In the age of day-one patches and promised roadmaps, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is a stellar example of a game that could someday be really good – possibly even great. Someday being the operant word…
October 18, 2021 | 01:37 EDT
No longer the bastion of PC gaming; the heavyweight that brought consumer hardware to its knees with its kitchen-sink approach to rendering, spawning the veritable "but can it run Crysis?" meme:…
October 15, 2021 | 04:00 EDT
The immense popularity of the "Demon Slayer" anime cannot be understated. It took the animation world by storm and became insanely popular not just in Japan, but pretty much everywhere that anime…
October 13, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
While the iron was still hot on current-era FPS titles, New World Interactive put their name on the map with Insurgency. Despite having a lot of the same modern military accouterments of Battlefield…
October 13, 2021 | 11:30 EDT
Alan Wake Remastered has been a long time coming. Remedy Entertainment's strange yet deeply engrossing psychological thriller has endured as one of gaming's high-profile cult classics. It's a game…
October 4, 2021 | 09:00 EDT
Sometimes, a series will stay really niche even if it deserves to be more popular. That’s why no one will listen to me when I preach the gospel of Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg anymore. It’s sort…
September 29, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
The metallic little racecars and plastic orange tracks of my childhood have come back to haunt me once more in the form of a video game: Hot Wheels Unleashed. Milestone, the Italy-based racing game…
September 27, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
I've had an eye on In Sound Mind for a while. Psychological horror is always my jam, and the game seemed to combine the right level of style, scares, and combat that I was seeking. So when the game…
September 27, 2021 | 09:00 EDT
It was gonna be just another night: raid the liquor cabinet harder like Eliot Ness once the Sun escaped from the venetian blinds. Proofs in the double-digits wouldn't suffice. This wasn't like most…
September 21, 2021 | 10:30 EDT
With the Judgment franchise carrying the 3D brawler torch while Yakuza continues down the turn-based path, Lost Judgment has major shoes to fill. While still suffering from a case of franchise…
September 16, 2021 | 09:00 EDT
Considering how far technology has come, almost anybody can be a photographer with the device they have on hand. Despite this, photography has always been kind of a passing element in videogames…
September 13, 2021 | 09:00 EDT
Mastering the creation of the proverbial "gameplay loop" should be the penultimate goal of nearly all games, second only to crafting an enjoyable experience. In some games, it's possible that the…
September 13, 2021 | 08:05 EDT
In some ways, BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites is a step forward for the gaming industry. Preservation of older titles is something that goes underappreciated in this medium. While fans can enjoy…
September 9, 2021 | 09:00 EDT
Ever since the first Life is Strange game release back in 2015 I've been waiting for a proper follow-up to the time-bending adventures of Max and Chloe. While Life is Strange 2 and Before The Storm …
September 8, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
There’s a simple, intrinsic satisfaction that comes with savoring a delicious, filling meal. Even when one bite tastes more acidic or bitter than expected, the next one more than makes up for it,…
September 8, 2021 | 10:00 EDT
Over the course of almost a decade playing video games, only two have ever reduced me to tears. The first was Dark Souls 2 when my third attempt to try and navigate the infamous Black Gulch after…
September 3, 2021 | 10:00 EDT
Humans have come a long way from sleeping in barns and riding horses to the market. Despite all our advances, we often look back at the way things used to be and wonder how different society was.…
August 30, 2021 | 09:00 EDT
Whenever a movie makes a huge cultural impact, it’s normal for people to try and recreate it in other media. When Alien first appeared in 1979, it exploded in popularity due to its visual style and…
August 25, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
The year is 21XX. Roving gangs of cyberpunk video games roam the wasteland, traveling from city to city and trying to entice gamers to try them out. They're dime a dozen, but some of them manage to…
August 12, 2021 | 09:00 EDT
Sometimes a game will wear its influences on its sleeve. When Button City opened with a background that was taken directly from a 90s arcade carpet but with a little more pastel and a little less…
August 9, 2021 | 11:05 EDT
The card battler genre has gone through so many meaningful changes over the last few years. Where Slay the Spire perfected a formula, the likes of Neurodeck and Ring of Pain took it in interesting…
August 5, 2021 | 01:00 EDT
Known more for their 2D point-n-click adventure games, such as The Inner World series and Minute of Islands, German developer Studio Fizbin is charting different waters with their latest: Lost At Sea…
July 30, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
We hold gold to the highest regard. It's a universal currency, one that always drives a high value. During the Olympics, the gold medal is the most sought-after award, only available to the best of…
July 27, 2021 | 10:00 EDT
With talent like Kenji Anabuki onboard, who has worked on classic Tales titles like Tales of Vesperia in addition to the upcoming Tales of Arise, Scarlet Nexus has much to live up to. While never…
July 1, 2021 | 10:30 EDT
Mix in deadly weapons, a hearty dose of nostalgia, and a charming world, and you have Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. This game fills you with the same sense of wonder and charm that the original…
June 8, 2021 | 10:00 EDT
It’s hard to believe that the Guilty Gear series is over 20 years old at this point. A franchise from a relatively unknown developer that once turned the fighting genre on its head, Arc System Works…
June 7, 2021 | 06:00 EDT
Flight School Studio first came to my attention with Creature in the Well. I had enjoyed the game and the idea of taking a concept we're all familiar with in video games, a dungeon crawl, and how a…
June 1, 2021 | 09:00 EDT
Resident Evil is a franchise with a varied past. Moving from tense horror in a creepy mansion all the way to punching boulders with sheer adrenaline, it has always failed to hit a consistent tone.…
May 31, 2021 | 01:00 EDT
As a folklore enthusiast, I was excited to get my hands on Hood: Outlaws & Legends. Considering its rich heritage in popular culture, with a raft of acclaimed films, books, and songs published on…
May 14, 2021 | 10:00 EDT
When I set down Assassin's Creed Valhalla after I finished it for review, my only real complaint was that the base game's main story was a bit too long, crowded by a few less interesting regions in…
May 12, 2021 | 06:00 EDT
Returnal can be equal parts exciting and frustrating, its peaks and valleys invoking a wide spectrum of emotions. Thematically, it is a dark psychological sci-fi story that plays with themes of…
May 6, 2021 | 10:30 EDT
10 years since the donning of the Ryu ga Gotoku Studios label, the Japanese outfit headed by Toshihiro Nagoshi has seen massive growth. While the talent's roots date back much earlier, its rebranding…
April 30, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
Immortals Fenyx Rising is a really interesting game that plays with some foundational tropes of its genre and spins them to make something safe yet new. It doesn’t always work and has the standard…
April 28, 2021 | 01:00 EDT
A game where you set up camp on an island with adorable anthropomorphic neighbors. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? Befittingly so, as Spry Fox’s Cozy Grove takes inspiration from the relaxing tones of…
April 13, 2021 | 11:30 EDT
Ever since Destiny released back in 2014 it seems like every major game publisher has been trying to make the next great looter shooter. While some have had success and carved out their own niches,…
April 9, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
Immortals Fenyx Rising is an interesting game. Using mythology as a backdrop and fusing that with a generous sprinkling of humor, it fits a nice niche between Breath of the Wild and the more fast-…
March 26, 2021 | 10:00 EDT
When you think about the things 12-year-old kids should be doing, what comes to mind? Playing Minecraft? Climbing trees? Getting into petty dramas at school? Exploring a long-lost Nazi bunker after…
March 24, 2021 | 10:00 EDT
Have you ever come across a sequel that is so iterative, it almost feels redundant to talk about? That’s sort of the sensation I've had with Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, the hit sequel to the original puzzle…
March 23, 2021 | 10:00 EDT
Russian-based developer Sergey Noskov is likely not a household name, but he is well known in indie circles for his provocative and near apocalyptic games. 7th Sector is perhaps his most well known…
March 17, 2021 | 10:00 EDT
Ever since it was first revealed, Destruction AllStars has always been one of my most anticipated launch line-up games for the PS5. Something about its vibrant characters and Twisted Metal-esque…
February 9, 2021 | 01:00 EST
Like the first game in the franchise, Little Nightmares II pits a small child against an unyielding world of danger and horrors. Our protagonist, Mono, awakes in a forest, only to discover that…
February 9, 2021 | 10:00 EST
Immortals: Fenyx Rising released in the latter half of 2020 with moderate success. Our own team gave it a seven, praising its open-world design and surprisingly fun puzzles whilst criticizing its…
February 4, 2021 | 10:00 EST
Looking for a colorful, cheerful JRPG to enjoy while we're all stuck at home? Then look no further than Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends and the Secret Fairy, the latest in Gust Co's long-running series…
January 26, 2021 | 09:00 EST
When it comes to retro action-platformers like Cyber Shadow, there's a lot going against them. Not only are there plenty of pixelated competition on the market, there are many different expectations…
January 25, 2021 | 09:00 EST
Hitman has always been one of the most underrated franchises in gaming. That’s not a massive surprise considering its stealth focus and slower pace, but besides Hitman Absolution, every single game…
January 23, 2021 | 01:00 EST
There is nothing in the world that I love more than giant fighting robots. Anything related to Voltron, Gundam, or Transformers is right up my alley, I saw both Real Steel and Pacific Rim more than…
December 29, 2020 | 11:00 EST
Cyberpunk 2077 has a lot to say about humanity and the world we live in, often in very unsubtle ways. With more than a few controversies about the game’s development, you won’t be able to stop…
December 18, 2020 | 11:00 EST
Side-scrolling brawlers are a difficult genre to get right. The genre goes all the way back to the mid-80s, and video games have tried to emulate or evolve this concept ever since. The issue here…
December 16, 2020 | 10:00 EST