An HR advisor with a background in recruitment and HRIS functions, with a passion for video games and writing. Oliver grew up playing Call of Duty with his siblings and has garnered 1000s of hours ...

The gaming industry in 2025 is more diverse than ever. With billions of active players across platforms, genres evolve quickly — shaped by cultural trends, technology, and new ways of interaction.

2025 was a great year for gaming. No matter what your favorite genre is, chances are that you got a sparkly new title or two to explore – and based on the games that are scheduled for release in 2026, ...

Video games have improved in countless ways over the decades, but I still miss many of the retro genres and franchises that have seemingly died off. Thankfully, plenty of newer releases have been ...

Sage Negron is a writer for DualShockers based in New York City. He has previously contributed to other entertainment sites such as CBR, Looper, and Dot Esports. He is very passionate about video ...

Rie Takumi is a freelance list writer. Aside from budgeting for gacha and vtuber superchats, they watch hockey and crochet to relax, which is ironic but that's how it goes. Fans want modern RPG ...

Whether redefining a genre or creating a new one, these modern games forever changed the way we play.

Long before polished blockbusters defined what a genre looks like, there were earlier titles that sketched out the first rough shapes of ideas players now take for granted. These early games didn’t ...

Since the dawn of the home video game console, the action-adventure genre has been one of the most successful. There’s some debate as to when it all began, though some cite Adventure on the Atari 2600 ...

What kind of game is Marathon? We explain the extraction shooter genre, from its rules and objectives to its history and must-play titles.