NetEase has recently revealed its own open-world RPG titled "Project Mugen," At first sight, it would look like one of the many popular free-to-play games coming out of China like Genshin Impact,…
November 8, 2023 | 08:00 EST
2023 is shaping up to be Don't Nod's year, with a fat handful of games showcasing a new direction for the studio. Starting in June with Harmony: The Fall of Reverie, the warm reception received is…
September 21, 2023 | 10:15 EDT
With EA and Respawn’s Star Wars Jedi: Survivor on the horizon, we naturally have a lot of questions. The game is shaping up to be a massive expansion and evolution of the systems and scope we saw in…
April 3, 2023 | 11:05 EDT
One of the strongest games of 2022 also happens to have some of the greatest writing: Pentiment, the recipient of TechRaptor's Award for Best Writing in 2022. For history fans such as myself, it's…
January 9, 2023 | 12:30 EST
There’s no doubt that Obsidian has a lot on its plates at the moment. After the success of The Outer Worlds, the Early Access launch of Grounded, and the impending release of Avowed and The Outer…
August 24, 2022 | 12:00 EDT
The Best Platformers on Xbox Game Pass is not a headline you probably thought you'd see a decade ago. The brand is known for its first-person shooters and racing games, and both Nintendo and Sony…
August 11, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
PlayStation Plus Premium is home to many genres, but none are as immersive or terrifying as the horror games in this article. They pull us in, get us invested, and then spook us when we're not…
July 11, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
It’s hard to imagine, given the sheer ecstasy with which Ace Attorney fans responded to the news that both Great Ace Attorney games would release in the West, but neither of them are believed to have…
October 12, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
Life is Strange: True Colors has garnered a healthy reception in the weeks since launch and it's easy to see why. We loved it. It's a gut-wrenching story about loss, but there's an interesting…
September 24, 2021 | 01:00 EDT
Alex Chen had a tough life growing up. She bounced between foster parents and orphanages, but she never found home. She's had a rotating door of psychiatrists check on her since she was a child, and…
September 21, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
The recent PlayStation Showcase showed plenty of things to be excited about. A classic Star Wars RPG is getting a remake. Dad of Boy is continuing his adventures. There were even a few Marvel…
September 20, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
As cyberpunk becomes more and more popular, it becomes an immense challenge for developers to create original environments within this genre. Armed with the right industry experience and an extra…
September 14, 2021 | 11:30 EDT
If you knew someone who was dying from a sickness, how far would you go to save her life? A merchant just around the corner has the life-saving medicine, but he’s asking for an absurd, nearly…
August 4, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
Happy Pride, friends! When it comes to representing the LGBTQ community in video games, there are more misses than hits. This is why I was so surprised to discover the LGBTQ-positive relationships…
June 29, 2021 | 01:00 EDT
Video games tackle a lot of tough topics these days. From the effect of mental illness depicted in Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice to themes of death and grief in Corinne Cross’ Dead & Breakfast,…
February 6, 2021 | 12:00 EST
One of the most exciting next-gen console exclusives to hit Xbox Series X recently is Bloober Team’s The Medium. A mystery tale that takes place in 1990s Poland, it follows the titular Medium,…
January 31, 2021 | 11:00 EST
Spike Chunsoft didn't become synonymous with "bizarre mysteries and gruesome deaths" until the mid-2010s when the Danganronpa series exploded in popularity in both Japan and the West. Unfortunately,…
November 17, 2020 | 01:00 EST
You're itching to get your teeth into Young Horses' delicious new adventure Bugsnax, but you haven't received that confirmation email about your PlayStation 5's shipping date and you're starting to…
November 12, 2020 | 01:00 EST
So The Dark Pictures: Little Hope was pretty darn good. If you want further thoughts, my review is right here, but overall I thought it was more involved compared to the schlocky spook house that was…
November 6, 2020 | 12:00 EST
“Hi! My name is Guybrush Threepwood and I want to be a pirate!” With that, 30 years ago, history was made, and adventure games as a genre went off on what was one of their weirdest adventures yet.…
October 16, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
One of the greatest strengths of Dontnod's storytelling throughout Tell Me Why has been how it has sidestepped certain common narrative pitfalls, particularly in terms of mental health and gender…
September 10, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
Two years ago, I lost my grandmother to kidney cancer. I had to undertake the hardship of coordinating her funeral, burying her, and then selling her house. Wandering the rooms in a melancholic haze…
September 3, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
Tell Me Why might just be Dontnod's most grounded and human experience to date. Ever since they stepped into making interactive dramas, directly competing with the likes of Quantic Dream and Telltale…
August 27, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
Beyond Blue, the latest game from E-Line Media follows the journey of underwater diver Mirai as she follows a pod of sperm whales in the Pacific Ocean. In order to truly bring the ocean and all its…
June 12, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
At some point or another, almost everyone has wanted to go swim with dolphins, fish, sharks, or turtles. For those of us who live inland, E-Line Media’s new diving game, Beyond Blue, is a chance to…
June 11, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
I love seeing devs go wild and getting to try strange things. As such, I immediately noticed the Dread X Collection when it was announced and kept a close eye on it. Ten horror games by ten indie…
May 27, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
If you like haunted houses as much as I do, Luigi's Mansion 3 likely holds an extra pull for you. Though the series is dispersed by release dates, they all share a common core: the timid character of…
March 30, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
Humor is a tough nut to crack. Your jokes either hit or miss with the audience, and humor is far from an objective thing. Think of games like this such as Borderlands or even The Outer Worlds are…
February 12, 2020 | 12:00 EST
Some days I just want to be spooked. Generally, I turn to video games for this. There's just something about playing a horror game, compared to a movie, that feels so much more personal. Almost as if…
September 13, 2019 | 01:00 EDT
Just a few weeks ago, Dontnod released the fourth episode of Life is Strange 2, an episodic series we’ve been enjoying so far. The journey follows brothers Sean and Daniel, the latter of whom has…
September 6, 2019 | 01:00 EDT
It is better to innovate and fall short than to stagnate and succeed. Every misstep is a small success, a burst of inspiration telling us what can be improved. That’s why it’s so peculiar to see…
September 6, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
The Spiral Scouts is just over a month from release, and fans of HuniePotDev might be curious about what we can expect to see from the game. I fired off a few questions to the developer and he was…
April 23, 2018 | 01:00 EDT