Attack on Titan has a lot to be proud of in its short run. Combining post-apocalyptic action with political drama in a world where German and Japanese cultures collided has done wonders for its…
March 15, 2018 | 11:00 EDT
Kingdom Come: Deliverance has caused quite a stir since its release a few weeks ago. The first Kickstarted title by new developer Warhorse Studios, and the latest game by outspoken director Daniel…
March 1, 2018 | 01:00 EST
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
With each passing day, the possibility of ubiquitous space travel nears ever closer. There are untold valuable resources just in our own little asteroid belt, nevermind the countless planets beyond…
February 14, 2018 | 09:00 EST
When I was in New York City recently, I had the opportunity for a hands on demo of Fe, an action adventure game from Swedish developer Zoink. Fe will be published by Electronic Arts as the first in…
February 7, 2018 | 10:01 EST
Right off the bat, it's important to mention that I wasn't a huge fan of Dead Rising 4 upon release. The game's combo weapon chaos was held back by a plethora of issues that had me frustrated beyond…
December 5, 2017 | 04:01 EST
Depending on how lenient you are with its definition, permadeath could be a mechanic that dates all the way back to some of the earliest video games. Especially when you consider lives as a resource…
November 13, 2017 | 11:00 EST
Ever since Assassin's Creed II came out in 2009, there has been a steady stream of major Assassin's Creed games, with one launching every year until 2015. With the general perception of the series…
October 26, 2017 | 08:00 EDT
I don't like survival games; in fact, I actively avoid them. So, I was a little wary going into our appointment to check out Rend at PAX West. Boy, am I glad I went. I went from being less-than…
September 9, 2017 | 01:00 EDT
Necrobarista is a point and click visual novel centered around a mystical cafe in Australia where necromancer baristas can bring wandering spirits back to life for one more night. The premise is…
September 9, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
Phantom Doctrine by Creative Forge, the folks behind Hard West, is the game you'd get if you took XCOM, removed all of the alien and sci-fi bits, replaced them with 1980's era espionage between the…
September 7, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
One of the appointments I had in advance for Play NYC was to see Mushroom Wars 2 by Zillion Whales, an RTS-esque game where you send out adorable little armies of mushroom men to attack mushroom huts…
August 24, 2017 | 01:00 EDT
Just a few short months ago, I played Fortnite for the first time. I was charmed by the game's cartoon characters and its fun shooting, and my short session made me excited to play more. Now that I'…
August 17, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
Every time I think about Total War: WARHAMMER, two thoughts have crossed my mind. The first is, “Why didn't they just call it 'Total Warhammer'? The second is “When will I get more Norscan tribesmen…
August 8, 2017 | 01:00 EDT
My demo at E3 2017 began with a class select screen, allowing me to choose from the four different characters, each with unique personalities and weapons. I picked Gracie, a Rosie the Riviter-esque…
July 19, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
I had the chance to play about 30 minutes of Surviving Mars, a simulation game all about surviving on Mars from Haemimont Games, the minds behind the Tropico series. I don't really seek games like…
June 21, 2017 | 10:30 EDT
The Vampyr presentation was 45 minutes long but felt like less than half. I was so engrossed in the information coming my way that time just flew on by. When someone peeked in to let the developers…
June 20, 2017 | 12:00 EDT
A year can make a lot of difference. I played Agents of Mayhem at E3 2016, and I came away less than impressed. Playing through a story mission without any context put me off, and it was evident that…
June 16, 2017 | 12:30 EDT
If you've read enough of my articles, you should know how I feel about Lovecraft. I consider his works among the very best in horror canon, and his style a gold standard for horror media to strive…
June 15, 2017 | 01:30 EDT
I had the opportunity to attend a presentation with Bandai Namco on Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom and then play the game afterwards. From what I saw and what was told to me, fans of the original…
June 14, 2017 | 07:00 EDT
Sonic is back! Well, he never really left, but that's the feeling you get when seeing the public reaction to Sonic Mania. Being developed by a group of hardcore Sonic fans with years of experience…
June 14, 2017 | 06:06 EDT
I had the opportunity to meet with 11 Bit Studios about their upcoming game Frostpunk, the next title from the This War of Mine developers. Frostpunk is a city management game where exploration plays…
June 14, 2017 | 03:00 EDT
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
I played Fortnite! It seems like an unlikely statement to some of us considering how long the game has been out of the spotlight, but development has been proceeding in various states of alphas and…
June 14, 2017 | 01:30 EDT
We finally have a release date for Warhorse Studios' much anticipated medieval RPG, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, and I had the opportunity to get my hands on the near-finished game as well. If what I…
June 14, 2017 | 08:30 EDT
During the first day of E3 2017, we had the opportunity to sit in on a 30 minute gameplay demonstration for the recently announced Monster Hunter: World. Going in, it's safe to say that World seems…
June 14, 2017 | 08:00 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
I really like The Martian. I read the book by Andy Weir about four times and I can't remember how many times I've seen the movie. I had always wondered why a game developer hadn't taken the time to…
May 15, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
There are a lot of games on the market right now that are based upon survival. An offshoot of those games has emerged, with several mods and titles focusing on "last-man-standing" gameplay elements.…
April 28, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
There are a lot of games on the market right now that are based upon survival. An offshoot of those games has emerged, with several mods and titles focusing on "last-man-standing" gameplay elements.…
April 28, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
In 2012, a new studio launched a Kickstarter to create their first full PC game, called Expeditions: Conquistador. It was a year when Kickstarter came into focus as a means of crowdfunding and they…
April 19, 2017 | 01:00 EDT
I was not a huge fan of DICE's first attempt at reviving Star Wars Battlefront. That game was both limited in scope and overcomplicated, a jumble of different modes that never came together despite…
April 15, 2017 | 04:00 EDT
With Salt and Sanctuary's initial release for Playstation 4 coming last year, when playing through the latest port of the game on Playstation Vita I wanted to skip first impressions and head straight…
April 15, 2017 | 01:00 EDT
I have something to confess. I'm going into Yooka-Laylee fresh, and I've never played a Rare platformer of this type. That’s right, no Banjo-Kazooie, no Donkey Kong 64, and no Conker’s Bad Fur Day.…
April 6, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
When we last had a look at Compulsion Games' creepy survival game We Happy Few, it was little more than a loose collection of interesting ideas. Of course, the game is still in alpha so it will…
April 5, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
Project Genom is an open-world (ish) Third Person Shooter MMORPG by NeuronHaze. You play one of a number of settlers who have left behind their original home after mankind had destroyed Earth.…
March 23, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
Welcome to the Andromeda system! After using the Mass Effect relays of our galaxy to explore the many different solar systems and planets around us, there were those who decided that they would try…
March 21, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
Regalia: Of Men And Monarchs is an isometric RPG from developer Pixelated Milk that combines a tactical turn-based battle system with town building mechanics. The game places an emphasis on character…
March 20, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
Let's get this out of the way now: the original NieR is a decent game. It had a great story and a lovely soundtrack all wrapped around competent but unexceptional gameplay. NieR: Automata wants to…
March 9, 2017 | 09:00 EST
GUST Studios is back with their latest installment in the Atelier series with Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey launched on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and PC March 7th.…
March 8, 2017 | 01:00 EST
I tried, I really did. In the four hours I've spent with Bot Colony, I must have restarted it twenty to thirty times due to crashes, authentication screen hangs, disconnects from the server, and…
March 7, 2017 | 09:00 EST
This month my editors asked me to play a game about stalking an innocent man by breaking into a home he has clearly dedicated much love and care into renovating after my coworker Perry Ruhland…
March 2, 2017 | 11:00 EST
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
Someone in town dies to a mysterious Beast every night, and it's up to you, the Stranger, to get to the bottom of it. Vidar's premise is a unique one and sets up an interesting dichotomy between…
February 9, 2017 | 11:00 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
In the months since the release of No Man’s Sky, developer Hello Games has been nearly radio silent on the entire project, quietly updating the game with patches related solely to fixing major bugs.…
November 28, 2016 | 11:00 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
There aren't many games that slurp up all my time and attention in quite the same way as Sid Meier's Civilization. I've not been with the franchise for very long (my first entry in the franchise was…
November 12, 2016 | 09:00 EST