
Pat Floyd writes: "Every response to a videogame player's input acts according to the rules (a.k.a. the videogame's code). Even if the developer failed to anticipate a particular player action, the rules governing that action are in place and they cannot be broken. Players can't make the game do something it wasn't programmed to do. When dealing with glitches -- which is really just a buzzword for an unplanned videogame mechanic -- the game will predictably punish or reward the player based on how the code is written. I'll talk about hackers in a moment; for now, don't think of them as "players". The point is that a videogame's rules are fixed."

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.