This week brings the start of the latest season of Destiny 2. It's a season that has a lot to live up to given the underwhelming content Season of the Hunt had and the awkward position the game as a…
February 11, 2021 | 12:00 EST
Update: Nioh 2's day-one update did fix the issue with 120 fps not working properly, but it's kind of a half measure. You can select the option and get 120 fps, but only sometimes. The game is very…
February 4, 2021 | 06:00 EST
Hitman 3 recently "hit" the market, and it wouldn't be a Hitman game if everyone's favorite smooth-headed assassin wasn't taking out his targets in the most bizarre of ways? Sure, you can shoot…
January 31, 2021 | 12:00 EST
The demo for Balan Wonderworld, Yuji Naka's upcoming cheery and colorful puzzle platformer, is almost out. It's a game I've been looking forward to since it was first announced last year. From the…
January 28, 2021 | 10:30 EST
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 Resident Evil Village release date is still several months away, but Capcom gave us a teaser with The Maiden playable demo. Oftentimes a playable demo will be the beginnings of a game, giving you…
January 25, 2021 | 11:00 EST
Enter the world of Cyberpunk 2077. It's one full of scum and villainy, most of which is perpetuated and exacerbated by the corporations that dominate Night City. Perhaps the most reprehensible thing…
January 6, 2021 | 12:00 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
While not strictly necessary, having another pair of hands around the farm never hurt anybody. Farming RPG Stardew Valley, developed by ConcernedApe, lets you marry one of six bachelors or…
January 3, 2021 | 12:00 EST
To cap off our look back on some of the best game music in 2020, let’s rip and tear through the Doom Eternal soundtrack. Despite the soundtrack being mired in controversy around launch, it’s no…
December 31, 2020 | 12:00 EST
Greek mythology-based open world adventure Immortals Fenyx Rising offers a huge area to explore in the form of the sprawling Golden Isle. One of the best ways for protagonist Fenyx to get around the…
December 31, 2020 | 11:00 EST
Sing, O Muse, of the journey of Fenyx, the hero who conquered the Golden Isle and returned the gods to their true forms by breaking the curse of Typhon. Sing also, O Muse, of... two angry old men…
December 30, 2020 | 12:00 EST
Information for Psychonauts 2 has been a pretty slow drip-feed, which means that the psycho-obsessed (like yours truly) put it upon themselves to comb over every new piece of art that’s released in…
December 30, 2020 | 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
A Death Stranding x Cyberpunk 2077 crossover launched yesterday, surprising fans with new missions, new cosmetics, and new functional content. What's even more interesting is that this crossover…
December 18, 2020 | 01:00 EST
When it comes to indie games in 2020, Hades very clearly stands out as one of the best. It’s got style and lovable characters, and the core gameplay loop is as addicting as caffeine. Even if…
December 18, 2020 | 12:00 EST
The world of Cyberpunk 2077 is massive and an incredible achievement in world design. It's a hand-designed city that feels like an actual city. The scale can't compare to the likes of Los Angeles,…
December 17, 2020 | 11:00 EST
It has been a few days since Cyberpunk 2077 has been out to the public, taking players to the dystopian far future of Night City. CD Projekt Red's newest title has drawn a lot of attention in the…
December 16, 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
The games industry owes a lot to what the film industry has done in the past century. Ghost of Tsushima especially owes a lot to Akira Kurosawa’s legendary work in samurai cinema, one of the many…
December 11, 2020 | 11:00 EST
Music is a big park of Cyberpunk 2077, and really a major ingredient baked into the style cyberpunk tends to showcase. Cyberpunk 2077 is no exception, featuring 11 different radio stations to surf…
December 11, 2020 | 10:00 EST
I remember the moment I discovered Meat Boy. I was on Kongregate, one of the largest Flash gaming sites on the web. Immediately, I was grasped by the name and the image. The image, now a super low-…
November 30, 2020 | 11:30 EST
2020, despite all its heart-wrenching challenges, has been a fantastic year for original soundtracks in video games. Doom Eternal’s music personifies brutality, while Ghost of Tsushima’s soundtrack…
November 27, 2020 | 12:00 EST
Veteran's Day came and went, and one can safely say it was a bit quieter this year. After all, the United States is still in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic, along with the rest of the world.…
November 25, 2020 | 11:00 EST
When Todd Howard stepped onto the stage at Bethesda's E3 Press Conference in 2015, the crowd went wild. Everyone knew what was coming. The most open secret in video games, the legendary Fallout 4,…
November 13, 2020 | 11:00 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
Back in 2014, Bungie and Activision worked together to create Destiny. At the time, it was seen as one of the most ambitious projects for AAA game development, a major attempt at a massive online…
October 22, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
Sucker Punch's Ghost of Tsushima is a fantastic psuedo-historical samurai adventure. In many ways, it was the swan song for the PlayStation 4 and cemented Sony's brand of console-exclusive prestige…
October 21, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
The rhythm game Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory is hitting consoles on Nov. 13. While later entries in Square Enix's dearly beloved JRPG series have gotten a bit twisty and hard to follow, one thing…
October 17, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
Sometimes it’s tough getting the mechanics of a new game down, and Supergiant Games’ Hades is no exception. With so many weapons to pick from, there are many ways to fight your way through Tartarus…
October 13, 2020 | 11:56 EDT
Running until Oct. 13, the Steam Game Festival Autumn Edition is a multi-day celebration where players can try out tons of games for free, and when Haven popped up as one of those free demos, I…
October 12, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
With the coming of October means the beginning of the spooktacular Halloween season. Horror movies, plastic skeleton decorations, and costume parties are a plenty... at least they would if it weren't…
October 9, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
Every good hero needs his or her arsenal of weapons, and Zagreus in Supergiant Games’ Hades is no exception. Gifted the weapons by none other than the mythological Achilles, they are the tools you…
October 6, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
Supergiant Games’ latest offering, Hades, takes a deep dive into Greek mythology, plumbing the depths of Tartarus and giving a unique take on the chthonic legends of the pantheon. But how much of it…
October 5, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
It's the season of cyberpunk. We've got quite a few upcoming titles in this popular genre, all of which will be here by the end of the year. There's Ubisoft's Watch Dogs: Legion, which teeters on the…
September 23, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
What could be sexier than a God? Deities are nothing but raw power and strength, so it stands to reason that we lowly humans would be attracted to them. The issue here is that not all Gods are…
September 20, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
Recently, Remedy Entertainment announced new downloadable content for their mind-bending sci-fi action game, Control. Releasing on Aug. 27, exactly one year after the original game's release, the AWE…
August 23, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is the latest indie sensation, a massive breakout hit from Devolver Digital and Mediatonic that has managed to overtake League of Legends in Twitch views and dominate…
August 23, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
The first Assassin’s Creed game was released in 2007, and the franchise has been a staple of the Ubisoft library ever since. It’s one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time, with sales…
July 30, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
For the past week, I have been playing Ghost of Tsushima, and it is amazing. Sucker Punch put a lot of love and care into every facet of this game, and it shows. Everything from the gorgeous art…
July 23, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
In some ways, the upcoming Ary and the Secret of Seasons is like the highly popular show Avatar: The Last Airbender. In both, you have a young character that masters four elements. In Avatar, this is…
July 20, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
Amid the avalanche of articles about The Last of Us Part II, there's one you may have missed: the story of a completely blind player who managed to beat the entire game without sight, using audio…
July 20, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
Nobody but Batman can make brooding on rooftops look super cool, and the Arkham franchise does a fantastic job at making you feel like you’re out there doing the same thing. It’s good to have the…
July 13, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
The Destroy All Humans! remake was one of the first games I got to play at E3 2019, and I was very impressed. Although the build was in an earlier state, the remake for Destroy All Humans! played…
July 1, 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 was fortunate enough to play through The Outer Worlds twice in 2019. Both times, I sided with Dr. Phineas Welles, undermining the Board’s authority to restore some semblance of hope in Halcyon.…
June 4, 2020 | 08:00 EDT