Books tend to be a subject that is scholarly, or nerdy - but they play an important role in the real world. In Skyrim, players will find hundreds of different books to open, read, and explore deeper…
October 20, 2023 | 08:41 EDT
JRPGs, by their nature, are not short experiences. Persona 5 Royal itself easily clocks in at well over 100 hours. I just wrapped my first playthrough, a journey that started nearly one year ago on…
March 21, 2023 | 01:00 EDT
Ever since Skyrim was released (for the first time) back in 2011, the decision made by Bethesda Game Studios to remove classes from character creation has been a contentious one. Evidence of this can…
December 11, 2022 | 11:00 EST
During the Resident Evil showcase on Thursday, Capcom dropped a brand-new Resident Evil 4 remake gameplay trailer and a slightly shorter RE4 story trailer. These trailers got the internet…
October 24, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
Jak and Daxter celebrates its 20th anniversary on Dec. 3. Compared to many of the previous era’s platformers, the series has aged with real grace. In fact, when most people think of PlayStation 2-era…
December 3, 2021 | 12:00 EST
On the Nov. 11, Bethesda will celebrate 10 years of its megahit The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim by releasing Skyrim Anniversary Edition for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. What's inside…
November 8, 2021 | 12:00 EST
Love it or loathe it (and there are plenty who do), Dark Souls is undeniably one of the most influential games of the last decade. Whether it's the "git gud" meme, the "X is the Dark Souls of Y"…
September 22, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
It’s always a happy day when niche console games get new leases on life thanks to belated PC ports. While Suda51 is something of a household name to many cult fans, most of his titles have been…
June 9, 2021 | 01:00 EDT
Ordinator - Perks of Skyrim is the most-downloaded perk mod on the Nexus for Skyrim Special Edition. Approaching five million downloads, it’s certainly attracted the attention of the Skyrim player…
May 31, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
The Legendary Edition of Mass Effect has been quite the success, with old and new players alike returning to the franchise and falling in love with its colorful cast of characters once more. A lot of…
May 20, 2021 | 01:00 EDT
The Elder Scrolls series, like it or not, is a franchise that has become a cornerstone of gaming culture. Bethesda’s rich fantasy world, gorgeous sandbox vistas, and charmingly buggy game design…
March 22, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
When Microsoft announced that the Yakuza series was finally coming to Xbox in late 2019, fans were elated. Typically regarded as a PlayStation exclusive (despite actually releasing on the Wii U in…
January 28, 2021 | 10:00 EST
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has, in the near decade since its release, amassed a large amount of mods. Thanks to the Creation Kit, you can even do quite a bit yourself with ease. With its dedicated…
January 4, 2021 | 11:00 EST
Three years ago, Atlus released Persona 5 in the west, propelling the series from having a cult following to enjoying mainstream success. It has a wonderful story, whimsical characters, a vibrant…
December 24, 2020 | 11:00 EST
BioWare continues drip-feeding information about the long-awaited Dragon Age sequel, as a trailer debuted at The Game Awards this Thursday. While we’ve yet to see the all-important gameplay, there…
December 12, 2020 | 12:00 EST
Back in 2008, Japanese auteur Goichi “Suda51” Suda and his team released No More Heroes on the Wii. It was a hyperviolent and darkly satirical take on video games, the people who play them, and the…
November 11, 2020 | 11:00 EST
Fallout: New Vegas is the outlier of the modern Fallouts. While it shares the same alternate-history and wasteland of Fallout 3, 4, and even 76, thematically, it is a world apart. While the other…
October 19, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
“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
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning has recently come out to... lukewarm reception. The biggest knock against the game isn't against its inherent quality—in fact I'd say it's aged quite well all things…
September 16, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
We finally got an official release date for Deadly Premonition 2, the Nintendo Switch-exclusive sequel to one of the most bizarre games released in the modern era. It seems that in the time auteur…
May 7, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
This past week, I've had the pleasure of revisiting Saints Row 4: Re-Elected on my Nintendo Switch. Within minutes I was transported back to one of Volition's best open-world action games of the past…
March 27, 2020 | 11:30 EDT
Ever since the Japanese release of Persona 5 Royal in October, western fans have waited with bated breath to step into the role of Phantom Thieves once more. With a list of updates both big and small…
March 17, 2020 | 09:30 EDT
Fatal Frame is considered by many to be a classic among horror games. Unfortunately, it’s been a while since we’ve seen a new entry. The most recent title, Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, was…
March 4, 2020 | 12:00 EST
Fifteen years ago, id Software released Doom 3, a game with enormous expectations. Join me as I consider the shortcomings that kept it from becoming a true classic. Doom 3 is a conflicted game.…
August 3, 2019 | 12:00 EDT
It's been ten years since the release of Demon's Souls, the underrated first installment in the long-running Souls series by FromSoftware. Hidetaka Miyazaki's unsung masterpiece contains many…
March 4, 2019 | 01:00 EST
For many gamers, the Souls series needs no introduction. Since the release of Dark Souls for Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2011 (a PC release would follow in 2012), the series has garnered an intense cult…
February 5, 2019 | 02:00 EST
The Mass Effect trilogy has constantly been argued as one of the most important game franchises in the past decade. Its strengths as a cinematic role-playing experience, buoyed by strong character…
October 17, 2018 | 02:00 EDT
Probably one of the most talked-about elements of From Software's flawed masterpiece Dark Souls is its boss encounters. The game is an intentional throwback to retro-style gaming, so bosses are…
May 28, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
It has been ten years since Canadian developer BioWare released the first game in what is now a long-running franchise, Mass Effect. The team, fresh off their experience from Star Wars: Knights of…
November 7, 2017 | 09:00 EST
When one thinks of the current events that plague us today, it is hard not to get political. The world over has seen divisive rhetoric regarding politics, identity, religion, and freedom of…
August 28, 2017 | 12:00 EDT
With a decade of experience in creating sci-fi environments for players across the world thanks to the Halo series, Bungie set their sights on even grander, more distant shores with Destiny. This…
July 19, 2017 | 01:00 EDT
On November 16, 2007, more than a million people set out on what would be a five year journey through the cold emptiness of space. Along the way, they would meet countless aliens and forge long-…
March 6, 2017 | 09:00 EST
Over the years many video game franchises have come and gone but only a few have left a large enough impact that they've almost been able to create their own genre. Dynasty Warriors wasn't always…
February 28, 2017 | 09:00 EST
In 2006, baseball pitcher Curt Schilling announced he would continue working in a new field: video games. After speaking with several friends and family members, he would found Green Monster Gaming…
February 11, 2017 | 09:00 EST
It's impossible to deny the influence of Hong Kong director John Woo. From The Matrix to Cowboy Bebop, it seems a good majority of pieces of contemporary action media have little traces of John Woo…
December 14, 2016 | 11:00 EST
Way back in 2007, the Wii was still young and desperately lacking the support of hardcore gamers. Previous attempts, such as Ubisoft's Red Steel, had been a disaster, and everything since had…
August 11, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
Progression is one of the most difficult topics when it comes to building a game. When you make a game, you want to make the player feel like what they are doing has an impact, give the perception…
May 5, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
While playing Dark Souls III for my Dark Souls III review, I've been reflecting on the series at large. I've spent hundreds of hours of my life with the Souls games, and I've visited quite a few…
April 21, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
Through four games (five, if you count Bloodborne) in the Souls series, a few things have stayed consistent with Hidetaka Miyazaki's difficult action RPGs. From Demon's Souls to Dark Souls III, there…
April 14, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
I don't like Fallout 3 all that much. It's ugly, it's unwieldy, and the roleplaying is skin-deep at best. It's not the worst game in the world, but it certainly is far from one of the best. I just…
April 7, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
From their roots as either guided storylines on consoles, to dialogue selections on PCs, role-playing games run the gamut in showcasing choice and consequence through dialogue and action - do you go…
March 24, 2016 | 01:00 EDT
BioWare is increasingly becoming a game studio with a mixed reputation by some, in part due to an arguable drop in the quality of its products. The almost comical rage found at the end of Mass Effect…
March 17, 2016 | 01:00 EDT
Counter-Strike 2 is a shooter that boasts a huge fanbase, massive eSport and competitive scene, and community that is fervent about their game and the strategies they use. The game includes a number…
February 5, 2016 | 11:00 EST
*/ /*-->*/ It's that time of year again, another update from Valve at Halloween. And this time around, they've done a bit different. While it's not turning the game on it's head, the fact that a…
November 8, 2014 | 01:00 EST