Wargroove takes inspiration from the gameplay and aesthetic of legendary strategy games like Advance Wars. This studio went about designing it by taking what worked from the previous Advance Wars…
January 29, 2019 | 02:00 EST
It’s almost here!! In two days (more or less) the 14 years of waiting will be over! Going into Kingdom Hearts 3, we all have some questions. Who are the 7 Lights? Why does Maleficent keep working…
January 27, 2019 | 04:01 EST
Nearly four years ago, I wrote that the Metro 2033 franchise could pull off an open-world game. Now with the revelation of the Metro Exodus open world, one might be curious—did they manage to make…
January 24, 2019 | 12:00 EST
I had the good fortune to spend a bit of time with Metro Exodus in a hands-on preview. I also was afforded the opportunity to speak a bit with Alex Brewer, the head of Deep Silver's Public Relations…
January 21, 2019 | 01:00 EST
Four weeks till Kingdom Hearts III releases! Well, ish. Four Sundays at least, which means we’ll be doing a Kingdom Hearts Raptor 6 for every Sunday the rest of this month. Ready to go? No, of course…
January 6, 2019 | 03:30 EST
Most anticipated release for 2019? Easily Kingdom Hearts III. It’s the game we fans have been waiting over a decade for, sated by intermittent releases of spin-off games that are somehow unrelated…
December 2, 2018 | 01:00 EST
It's clear something is wrong. We live in a world where The Quiet Man exists. We shouldn't, but we do. I already gave my views on the game, but there's recently been a patch that adds sound back to…
November 9, 2018 | 02:00 EST
One of the most romanticized time periods of American history is undoubtedly the era of the Wild West, a time when ambitious settlers would head to untamed lands to try to make a new life for…
October 23, 2018 | 02:00 EDT
It’s hard to imagine a world without Call of Duty. The massively popular multiplayer, the iconic zombies, the blockbuster campaigns - they’ve all become integral parts of gaming’s annual release…
September 24, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
Alexander Pope once said that "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing." Nowhere is this truer than the world of From Software's 2015 masterpiece Bloodborne. In the city of Yharnam, knowledge is at…
August 27, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
The 2013 reboot of Shadow Warrior is a weird and fun game for many reasons. The focus on silly humor, the referential easter eggs scattered throughout the game, the obscene levels of gore. They all…
August 20, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
Last Monday, I had the privilege of being able to attend an event for Wargaming's World of Tanks in New York State where I was to be one of the first journalists in the world to see the next version…
June 6, 2018 | 11:00 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
There's a crucial difference between the Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon trilogies: their hub worlds. The former has a world map in the first game akin to Super Mario World where you move your…
May 21, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
Roughly five years ago, Metro: Last Light was released to the world. This sequel to Metro 2033 boasted a number of improvements to its predecessor, including an upgraded engine, a greater exploration…
May 15, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
When a game releases, we only see the latest version of it coming out. Sometimes, we’ll see that evolve through patches that can radically change a game over the years—compare World of Warcraft 2017…
April 23, 2018 | 09:00 EDT
Storytelling is something that appears to be intrinsic to the human race. No one is sure when we first told stories, though at this point it’s believed to be somewhere past 10 000 BC using a series…
April 22, 2018 | 02:00 EDT
When EA announced that Battlefield 1 would take place during the First World War (WWI), it seemed like it was going to be a less-than-enjoyable endeavor. After all, most people know of WWI as this…
September 4, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
It's almost been a year since Hello Games released their massively hyped space simulator No Man’s Sky. For many, the hype that once spread like wildfire has been doused completely. The rocky release…
July 31, 2017 | 01:00 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
Whether it's for cereal boxes, television shows, football teams, or major companies, mascots play a role in almost any business. In the video game world, it's no exception either. For companies like…
May 16, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
The release of Yooka-Laylee last month seems to have gotten a ball rolling. If you take a look at the release schedules for games, you may notice the steady uptick of animal mascots jumping around…
May 15, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
15 years ago today PlayStation 2 players were able to go out and buy Kingdom Hearts for the first time. This game developed due to a partnership between Square Enix and Disney, creating a brand new…
March 28, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
Approximately half a decade after Commander Shepard embarked on their final journey in Mass Effect 3, EA and BioWare have decided to expand the Mass Effect universe with Mass Effect: Andromeda, a…
March 13, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
With the release of NieR: Automata, many players are about to enter the bizarro world of NieR, a 2010 action-RPG from the crazy minds of Yoko Taro and Yosuke Saito, for the first time. Although …
March 6, 2017 | 01:00 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
On January 31st 1997, Final Fantasy VII, the Japanese role-playing game (JRPG) from Square Enix, was released for the PlayStation. Thanks to a major pre-release marketing campaign, Final Fantasy…
January 31, 2017 | 09:00 EST
When a player in a game is paranoid, they're never bored, never looking away from the screen, and certainly never shift-tabbing to respond to Steam messages. Yet, in all the games I've played in my…
December 28, 2016 | 11:00 EST
If there is one enduring facet of the video game industry, it is the ability to create symbols. Every entertainment media has its stable of recognizable superstars. From Audrey Hepburn to Michael…
August 13, 2016 | 01:00 EDT
Unfortunately, our time was short in the presentation of ELEX due to scheduling issues, but from what I saw in only the 5-10 minutes certainly had me interested. Coming from the developers of the…
June 18, 2016 | 10:00 EDT
For most gamers, a trip to Hell is as new and exciting as a trip to the supermarket. Devil May Cry, Paper Mario, Diablo - you name it, video games just love using the inferno for a backdrop. But…
June 2, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
Overwatch is a game with a lot of characters. And, I mean a lot of characters. The roster currently has twenty-one unique heroes, all of which have vastly different weapons, appearances, and…
May 26, 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
Advertised as the largest piece of DLC that has ever been developed by Bethesda, Fallout 4's Far Harbor promises to bring you to the titular location in Maine. Needless to say, this means that…
May 4, 2016 | 01:55 EDT
First revealed way back in December of 2013, No Man’s Sky has been making waves in the gaming industry ever since. The developers over at Hello Games have taken on one of the biggest projects in…
April 26, 2016 | 01:00 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 found a superior-quality gun and a better vest after I jumped a group of unsuspecting rioters. They set themselves up on a street corner in between a broken-down truck and a couple of wrecked…
March 22, 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
Darkest Dungeon is fantastic. There really isn't any other way for me to say it, because that's just what it is. Darkest Dungeon takes the classic RPG genre, combines it with some of tabletop's…
February 4, 2016 | 11:00 EST
Misconceptions. Fiction. Myths. All of these surround Psychonauts 2 and FIG—the latest big crowdfunding attempt. Poring through the documents, we've gone over and also talked with noted Game Lawyer…
January 9, 2016 | 05:32 EST
Note: The following editorial contains spoilers. You have been warned. "Choices." "Consequences." "Engaging decisions." These are the short and catchy buzzwords of a fast-growing gaming medium that…
June 27, 2015 | 11:00 EDT
Welcome back to the Mother's Day edition of the Screenshot Survey, where tweets are discussed, pixels are praised, and hidden gems are discovered. Some of the most interesting projects that share…
May 10, 2015 | 03:05 EDT