Not every game needs to be more like IO Interactive’s Hitman, but some games would benefit from adopting more of that incredible series’ strong points. This is something Rebellion seemed t...
Eternal Strands weaves together a deeply intriguing scene from its earliest moments, stitching together a picture of a fantasy world built around the concept of magic emulating threads. It’s a w...
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII is the newest mainline entry in Firaxis’ long-running 4X strategy series, which is built on exploring, expanding, exploiting, and exterminating across procedur...
There’s a tavern in the town of Troskowitz where the barmaids must be sick at the sight of me. I’ve been there twice, and both times been involved in messy brawls despite not tasting a lic...
There is no game series out there that means more to me than Virtua Fighter. I spent my weekly allowance to play VF and VF2 in arcades, cavorted cross-country in search of rare Virtua Fighter 3 cabine...
In a similar way to how Obsidian’s The Outer Worlds played very closely to a space-faring Fallout, Avowed sticks closely to the sensibilities of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Its fantasy world is...
Welcome back to beautiful Hawaii: land of golden beaches, crystal-clear waters, and The Mad Dog of Shimano roving the seas as a swashbuckling pirate. Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is exactly ...
I thought I would miss the Wirebug from 2021’s Monster Hunter Rise. Not just because of the verticality and fluidity it introduced to traversal, but also because of its vital role in combat̵...
Last spring, I flew to Thailand to visit the set of Alien: Earth, the upcoming FX and Hulu TV series based on Ridley Scott’s beloved series. As a horror fan, it was incredible to place myself in...
“I’ll remember you, even after I die.” This quote, delivered half-way through Lost Records: Rage and Bloom’s first “tape,” is perhaps the most concise and poignant ...