Robert Scarpinito's Top 8 Games of 2024
You may think eight is a weird number to reminisce on 2024 with, but honestly, these are the games that made the most impact on Robert.
January 17, 2025 | 12:00 EST
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2024 TechRaptor Awards - Game of the Year
2024 has quite a few darlings for Game of the Year, all of which are deserving. Here's what we thought was the best of 2024.
January 17, 2025 | 09:00 EST
2024 TechRaptor Awards - Indie Game of the Year
The indie scene continues to thrive with plenty of games that can take over the industry like their AAA brethren. Here's the best of 2024.
January 16, 2025 | 09:00 EST
2024 TechRaptor Awards - Best Evolving Game
There's always a game or two you just keep coming back to, new or old. Here we highlight what game did the best job of serving its players in 2024.
January 15, 2025 | 09:00 EST
2024 TechRaptor Awards - Best Expansion/DLC
They usually don't see a lot of coverage, but expansions and DLC give us more of things we know we'll love - sometimes its the best version of a game. Here are 2024's best.
January 15, 2025 | 08:00 EST
2024 TechRaptor Awards - Best Visual Design
Games offer powerful visuals you won't see in any other artistic medium and 2024 was no slouch in that department. Here's our award for Best Visual Design.
January 14, 2025 | 12:18 EST
2024 TechRaptor Awards - Best Soundtrack
A game's music can often become its iconic, defining feature. 2024 had some bangers and here's our winner for Best Soundtrack.
January 14, 2025 | 08:00 EST
2024 TechRaptor Awards - Best Writing
Our awards continue, this time turning to awarding games that immerse in worlds and make new friends in the characters they create. Here's our Best Writing of 2024.
January 13, 2025 | 09:00 EST
2024 TechRaptor Awards - Best Multiplayer
The true awards for games begins with our first category: Best Multiplayer. Which game takes the crown of being the funnest to git gud at?
January 13, 2025 | 08:00 EST
Echoes Of Wisdom Builds Zelda Up To Be The Hero, Only To Take It Away
When I reached the credits of Echoes of Wisdom, I thought back fondly on Zelda's adventure, only to realize just how badly she was treated at the end of her story. We break that down and pose how it could have been handled better.
September 30, 2024 | 01:51 EDT
Six Days in Fallujah Studio Wants to Show the Consequences of War
Six Days in Fallujah is getting a new update in November, which includes its first showing of story missions. We caught up with Victura CEO Peter Tamte to learn more.
September 30, 2024 | 10:00 EDT
Star of Providence Sets Bigmode Up for Another Success
We get to the bottom of Star of Providence, publisher Bigmode's next game.
September 25, 2024 | 02:09 EDT
This New Mechanic Is Magic: The Gathering Duskmourn's Ultimate Weapon
Manifest Dread is a new twist on an old Magic: The Gathering mechanic, and Duskmourn is upping the ante--and the scare factor.
August 31, 2024 | 06:00 EDT
Five Things We Noticed in the Echoes of Wisdom Traversing Hyrule Trailer
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Traversing Hyrule trailer was packed with details about Hyrule and its inhabitants, which all have us excited for what could be one of the last major Switch releases.
August 12, 2024 | 10:00 EDT
Monster Hunter Now Season 2 Is a Good Time to Jump (Back) In
Monster Hunter Now Season 2 is live right now, and with it comes a bunch of exciting updates for Niantic’s latest game.
June 12, 2024 | 08:00 EDT
Frostpunk 2 Director Łukasz Juszczyk Discusses Game Balance, Politics, and Beta Feedback
After getting our hands on the Frostpunk 2 story, we got to sit down with Łukasz Juszczyk to talk about how the game evolved from the original.
May 27, 2024 | 09:00 EDT
Rafał Włosek Discusses The Alters, Strategy On A Smaller Scale, And His Favorite Alter
Last week TechRaptor was invited to check out The Alters, and while we were there we had a chance to talk to lead designer of The Alters Rafał Włosek.
May 24, 2024 | 09:30 EDT
'I Become a Bit More Annoying' - Alex Horne Talks Taskmaster VR
We had a chance to chat with Alex Horne about making Taskmaster into a video game with Taskmaster VR. We thank Lord Greg Davies for allowing him this time with us.
May 20, 2024 | 09:05 EDT
You Have to See This Hades II Boss Fight
A Hades II boss fight isn't just a spectacular setpiece, it's a natural evolution of the part music has played in Supergiant Games' body of work.
May 6, 2024 | 05:10 EDT
Everything Different in Hades II From Its Prequel (So Far)
Wondering what's new in Hades II? We break down what's changed in Hades II and compare the sequel to its predecessor. See the new changes in Hades II!
May 6, 2024 | 01:00 EDT
Aska Ambitiously Blends Survival and Colony Sims
We sat down with the developers of Aska and went hands-on with this upcoming Viking survival game and colony sim. Find out more in our preview!
April 25, 2024 | 11:21 EDT
Style Theory's Creators in Fashion Runway Show Seeks to Demystify Fashion; MatPat Interview
We spoke with MatPat about Creators in Fashion, a runway show designed not only to show off Creator fashions but highlight quality and demystify fashion for all to enjoy.
April 22, 2024 | 09:00 EDT
Fallout Season One Review – Welcome To The Apocalypse
Jonathan Nolan and Amazon Studios makes a fantastic introduction to the world of Bethesda's sci-fi RPG. This is our review of Fallout Season One.
April 10, 2024 | 09:00 EDT
High-Stakes: How Balatro Confronts Gambling Addiction and Roguelikes
With Balatro capturing the hearts and minds of roguelike lovers and card sharks everywhere, developer LocalThunk has created a compelling core that not only is a fantastic roguelike, but a legitimate placebo to combat gambling addiction.
March 30, 2024 | 09:00 EDT
Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2024 in Tokyo Proved How Far We've Come
The Final Fantasy XIV fan festival at the prestigious Tokyo Dome felt like the crowning achievement of a long journey, showing how far the game has come.
March 29, 2024 | 12:31 EDT
Lucy Liu Interview: Pirate Queen: The Forgotten Legend
We got to speak with Eloise Singer and Lucy Liu about their new VR title, The Pirate Queen: A Forgotten Legend, which tells the story about the most powerful pirate in history.
March 29, 2024 | 08:00 EDT
City 20 Promises to Make Your Choices Change the World
Untold Games' upcoming survival simulation game City 20 promises to have smart NPCs and a unique gameplay experience every time you play.
March 26, 2024 | 10:00 EDT
Halo TV Season 2 Review - How Far Should Artistic License Go?
The second season of the Halo TV show has come to an end, but have the changes that the writers made to the lore enhanced the story or detracted from it?
March 23, 2024 | 09:00 EDT
OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition Smartphone Review - Gorgeous and Powerful Like Keqing
TechRaptor's review of the OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition smartphone will tell you why it's both beautiful and one of the best Android platforms to play Genshin.
March 2, 2024 | 12:00 EST
Nightingale Has Fun Survival Crafting Gameplay at a Fair Price
We got an early look at Nightingale and spoke with Inflexion Games' Neil Thompson and Leah Summers about their bold plans for this open-world crafting game.
February 12, 2024 | 11:00 EST
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Interview - Discussing the Philosophy of Improving Upon a Remake Sequel
We chat with the developers behind Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, touching on topics such as design philosophies, user feedback, and what it takes to re-imagine one of the most famous games of all time.
February 6, 2024 | 07:04 EST
Apex Legends Interview - Discussing Anniversaries, Player Expectations, and Collaborations
We chat with the developers behind Apex Legends to find out how they're feeling about the game's 5th anniversary and recent collaborations, like Final Fantasy VII.
February 5, 2024 | 11:00 EST
Apex Legends: Breakout Celebrates Five Years in the Latest Major Update
Apex Legends prepares to drop a wealth of content for its fifth anniversary, including the launch of season 20, "Breakout," on February 13.
February 5, 2024 | 11:00 EST
Rutledge Daugette's Top 10 Games of 2023
In a tumultuous year, we've had a ton of new releases. Rutledge breaks down his personal top 10 games for the 2023 year.
January 19, 2024 | 12:00 EST
Austin's Top 10 Games of 2023
Staff Writer Austin Suther goes over his top 10 games of 2023. Number one might just surprise you!
January 19, 2024 | 12:00 EST
Anson Chan's Top 5 Games of 2023
Anson has written for TechRaptor since 2016, and as far as he's concerned, games are one of the greatest forms of artistic expression to date. Here are his top 5 games of 2023.
January 19, 2024 | 12:00 EST
Tyler Chancey's Top 10 Games of 2023
2023 was a year of great sequels, fantastic horror, and face-melting action. Here are Tyler Chancey's personal top 10 games of 2023.
January 19, 2024 | 12:00 EST
Blair Bishop's Top 5 Games of 2023
In the wake of 2023 being an absolute scorcher of a year for the quality of video games, Samiee "Gutterpunk" Tee walks through some of the underground indie hits that warrant a conversation all the same.
January 19, 2024 | 12:00 EST
Samuel Guglielmo's Top 10 of 2023
TechRaptor Reviews Editor Samuel Guglielmo gives his top 10 of the year. Also he draws each game in MS Paint which is weird we asked him not to please stop him.
January 19, 2024 | 12:00 EST
Andrew Otton's Best Games of 2023
TechRaptor's Editor in Chief Andrew Otton talks his favorite games from 2023, the year with seemingly endless great games.
January 19, 2024 | 12:00 EST
Robert N. Adams' Top 10 Games of 2023
Robert N. Adams breaks down his top 10 games released in 2023—a year that saw tremendous ups and downs for the gaming industry.
January 19, 2024 | 12:00 EST
Robert Scarpinito's Top 10 Games of 2023
It's been a wild ride with lots of ups and lots of downs. Sifting through a mountain of gems, here's Robert's top 10 games of 2023.
January 19, 2024 | 12:00 EST
Don Parsons' Top Games of 2023
We're talking about our favorite games of 2023, and in this list, Don Parsons shares his favorite games from small games you never heard of to one of the best games ever!
January 19, 2024 | 12:00 EST
Smite 2 Interview - The Challenges & Excitement of Developing a True Sequel
We chat with the developers behind Smite 2 about the announcement, excitement, and challenge of building something new while maintaining the core Smite feel.
January 18, 2024 | 09:00 EST
Final Fantasy XIV Orchestra Concert 2023 in London Was a Majestic, Emotional Celebration
Right on the tail of Final Fantasy XIV's London Fan Festival, Square Enix hosted the latest "Eorzean Symphony" orchestra concert dedicated to the game.
December 20, 2023 | 09:00 EST
From Hype to Ruins: The Day Before's 4-Day Demise
The Day Before was an overnight sensation for all the wrong reasons. But who was responsible for the game, and how did things go so horribly wrong?
December 15, 2023 | 09:00 EST
Tekken 8 Interview - Discussing Story, Gameplay, and Approaching New Players
We chat with the developers behind Tekken 8 to deep dive into its all-new gameplay mechanics and status as the longest ongoing narrative in a video game.
December 12, 2023 | 09:00 EST
10 Chambers' Den of Wolves Pushes the Heist Game Genre to New Heights
10 Chambers' newly announced Den of Wolves takes us through its concepts of a deep world inspired by late-stage capitalism, corporate espionage and sci-fi intrigue framed in a four player co-op package.
December 7, 2023 | 10:14 EST
Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien Interview - The Return of a Visual Novel Legend Via Steam
TechRaptor interviews Kouji Morimoto, Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Redevelopment Project Team Leader, about the return of the beloved visual novel to Steam.
November 29, 2023 | 09:00 EST
Final Fantasy XIV London Fan Festival Was an Epic Celebration of One of Gaming's Best Communities
At the end of October, Square Enix hosted the second Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival of the current cycle in London, and it was a celebration for the ages.
November 28, 2023 | 09:00 EST
Nintendo Black Friday Deals: Prepare to Be Swept Away by These Incredible Savings!
Our Nintendo Black Friday deals page will give you the latest deals this holiday season, weather you're after software or hardware.
November 22, 2023 | 02:07 EST