
"There was a time in the land of video games where games were much simpler. It was all about platforming, collecting a few coins and slaying a monster or two. There was never the letter "M" on the front of boxes or the worry that a game might be banned from an entire country. Times sure have changed, but it never hurts to pause from the madness of today and look back fondly on some of the things we loved that are no more..."

It's important in life to maintain a broad palette when it comes to culture and the arts. Hideo Kojima agrees, as he continues to use video games like Death Stranding to introduce people to music and other elements they might not otherwise discover.

Mojang has partnered with Merlin Entertainments to build the world's first Minecraft theme park in the UK.

A three-episode live-action adaptation of the first two Yakuza video games will debut Tuesday, March 17 exclusively IGN. Each episode is about an hour long and will stream on IGN.com and IGN’s YouTube channel.