Evan is a Communications student based in Edmonton, Alberta. Formerly a sports writer, he was drawn to Game Rant by his longtime passion for video games. An avid gamer since the age of 13, Evan has ...

Some games improve the player's experience with interactive loading screens, making waits more engaging. Examples include games like No More Heroes, Splatoon 2, and Bayonetta. Interacting during ...

Loading screens give time to rest & refocus during intense gaming sessions. They provide art, lore, & helpful tips that ...

You can’t have this much detail without a loading screen. Bethesda has quite a few fans behind its franchises. They just also released The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, one of the worst-kept ...

If you’re a certain age, like me, you’ll remember how painfully slow game loading screens used to be. At one time, I could start loading up a game, go make a sandwich, and come back to find it still ...

One of Sony’s talking points about the PS5 is its fancy Solid State Drive, which will lead to zero loading screens, or at least loading screens that aren’t perceivable. And this is a big feature. Not ...

While SimCity 2000 was generating terrain for a new game, it told you it was "creating hills" and "carving water" and "reticulating splines". This became a running gag, and every game in The Sims ...

Loading screens often suck. But they can occasionally become more than just periods of time where you are forced to sit around and wait. In Assassin’s Creed, a tradition has formed of letting players ...

Ritwik is a passionate gamer who has a soft spot for JRPGs. He's been writing about all things gaming for six years and counting. RPGs aim to reduce loading screens to maintain immersion, like in ...

Cyberpunk 2077’s engine is just that good. Cyberpunk 2077 was incredibly hyped. I probably don’t have to remind you of just how many fans there were waiting to get their hands on this game. Worldwide ...

Loading screens are a fact of gaming life. When you exit the Capital Wasteland and walk into Megaton in Fallout 3, there's a loading screen. When you go to see the Jarl in Whiterun, loading screen.

Ronald Goncalves is a contributor at DualShockers and a Venezuelan political scientist and economist who seeks to express his passion for video games through the always subjective interpretation of ...