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If you feel like the playground has completely changed since you were raising children, you are not alone. Today, more than half of grandparents are providing regular care for their grandchildren, according to the Australian Seniors Grandparents Report. Even more impressive? Nearly half of them want to be even more involved.

As the industry continued its steady rebound from the video game crash of 1983, 1987 proved there was still plenty of life in arcades. From beat’em ups to shoot’em ups, the arcade scene was as robust as ever in the ’80s. Moving beyond the initial technical limitations of the medium, video games from 1987 were…

Just like the reputation of movies based on them, television shows adapting video games tend to get a bad rap. While there have admittedly been weak adaptations like Netflix’s live-action “Resident Evil” series or “Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm,” there are a lot of great shows too. This time around, we’re looking at the…

In stealth games, few titles can match the complete meal that “Dishonored” brings to the table. It’s arguably the definitive modern stealth game in the genre, giving players a wide range of options for combat, completing its story, and navigating its dense, lore-rich world. While developer Arkane Studios nailed several factors of the game, the…

Central Michigan University junior forward Carolena Ryon turns with the ball before passing it to sophomore defender Pleun Van Gent during the field hockey game at Cristy Freese Field, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (CM-Life | Jasmine Brookins)

When it comes to the best PC games of the ’90s, id Software’s “Doom” and its follow-ups still cast a long shadow. Launched in 1993, the game pits players against the forces of Hell for a sweeping single-player campaign while also laying the groundwork for early first-person multiplayer action. The success of “Doom” and its…

There really hasn’t ever been a bad era for PlayStation, but the PlayStation 3 was a particularly strong console. The PS3 gave us “Uncharted,” “The Last of Us,” and the modern version of the “God of War” series. That’s just the tip of a high-quality iceberg, but even the worst games on PS3 were bad…