Procedural generation is often as much of a hindrance as it is a blessing. Although it helps to add replayability and a real sense of ownership over your decisions, it also becomes very hard to keep…
July 5, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
It's not surprising to see a new battle royale game these days. With the massive success of Fortnite, PUBG, and Call of Duty: Warzone, it's not too surprising to see more games released that try to…
June 24, 2021 | 01:00 EDT
Scarlet Nexus is a cross-gen action RPG from Bandai Namco Studios. The game's director, Kenji Anabuki, has worked on several Tales games including Tales of Vesperia and the upcoming Tales of Arise.…
May 23, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
30XX has hit Steam Early Access and it is a delight. Even in its very early state, it is a marked improvement over its predecessor 20XX in just about every single way. Not only does it push its…
March 15, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
Fights in Tight Spaces is exactly what it looks like from the trailer. I think this is a good thing. The trailer is stylish and fun and shows a depth to it that isn't overwhelming. Inspired by the…
February 24, 2021 | 10:00 EST
Bleak-core should probably be its own genre at this point. Games that go out of their way to create a world that seems to embody depression, decay, and in many cases, utter failure. I don't know who'…
December 28, 2020 | 01:00 EST
The 90s may have been the era of guts and gore thanks to games like Doom and Blood, but if Doom 2016 proved anything, it's that there's still room left in the world for some excessively gory action…
November 10, 2020 | 12:00 EST
Sometimes a game comes along that simultaneously reminds you of your childhood, while also being the sort of thing that would have both blown your mind, and made you vomit as a kid. Prodeus is that…
September 28, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
The deep-sea is one of the most atmospheric locations for a video game on the planet. Even if you're not making a horror game, simply setting your game at the bottom of the ocean is a great way of…
September 22, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
When it comes to mecha series, there are a lot that stands out. The tactical intensity of Battletech keeps players coming back. The critically acclaimed - yet commercially underappreciated -…
August 13, 2020 | 09:15 EDT
I won't lie to you, I was excited for Torchlight Frontiers. It was supposed to be a free-to-play ARPG title to followup 2012's Torchlight 2. Free-to-play rings alarm bells for some, but it works very…
June 25, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
There's a lot of games in the world that make sense. A mage and her party going on an adventure, a robot destroying others of its kind, or a photographer taking pictures of squirrels. Then there are…
June 21, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
How tight can your fight be? Fights in Tight Spaces is all about fights in some of the tiniest grids I have ever seen. These fights are tight. Tight as in they're awesome, but also in the small…
June 20, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
I haven't played 20XX. To be quite honest it's never even come across my radar before, but seeing 30XX in action at the Guerrilla Collective this week immediately piqued my interest. As a fan of fast…
June 18, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
When I first woke up this morning, I was not aware of Pull Stay, and my life was worse for it. When I first saw the game as part of the second day of Guerilla Collective previews, I was immediately…
June 15, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
The long-awaited sequel to Mount and Blade: Warband was spoken in the same breath as Half-Life 3. It's one of those games that we never thought would come out, but in a world where the latest Half-…
April 8, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
It's strange to think that, at one point, the only representation of Magic: The Gathering in video games was a Clash Royale clone that somehow came out two decades early. Since then, we've got plenty…
March 4, 2020 | 01:00 EST
Bleeding Edge launched its first open beta last weekend, giving us our first taste of Ninja Theory’s third-person arena brawler. When firing on all cylinders, Bleeding Edge provides gloriously over-…
February 19, 2020 | 11:00 EST
Every now and then, we get a genre-defining game. One that impacts not just the way games are discussed, but the way they’re designed. Perhaps the most explosive of these in recent memory is From…
February 11, 2020 | 09:00 EST
I think it was the adorable tablet face that made Kunai catch my eye. This may be the case for a lot of people, but there's just something about that face that is just hilariously adorable. Whatever…
January 26, 2020 | 11:00 EST
In Ghostrunner, you're basically a time-bending cyber ninja. If that's not enough to make you think "that sounds cool as hell," I don't know what else can be said. At PAX South, I had the chance to…
January 25, 2020 | 11:00 EST
While this isn’t the first time the Predator movies have had a video game adaptation, Predator: Hunting Grounds is the first one we’ve seen in a while. So, hopping by the PlayStation booth at New…
October 22, 2019 | 12:00 EDT
Playing the demo of One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 at the Crunchyroll booth at New York Comic Con was my first exposure to the franchise since I read the first 25 volumes of the manga in high school…
October 19, 2019 | 11:00 EDT
Walking the erratic streets of New York City has always been calming for me. The loud sirens, horns honking, and people in a hurry for some reason feel like white noise. Going from the vibrant city…
October 1, 2019 | 01:12 EDT
Cyber Shadow is the first game being published by Shovel Knight maker Yacht Club Games. It's being developed entirely by one person, with some advice offered by Yacht Club Games, which makes the game…
September 9, 2019 | 01:30 EDT
The Arcade Crew, which published the excellent Blazing Chrome, has another potential hit under its wing. KUNAI makes a strong case for being the next indie Metroidvania to be excited for. With its…
September 9, 2019 | 12:30 EDT
Square Enix recently released the footage they showed back at E3 2019 to the public. When I saw it at E3, and again after it was released, it looked pretty rough. Now that I have had the…
September 4, 2019 | 12:00 EDT
The last entry in the Borderlands series was nearly five years ago with The Pre-Sequel. In many ways, the mechanics of all three mainline entries feel clunkier and a bit dated, although they are…
June 16, 2019 | 04:11 EDT
Dragon Ball started in Japan back in the '80s, and since then, it maintained a dedicated worldwide fan base. It continues to spawn all sorts of anime, movies, and games. While not every video game…
June 16, 2019 | 02:00 EDT
Entries in the Luigi's Mansion franchise are few and far between. With only two installments in nearly two decades (and a shiny port of the first game to the 3DS), it's time once again for Luigi to…
June 15, 2019 | 02:29 EDT
I don't leave it as much of a mystery that Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War is one of my favorite video games. However, after that entry, things become a little iffy for the series. I wouldn't say any of…
January 18, 2019 | 01:01 EST
Of all the things that the Fallout series is known for, multiplayer is not one of them. With Fallout 76, Bethesda hopes to change this by letting you party up with real people to explore the post-…
October 30, 2018 | 02:00 EDT
For Honor is one of those games that just chugs along in the background. Every so often, you hear a little bit of news about it and maybe glimpse a new trailer. Other than that, Ubisoft's third-…
October 25, 2018 | 12:00 EDT
While it looks like a standard carbon copy of other zombie games, State of Decay 2 actually presents a tense, immersive apocalypse simulation. The combination of searching for new members, building a…
September 18, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
I think it's fair to say that For Honor didn't set its best foot forward on launch. We had high hopes when we reviewed it, but a swath of technical issues kept all but the most diehard fans away.…
June 17, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
It’s been a while since I picked up a zombie game. Back when the genre was at its peak, I was with everyone else in spending hours in Left 4 Dead 2, Dead Island, and Call of Duty’s Zombies mode.…
May 14, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
Do you believe in love at first sight? If not, Light Fall ought to make you think otherwise. Simple, yet visually stunning environments encompass a puzzling platformer experience that will glue your…
March 11, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
With every evolution comes the death of potential. As a genre moves forward, ideas are left behind, forever tied to what came before. When FPS design shifted from DOOM's familiar hellscape to the…
February 15, 2018 | 09:00 EST
I have a confession to make: I've never played an Ace Combat before. Sacrilegious, I know, and I fully intend to fix that before Ace Combat 7 releases ... but that's where I stand. That being said,…
June 14, 2017 | 02:00 EDT
Hand of Fate: Ordeals is a tabletop game inspired by the video game (the TechRaptor approved Hand of Fate) that was in turn inspired by tabletop games. Despite the awkwardness of that statement, and…
May 30, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
All you need is a couple of hours with For Honor to realize that a lot of things just feel right. Combat is actually tactical and customization is much deeper than I originally thought. And yet, the…
February 13, 2017 | 09:00 EST
Pilot's Log: Version 0.3.0.29930, Cluster 34. I've just started another run through RockFish Games' Everspace, which has a ™ in its name on Steam, so you know they're serious about their new in-the-…
December 29, 2016 | 09:00 EST
If you're an avid Warframe player, you may have been looking forward to a very particular and well-hyped content update. The War Within has been teased numerously for months, promising a new story…
November 17, 2016 | 01:00 EST
Over the past few years, there's been something of a revival of the so-called 'retro shooter' with titles such as Shadow Warrior, DOOM, and Wolfenstein: The New Order. But I'll let you in on a little…
October 21, 2016 | 09:00 EDT