
Sinan Kubba writes, "When we point to Modern Warfare 2's 'No Russian', with its clumsy execution and even clumsier attempts to deliver a political message, we should realize that gaming can do so much more. Like Professor Bogost, many gamers believe fun shouldn't be the only prerequisite to making a game and that current affairs can become an integral part of gaming. We just need the right game to come along and prove it."

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.