Reader Discussion – Can You Come Up With A Better Name For The 'Metroidvania'...
Naming things can be hard, and often, names develop as a utilitarian way of getting a concept across. Before they were called first-person shooters, they were called "Doom clones." When games started...
View ArticleLearn The Story Of How Three Teenagers Helped Nintendo Create Star Fox In...
Though it hasn't held up as well as some other SNES titles, Star Fox is a notable part of Nintendo's history. It was one of the few 3D titles for the console, showcasing the power of the system many...
View ArticleOpinion – Stop Teasing Death Stranding And Show It Already
Since it was announced over two years ago at E3 2016, Death Stranding has been an intriguing conversation piece. Every industry event provides another opportunity for Sony and Kojima Productions to...
View ArticleThirty Years Of Arpeggios Come Together In This Video On Final Fantasy's Prelude
The ascending and descending notes of Final Fantasy's prelude are immediately iconic. Used throughout the entire series, the musical motif has been a funky electro beat, a heartfelt harp piece, and...
View ArticleReggie Fils-Aimé Sheds Light On The Future Of Switch And His Progress In...
At this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, I was given the chance to speak to Reggie Fils-Aimé, Nintendo of America's president and chief operating officer. In this talk, Reggie outlines what we can...
View ArticleNew Gameplay Today – Hypnospace Outlaw
Hypnospace Outlaw had me from the moment I saw its first trailer. I'm fairly immune to nostalgia plays, but something about Tendershoot's earnest and authentic-looking take on '90s internet hit home –...
View ArticleFrom Final Fantasy to Star Citizen, The Longest Waits In Gaming History
“It's been over 2077 days since we announced our plan to develop Cyberpunk 2077.” This is how CD Projekt Red started their letter to fans, hidden within the trailer they dropped at E3. Cyberpunk’s...
View ArticleQuestion Of The Month: What Historical Era Should Games Explore?
In issue 302, we asked readers what historical moment or era they’d like to see explored in a video game. Now it’s your turn to weigh in.Video games have explored a number of time periods over the...
View ArticleTodd Howard Talks Bethesda's Future With The Nintendo Switch
During an interview with Gamereactor.eu, Bethesda director Todd Howard talked through tight lips about Fallout 76, Starfield, and a number of other Bethesda properties. However, things got a little...
View Article"Greek Freak" Giannis Antetokounmpo to adorn 2K19's Box
Not content with simply being the first player in NBA history to finish a regular season ranked in the top 20 in total points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks, Giannis Antetokounmpo will also...
View ArticleBleach's Ichigo Join Jump Force's Roster
Ichigo, Rukia, and Aizen from the Bleach series are coming to Jump Force, Bandai Namco's anime fighting game. Bandai Namco announced Ichigo as a playable character via last week's Jump magazine and...
View ArticleResident Evil 2's Remake And Anthem Lead Game Critic Award Winners
Another E3 has passed us by and with it, here comes the final capping of that event with the Game Critic awards. This was a pretty competitive year when you think of all the titles that were on display...
View ArticleFirst Person Horror in a Taiwanese Apartment
Red Candle Games made minor waves with last year's release of Detention, a sidescrolling horror title set in 1960s Taiwan. Now, the studio is sticking with Taiwan but jumping ahead a couple decades for...
View ArticleWill BioWare Ever Make Another Star Wars Or Mass Effect Game?
We hope you've enjoyed our month of content on BioWare's Anthem! We've hopefully answered as many of your questions as possible, but we also wanted to bug BioWare's general manager Casey Hudson about...
View ArticleThe 10 Biggest Changes Overwatch Has Made To Its Characters
When Overwatch launched in 2016, it immediately garnered acclaim for how well-balanced and endlessly replayable it is. However, Blizzard was not satisfied resting on its laurels. Over the course of...
View ArticlePlayStation Vue Subscription Price Increasing
The cost of PlayStation Vue's "Access," "Core," "Elite," and "Ultra" multi-channel plans is increasing by $5 each, Sony announced today via the PlayStation Blog."At PlayStation, we are always...
View ArticleMore Curves Coming Your Way
Codemasters is continuing to build up the F1 series' career mode in F1 2018 after it being almost entirely absent a few years ago. Last year introduced an impressive R&D tech tree, and this year's...
View ArticleD.K.’s Detour Is Fun While It Lasts
Ubisoft’s Mario-infused mash-up drew a lot of surface comparisons to XCOM when it debuted, but the increased mobility and wild team combos helped the lighthearted turn-based title carve out its own...
View ArticleA Compromised Masterpiece
Bethesda was one of the few third-party publishers to embrace the Switch early and bring over games geared toward older audiences, releasing robust ports of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and the reboot...
View ArticleNew Gameplay Today – Bomb Chicken
Kyle Hilliard has a reputation for being a bit of a pyromaniac, in addition to being known for his love of consuming vast quantities of poultry. It only makes sense that he'd be into Bomb Chicken, an...
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