Gaming

A love letter to High School Musical: Makin’ the Cut!

By Team G.URL | April 4, 2024
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Words by Willow Najarro How “High School Musical: Makin’ the Cut” Redefined Gaming for a Generation In the heart of every gamer who grew up in the early 2000s, there’s a beat that syncs perfectly with the pulse of the High School Musical franchise. It’s a rhythm infused with the echoes of movie premieres and…

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Do We Miss When Animal Crossing Villagers Were Mean to Us?

By Annika McCabe | March 19, 2024
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Our repeated nightmares about an angry mole popping up when we don’t save our game can be put to rest. Nowadays, it is unlikely that those involved in the gaming scene wouldn’t be familiar with the name Animal Crossing, a slice-of-life town simulation game which debuted on the Nintendo GameCube in 2001. It made an…

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The Next Princess Zelda

By Belle Law | February 7, 2024

Written by Belle Law Casting Choices, Narrative Hopes, and Dreams of a Live-Action Adaptation Last November, Nintendo announced that a live-action film of The Legend of Zelda franchise is in development. As someone who grew up alongside the series, my first Zelda games being ‘The Phantom Hourglass’ and ‘Spirit Tracks’ made for the DS, this…

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Top Anticipated Games of 2024

By Jenny O'Connor | January 25, 2024

Our lineup of standout games poised to shake up the gaming scene in 2024 Princess Peach Showtime! (March 22, 2024) Princess Peach Showtime! is ready to make its debut in the gaming realm in 2024, with a release date set for March 22, 2024. This game takes a bold departure from the familiar Mario-centric adventures,…

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Nintendo’s newest enemy: the 3DS

By Belle Law | November 3, 2023
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Written by Belle Law Say farewell to a classic as Nintendo winds down the beloved 3DS. This October, it was announced by Nintendo that they would be shutting down all online services for both the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software – as early as April 2024. This comes after Nintendo’s anti-modding updates and the…

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The Death of Flash Games

By Team G.URL | October 22, 2023
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Exploring the ability to Build Safe Spaces for Girl Gamers – Post Flash Written by Ore Adeyoola If you had a childhood anything like mine, you spent a worrying amount of hours in front of a computer screen, scrolling through hundreds of flash games and virtual worlds. As an introvert, young Oreoluwa filled her needs…

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