I haven't played 20XX. To be quite honest it's never even come across my radar before, but seeing 30XX in action at the Guerrilla Collective this week immediately piqued my interest. As a fan of fast…
June 18, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
It was last year at E3 2019 (remember when we had those?) that developers Dreams Unincorporated and SYCK showed off Cris Tales to the masses. Showing off a beautiful world, interesting story, and…
June 16, 2020 | 09:00 EDT
Developer Zen Studios is probably best known for its contributions to virtual Pinball, but the team has a decent catalog of titles across multiple systems. One is CastleStorm, a weird mix of turn-…
May 20, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
As PCs and home consoles get better and faster over the years we've seen racing games split paths. Down one path, they became more beautiful than ever, highlighting the realistic world and racing…
April 8, 2020 | 04:00 EDT
Though I am American born and raised, my family on both sides comes from India. I was raised Hindu, and though I don't actively practice the religion as an adult I cannot overstate the impact that my…
March 24, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
The story of Wasteland is a fascinating one, and I'm not talking about the in-game lore. Originally released all the way back in 1988, the original Wasteland was one of the pioneers of the post-…
March 17, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
Every year since 2016, Three Fields Entertainment releases a new game. Each one inches closer and closer to something resembling Burnout, the franchise that they’re most known for. However, each…
March 10, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
It's strange to think that, at one point, the only representation of Magic: The Gathering in video games was a Clash Royale clone that somehow came out two decades early. Since then, we've got plenty…
March 4, 2020 | 01:00 EST
One of the great paradoxes of writing about games is knowing about every new release and not having the time to play any of them. Such was the case with Everspace, an arcadey space dogfighting game…
March 4, 2020 | 11:00 EST
The first console I got as a kid was the PlayStation 1, in all of its big honkin’ brick-like glory. After tearing open the wrapping paper to find what was inside, and opening the box, and setting it…
March 3, 2020 | 04:37 EST
When I first saw the trailer for Outriders at last year's E3 I wasn’t too impressed. Not to say it looked bad, but the game didn’t really come off as anything other than another post-apocalyptic…
February 13, 2020 | 03:30 EST
Granblue Fantasy might seem like your usual JRPG affair: a young and resilient hero meets a timid yet mystical princess as she flees from the totalitarian empire. He protects her; she links their…
February 13, 2020 | 11:30 EST
Persona 5 is coming back in 2020 in a big way. It is now just a few months from the release of the expanded Persona 5 The Royale, where fans can replay the original game with new content. For…
February 12, 2020 | 11:00 EST
Every now and then, we get a genre-defining game. One that impacts not just the way games are discussed, but the way they’re designed. Perhaps the most explosive of these in recent memory is From…
February 11, 2020 | 09:00 EST
In Ghostrunner, you're basically a time-bending cyber ninja. If that's not enough to make you think "that sounds cool as hell," I don't know what else can be said. At PAX South, I had the chance to…
January 25, 2020 | 11:00 EST
A delayed video game is always a bummer. By nature, players are an impatient lot, and it's always easy to assume the worst when a AAA game gets pushed back a few months for polish and further…
January 21, 2020 | 01:30 EST
There’s a recurring theme running through games featuring Conan the Barbarian. Almost every one adopts the gory and gruesome style of Robert E. Howard’s original character. The sole exception being…
January 20, 2020 | 12:00 EST
I think it's safe to say I'm a massive fan of Stardew Valley. I have over 500 hours in the game, a number that is worryingly large to some and hilariously small to the really dedicated folks out…
December 23, 2019 | 11:00 EST
The Haven demo was one of more than a dozen games launched as first-look demos as part of The Game Festival, a special event created by The Game Awards to give upcoming games a bit of exposure via…
December 20, 2019 | 12:30 EST
Never before Death Stranding have I seen so many people question how important "fun" is to a video game. There's nothing wrong with this conversation either. Honestly, it's one that video games could…
November 14, 2019 | 01:00 EST
I can't get Blacksad out of a basement. He's trapped there. Help. Okay, look. We got a copy of Blacksad: Under the Skin, an upcoming adventure game based on a well-loved French comic book series. It…
November 11, 2019 | 12:00 EST
The Nioh 2 open beta is here months ahead of release. Available to anyone with a PlayStation 4 until November 10, this highly-anticipated sequel follows Team Ninja's uber-difficult world established…
November 6, 2019 | 12:00 EST
Game development is hard. Creating a well-paced and inviting experience over hours and hours takes years and years of hard work. Even on a micro scale, this can be difficult, and it sometimes just…
November 1, 2019 | 09:50 EDT
Video games based on comics aren’t exactly a new thing. The Interactive Adventures of Dog Mendonca and Pizza Boy, The Wolf Among Us, and the entire Batman catalogue all stand to show that medium…
October 23, 2019 | 12:00 EDT
While this isn’t the first time the Predator movies have had a video game adaptation, Predator: Hunting Grounds is the first one we’ve seen in a while. So, hopping by the PlayStation booth at New…
October 22, 2019 | 12:00 EDT
My Hero Academia may be the most popular anime in America right now, or you’d think so given the amount of chatter about it. After the release of the fighting game My Hero: One’s Justice in 2018,…
October 21, 2019 | 11:00 EDT
Sometimes, it's pretty obvious that a game is hard. A gritty aesthetic, overdesigned boss battles, and serious "tough guy" music are all ways to set the stage for a bruisin'. Other games are far more…
October 19, 2019 | 01:30 EDT
Playing the demo of One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 at the Crunchyroll booth at New York Comic Con was my first exposure to the franchise since I read the first 25 volumes of the manga in high school…
October 19, 2019 | 11:00 EDT
Since the early days of the Atari 2600, Star Wars games have always been hit or miss. While I enjoyed the aesthetic and immersion of Star Wars Battlefront 2, and I have no problem with some of the…
October 17, 2019 | 11:00 EDT
I’m not sure if the reason Zombie Army 4: Dead War was shown off at New York Comic Con was that it’s October aka Spooktober, or if that was just pure coincidence. I didn’t think to ask at the time,…
October 15, 2019 | 11:26 EDT
I always seem to end up demoing Resident Evil games at New York Comic Con. Personally, I think it’s because it’s close to Halloween, and far be it from me to complain about taking out zombies. Or, in…
October 10, 2019 | 01:24 EDT
When Wasteland 2 was first announced as a Kickstarter, I was beyond excited to see one of the classics in the tactical-RPG world return for a second outing. The final product left me somewhat…
October 4, 2019 | 12:03 EDT
As sometimes happens, I suddenly found myself on the way to New York City to check out a pair of upcoming games with my colleague Jeffrey Lerman. While Jeffrey took on coverage duties for Sparklite,…
October 1, 2019 | 07:45 EDT
Growing up in the early 2000s, the original Xbox and PlayStation always drew my attention. I don’t know why, but for whatever reason, I was never a Nintendo person until the Nintendo Switch. That’s a…
September 25, 2019 | 02:00 EDT
Whenever people talk about influential, iconic JRPGs from the past few decades, some major franchises very quickly come to mind. I’m sure names like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest crept into your…
September 12, 2019 | 12:30 EDT
From a distance, Raji: An Ancient Epic caught my eye immediately. There are some things that show you the promise of a pretty quality game right away, and from the animations on screen and the art…
September 10, 2019 | 01:30 EDT
Cyber Shadow is the first game being published by Shovel Knight maker Yacht Club Games. It's being developed entirely by one person, with some advice offered by Yacht Club Games, which makes the game…
September 9, 2019 | 01:30 EDT
After the success of the zany fighting game Skullgirls, the developers at Lab Zero Games set off to make a new title: Indivisible. If you look at its $2-million IndieGoGo campaign, you’ll see that it…
September 6, 2019 | 12:00 EDT
The striking art and the writing are likely what draw most people to Haven. It follows a couple, Yu and Kay, escaping an unknown threat and living together on a deserted planet. They have an…
September 6, 2019 | 11:30 EDT
When you hear a new sci-fi shooter is coming out and is being made by some of the co-creators of Halo, you definitely take notice. Obviously, those people know a little something. With that said, the…
September 5, 2019 | 01:00 EDT
Puzzle games are difficult to get right. Make them too easy and you alienate puzzle fans. Make them too hard and regular players might not reach the end. The key to making a middle-of-the-road puzzle…
September 5, 2019 | 12:30 EDT
Square Enix recently released the footage they showed back at E3 2019 to the public. When I saw it at E3, and again after it was released, it looked pretty rough. Now that I have had the…
September 4, 2019 | 12:00 EDT
The Surge was a pleasant surprise. Deck13's first game Lords of the Fallen felt to me like a transparent attempt to replicate Dark Souls' success but without any of that game's charm or idiosyncrasy…
July 19, 2019 | 03:00 EDT
I'm not going to lie to you guys and say I'm some kind of gliding king. In fact, as I've learned, I'm pretty bad at it. I got a chance to play a demo of AWAY: The Survival Series, an upcoming game…
July 13, 2019 | 02:00 EDT
Vampires and werewolves certainly had a showing on the show floor of E3 this year. The highly-anticipated Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 and brawler Werewolf: The Apocalypse might have…
June 26, 2019 | 12:30 EDT
Trine has never been a massive series, but it is pretty well-known and is definitely one of the better ones falling between the indie and AAA labels. In 2015, Trine 3 released and saw some not so…
June 23, 2019 | 12:00 EDT
It's hard to find entertaining games that cater to children, teens, and adults. At E3, I found two great upcoming indie titles that you could hand to your kid and allow them to have a good time. But…
June 22, 2019 | 12:30 EDT
Dragon Quest built a legacy for itself in the past few decades. With a slew of acclaimed JRPGs and spin-off titles under its belt, the series has had a celebrated history. Back in 2016, Square Enix…
June 20, 2019 | 12:00 EDT