, with an increasing group of trailblazing gaymers breaking into the spotlight.</p>\n\n<p>Mobile Legends: Bang Bang star Johnmar “OhMyV33nus” Villaluna has established himself as both a class mid-laner in <a href=\"/en/games/os/ios-games/\">iOS</a> and <a href=\"/en/games/os/android-games/\">Android games</a> as well as a vocal advocate for his LGBTQ+ community, embracing the affectionate nickname “The Queen.”</p>\n\n<p>Alexa “Asahina” Gabriel has proven to be quite the talent in eSports circles, being a competitive PC gaymer in League of Legends, as well as a strong combatant in Tekken 7.</p>\n\n<p>Hailed as one of the “Tekken Queens” of the Philippines, Asahina is a transgender woman who has praised video gaming for its escapism, stating “we’re all equal when it comes to video games.”</p>\n\n<p>That said, many still see that there’s more to be done, with gaymers rightly calling out the gaming industry on a regular occasion.</p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https://t.co/6Gy7pzJBEX\">pic.twitter.com/6Gy7pzJBEX</a></p>\n— Vincent (@Biofrostlol) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/Biofrostlol/status/1522999710751076352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2022</a></blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script>\n\n<p>Most recently, Vincent “Biofrost” Wang, sent out a very personal tweet, detailing his experience and take on the subject.</p>\n\n<p>After officially coming out, he tweeted that he wants “there to be more awareness,” but also that the amount of support received makes him hopeful for change.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"games-and-characters-championing-gaymers\">Games and Characters Championing Gaymers</h2>\n\n<p>Representation is certainly lacking in the mainstream gaming space for just about everyone who’s not part of the stereotyped label of “gamer.” Still, there have been some breakthrough games and characters that deserve praise and gaming hours.</p>\n\n<p>One of the biggest steps for LGBT video games came in the form of The Sims.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/6ky4_dLZcRk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"></iframe></p>\n\n<p>In this, one of the most popular <a href=\"/en/games/platform/pc-games/\">PC games</a> ever made, there isn’t a distinction between same-sex and heterosexual couples, and any households with two adults living together can receive an adoption call.</p>\n\n<p>Same-sex relationships continue to be available up to the most recent installment, with there being several pre-made gay couples dotted around the series.</p>\n\n<p>Elsewhere, titles have earned a reputation as subtle LGBT video games due to the choices offered to the protagonists. In Fallout 2, which was released in 1998, you could marry characters of the same sex, just as you could in the 2004 game Fable.</p>\n\n<p>More recently, the 2019 RPG GreedFall has four total romance options, two of whom are heterosexual, and two of whom are bisexual.</p>\n\n<p>Player choice has often been the main way for gaymers to engage with LGBT video game characters. Still, there’s an increasing collection of games that do have characters that would be welcomed into the gaymer community.</p>\n\n<p>While a background character in Moonmist of 1986 is credited as the first gay character in gaming, most point to Birdo from 1988’s Super Mario Bros. 2, who was described with the following statement: “He thinks he’s a girl.”</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Coming out of the gayming closet\" src=\"https://cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/gaymer-3.webp\" style=\"height: 430px; width: 300px;\" /></p>\n\n<p>With Nintendo’s notorious stance, Birdo’s gender identity and sex have been nullified since, but other much more prominent characters have followed, particularly over the last ten years.</p>\n\n<p>LGBT video game characters like Ciri in The Witcher III: Wild Hunt, Tracer in Overwatch, Parvati in The Outer Worlds, Krem in Dragon Age: Inquisition, and the trio of Dina, Ellie, and Lev in The Last of Us Part II are all increasing gaymer representation.</p>\n\n<p>As a gaymer, it is difficult to find video games suitable for the LGBT community, but efforts are being made, gaymers are coming to the fore to raise awareness, and studios are taking notice of the need for increased representation.</p>\n","date":"6/27/2022"},"images":{"preview":{"alt":"Rise of the gaymers!","href":"https://cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/gaymer-1.webp"},"authorAvatar":{"href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/portal/common/avatars/default_avatar.jpg","sizes":[]}},"template_options":{"compositeId":"14863"}},{"links":{"link":"/en/blog/juneteenth/"},"strings":{"title":" Juneteenth: When Is It & Why Is It Celebrated?","category":"Insights","author":"PLARIUM STAFF","readTime":"300000","description":"<p>Juneteenth is a day that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. The name is a shortened version of June 19th, though this date is not always the day of celebration. Juneteenth 2022 will take place on Sunday, June 19th this year.</p>\n\n<p>{{banner:default}}</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"why-is-it-called-juneteenth?\">Why Is It Called Juneteenth?</h2>\n\n<p>On September 22nd, 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. It stated that as of the following January, in 1863, any person who was still living in enslaved states that were engaged in rebellion against the Union would be free.</p>\n\n<p>While this was a huge step towards freedom, it only applied to those living in the confederacy. <a href=\"https://aaregistry.org/story/the-first-black-watch-night-service-occurs-in-america/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Freedom’s Eve</a> took place on January 1st, 1863. African Americans gathered together, awaiting the night when the Emancipation Proclamation would come into law.</p>\n\n<p>When it did, they held church services and marched across the country, spreading the good news. For areas that were not under the control of confederate states, it would be a long time before this could become enacted. Texas was the state furthest west and would be the last to benefit.</p>\n\n<p>It would take two and half years for this to happen. Turning up on June 19th, 1865, two thousand troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and took control of the state. 250,000 Black citizens lived in slavery there, and it was announced that their freedom had arrived.</p>\n\n<p>This is the moment that slavery ended across the United States and is the reason that Juneteenth 2022 gets celebrated every year.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/eWuFpc0RYqI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"></iframe></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"is-juneteenth-2022-a-national-holiday?\">Is Juneteenth 2022 a National Holiday?</h2>\n\n<p>Juneteenth became an official federal holiday on June 17th, 2021. It is now known as the longest-running African American holiday and the Juneteenth 2022 celebrations take place on the 19th day of the month.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"how-to-celebrate-juneteenth-2022\">How to Celebrate Juneteenth 2022</h2>\n\n<p>Celebrations for Juneteenth have been taking place for around 150 years in the US. However, it has only become an official federal holiday recently. The first state to observe it was Texas when it became an official state holiday in 1980.</p>\n\n<p>New York signed it into law in 2020, and it became a federal holiday one year later in 2021.</p>\n\n<p>As it is a new holiday, it does not have the institutionalized traditions that other holidays do. Many people choose to celebrate in a range of diverse ways. Like most American holidays, this often involves food, BBQ, and fireworks.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Juneteenth - Photo by Tasha Jolley\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/juneteenth-2.webp\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 512px;\" /></p>\n\n<address>Photo by <a href=\"https://unsplash.com/@jolleytasha?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText\">Tasha Jolley</a> on <a href=\"https://unsplash.com/?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash</a></address>\n\n<p>Dressing in red, black, and green for the day is a common tradition, and Juneteenth decorations may also contain these colors, which are representative of African people across the world and their descendants.</p>\n\n<p>This red theme carries on into the food people eat and drink. Red velvet cakes, strawberry soda, and watermelon also commemorate the day.</p>\n\n<p>When enslaved Africans came to the United States and South Caribbean, hibiscus tea and kola nut tea were two drinks brought with them. Red beverages are a nod to this, as well as representing the blood of those enslaved or those who lost their lives.</p>\n\n<p>Others may choose to celebrate Juneteenth 2022 looking to the future, and supporting local businesses and innovations is a practical way to do this.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"how-do-we-celebrate-juneteenth in-the-gaming-industry?\">How Do We Celebrate Juneteenth in the Gaming Industry?</h2>\n\n<p>There is no official way to celebrate Juneteenth in the video game industry. There are outstanding African American and Black characters in games, along with the excellent staff who make them happen, but there is still a way to go.</p>\n\n<p>If it was not for the contribution of innovators like Gerald \"Jerry\" Lawson, we would not have had the concept of a games cartridge. Lawson and his team were the leaders of the Fairchild Channel F, the first console with removable games.</p>\n\n<p>This has continued through to modern gaming with developers such as Rockstar game's Shawn Alexander Allen, who worked on the Grand Theft Auto series and Red Dead Redemption.</p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Me, about these Black game developer lists:<br />\n“Those feel very strange to me. I don’t want to be your favorite black developer, just like no one wants to be your favorite white rapper.”<br />\n<br />\nCan read more about Treachery in <a href=\"https://twitter.com/Beatdown_City?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Beatdown_City</a> in the LA times<a href=\"https://t.co/ayLWVDDWpT\">https://t.co/ayLWVDDWpT</a></p>\n— Shawn Alexander Allen (@ShawnDoubleA) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ShawnDoubleA/status/1271152210685067284?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2020</a></blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script>\n\n<p>If you wish to celebrate their contribution to this industry, share your appreciation on social media and create dialogue to spread awareness.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"what-is-the-meaning-of-the-juneteenth-flag?\">What Is the Meaning of the Juneteenth Flag?</h2>\n\n<p>The design for the Juneteenth flag came from Ben Haith and illustrator Lisa Jeanne Graf. Created in 1977, Haith was a founder of the National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation and littered the flag with symbolism.</p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Did you know: The Juneteenth Flag was created by former National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF) Massachusetts State Director and Founder of the National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation (NJCF), Ben Haith, in 1997. <a href=\"https://t.co/TOBTSfD4QL\">pic.twitter.com/TOBTSfD4QL</a></p>\n— B.L.A.C. (@BLAC_EST2020) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/BLAC_EST2020/status/1272710950597033984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2020</a></blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script>\n\n<p>Consisting of a red, white, and blue color scheme it mirrors the flag of the United States. At its center is a white star, used to represent the lone star state of Texas. Around this sits another outline reminiscent of an explosion.</p>\n\n<p>This represents a nova, the process of birthing a new star, showing the new beginning for African Americans in the US.</p>\n\n<p>However, there is another very prominent color scheme around Juneteenth, representing the pan-African flag (created in 1920) with each color having a <a href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/06/14/532667081/on-flag-day-remembering-the-red-black-and-green#:~:text=The%20Pan%2DAfrican%20flag's%20colors,the%20natural%20fertility%20of%20Africa.\" target=\"_blank\">symbolic meaing</a>. </p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/u2l_EugvRw8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"></iframe></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"what-is-the-meaning-of-“for-those-who-chose-the-sea?”\">What Is the Meaning of “For Those Who Chose the Sea?”</h2>\n\n<p>The first national Juneteenth holiday saw social media awash with the phrase “For those who chose the sea.” It is a reference to people who chose to jump overboard during the middle passage, a section of the Atlantic slave trade that transported people from Africa to the Caribbean and the Americas.</p>\n\n<p>Many would choose to jump overboard and die rather than live a life enslaved in a foreign land.</p>\n\n<p>These social media posts often contained a picture of an underwater sculpture. It featured a circle of humans, holding hands facing outward. The sculpture resides at the Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park in Grenada.</p>\n\n<p>Named The Vicissitudes, it is by the artist <a href=\"https://www.underwatersculpture.com/about/biography/?doing_wp_cron=1654081732.7066280841827392578125\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Jason DeCaires Taylor</a>. His intention was not to create a piece about the middle passage but to show <em>unity and cohesion </em>in the face of the elements.</p>\n","date":"6/15/2022"},"images":{"preview":{"alt":"Juneteenth is an important milestone in US history","href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/juneteenth-1.webp"},"authorAvatar":{"href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/portal/common/avatars/default_avatar.jpg","sizes":[]}},"template_options":{"compositeId":"14846"}},{"links":{"link":"/en/blog/metroidvania-games/"},"strings":{"title":"A Guide to the World of Metroidvanias","category":"Insights","author":"PLARIUM STAFF","readTime":"480000","description":"<p>In a video gaming landscape so often popularized by first and third-person shooters, it can be easy to forget the little guys. But some of these little guys, like Metroidvania games, have had influences <em>far </em>beyond their humble beginnings.</p>\n\n<p>This is a curious genre, distinguished from others on the block due to its interesting origins and dynamic gaming features.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">{{banner:default}}</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"so,-what-is-a-metroidvania?\">So, What is a Metroidvania?</h2>\n\n<p>As a fusion of different elements, this isn't an easy question to answer. In a general sense, Metroidvania is a <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action-adventure_game\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">2D action-adventure game</a> that relies on platforming and ability acquisition.</p>\n\n<p>Over time, the player character in a Metroidvania gains traversal options as they explore a centralized world.</p>\n\n<p>While this definition usually holds, it's important to remember that video games and game genres evolve. In addition, since there isn't one strict definition, there's room for personal interpretation.</p>\n\n<p>Some people regard all adventure games with the main hub overworld as Metroidvanias, as long as the player keeps gaining more forms of movement to unlock new areas.</p>\n\n<p>With this approach, series like <a href=\"https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/dark-souls-remastered-switch/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Dark Souls</a> and even <a href=\"https://www.zelda.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Legend of Zelda</a> could be regarded as Metroidvania titles. Since this muddies the water and is the source of much debate, it's perhaps wise to stick to 2D-orientated gaming examples that exemplify the genre.</p>\n\n<p>Adding to this complexity is a common belief that Metroidvania titles <em>must </em>be difficult. This can be true, especially for retro Metroidvania games, but it's not always so. Many Metroidvania titles include <a href=\"/en/games/genre/rpg-games/\">RPG</a> leveling mechanics, which means a player can grind for more power if they wish.</p>\n\n<p>Of course, players can also limit themselves if they want more of a challenge.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"the-origins-of-metroidvania-titles\">The Origins of Metroidvania Titles</h2>\n\n<p>The name <em>Metroidvania </em>is an amalgamation of <a href=\"https://metroid.nintendo.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Metroid</a> and <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Castlevania</a>. Though these started as platform and <a href=\"/en/games/genre/action-games/\">action games</a> with an emphasis on <a href=\"/en/games/genre/adventure-games/\">adventure</a>, they also predated modern genre separations.</p>\n\n<p>The first Metroid game was released in 1986 on the Nintendo Entertainment System. Set in 20X5, the game had the space-faring bounty hunter Samus Aran on a mission to stop the Metroid threat.</p>\n\n<p>Considered the greatest threats to galactic life, Metroids were being used as biological weapons, and only Samus had the skill to stop them. Infiltrating a space pirate base and destroying everything on her way out, Samus became a legend.</p>\n\n<p>She was also one of the<a href=\"/en/blog/female-avatars/\"> first female video game protagonists</a>, which many players didn't learn about until the ending screen rolled.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/ENSDrPpFp-Y\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"></iframe></p>\n\n<p>Also released in 1986 on the NES, Castlevania took an approach much more tied to folklore and mythology. In Castlevania, the player took the role of Simon Belmont. As a descendent of a legendary vampire killer, Simon's goal was to brave the castle and kill Dracula.</p>\n\n<p>On the way he would fight monsters made famous in Hammer Horror films, taking on the likes of Frankenstein's monster, the Grim Reaper, and many more.</p>\n\n<p>While these two series contributed to the name, it wasn't until later entries that the classic Metroidvania formula appeared. This was with Super Metroid and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.</p>\n\n<p>Regarded as the true grandparents of Metroidvania titles, earlier games were more <em>classic</em> action adventures.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"history's-best-metroidvania-games\">History's Best Metroidvania Games</h2>\n\n<p>Since taste is subjective, it's difficult to come up with a list of Metroidvania titles that are considered strictly the best. That said, there are examples from history too important to ignore.</p>\n\n<p>Here are the <strong>five best</strong> Metroidvania games to hit shelves, in our opinion:</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"super-metroid-–-nintendo-–-1994\">Super Metroid – Nintendo – 1994</h3>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/quR5-FEaM9c\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"></iframe></p>\n\n<p>As the third installment in the Metroid series, there was a lot of hype around Super Metroid. Launched on the Super Nintendo, this was the first Metroidvania game to really push the boundaries of what the genre could do.</p>\n\n<p>Following the heroine Samus, Super Metroid relayed her attempt to recapture or kill the last Metroid.</p>\n\n<p>Super Metroid was a title that both looked fantastic and played extremely well. With tight controls and an emphasis on atmosphere, it stuck with players for decades to come. Now one of the most popular speed-running games in history, its legacy continues to thrive.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"castlevania:-symphony-of-the-night-–-konami-–-1997\">Castlevania: Symphony of the Night – Konami – 1997</h3>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/cDv-bzfwQ4A\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"></iframe></p>\n\n<p>Originally hitting the PlayStation 1, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is often regarded as the best Metroidvania game ever. At its core, it followed similar sensibilities as prior entries only turned up to eleven.</p>\n\n<p>Funnily enough, at the time, its 2D nature made many reviewers question its quality when compared to its 3D cousin on <a href=\"https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Nintendo_64\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Nintendo 64</a>. Over time, SOTN would become known as the unquestionably better game.</p>\n\n<p>Symphony of the Night featured an enormous castle to explore, filled with many monsters and weapons. It also introduced strong RPG elements, including leveling up to gain strength. With the ultimate goal of killing Dracula, players would need all the help they could get.</p>\n\n<p>Not especially commercially successful, SOTN would still go on to become a cult hit, and arguably the most popular of all Metroidvania titles.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"ori-and-the-will-of-the-wisps-–-moon-studios-–-2020\">Ori and the Will of the Wisps – Moon Studios – 2020</h3>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/u6cxYQOljJk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"></iframe></p>\n\n<p>Sequel to Ori and the Blind Forest, the multiplatform release of Will of the Wisps was highly anticipated. It also had no problem living up to the hype, becoming critically and commercially acclaimed.</p>\n\n<p>Ori and the Will of the Wisps built on the Metroidvania formula of its predecessor, pushing the series to new heights.</p>\n\n<p>In this game, the player controls the eponymous Ori, a forest spirit. Lost in a new land, Ori had to reunite with his friends and save the land from encroaching evil. Easily one of the best-looking games ever released, Will of the Wisps is a modern Metroidvania <em>not </em>to be missed.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"bloodstained:-ritual-of-the-night-–-artplay-–-2019\">Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night – ArtPlay – 2019</h3>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/ziyxCRvqeIg\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"></iframe></p>\n\n<p>Produced by <a href=\"https://www.videogameschronicle.com/people/koji-igarashi/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Koji Igarashi</a>, one of the big names behind Symphony of the Night, Ritual of the Night served as an unofficial modern Castlevania game. Crowdfunded to great success, there were some early doubts about the game's quality, but not for long.</p>\n\n<p>On release, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night met with universal applause.</p>\n\n<p>Heralded as a return to what made Metroidvania titles great, ROTN shows that the classic formula still has legs. Taking abilities from enemies and leveling up, this game made long-dormant fans salivate at the thought of what comes next.</p>\n\n<p>Since Konami doesn't seem interested anymore, and Bloodstained was such a hit, the ball's now in Igarashi's court.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"guacamelee!-–-drinkbox-studios---2013\">Guacamelee! – DrinkBox Studios - 2013</h3>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/4g_9tUz0Xa4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"></iframe></p>\n\n<p>Stepping outside the norm with this one, Guacamelee! places a strong emphasis on brawling and combos. Set in a fictional Mexican village, this Metroidvania follows a humble farmer.</p>\n\n<p>Overcoming death and fighting for his lost love, the now-luchador Juan's adventures only get more ridiculous as the game goes on.</p>\n\n<p>Far outside of the sci-fi and western-fantasy aesthetic, players weren't sure what to make of Guacamelee! at first. With so much charm and character, these concerns didn't last long.</p>\n\n<p>Guacamelee! is one of the Metroidvania titles which demonstrates how flexible the formula can be. Even including a <a href=\"/en/blog/co-op-games/\">four-player, co-op</a>, this title swung for the fences, and it connected.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"where-to-find-metroidvania-titles\">Where to Find Metroidvania Titles</h2>\n\n<p>Originally confined to consoles, modern Metroidvanias are available on every system. In general, it's PC owners who get the most choice here. Using storefronts like Steam, players have access to a wide range of contemporary games, with included ratings and prices.</p>\n\n<p>These storefronts even sometimes include ports of more classic games, like the Castlevania Advance Collection, first released on the Gameboy Advance. Players interested in Metroid, however, will have to turn to a Nintendo console like the Switch.</p>\n\n<p>Tied to the system for decades, it's unlikely that players can expect to see Metroid games on PC anytime soon.</p>\n\n<p>For the original classic games, players could also consider <a href=\"/en/blog/game-emulators/\">emulation</a>. Since some of these older Metroidvanias are no longer sold, the developers and publishers will lose no money from you taking this route.</p>\n\n<p>Just make double sure that any games ROM files you download have no updated releases, to keep everything safe.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"how-difficult-are-metroidvania-games?\">How Difficult are Metroidvania Games?</h3>\n\n<p>When looking for a direct game to start, the games in the list above are the best standout examples. You could also check out top lists through Google searches to further narrow down choices.</p>\n\n<p>Since Metroidvania titles can get quite complex, it might be best to start with a simple game, and then ease yourself in. Remember - don't be scared to look up guides if you get lost, that's something even the most experienced Metroidvania players go through.</p>\n\n<p>As an evolving genre, it's impossible to tell where Metroidvanias might go next. At least, with the success of Metroid: Dread, one-half of the genre's namesake remains strong. Here's to hoping that Konami gets their act together as well, for the sake of future Belmonts.</p>\n\n<p>At least, no matter what happens to the originators, the Metroidvania genre continues to grow. There's never been a better time to be a Metroidvania fan, and with the next generation heating up, the future looks bright!</p>\n<script type=\"application/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https://schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"BlogPosting\",\n  \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n    \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n    \"@id\": \"https://plarium.com/en/blog/metroidvania-games/\"\n  },\n  \"headline\": \"A Guide to the World of Metroidvanias\",\n  \"image\": \"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/old/blog/en/2015/26/Learn_How_To_Create_A_Fantastic_Game_Setting1.jpg\",  \n  \"author\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n    \"name\": \"Plarium\",\n    \"url\": \"https://plarium.com\"\n  },  \n  \"publisher\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n    \"name\": \"Plarium\",\n    \"logo\": {\n      \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n      \"url\": \"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\"\n    }\n  },\n  \"datePublished\": \"2022-01-06\"\n}\n</script>","date":"6/8/2022"},"images":{"preview":{"alt":"","href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/metroidvania-games.webp"},"authorAvatar":{"href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/portal/common/avatars/default_avatar.jpg","sizes":[]}},"template_options":{"compositeId":"13654"}},{"links":{"link":"/en/blog/nba-playoffs/"},"strings":{"title":"NBA Playoffs 2022: How Does it Work?!","category":"Insights","author":"PLARIUM STAFF","readTime":"300000","description":"<p>Basketball games like NBA 2K22 from Visual Concepts are now becoming so realistic that some people discover the sport for the first time in this format.</p>\n\n<p>Real-world basketball is hugely popular across the USA, but there’s a chance that the NBA 2K League could be even bigger in the future.</p>\n\n<p>{{banner:default}}</p>\n\n<p>The most important time of the year for the NBA League is when the NBA playoffs get underway. This is the tournament that decides the champion for the season. They get all the bragging rights and can name themselves the official number one franchise in the entire country.</p>\n\n<p>The NBA playoffs appeal to eSports players because the fixtures come thick and fast, with a best-of-seven knockout format for the tournament. This is similar to the <a href=\"https://2kleague.nba.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NBA 2K League</a> playoffs.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"what’s-the-nba-playoffs-bracket?\">What’s the NBA Playoffs Bracket?</h2>\n\n<p>The beauty of the NBA playoffs is that they bring together the Eastern and Western Conferences, distinguishing the very best of them all. Each team starts in its respective NBA playoffs bracket, and the best from the East and West eventually meet in the final.</p>\n\n<p>How Many Teams Make the NBA Playoffs?</p>\n\n<p>This is where it gets exciting - because 16 different franchises get the chance to win the <em>ultimate </em>crown.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"The NBA Playoffs never cease to surprise!\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/nba-playoffs-4.webp\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"who-is-in-the-nba-playoffs?\">Who is in the NBA Playoffs?</h2>\n\n<p>Check out the list below to see who is in the NBA playoffs this year:</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"eastern-conference\">Eastern Conference</h3>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Miami Heat</li>\n\t<li>Atlanta Hawks</li>\n\t<li>Philadelphia 76ers</li>\n\t<li>Toronto Raptors</li>\n\t<li>Milwaukee Bucks</li>\n\t<li>Chicago Bulls</li>\n\t<li>Boston Celtics</li>\n\t<li>Brooklyn Nets</li>\n</ul>\n\n<h3 id=\"western-conference\">Western Conference</h3>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Phoenix Suns</li>\n\t<li>New Orleans Pelicans</li>\n\t<li>Dallas Mavericks</li>\n\t<li>Utah Jazz</li>\n\t<li>Golden State Warriors</li>\n\t<li>Denver Nuggets</li>\n\t<li>Memphis Grizzlies</li>\n\t<li>Minnesota Timberwolves</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Past NBA playoffs can't always predict the future\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/nba-playoffs-2.webp\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"what’s-the-nba-playoffs-schedule?\">What’s the NBA Playoffs Schedule?</h2>\n\n<p>The NBA playoffs schedule consists of a knockout format where teams compete in the best of seven games. The winner progresses to the next round. Here’s a rundown of the schedule:</p>\n\n<p><strong>The First Round </strong>– The top-ranked team from each conference faces the lowest-ranked team from their division. Second place faces off against seventh, and so on.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Conference Semifinals</strong> – The winners of games one and two, as well as three and four in each conference play each other.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Conference Finals</strong> – The remaining two teams in each conference compete for a place in the final.</p>\n\n<p><strong>NBA Finals</strong> – The best teams from each conference are matched up in the final to crown the season’s champion.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"when-do-nba-playoffs-start?\">When do NBA Playoffs Start?</h3>\n\n<p>The NBA playoffs start towards the end of April and run all the way until June, with the final game of 2022 scheduled for June 20th.</p>\n\n<p>In preparation for this spectacle, the NBA 2K League season ends at the start of June, meaning that there will be a lot of attention from gamers and basketball fans alike for the NBA playoffs final games.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"who’s-tipped-to-be-crowned-champion-this-season?\">Who’s Tipped to be Crowned Champion This Season?</h3>\n\n<p>Going into the NBA playoffs 2022, all the top ranked teams in the two conferences were in with a chance of making it all the way. These included the likes of the Celtics, the Warriors, the Grizzlies, the Heat, the Suns, and the Bucks.</p>\n\n<p>Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors battled their way to the NBA finals. The former have won 17 championships, with their most recent coming way back in 2008.</p>\n\n<p>Whilst the latter have won it more recently in 2018, they have only been crowned NBA Champions on five other occasions prior to that.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"why-do-the-nba-playoffs-appeal-to-esports-fans?\">Why do the NBA Playoffs Appeal to eSports Fans?</h2>\n\n<p>Thanks to the high-quality, enhanced graphics that the Eco-Motion engine has brought to the NBA 2K games, there’s little to separate gaming from reality.</p>\n\n<p>The fast-paced nature of basketball makes it the perfect option for a console title, and fans of the game tend to enjoy playing and watching virtual and live versions.</p>\n\n<p>It can also be considered a title within the genre of <a href=\"/en/games/genre/strategy-games/\">strategic games</a>, as players need to set up and manage their teams well in order to be in with a chance of success.</p>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"LeBron James was named MVP in 2020\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/nba-playoffs-3.webp\" /></h3>\n\n<h3 id=\"mvps-get-improved-stats-in-nba-2k-games\">MVPs get Improved Stats in NBA 2K Games</h3>\n\n<p>A lot of what happens in the real world translates to the NBA 2K games later. For example, MVPs from the NBA playoffs are often rewarded with better stats when the next update is released.</p>\n\n<p>Consider, for instance, <a href=\"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/antetgi01.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> who was the recipient of the 2021 Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP award. Antetokounmpo then earned a whopping rating of 97 in NBA 2K22, making him the top-rated star in the game. Back in the 2017/18 season, he was rated at 91.</p>\n\n<p>Some of the other past MVPs include LeBron James in 2020, who has a rating of 96, Kawhi Leonard in 2019, who now has a rating of 95, and Kevin Durant in 2018, who is rated at 96 in the game.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"videogame-players-can-play-out-scenarios-to-predict-a-winner\">Videogame Players Can Play Out Scenarios to Predict a Winner</h3>\n\n<p>Everyone loves to predict who they think is going to win the NBA playoffs, and one of the best ways to do this is to play out the various scenarios on NBA 2K22.</p>\n\n<p>At the end of the regular season, it’s easy to set up a tournament using the NBA playoffs schedule with all the NBA playoffs teams and play with friends until a winner is determined.</p>\n\n<p>If you set up <a href=\"/en/games/genre/pvp-games/\">PVP</a> matches and play against people at a similar skill level, it’s likely that the sides with the best stats will make it to the final and you can generate a reasonably accurate prediction. Do you think you can work out which team is going to be crowned victor?</p>\n\n<p>You could simulate it multiple times to see who has the best chance.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Enjoy & make new memories with the NBA playoffs\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/nba-playoffs-5.webp\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"enjoy-the-nba-playoffs-2022\">Enjoy the NBA Playoffs 2022</h2>\n\n<p>There’s no doubt that the NBA playoffs is the most exciting time of the year for basketball fans. It’s also a great period for eSports players, as the NBA 2K League season wraps around the same time.</p>\n\n<p>That means you can get your virtual <em>and </em>live basketball fixes in tandem!</p>\n","date":"6/8/2022"},"images":{"preview":{"alt":"The NBA Playoffs have a strong connection to esports","href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/nba-playoffs-1.webp"},"authorAvatar":{"href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/portal/common/avatars/default_avatar.jpg","sizes":[]}},"template_options":{"compositeId":"14844"}},{"links":{"link":"/en/blog/loot-box/"},"strings":{"title":"Loot Boxes & Controversy (A Simple Guide)","category":"Insights","author":"PLARIUM STAFF","readTime":"360000","description":"<p>Movie fans probably already know what the term Easter egg means. In case you don’t know, then they’re basically messages, images, or some other fun surprise that’s hidden in a movie, usually a pop-culture reference.</p>\n\n<p>These special treats can also be found in video games, and loot boxes come under this heading as well. But what exactly are loot boxes?</p>\n\n<p>{{banner:default}}</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"what-is-a-loot-box?\">What is a Loot Box?</h2>\n\n<p>Loot boxes are crates that can appear at random in a game or at the end of certain stages. A loot box contains a mystery prize that’s designed to add something to your gaming experience. It could be a new skill, a powerup, weaponry, or something simple like a costume change.</p>\n\n<p>The defining feature of a loot box, other than the fact they contain useful prizes, is that the reward is <em>random</em>. In general, they also cost money. Some are free, as part of a promotion or in-game achievement. In most cases, though, players pay for a random reward.</p>\n\n<p>That means you don’t know what you’re getting when you pay for a loot box. The value of the prize could be worth less than the cost of the loot box or it could be worth more.</p>\n\n<p>Some people have likened this to gambling which, in turn, has drawn criticism from governments and regulators, but more on that later.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Loot boxes' purpose is to upgrade your characters\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/loot-box-5.webp\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"the-history-of-loot-boxes\">The History of Loot Boxes</h2>\n\n<p>Loot boxes evolved from the loot system that was first introduced into massively multiplayer online role-playing games (<a href=\"/en/blog/difference-between-mmo-and-mmorpgs/\">MMO and MMORPGs</a>) in the early noughties.</p>\n\n<p>The Japanese version of the side-scrolling MMORPG <a href=\"https://maplestory.nexon.net/landing\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">MapleStory (2004)</a> is credited as the first game with a loot system. In this game, the loot box was actually called a <em>gachapon </em>ticket.</p>\n\n<p>For reference, gachapon machines (where the term for <a href=\"/en/blog/gacha-games/\">modern gacha games</a> comes from) are popular in Asia but versions of them exist around the world. They’re like vending machines.</p>\n\n<p>You put in a coin, turn the handle and a random box/ball falls out. Inside that box/ball is a toy. The same premise is true with loot boxes.</p>\n\n<p>The original loot box in MapleStory cost 100 JPY (Japanese Yen) and, once a player deployed their ticket, they received a random in-game reward.</p>\n\n<p>The loot box system gradually gained traction after 2004 thanks to games such as ZT Online. It wasn’t until the advent of online (social) and mobile gaming, however, and specifically free-to-play games, that loot boxes really took off.</p>\n\n<p>Because free-play games typically come under the <a href=\"/en/games/genre/casual-games/\">casual gaming category</a>, developers want to keep players engaged for longer in order to generate more ad revenue.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Loot boxes have been slowly implemented in all sorts of game types & genres\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/loot-box-3.webp\" /></p>\n\n<h3 id=\"adding-the-loot-box-system-to-all-games\">Adding the Loot Box System to All Games</h3>\n\n<p>As such, loot boxes were introduced as a way of adding new elements to social and mobile games such as Zynga Poker. From here, the idea caught fire with developers and players.</p>\n\n<p>The loot box system quickly became popular in video games and, from 2010 onwards, many of the top titles were experimenting with random rewards.</p>\n\n<p>For example, in 2013, Counter-Strike Global Offensive introduced a weapons case update. These cases cost money but contained a random weapon players could use in the game.</p>\n\n<p>Battlefield 4 quickly followed suit with its battle packs and, from there, a new side industry was born. Today, the loot box system, although controversial for some, remains part of gaming.</p>\n\n<p>In fact, according to data from Statista and Juniper Research, loot boxes, as a sub-sector of gaming, will be worth $20 billion by 2025.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Most loot boxes improve your characters' skills and / or design\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/loot-box-4.webp\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"popular-loot-boxes-in-video-games\">Popular Loot Boxes in Video Games</h2>\n\n<p>So now, having covered what a loot box is, let's take a look at some of the most popular loot box rewards out there.</p>\n\n<p>These random rewards come in all shapes and sizes. As we previously mentioned, they aren't confined to one genre alone, and they can be found in almost any type of game - from casual to <a href=\"/en/games/genre/strategy-games/\">strategy games</a>.</p>\n\n<p>You could theoretically find a loot box for almost <em>anything</em>. Some of the most common rewards you can get are:</p>\n\n<ol>\n\t<li>New costumes</li>\n\t<li>New items</li>\n\t<li>New weapons</li>\n\t<li>Skill upgrades</li>\n\t<li>Increased health, power, status points</li>\n\t<li>Game credits/currency</li>\n\t<li>Game skins</li>\n\t<li>New characters</li>\n\t<li>Extra time</li>\n</ol>\n\n<p>Basically, anything that could help you progress in a game can be stuffed into a loot box. It’s worth noting that loot boxes aren’t available in <em>all </em>games. Some games simply don’t have the capacity to offer this feature, others wouldn’t fit into the genre.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/eFq2DVe3gg8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"></iframe></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"what-is-the-loot-box-controversy?\">What is the Loot Box Controversy?</h2>\n\n<p>Loot boxes have become extremely popular over the last two decades. The way in which they’re presented, however, has raised the debate as to whether or not they’re a form of <em>gambling</em>.</p>\n\n<p>Researchers from Australia and New Zealand likened loot boxes to things such as lotteries and slots. Writing in <a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-018-0360-1#:~:text=Video%20games%20are%20increasingly%20exposing,%E2%80%94%20so%2Dcalled%20loot%20boxes.\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Nature Human Behaviour</a>, the researchers described loot boxes as “psychologically akin to gambling.”</p>\n\n<p>This assessment hinges on the fact that the rewards offered are random. The rewards can be worth more or less than the cost of the loot box, meaning that players are taking a risk when they purchase them.  This risk is similar to what casino gamblers experience when they play slots et al.</p>\n\n<p>Others argue that loot boxes are simply a fun addition to games. They’re not compulsory and players aren’t buying them with the intention of<em> financial gain.</em></p>\n\n<p>The point here is that there is a debate and governments around the world have commissioned reports into the nature of loot boxes. Some countries have drawn up rules regarding their use in video games, others have said they must comply with local gambling laws.</p>\n\n<p>What’s important to remember, however, is that loot boxes aren’t illegal, and they are still available in games.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"The future of loot boxes is still unclear\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/loot-box-2.webp\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"the-future-of-the-loot-box:-nfts-and-the-metaverse\">The Future of the Loot Box: NFTs and the Metaverse</h2>\n\n<p>Loot boxes could play a prominent role in the Metaverse. With life in a digital world essentially like a game, there is scope to offer random rewards for anything and everything via the loot box system.</p>\n\n<p>We’re not quite at that stage yet, but we’re already seeing NFTs being put inside crates. For example, <a href=\"https://gamerant.com/atari-lootbox-nfts/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Atari released</a> its first loot box NFTs in 2022.</p>\n\n<p>The idea is that people can buy a loot box and receive a random NFT at a later date. Given that more and more companies are creating their own NFTs, loot boxes could be a way of generating hype.</p>\n\n<p>In turn, they give people a chance to receive a random NFT that could be worth a lot or a little. What’s more, with gaming companies also embracing NFTs, we could see more crossover innovations with loot boxes in the future.</p>\n\n<p>Only time will tell!</p>\n","date":"5/31/2022"},"images":{"preview":{"alt":"Loot boxes can be used for good and for bad","href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/loot-box-1.webp"},"authorAvatar":{"href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/portal/common/avatars/default_avatar.jpg","sizes":[]}},"template_options":{"compositeId":"14835"}},{"links":{"link":"/en/blog/game-mods/"},"strings":{"title":"Game Mods for Newbies (and 6 Common Uses)","category":"Insights","author":"PLARIUM STAFF","readTime":"360000","description":"<p>Video game modifications, or mods, are in-game updates developed and integrated by players. The last part of that game mods definition is the most important.</p>\n\n<p>In the age of online gaming technology, software developers have the power to release updates and modifications that players can download via the internet.</p>\n\n<p>{{banner:default}}</p>\n\n<p>However, when it comes to the strict definition of console, mobile, and PC game mods, it’s the changes made by players that matter.</p>\n\n<p>Not all games can be modded, even though many games can be altered by players, including <a href=\"/en/games/genre/pvp-games/\">PVP</a> hits such as Dota 2.</p>\n\n<p>In fact, by opening up a game to mods, developers can foster a <em>greater </em>sense of community. When players can invest more than time in a game, they’re more likely to engage.</p>\n\n<p>By allowing player game mods, software companies let <em>users</em> create the types of experience they want. What’s more, no video game is perfect, allowing modding become part of gaming, making the biggest games even <em>more </em>popular.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Game mods are rather easy to come by these days\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/mod-games-4.webp\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"what-types-of-game-mods-are-there?\">What Types of Game Mods Are There?</h2>\n\n<p>Game mods are only limited by technology and imagination. For example, if something isn’t possible within the realms of a game because the software doesn’t support it, making a mod is tough.</p>\n\n<p>There may also be certain mods that are banned by the developer because they could harm the ecosystem at large. Assuming it’s within the rules and the modification is actually possible, however, players can make almost any change they see fit. </p>\n\n<p>Adding game mods is a simple matter of browsing user-created content and downloading the update. There are various places you can find game mods, including Steam Workshop.</p>\n\n<p>Of course, you could go a step further and create your own PC game mod (this would require a PC, coding experience, and a lot of skill). If you’re a gamer that’s simply looking to tweak something you already enjoy, the best thing to do is download mods.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Some game mods tackle the most mundane issues such as typos\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/mod-games-5.webp\" /></p>\n\n<h3 id=\"common-game-mods\">Common Game Mods</h3>\n\n<p>The final thing to say is that game mods can be small or significant. For example, a mod may be created to correct a spelling mistake, or it could be a whole new character. This means you’ve got the ability to change games as much or as little as you want.</p>\n\n<p>With this in mind, here are some of the most common console, mobile, and PC game mods:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Text updates to fix typos or translation errors.</li>\n\t<li>Fixing glitches or other technical issues. Big budget games are developed over many months and years, which means there’s a lot going on, and sometimes, small errors can appear. Game mods help to address these issues.</li>\n\t<li>Removing unwanted features.</li>\n\t<li>Adding features, weapons, new character skills.</li>\n\t<li>Changing existing characters or adding new ones. For example, a Teletubby mod was added to the game Among Us.</li>\n\t<li>Adding new levels, scenes, and <a href=\"/en/games/genre/adventure-games/\">adventures</a>. An example of this from Steam Workshop is 11th Dream. The third-person shooter has a number of game mods, including additional levels made by players.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>As you can see, there are various ways to modify video games. Perhaps what’s most interesting is the fact that not all mods have to be complex.</p>\n\n<p>Fixing small errors and glitches is common in the modding community because people simply want to make the games they love as flawless as possible.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Nokia's Snake game is available on Google and can be added game mods\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/mod-games-3.webp\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"modification-in-action:-google-snake-game-mods\">Modification in Action: Google Snake Game Mods</h2>\n\n<p>Before we list some of the most modded video games of all time and run through the benefits of modding, let’s look at a quick example. To make things easy to understand, we’ve broken down the steps required to add Google Snake game mods.</p>\n\n<p>This is a simple game that takes the old tail-chasing mobile game from Nokia and brings it into the modern era.</p>\n\n<p>You can play Google Snake via your browser and, once you’ve played through all the standard levels, you can modify it. To add Google Snake game mods, you go through the following steps on your computer:</p>\n\n<ol>\n\t<li>Go to GitHub and search for the Google Snake Menu Mod.</li>\n\t<li>Download and save the Moremenu.html file.</li>\n\t<li>Open your browser’s bookmakers using CTRL + SHIFT + O.</li>\n\t<li>Click the three dots (top right of the screen).</li>\n\t<li>Choose the “Import” bookmarks option.</li>\n\t<li>Import Moremenu.html.</li>\n\t<li>Rename the file “Snake Game Menu\".</li>\n\t<li>Use your browser and Google to search for Snake Game.</li>\n\t<li>Open the game and click on the cog icon to open the settings.</li>\n\t<li>In your bookmarks, select Snake Game Menu.</li>\n\t<li>The available game mods will be added to the Settings list. Some common Snake Game mods are: new maps, the ability to change the game speed, new toys, and new aesthetics.</li>\n\t<li>Click the mods you want to add.</li>\n</ol>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Updating a game with a game mod is a complete game-changer\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/mod-games-2.webp\" /></p>\n\n<p>That’s a somewhat lengthy process, but it’s not particularly complex. Each game will have its own way of adding mods, but you typically follow similar steps to those outlined above. That means you have to download a file/s and deploy the update before you run the game.</p>\n\n<p>All the information you need to modify a game will be available online. There are modding communities for almost all the most popular video games. These communities interact, share ideas, and, importantly, deploy game mods via forums.</p>\n\n<p>So, if you want to play around with PC game mods, or speficially some iOS game mods, look for forums dedicated to the device you’re using.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"the-most-modded-games\">The Most Modded Games</h3>\n\n<p>Just to prove a point, here are 5 of the most modded games ever:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Minecraft</li>\n\t<li>Doom</li>\n\t<li>Grand Theft Auto</li>\n\t<li>Half-Life</li>\n\t<li>The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim</li>\n</ul>\n\n<h2 id=\"should-you-modify-video-games?\">Should You Modify Video Games?</h2>\n\n<p>Game mods can certainly add new twists and turns to an existing game. They can also fix annoying glitches, change the aesthetics of a game, and add new qualities to the mix. That being said, game mods aren’t <em>always </em>desirable.</p>\n\n<p>Developers spend a lot of time and money on crafting games that flow in a certain way. Even a small change to the overall dynamics could ruin the balance of a game. It’s like a Michelin-starred chef creating a perfectly balanced meal and <a href=\"https://london.eater.com/2019/6/18/18682209/ed-sheeran-heinz-tomato-ketchup-advert-michelin-star-restaurant\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">someone adding ketchup</a> to it.</p>\n\n<p>The diner might like ketchup but adding it could spoil the dynamics of the meal.</p>\n\n<p>There is also an issue with stability. Not all game mods work - in fact, some can create more problems than they solve. So, while there’s nothing wrong with PC game mods or Android and iOS game mods, don’t just add them without good reason.</p>\n\n<p>If you’ve got all you want from an untouched version of a game, try adding some mods. But, before you start deploying updates, make sure you’ve experienced what the original has to offer.</p>\n","date":"5/29/2022"},"images":{"preview":{"alt":"Game Mods for Newbies (and 6 Common Uses)","href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/mod-games-1.webp"},"authorAvatar":{"href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/portal/common/avatars/default_avatar.jpg","sizes":[]}},"template_options":{"compositeId":"14831"}},{"links":{"link":"/en/blog/scary-games/"},"strings":{"title":"Scary Games That Are Slaying 2022","category":"Insights","author":"PLARIUM STAFF","readTime":"300000","description":"<p>If you’re in the mood to invest time and emotional energy in a video game, there’s no better genre than scary games, either online or on your console.</p>\n\n<p>We’re not just talking about scary games that will give you a cheap thrill (no shade, Sia) as you leap out of your seat. We’re talking games that will leave you daydreaming about them days or weeks after being played. Scary games that will push your nerves to the brink.</p>\n\n<p>{{banner:default}}</p>\n\n<p>Below, we’ve put together a list of the<strong> top 10 scary video games</strong> and scary PC games guaranteed to rock your socks, from any genre and style. In fact, these aren't the most expensive of scary games, either - we’re including some of the best <em>free </em>scary games.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"what-makes-the best-scary-games?\">What Makes the Best Scary Games?</h2>\n\n<p>What <em>are</em> scary games? Ultimately, there must be an air of uncertainty and fear that runs through the plotline and the general atmosphere of the game.</p>\n\n<p>Whether it’s <a href=\"https://www.thegamer.com/best-horror-game-soundtracks/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">the game’s soundtrack</a> or the in-game sound effects, scary games generally create a feeling of loneliness and desperation that few other genres can compete with.</p>\n\n<p>It bares stressing that the best scary games aren’t just atmospheric and bleak, they are designed to keep you on the edge of your seat too, <em>constantly</em>. You’ll find jumpy moments lurking around every corner.</p>\n\n<p>The most fun scary games are those that can transport you directly into the game environment and make you feel completely submberged, even <em>without </em>VR gear.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Scary games are all about submerging into unknown territories\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/scary-games-2.webp\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 426px;\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"10-scary-games-guaranteed-to-tingle-your-spine\">10 Scary Games Guaranteed to Tingle Your Spine</h2>\n\n<h3 id=\"1)-level-zero\">1) Level Zero</h3>\n\n<p>DogHowl Games released Level Zero back in September 2021, bringing its unique brand of first-person online multiplayer scary games to the world. It’s a tactical game, transporting you into a virtual space station. You’re one of only a handful of survivors that must get the space station back up and running whilst under attack from monsters. As an online multiplayer, the cool thing is that you can choose to play as one of the monsters or the survivors to experience both sides of the plot.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"2)-the-medium\">2) The Medium</h3>\n\n<p>As scary online games go, The Medium is up there with the best of them. Bloober Team’s psychological horror is sure to play with your mind. Played in the third person, The Medium requires all your strength and intuition to solve this dark mystery. You’ll take control of Marianne, herself a medium capable of embarking on journeys into the spirit realm. It’s these sinister spirits that you’ll have to be mindful of.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"3)-trollface-quest:-horror-1\">3) TrollFace Quest: Horror 1</h3>\n\n<p>On the face of it, you wouldn’t think that puzzle-based <a href=\"/en/games/genre/strategy-games/\">strategy games</a> would have the ability to frighten you, but this title will make you laugh and hide behind your hands with equal measure. Take on the evil scammer TrollFace and all his monstrous cronies in a bid to solve a string of puzzles and challenges. With 16 different levels of gameplay, you’ll find it hard to tire of this cartoon-style 2D game.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"4)-jeff’s-revenge\">4) Jeff’s Revenge</h3>\n\n<p>Jeff’s Revenge is the fourth iteration of the Let’s Kill Jeff series. It’s a heart-pounding horror action-adventure, with a choice of two player campaigns to select from, giving it a tasty <a href=\"/en/games/genre/pvp-games/\">PVP element</a>. You can either control Jeff the Killer and get your hands on hidden objects within the deserted town or play the role of a nameless soldier, attempting to catch and eliminate Jeff in tandem with seven other AI-controlled soldiers.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Do you like scary games?\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/scary-games-3.webp\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 427px;\" /></p>\n\n<h3 id=\"5)-until-dawn\">5) Until Dawn</h3>\n\n<p>Released in 2015, Supermassive Games’ Until Dawn still has the pull as one of the best scary video games right now. PlayStation 4 owners will be pleased to know it’s available exclusively on this console. This horror-drama sees you take control of a group of eight young adults visiting a remote Blackwood Mountain lodge when their lives take a sinister turn.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"6)-little-nightmares-2\">6) Little Nightmares 2</h3>\n\n<p>The February 2021 release of the Little Nightmares sequel has attracted rave reviews. Described by publishers Bandai Namco Entertainment as a puzzle-platform horror adventure, there’s a lot going on here. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to help Mono – and their new pal Six – escape the cruel world that’s been distorted by an evil transmission. Track the source of the transmission to save the planet.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"7)-resident-evil-village\">7) Resident Evil Village</h3>\n\n<p>The eighth iteration of the iconic Resident Evil franchise had the potential to be one of the finest scary games of all time – and it didn’t disappoint. Its unique blend of storytelling and intense first-person gameplay makes this one of the first scary games you should try. Although Village maintains several of the survival horror facets that’ve made Resident Evil such an award-winning series, the increased combat and enemy encounters heighten the drama and explains why it’s already shifted more than 6.1 million units.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"8)-tormented-souls\">8) Tormented Souls</h3>\n\n<p>It's clear PQube’s Tormented Souls took inspiration from Resident Evil Village, but it’s important to state that this release stands on its own as one of the best scary games in recent memory. With its atmospheric and cinematic style, Tormented Souls sees you embark on a journey with Caroline Walker – a woman intent on uncovering the unsolved disappearance of twins from a hospital with plenty of history behind it.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"9)-dead-silence\">9) Dead Silence</h3>\n\n<p>Roblox is also home to many iconic free scary games, many of which are scary multiplayer games that can ramp up the tension among groups of friends or family – a perfect way to celebrate a <a href=\"/en/blog/halloween-horror-games/\">spooky Halloween night</a>. Dead Silence remains by far and away the most popular of the scary Roblox games to play with friends. This one-to-four-player horror sees you attempt to uncover the legend of the mysterious ‘Mary S’ – if you dare.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"10)-ghostwire:-tokyo\">10) Ghostwire: Tokyo</h3>\n\n<p>Tango Gameworks has hit the spot with their March 2022 release of Ghostwire: Tokyo. Released as a global one-year exclusive on PC and PlayStation 5, this terrifying action-adventure has been so successful that its director is already planning a sequel. You’ll need to pull out all the stops with your paranormal and psychic skills to prevail in the deserted streets of the Japanese capital, Tokyo, which is riddled with haunting spirits and ghosts.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"are-you-brave-enough?\">Are You Brave Enough?</h2>\n\n<p>So there you have our favorite scary games of 2022. Do you have the nerve to take them on?</p>\n","date":"5/26/2022"},"images":{"preview":{"alt":"Not everybody's into scary games","href":"////cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/scary-games-1.webp"},"authorAvatar":{"href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/portal/common/avatars/default_avatar.jpg","sizes":[]}},"template_options":{"compositeId":"14830"}},{"links":{"link":"/en/blog/nft-gaming/"},"strings":{"title":"Understanding the NFT Gaming Craze","category":"Insights","author":"PLARIUM STAFF","readTime":"300000","description":"<p><strong>Non-fungible tokens (NFTs)</strong> permeated into the gaming industry towards the end of 2021 — and there’s no sign of it looking back. Within this guide to NFT gaming, we’ll explain what NFTs mean, how they operate, and how they might enhance the gaming experience.</p>\n\n<p>We will also list some of the most popular NFT gaming titles acting as the road testers of the NFT gaming concept.</p>\n\n<p>{{banner:default}}</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"what-does-nft-mean-in-gaming?\">What Does NFT Mean in Gaming?</h2>\n\n<p>An NFT is a form of cryptocurrency, but it differs from the likes of Bitcoin and Ethereum due to its lack of fungibility. Unlike Bitcoin, where one unit of BTC can be bought and sold for another, NFTs represent ownership of an underlying asset.</p>\n\n<p>The first example of an overlap between NFTs and gaming occurred when the Ethereum-based blockchain game <a href=\"https://www.cryptokitties.co/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">CryptoKitties</a> launched NFTs for their players to earn and trade.</p>\n\n<p>These NFTs equated to ownership of unique images of cartoon cats that could be exchanged and sold.</p>\n\n<p>Since then, the gaming industry has allowed NFT gaming to proliferate, creating a new play-to-earn gaming model. Gamers can play and earn unique in-game assets and items that can be used, sold, or exchanged for other in-game assets.</p>\n\n<p>It could be anything from new characters or weapons to new levels or maps. However you earn these gaming NFT assets, each NFT gives you exclusive ownership rights over them while they’re in your hands.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"NFT in gaming is simpler than it might sound\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/nft-gaming-2.webp\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 640px;\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"what-is-nft-in-gaming:-5-interesting-facts\">What is NFT in gaming: 5 interesting facts</h2>\n\n<h3 id=\"1.-nfts-give-gamers-even-greater-control-than-microtransactions\">1. NFTs give gamers even greater control than microtransactions</h3>\n\n<p>Video gamers have long been accustomed to purchasing in-game items and accessories via microtransactions. NFTs are the next generation of microtransactions, handing gamers even greater power with the ability to buy and exchange assets or even earn a percentage from future resales. The NFT marketplace could inspire enthusiasts of video game franchises to create unofficial NFT-powered assets such as fan art and external projects inspired by in-game storylines.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"2.-nft-gaming-provides-a-unique-gateway-to-cryptocurrency\">2. NFT gaming provides a unique gateway to cryptocurrency</h3>\n\n<p>The rise of NFT gaming is simultaneously raising awareness of the power of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. <a href=\"https://www.crunchbase.com/person/aleksander-leonard-larsen\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Aleksander Leonard Larsen</a>, co-founder of the hugely popular NFT gaming title Axie Infinity, said that half of its active player base had never traded cryptocurrency before engaging with the play-to-earn model.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"3.-nfts-are-focusing-on-interoperability\">3. NFTs are focusing on interoperability</h3>\n\n<p>Perhaps the biggest idea for NFT gaming and video game publishers is the concept of the interoperability of NFTs. Tokens housed within a \"local\" blockchain of gamers actively playing within the same franchise will be able to transfer NFTs and enhance earlier or future releases with exclusive in-game assets compatible with an entire series.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"4.-nft-gaming-collectibles-are-already-on-the-rise\">4. NFT gaming collectibles are already on the rise</h3>\n\n<p>Video game publishers are already working hard to devise collectible NFTs that long-time fans of gaming franchises can invest in as rare pieces of gaming history. It could be retro MIDI-style game sounds or game art, or even physical memorabilia like paintings, figurines, and statues. Anything that celebrates a video game’s lifespan. For example, Capcom opted to create NFT trading cards of iconic Street Fighter characters, including the likes of Dhalsim and Ryu.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"5.-nfts-can-bring-fanatics-even-closer-to-their-favorite-games\">5. NFTs can bring fanatics even closer to their favorite games</h3>\n\n<p>NFTs in the latest video and <a href=\"/en/games/\">online games</a> are designed to bring gaming enthusiasts closer than ever to their favorite franchises. NFTs will help to reward the loyalty of long-time players, with rewards and access to unique events and releases regardless of whether the NFT’s value rises or falls.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"NFT has the same meaning in gaming, standing for Non Fungible Token\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/nft-gaming-3.webp\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 640px;\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"how-do-nft-games-make-money?\">How do NFT games make money?</h2>\n\n<p>Although some NFT gaming is available in a <a href=\"/en/games/category/free-to-play-games/\">free-to-play</a> format, the majority will ask you to purchase a starter pack or pay to unlock further in-game levels. As we’ve already mentioned about the interoperability of NFTs in games within franchises, publishers will hope to make continued income from gamers that can utilize NFTs in past and future releases.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"examples-of-the-best-gaming-nft-titles-so-far\">Examples of the best gaming NFT titles so far</h2>\n\n<p>Want to learn which play-to-earn titles are taking over the NFT gaming scene in 2022, and beyond? Here is our hit-list of five of<em> the best</em> NFT-focused games across a range of genres to get your teeth stuck into.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"1.-axie-infinity\">1. Axie Infinity</h3>\n\n<p>This game was the starting point for NFT gaming. A role-playing game based on monster breeding. Your task is to bring up your own pet Axie and breed it to foster generations of Axie creatures. With each generation, they will inherit at least one trait from their forefathers. Axies can also be collected and exchanged in the Axie Infinity NFT marketplace in the same way as Pokemon or Digimon.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"2.-gods-unchained\">2. Gods Unchained</h3>\n\n<p>Gods Unchained is right at the top of the card fighter genre. It’s a free-to-play <a href=\"/en/games/genre/pvp-games/\">PVP</a> card battle game with NFTs that are tradable and collectible. Players can earn \"GODS tokens\", which can also be used to improve NFTs or unlock new rare NFTs.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"3.-battle-racers\">3. Battle Racers</h3>\n\n<p>Battle Racers is one of the most popular blockchain-based action-<a href=\"/en/games/genre/strategy-games/\">strategy games</a>, whereby players can create, build and race NFT cars on weird and wacky race tracks. It’s your challenge to put together the best possible battle race car, with weaponry and parts that can be bought, traded, and tweaked to help you overcome your opponents and finish first across the line.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"4.-the-sandbox\">4. The Sandbox</h3>\n\n<p>The Sandbox is considered by many to be the \"Minecraft of NFT gaming\". Built within the Metaverse, players have the freedom to design and build their own environments and even sell and trade their own digital assets as NFTs. Although aesthetically it resembles something like Minecraft, the freedom of The Sandbox’s game mode puts this on a whole new level.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"5.-splinterlands\">5. Splinterlands</h3>\n\n<p>Hearthstone fans will find glaring similarities between this and Splinterlands. Like Gods Unchained, this is another classic card battle game, featuring the NFT mechanics of collecting and trading assets. Each card has its own attributes and status, with some rarer than others. Conquering battles and quests unlock the potential to earn additional NFTs.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"NFTs in Gaming usually mean users can buy in-game goods with tokens instead of real money\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/nft-gaming-4.webp\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 543px;\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"should-you-try-nfts?\">Should You Try NFTs?</h2>\n\n<p>There you have it. NFT gaming is big business. Looking at Axie Infinity alone, its in-game NFTs are said to be worth upwards of<em> $2.26 billion</em>, according to <a href=\"https://dappradar.com/blog/axie-infinity-smashes-monthly-sales-numbers\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">DappRadar</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Now that you’re familiar with NFTs in gaming terms, you can try these play-to-earn games out for size on your <em>own </em>terms.</p>\n","date":"5/25/2022"},"images":{"preview":{"alt":"NFT gaming is becoming a very big business","href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/nft-gaming-1.webp"},"authorAvatar":{"href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/portal/common/avatars/default_avatar.jpg","sizes":[]}},"template_options":{"compositeId":"14827"}},{"links":{"link":"/en/blog/towel-day/"},"strings":{"title":"How to CRUSH This Towel Day","category":"Insights","author":"PLARIUM STAFF","readTime":"360000","description":"<p>Towel Day is an annual global event, organized by fans of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, which acts as a tribute to the late British author, Douglas Adams.</p>\n\n<p>The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Galaxy was penned as a radio comedy for the BBC in the late 1970s but later evolved into a five-book “trilogy” that would shift over 15 million units worldwide.</p>\n\n<p>{{banner:default}}</p>\n\n<p>The first Towel Day was staged just a fortnight after <a href=\"https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22814/douglas-adams\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Adams’ death in 2001</a> and over the last two decades, it has become a staple date in the calendar for Hitchhikers’ fans and gamers alike.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"when-is-national-towel-day?\">When is National Towel Day?</h2>\n\n<p><strong>The annual Towel Day is celebrated on May 25</strong>. This is two weeks after the anniversary of Adams’ passing. During this day, fans show their appreciation for Adams’ books and imagination, which helped carve a lasting trilogy and inspire a trio of video game titles (more on those later).</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"The origins of Towel Day\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/towel-day-3.webp\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 426px;\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"the-origins-of-happy-towel-day\">The Origins of Happy Towel Day</h2>\n\n<p>The concept of Towel Day originated by a message board user named “Clyde” on the now-defunct open-source forum called System Toolbox.</p>\n\n<p>A man named Chris Campbell and a group of friends took the decision to register the towelday.org web domain and so far it has proven a rip-roaring success.</p>\n\n<p>During Happy Towel Day, fans will visibly carry a towel around with them. Fans are encouraged to take photos and videos of their towels in use throughout the day and share them on social media via the hashtag <strong>#TowelDay</strong>.</p>\n\n<p>The Happy Towel Day celebrations have been picked up by many news sources across the globe, from as far afield as <a href=\"https://www.nrk.no/osloogviken/den-internasjonale-handkledagen-1.2527887\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Norway’s Broadcasting Corporation</a>, to the Los Angeles-based <a href=\"https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10438988\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">National Public Radio</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Back in May 2010, an online petition began to encourage Google to design a Google Doodle to commemorate Towel Day, but so far those calls have fallen on deaf ears from the search engine giant.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Don't Panic! Is Towel Day's unofficial motto \" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/towel-day-2.webp\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 426px;\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"why-do-you-need-a-towel-in-hitchhiker’s-guide-to-the-galaxy?\">Why Do You Need a Towel in Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy?</h2>\n\n<p>The use of a towel in Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy first transpired in the radio show back in 1978, during which it was stated that a towel is the “most massively useful thing” for any “interstellar hitchhiker”.</p>\n\n<p>That’s because it has “great practical value”, with the ability to be wrapped around “for warmth” or wetted for “use in hand-to-hand combat”, or even used in an emergency “as a distress signal”.</p>\n\n<p>The presence of a towel on a hitchhiker would also help them when encountering a non-hitchhiker, known colloquially in the story as a “strag”.</p>\n\n<p>If a strag was spotted with a towel, they would immediately assume they were in possession of life items and that any hitchhiker capable of roughing it on their intergalactic travels was not an individual to be messed with.</p>\n\n<p>The first book, following up on the original radio show, also reinforced the value of a towel and its multi-faceted existence when traveling the galaxy.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Douglas Adams has had a lasting effect on Sci Fi as a whole\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/towel-day-5.webp\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 411px;\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"why-gamers-have-a-lot-to-thank-douglas-adams-for\">Why Gamers Have a Lot to Thank Douglas Adams For</h2>\n\n<p>Douglas Adams didn’t just breathe new life into sci-fi novels, he played a <em>key role</em> in the evolution of sci-fi video games, too.</p>\n\n<p>Did you know there were <em>several</em> video game titles for which Adams played a major role? In both the designing and the building stages, throughout the golden era of the 80s and 90s gaming.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"the-hitchhiker’s-guide-to-the-galaxy\">The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy</h3>\n\n<p>The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was unsurprisingly Adams’ first body of work in the world of video gaming. This interactive fiction release was released on 8-bit gaming machines like the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Macintosh, and the Apple II.</p>\n\n<p>Published by Infocom and Steve Meretzky, it was the 14th title released under their umbrella.</p>\n\n<p>The game mechanics are heavily text-based, creating a unique <a href=\"/en/games/genre/adventure-games/\">adventure game</a> that’s loosely linked to the storyline of the book trilogy. In fact, most of the plot resembles events that occurred in the original book.</p>\n\n<p>You assume the role of protagonist Arthur Dent, who is tasked with solving a host of <a href=\"/en/games/genre/puzzle-games/\">puzzles</a> to conquer numerous objectives to complete the game.</p>\n\n<p>In terms of the game’s lasting legacy, it proved to be one of Infocom’s top five <a href=\"https://douglasadams.com/creations/infocomjava.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">best-selling video game</a> titles of all time! In 2004, the BBC even unveiled a browser-based 20th Anniversary Edition powered by an Adobe Flash interface.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Towel Day is as much about celebrating Douglas Adams as it is about one of his works\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/towel-day-6.webp\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 360px;\" /></p>\n\n<h3 id=\"bureaucracy\">Bureaucracy</h3>\n\n<p>Three years after Adams’ success with his “baby”, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, he teamed up with Infocom again to develop another interactive fiction game called Bureaucracy.</p>\n\n<p>This single-player, released in 1987, was listed in the “Advanced” section of Infocom’s rating system for game difficulty.</p>\n\n<p>The concept of Bureaucracy sees you encounter a long list of bureaucratic roadblocks as a consequence of your change of address. Nothing is working or being received as it should.</p>\n\n<p>The key is to keep your player’s blood pressure under control to prevent them from suffering an aneurysm, which triggers the end of the game (talk about <a href=\"/en/blog/realistic-games/\">realism</a>...).</p>\n\n<p>At the peak of its power, Bureaucracy was listed as Game of the Month by American gaming journalist Jerry Pournelle in October 1987. It is said to have shifted more than 40,000 copies, which is a pretty mean feat given its <em>exceptional </em>niche game genre.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"Towel Day could theoretically be celebrated throughout a multitude of galaxies!\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/towel-day-4.webp\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 465px;\" /></p>\n\n<h3 id=\"starship-titanic\">Starship Titanic</h3>\n\n<p>Starship Titanic was the late 90s hit on PC and Mac desktops. Adams was the lead designer of this release, developed by the Digital Village and published by Simon & Schuster Interactive.</p>\n\n<p>This title takes you on sci-fi adventures on its eponymous starship, where you’re given a mission to recover missing pieces of the ship’s control system.</p>\n\n<p>There is plenty of puzzle-based action here, as well as interaction with automated in-game bots within the Titanic. The game itself took over two years to finalize, and despite drawing sci-fi parallels with Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, it never proved a commercial success.</p>\n\n<p>This was something of a head-scratcher to many given the futuristic gameplay, engaging character dialogue – of which there was said to be <em>16 hours’ worth</em> – and the addition of <a href=\"https://collider.com/best-monty-python-movies-ranked-life-of-brian-holy-grail/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Monty Python icons</a> John Cleese and Terry Jones as members of the game’s voice cast.</p>\n\n<p>Some 17 years after its release, GOG.com re-released it for next-generation PCs in 2015.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"how-to-celebrate-towel-day\">How to Celebrate Towel Day</h2>\n\n<p>So, if you’re looking to celebrate 2022’s Towel Day and channel your inner Douglas Adams, you could choose from a plethora of different ways.</p>\n\n<p>You could read one of Adams's books, play one of his games, or simply make sure you carry a towel with you at all times, wherever you might go.</p>\n\n<p>Let's face it, if not an intergalactic traveller, a fellow human from our Earth is bound to strike a friendly conversation when they see a towel hanging from you!</p>\n","date":"5/24/2022"},"images":{"preview":{"alt":"Towel Day has become popular worldwide in a very short period of time","href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/towel-day-1.webp"},"authorAvatar":{"href":"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/portal/common/avatars/default_avatar.jpg","sizes":[]}},"template_options":{"compositeId":"14823"}},{"links":{"link":"/en/blog/ouya/"},"strings":{"title":"The Rise and Fall of OUYA, the $8.6m Kickstarter Darling","category":"Insights","author":"PLARIUM STAFF","readTime":"300000","description":"<p>Back in 2013, there was a lot of buzz around a self-proclaimed “revolution” in gaming. In truth, it all started in 2012 with one of <em>the </em>most successful Kickstarter-backed campaigns that the platform had ever seen.</p>\n\n<p>OUYA – billed as affordable, world-class gaming on the TV – would greatly surpass its crowd-funding goal.</p>\n\n<p>{{banner:default}}</p>\n\n<p>On its way to release, a slight delay was announced, but overall, you’d say it was smooth sailing. Upon its slightly delayed launch, the OUYA game console was on shelves, it had games, a controller, and many backers had received the new hardware.</p>\n\n<p>Still, all wasn’t well with the upstart, Android-powered gaming console, and a string of what now look like red flags proved to be unsteady foundations. In the end, it couldn’t recover after a weak start, and now, the OUYA console is no more.</p>\n\n<p>So, how did OUYA reach such heights, seemingly deliver on its promises, but then crumble away onto the pile of other “industry-changing” platforms aimed at usurping the likes of Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft?</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"The pretty little OUYA console\" src=\"//cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/ouya-2.webp\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 373px;\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"ouya:-the-little-box-that-could\">OUYA: the Little Box that Could</h2>\n\n<p>Following the almighty showdown between the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii that <a href=\"https://www.geekwire.com/2013/xbox-360-wii-ps3-won-console-generation/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">started in 2005</a>, gamers were getting amped up for the eighth generation of consoles.</p>\n\n<p>The Wii U essentially died on arrival, while 2013 promised to be bigger and better for the overtly expensive PS4 and Xbox One. This is where OUYA saw its opening.</p>\n\n<p>With smartphone gaming growing rapidly in popularity, primarily due to its price points, founder Julie Uhrman decided that what people wanted was cost-effective gaming but on TV.</p>\n\n<p>The TV and use of a controller looked to be what were assumed to be the hallmarks of high-end gaming, while smaller app games were still recognized by the project as being popular for a reason.</p>\n\n<p>That said, the hope was also to bring in some big-name games, like <a href=\"/en/games/genre/rpg-games/\">RPGs</a> or <a href=\"/en/games/genre/survival-games/\">survival games</a>.</p>\n\n<p>So, OUYA set out with the goal of essentially being the opposite of the Xbox One and PlayStation 4.</p>\n\n<p><u>For example:</u></p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>The OUYA Console was very minimalist in design, while the PS4 and Xbox One were big and ugly;</li>\n\t<li>Xbox One and PlayStation 4 were set to launch at $499 each, while OUYA set a price of $99;</li>\n\t<li>Video games had steadily bumped up to the $50 mark, so all OUYA games would be free-to-start.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"OUYA - A dream that almost came true\" src=\"https://cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/ouya-3.webp\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 354px;\" /></p>\n\n<p>Along with these customer-facing promises, the OUYA console website stated that it also wanted to make its platform accessible to all developers. All development kits could be used, the OUYA was completely hackable, and developers wouldn’t need to pay licensing fees.</p>\n\n<p>With such an idealistic vision that combined TV gaming with accessibility on all fronts, it’s not a surprise that the project was so heavily backed.</p>\n\n<p>Throw in lines like “Best of all, OUYA’s world-class controller, console, and interface come in one beautiful, inexpensive package. All the games on it will be free, at least to try,” from the <a href=\"https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ouya/ouya-a-new-kind-of-video-game-console/description\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Kickstarter page</a>, and you achieve mass appeal.</p>\n\n<p>The original goal for the project was $950,000, which certainly wasn’t a small fee in itself. After one day, it had hit<em> $2 million</em>. Once all of the backers had chipped in, the pledged amount read $8,596,474.</p>\n\n<p>People believed in this potential console killer, but around one year after the project launched (July 10, 2012), the hype turned sour.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"OUYA's plethora of promises ended not delivering \" src=\"https://cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/ouya-4.webp\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 352px;\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"red-flags-in-retrospect-of-the-ouya-campaign\">Red Flags in Retrospect of the Ouya Campaign</h2>\n\n<p>There were always doubts surrounding the ability of a company to sell the OUYA for $99 and live up to all of its promises, but backers were firmly behind the project. With the launch swiftly on the way for June 2013, founder Uhrman appeared as SXSW Interactive’s third keynote speaker.</p>\n\n<p>Whether it was down to the focus of it being a very cheap and accessible product or just a lack of preparation, the Q&A for the OUYA game console didn’t help its desirability.</p>\n\n<p>Not only did Uhrman bring the prototype to the stage in a brown paper bag, but it was also described as “nothing special.” It also didn’t help that Uhrman replied “I don’t know” to the question about its launch games.</p>\n\n<p>The console was nudged back to June 25, getting a few extra weeks to sort out shipping. Still, the OUYA console website was running, reported that over 100 games were on it, and pre-orders were flowing. Then came E3 2013.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"OUYA was not invited to a major gaming event\" src=\"https://cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/ouya-5.webp\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 360px;\" /></p>\n\n<p>On June 13, reports came in that OUYA had <a href=\"https://archive.kpcc.org/news/2013/06/14/37713/e3-small-startup-ouya-takes-to-the-streets-in-guer/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">set up a park</a> opposite the gaming convention as they weren’t invited to attend E3 proper.</p>\n\n<p>The Entertainment Software Association, ESA, opted to park a truck to obscure the view of the park, and so OUYA expanded in front of the truck. The ESA called in the cops, but all seemed to be in order.</p>\n\n<p>The park did have hands-on demos of some of its best games for players and opportunities for developers, but issues were picked up that were being flagged by backers.</p>\n\n<p>The OUYA game console provided the ability to play small-scale indie games and ports for free. The device had four menus: Play, Make, Manage, and Discover. Through Play and Discover, you could find OUYA games.</p>\n\n<p>On Make, developers could track the applications that they were building.</p>\n\n<p>However, the OUYA console was panned by critics as having a lot of potential but a great lack of quality. The OUYA controller was cheap and flimsy, and the OUYA games were of poor quality. It was a sharp fall from grace, and the console was discontinued in July 2015.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"End of the road for OUYA\" src=\"https://cdn01.x-plarium.com/browser/content/blog/images/2022/ouya-6.webp\" style=\"width: 400px; height: 400px;\" /></p>\n\n<h2 id=\"is-ouya-still-a-thing?\">Is OUYA Still a Thing?</h2>\n\n<p>To put it simply - no, OUYA is no longer a thing. 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