7-Eleven isn't a company that's lacking creativity. Whether it's hot dog-flavored seltzer water or this, the company knows how to go viral.

"Hasbro's a 100-year-old company and it's built on play. It's always been about play, it's always been about entertaining people."

Dark humor certainly has its place in culture. But it's still surprising to see major franchises dabble in it in this era of cancellation.

A reneged promise -- with little explanation -- has sparked widespread outrage among even the most die hard fans of this game.

Nintendo is changing the dialogue in an incredibly popular 2004 game in order to make it more politically correct.

Studies show children are spending hours a day playing video games, and the content they are exposed to is extremely important.

Despite his general acclaim and popularity, not nearly as many people know about the "paper" variant of the Italian Plumber.

For obvious reasons, "The Lord of the Rings" franchise has generally produced action-oriented video games. The latest will not be that.

The Fallout franchise has featured a number of games. Here are seven of them that this author has played, and which ones you should.

Few stories in video games have had the cultural heft or impact that 2010 masterpiece "Red Dead Redemption" has had.