March 22, 2023
Redfall hands-on: Baking and staking in Massachusetts
Like all Arkane Studios games that came before it, Redfall’s creative use of game mechanics, environmental storytelling, and stylized art…
Category: Video Games
March 16, 2023
Hi-Fi RUSH was inspired by Shaun of the Dead and Futurama
Hi-Fi RUSH hit last month in a splash of retro-futuristic nostalgia and ‘90s sound, delivering a surprisingly colorful, tightly designed rhythm-action…
March 14, 2023
Why Ukiyo is a casual game about escaping a Japanese virtual reality
Trapped in a Japanese cyberpunk virtual world, Kai must navigate his favorite game–Ukiyo–to figure out how to return to reality. The…
March 13, 2023
Crafting the neon lights and crushingly loud music of Tokyo Underground Killer
When it hits later this year, Tokyo Underground Killer will be the first completely original game from Osaka-based studio Phoenix Game Productions. And…
February 27, 2023
Hands on: Gunning for Vanilla Ice in Crime Boss: Rockay City
Things almost immediately go sidewise as we trudge past the paddleboards and joggers and through the throngs of people lifting…
February 21, 2023
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners 2 continues to raise the VR bar
When it hit in 2020, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners delivered a bracing virtual reality survival horror game tied to the…
February 21, 2023
Don’t Blink: Supermassive’s new horror game Switchback VR is watching you
Don’t blink. Don’t open your eyes. Don’t look away. Don’t look at. It’s a nightmare scenario in a nightmare game.…
February 17, 2023
10 business lessons we can learn from Marvel Snap
I’ve been playing a lot of Marvel Snap lately. Who am I kidding? I’ve been playing a lot of Marvel Snap since its release.…
February 14, 2023
Do the fawn and wolf pup die in hand-drawn coop video game Blanc?
Don’t worry, you can play Blanc. The cub and the fawn don’t die. That may sound like a major spoiler for…
February 13, 2023
Inside the Spring Traps and Vine Lines of Wild Hearts’ 50-hour Campaign
There’s plenty to kill in Wild Hearts, but even more to love. In a short group interview and with some hands-on…