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Essentially Pop

Pop essentials and a little bit more

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Good Reads For Gaming Enthusiasts

June 30, 2021

If you are a fan of gaming in all its forms, there are actually a surprising number of engrossing and informative books that delve into a range of niches and aspects of this pastime.

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Did You Play These Classic Music Games?

June 11, 2021

The gaming genre has a wide range of titles for gamers to enjoy. When assessing the entertainment options of today, the releases gamers can access has never been so diverse. Sports fans can sample a variety of titles on soccer and tennis, for example, people who enjoy exploring open-world games have plenty of releases to choose from, and music fans have a range of games to tuck into also. In fact, some of the music games which have been released over the years will never die.

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Top 5 Considerations When Choosing an Online Game to Play

May 21, 2021

Almost every person goes online to look for a game to play to be entertained or win. For an individual to be entertained on an online gaming platform, there needs to be a better game choice. Although choosing a suitable game may not be an easy task, especially with numerous games available online. Below are the best factors to help you out on your choice for your best online game:

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Essential Factors To Consider In Choosing The Right Online Game To Play

May 13, 2021

Most gamers spend most of their time online playing and searching for the best online games to play. It may be their best way to destruct themselves from the day’s stress or just to get entertained. Therefore, you should ensure you find the best game that you can play without any inconveniences.

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‘A Fortnite To Remember: Is Gaming the New Pop Music?

March 26, 2021

With the music industry being more fragmented than ever, youth culture has focused on an industry that is arguably more unified, the gaming industry. While 2020 was a year of uncertainty, the 12 months where we saw the coronavirus was also where video gaming became the pop culture phenomenon of all time, even overtaking music. But is this really the case? While only now we’ve seen prominent musicians connecting with their fans on a more personal level via social media, this something that gamers have been doing for a long time on platforms like Twitch. Why is gaming actually the new pop music?

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Savvy Ways for Canadians to Indulge Their Gaming Patriotism

February 22, 2021

It’s official – there aren’t many better ways to entertain yourself than to play video games. To put the industry into perspective, total video game sales often exceed the $43 billion mark, which is equal to 164 million American players. Phys points out that three-quarters of US households have a gamer.

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Top Gaming Influencers of 2020

November 12, 2020

Thanks to the way technology is growing, more and more people now have access to a host of online content. For the videogame industry, this means more eyes available for streaming platforms that already attract huge numbers of viewers each day. According to the 2019 State of Streaming report, last year alone viewers watched about 1.5 million years’ worth of live streams, and the number is only expected to grow.

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Even without Guitar Hero, Recording Artists are Still Integral to Gaming

May 12, 2020

Let’s face it: Guitar Hero and its spin-offs were the epitome of music in gaming. The instrument-like controllers were innovative, with difficulty levels of tracks opening people to new genres of music just to beat the game. Even though a Guitar Hero 3 world record was recently broken, per VG24/7, the iconic games phased out almost a decade ago.

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Fruit Themed Slot Games To Check Out

April 23, 2020

Even though slot machines have existed in some shape or form since the very late 1800s there are still some crucial aspects of these games that have lived on throughout the ages. Of course, the innate mechanics of the games remain largely unchanged (other than the increase in reels and pay lines), but you will also find that the symbols can also regularly hark back to Charles D. Fey’s day.