The world of Destiny has been active in the gaming landscape for well over seven years now. Bungie's big sweeping space opera has come a long way since then, going from a game criticized for having…
July 3, 2021 | 01:00 EDT
With the rumors circulating about a remake of the first Dead Space game, fans of the series are excited for the potential future of the franchise. Given that Dead Space 3’s final DLC ended on…
July 3, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
After years of waiting and excitement, Biomutant finally hit store shelves last month to a rather lukewarm reception. The general consensus out there is that Biomutant is a massively ambitious game…
June 22, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
Storytelling in games can be a curious thing. Sometimes it's cheesy, sometimes it's clearly there just to be there, and sometimes it's so ridiculously off the wall that you can't decide on whether…
May 24, 2021 | 11:30 EDT
After a surprisingly stellar outing with Season of the Chosen, expectations for the next stage of Destiny 2 were high. Season of the Splicer starts by introducing new characters and ideas teased in…
May 21, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
Since it first sparked the world’s interest in the survival horror genre, Resident Evil has always had a touch of campiness to it. Those moments of genuine horror shine bright, like maneuvering…
May 19, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
With the closing ceremony of this year's Guardian Games, Destiny 2's Season of the Chosen is now wrapping up. While we have concerns regarding changes to come, it is also important to look back at…
May 10, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
Since the days of Resident Evil 4’s exclusive GameCube launch, it has been no secret that Capcom and Nintendo have maintained a particularly close relationship, with many of entries from their…
May 10, 2021 | 11:30 EDT
As Season of the Chosen wraps up for Destiny 2, Bungie revealed in one of their weekly update posts details for a long-requested feature: an armor transmog system. As people combed over this new…
May 6, 2021 | 01:00 EDT
Firewatch came out over five years ago and I’m still thinking about it. My initial playthrough was one spring on PlayStation 4, and then I revisited this game a couple summers ago on Nintendo Switch…
May 6, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
There are quite a few Minecraft slabs and stairs available in the game. Not every single block type can be crafted into a new shape—and boy, would it be nice to have a little more variety. Minecraft…
May 5, 2021 | 01:00 EDT
It is often accepted that the first Borderlands game was responsible for the popularization of the looter shooter genre. At the time, looter shooters seemed like the peanut butter-chocolate of gaming…
April 29, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
Chances are if you enjoy looter shooters, you are curious about Outriders. If not, you really should be. People Can Fly's take on the formula manages to get a lot of things right with its gameplay…
April 8, 2021 | 11:30 EDT
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 has proved to be a benchmark for modern remakes, taking a beloved game from decades past and updating it to run on modern consoles with a complete graphical overhaul. It…
March 30, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
25 years ago, Capcom launched a survival-horror series that introduced gameplay, inventory management, and level design that still inspires horror games today. The Resident Evil franchise, or…
March 29, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
Recently, I wrapped up the final DLC for Doom Eternal, The Ancient Gods – Part 2. Overall, I thought it was fine, but it held all the telltale signs of id Software finally hitting the breaking point…
March 25, 2021 | 01:00 EDT
It's been over a year since Gears 5 launched on Xbox One and PC with it also leading the charge as Microsoft's most noteworthy smarty-delivery-enabled first-party title. With Operation 6 upon us, it'…
March 1, 2021 | 12:00 EST
The past year has seen a skateboarding game resurgence. Skater XL reached 1.0 status July 2020, the remakes of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 launched two months later, and Session has been on Steam…
February 23, 2021 | 11:00 EST
Content warning: This article contains mentions and descriptions of sexual assault and pedophilia. A few years back, I was on my usual annual Fallout: New Vegas playthrough. This time around, I was…
February 3, 2021 | 12:00 EST
If you thought that the gaming industry would take a quick break after the roller coaster year of 2020, think again. Among other notable happenings, it was recently announced that EA will not be…
January 22, 2021 | 11:00 EST
Scott Pilgrim vs The World – Complete Edition has finally hit digital store shelves. After years of being unavailable, fans of the sidescrolling brawler are able to experience the definitive edition…
January 18, 2021 | 12:00 EST
This article contains spoilers for Cyberpunk 2077, and discussions of sexual assault, suicide, and self-harm. If all you knew about sex workers came from gaming what would you think about this group…
January 8, 2021 | 12:00 EST
As is the case with every major industry, the gaming industry is no stranger to controversies. It's almost depressing how there are so many credible allegations of discrimination and exploitation in…
December 28, 2020 | 12:00 EST
The Witcher 3 only released back in 2015, and for those that don’t remember, CD Projekt Red was surging in popularity, but they weren't necessarily a household name. In that short five years, CDPR…
December 16, 2020 | 12:00 EST
It's really happening. Fans of The World Ends With You all over the world today had their prayers answered as Square Enix finally dropped a trailer for another game in the franchise, NEO: The World…
November 24, 2020 | 10:30 EST
Unofficial fanboy holidays are really just marketing gimmicks for products we love, but it does say something about the recognition of brands and icons that they are embraced by the fandom. This is…
November 8, 2020 | 11:00 EST
As the world's most popular game streaming platform, Twitch has certainly seen a lot of usage over the years. For many, it's the place to watch your favorite online personalities play games. On other…
October 26, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
With only a few weeks to go before the next generation of consoles are released to the public, game developers are almost certainly in a rush to meet deadlines. Under normal circumstances, releasing…
October 19, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
Star Wars: Squadrons, or the flight simulator game that Star Wars fans have dreamed of for decades, has proven to be a surprisingly enjoyable and immersive interpretation of Star Wars space combat.…
October 12, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, the first of what will certainly be many upcoming next-gen Call of Duty games, has recently given the world a quick look at its multiplayer gameplay. For the most…
September 16, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
In a stunning blow to the Xbox Series X launch lineup, Microsoft announced yesterday that Halo Infinite will be delayed to 2021. The general consensus among industry insiders and fans alike is that…
August 13, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
Everyone has their favorite courses from shows like Wipeout. You know those types of shows—the ones that feature outrageous obstacles and even more ridiculous contestants? That's certainly the case…
August 9, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
For longtime fans of the Assassin's Creed franchise, few things are as contentious as Ubisoft's decision to add RPG mechanics to the basic Assassin's Creed gameplay formula. No one is denying that…
July 21, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
The $70 NBA 2K21 price tag for the next-gen version is likely to come as a sticker shock for some gamers. An uptick in price for some PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X games is something we should…
July 9, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
Going from playing XCOM: Chimera Squad to Gears Tactics was an enlightened experience. There's a clear contrast in quality between the two, for sure. XCOM: Chimera Squad was unpolished and buggy,…
May 19, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
Ever since modern multiplayer games took off, developers have been trying to come up with new and exciting game modes for players to kill each other in. There's the tried and true Team Deathmatch,…
May 1, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
For the past year or so, Fallout 76 was (rightfully) dragged over the coals for its lackluster, well, everything. To say that the game was an embarrassment to the Fallout franchise is a bit of an…
April 17, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
In this day and age, even the most beloved gameplay formula needs some spicing up every now and then. In Overwatch’s case, Blizzard is rather enthusiastically embracing this idea by introducing an…
March 10, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
The Division 2’s first year of post-release content was, quite frankly, rather embarrassing. Over the course of a whole year, the game got a grand total of six additional quests, several new guns, a…
February 28, 2020 | 01:00 EST
Love it or hate it, there’s no denying that the Overwatch League has proven there is a sizable audience that is interested in competitive gaming. Even if the OWL were to completely disband tomorrow,…
February 24, 2020 | 01:00 EST
I spent a solid 24 hours in my review of Ciel Fledge: A Daughter Raising Simulator. This game developed by Studio Namaapa and published by PQube is an interesting mix of visual novel, life simulator…
February 21, 2020 | 11:30 EST
When GTA Online first went live in 2013, it was little more than a small addition to GTA V’s excellent single-player campaign. If anything, Online was considered to be grossly inferior as it lacked…
January 28, 2020 | 11:00 EST
Now that the next generation of games is almost here, it's quite clear that there are few game franchises that have been as prolific or as influential as Grand Theft Auto. No other game has come…
January 22, 2020 | 12:00 EST
Look, I know video game movies are awful, OK? There are so very few I can think of that are worth watching. Detective Pikachu, I guess. The first Resident Evil movie is pretty good, too. I liked the…
January 13, 2020 | 12:00 EST
The Witcher TV series is, by most accounts, a fairly decent adaptation of The Witcher books and games. It’s not a perfect show by any standard, of course, but it’s just good enough that fans of the…
January 13, 2020 | 11:00 EST
Of all the things that have shaped the world of gaming, none have had a greater impact than post-release monetization. The mere existence of such a concept has made it so that a game’s quality is no…
December 17, 2019 | 11:30 EST
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's Battle Pass Season kicked off with the promise of a huge content drop. According to Infinity Ward's advertisements for the Battle Pass, the game will be receiving up to…
December 9, 2019 | 11:00 EST
The first major piece of post-launch content has arrived for Borderlands 3 in the form of a raid. Dubbed the Takedown at the Maliwan Blacksite, the raid is intended for players who are at the endgame…
November 25, 2019 | 12:00 EST