The bright lights and rainy streets of Tokyo and Hong Kong tend to invoke feelings of "cyberpunk," and it's no wonder that many games within that genre take inspiration from such scenes. That's what…
April 21, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
It is a secret to no one that the launch of Fallout 76 in late 2018 was an unmitigated disaster, drawing the ire of both fans and critics alike. Technical problems plagued both the Bethesda.net…
April 18, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
Doom Eternal isn’t a complete reimagining of the franchise, nor even a great departure from its 2016 predecessor. What it is, instead, is a tightening up of controls and mechanics, a broadening of…
March 29, 2020 | 11:00 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
One of the best things about Doom 2016 was the Doom Slayer himself. Within the first 30 minutes of the game, you could sense his unbridled fury, and when the game dared to throw some exposition at…
March 26, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
Picture the scene. You've just vanquished every demon Doom Eternal has to offer. You've grabbed all the cheat codes and mastered the Master Levels. Where does an all-conquering Slayer turn?…
March 25, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
If it hasn't been perfectly clear with Mortal Kombat's new surge of popularity, 1990s nostalgia is back in full force. So when the supernaturally sadistic Spawn was announced as a Mortal Kombat 11…
March 24, 2020 | 01:00 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
I really enjoy the Metro franchise. With Metro 2033 Redux and Metro: Last Light Redux finally making their way to the Nintendo Switch, I was charged with checking them out in a way that wasn't your…
February 25, 2020 | 10:00 EST
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
Modifying games has a deep-seated core in the gaming scene, especially in circumstances where the game's popularity warrants mods yet it doesn't natively support them. The engine of the game itself…
February 3, 2020 | 11:00 EST
A few times a year, there's a song I can't get out of my head. With the release of The Witcher TV show coinciding with my end-of-year vacation, a combination of The Witcher TV show and copious…
January 13, 2020 | 12:30 EST
A few times a year, there's a song I can't get out of my head. With the release of The Witcher TV show coinciding with my end-of-year vacation, a combination of The Witcher TV show and copious…
January 13, 2020 | 12:30 EST
Collectible card games can be a lot of fun. Especially if you don't have to worry about actually spending money on cards. At least that way you won't have to worry about becoming addicted to opening…
December 28, 2019 | 12:00 EST
From the first second I laid my eyes on it I knew I needed to play Anarcute. An adorable game about cute animals going on a riot, Anarcute basically just hits all of the things I want to see. However…
December 12, 2019 | 12:00 EST
Last Wednesday I sat down with Kieron Kelly, the product manager of Larian Studios, to talk about their new Kickstarter that just launched adapting their hit video game Divinity: Original Sin II into…
December 5, 2019 | 11:00 EST
I walked into Death Stranding expecting to stumble. As much as I enjoyed Metal Gear Solid, I believed Hideo Kojima’s newest work would frustrate me more than entertain me. For a good while, my…
November 14, 2019 | 11:00 EST
Recently there was a little game called Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 announced. A sequel to a cult classic video game, and perhaps more importantly based on a famous tabletop game, Vampire…
October 26, 2019 | 09:15 EDT
One thing that every RPG needs to succeed is an interesting, fleshed-out world with characters and engrossing locale. Lab Zero's action RPG Indivisible certainly has a large cast of characters, which…
October 6, 2019 | 07:45 EDT
While Lab Zero's previous game, Skullgirls, excelled in creating an interesting cast of characters with unique backstories, their next game takes it to the next level. Lab Zero's upcoming sophomore…
October 5, 2019 | 07:15 EDT
Borderlands 3 boasts having more than a billion guns for players to come across, and at times, it feels like that undersells the variety. The “best” guns are a mostly subjective decision, and your “…
September 30, 2019 | 11:00 EDT
The downfall of DRIVECLUB is an interesting story. What was once set up to be a premiere PS4 launch title is now facing permanent deletion from the PlayStation Store. While the game itself isn’t…
September 28, 2019 | 01:11 EDT
I'll just cut to the chase here, The Order: 1886 isn't going to be your retroactive Game of the Year. It's not going to become this years cult hit either, but that's okay. The Order: 1886 is still a…
September 28, 2019 | 12:59 EDT
Children of Morta has been out for a few days now, and a whole bunch of people have already got into this excellent game developed by Dead Mage and published by 11-Bit Studios. Players have a lot of…
September 7, 2019 | 02:00 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
I never stopped playing Apex Legends. Despite the game having next to no progression, a lackluster battle pass, and the exact same map and game mode until Season 2 this July, something about it…
August 5, 2019 | 01:00 EDT
Bushido Risen Sun is the brand new edition of Bushido, the fantasy samurai wargame from GCT Studios. We’ve covered a couple of the different faction core packs available in the previous edition of…
August 3, 2019 | 01:00 EDT
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
The Elder Scrolls Online has successfully run for over five years now, with 12 DLC game packs and three additional chapters released for it. This past June, as part of its Season of the Dragon event…
August 1, 2019 | 12:00 EDT
Nowadays, elements of stealth-based gameplay can be found in many games. From Assassin’s Creed to Metal Gear Solid, from Far Cry to Dishonored, stealth mechanics have been implemented in various ways…
July 31, 2019 | 01:00 EDT
QuakeCon 2019, or the "Year of Doom,” was as fun and exciting a QuakeCon as any. You could feel in the air the hype for Doom Eternal and the official recognition of Doom’s 25th anniversary. It’s, of…
July 30, 2019 | 02:00 EDT
I'm a sucker for cute animals. When this year's Kinda Funny Games Showcase featured Tamarin, I took a break from my furious typing to say, "Aww." Tamarin is a 3D action-adventure platformer cut from…
July 22, 2019 | 12:00 EDT
There's nothing better than sitting down and enjoying a long game - interesting characters, a complicated storyline, and more fantastic sights and monsters than you can shake a blitzball at. Final…
July 15, 2019 | 01:00 EDT
Since the wait for Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord seems to be taking until the heat death of the universe, it is up to us to find our own Mount and Blade fixes. But, what about when the base game is…
July 8, 2019 | 12:00 EDT
When Bethesda first announced Fallout: New Vegas, it seemed like a goodwill gesture towards the franchise's oldest fans. Developed by Obsidian, which housed many of the talents that first developed…
June 17, 2019 | 02:00 EDT
I went in to see LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga thinking it was just going to be another in the line of LEGO Star Wars games. I was very wrong. The Skywalker Saga isn't simply a new game tacked…
June 16, 2019 | 12:00 EDT
The 50 minute live gameplay demonstration of Cyberpunk 2077 threw a ton of information at us at E3 2019. First, to learn more about Keanu Reeves' character Johnny Silverhand, check out this article,…
June 15, 2019 | 12:00 EDT
In some people's minds, it's all about that trailer. Techland's Dead Island premiered with an emotionally striking trailer, one of the first in a wave of slowed-down cinematics that pulled at the…
June 13, 2019 | 10:00 EDT
After attending a 50 minute live gameplay presentation, I learned a lot more about the sort of character customization options you'll have in Cyberpunk 2077. Since Cyberpunk 2077 is based on a pen…
June 13, 2019 | 09:00 EDT
Behind closed doors, Square Enix showed about a 30 minute live gameplay demo of Marvel's Avengers, which showed off the combat of the five different Avengers: Thor, Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America,…
June 12, 2019 | 11:30 EDT
It's been years since fantastic 3d platformer Psychonauts came out, and not quite as long since VR puzzle game Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin proved the universe is still lovely. Or, as Tim…
June 12, 2019 | 11:00 EDT
Watch Dogs 2 had a single standout feature, one that propelled it beyond the franchise's mediocre roots. Beyond its hacking gameplay and nonviolent combat scenarios, a signature cast of characters…
June 12, 2019 | 10:00 EDT
Some six months ago, DICE unveiled their version of a modern WWII game. Unlike the WWII games of the past, Battlefield V would focus on the lesser known battles of the war and do away with season…
May 18, 2019 | 02:00 EDT
2019 marks the 25th anniversary of X-COM—25 years of tactically slaying aliens and stealing their tech. The beloved strategy series has had major highs and deflating lows. It's seen a lot of…
March 25, 2019 | 02:00 EDT
Wargroove's creative options are extremely robust. This strategy title by Chucklefish includes a map maker, a cutscene maker, and a campaign maker. That means that once you're done making maps, you…
February 17, 2019 | 01:00 EST
Metro Exodus has finally launched and players are happily wandering across the wasted remains of Russian as Artyom and his friends try to find themselves a new home. The game's full storyline is…
February 16, 2019 | 01:00 EST
I took the time out of my life to read all three Metro books. Before you ask, it was mostly worth it. I'm not going to bother reviewing the books, but the tl;dr is that Metro 2033 is a good book,…
February 11, 2019 | 01:00 EST
Part of the fun for any post-apocalyptic setting is to see how far the worlds go in reshaping civilization. Many aspects we take for granted, from food to clothing to even pre-war relics of…
February 4, 2019 | 01:00 EST