Rob Zacny
'Midnight Suns' Is Less Marvel XCOM and More Marvel Fire Emblem
Whether that's a good thing depends on whether you want a game about battle tactics or a game about superhero relationships.
A Medieval Murder Mystery Is Painted on History’s Canvas in ‘Pentiment’
A historical whodunnit sets the stage for one of the year's best and most beautiful games.
Why Roberta Williams Came Out of Retirement to Remake a Beloved Text Adventure
'Colossal Cave Adventure' summoned the Sierra adventure game legend to her calling. Forty years later, she's heeding its call again.
‘The Last of Us’ Isn't Very Old, But It's Already Worth Revisiting
Regardless of how one feels about charging $70 for an update to a game from 2013, 'The Last of Us' remains an utterly compelling ride.
‘Immortality’ Is a Masterpiece
The designer behind 'Her Story' and 'Telling Lies' has returned with something even more ambitious and audacious—and it works.
‘Total War: Warhammer 3’ Has Everything You Want, and Some Old Flaws You Don't
I propose to move immediately off these works.
An Oral History of Tim Curry’s Escape to the One Place Uncorrupted by Capitalism
How an unforgettable performance in Red Alert 3 became legend.
Adam Conover Talks Waypoint Radio Through the Discovery-Warner Bros. Merger
Friend of the pod Adam Conover returns to regale us with TV industry horror stories and tales of his new obsession of playing retro games on CRT TVs.
‘Ali’ Is a Mashup That’s Worse Than the Sum of Its Parts
'Ali' is what happens when Michael Mann decides to borrow too much from other films.
Is ‘Bear and Breakfast’ a Cute Management Sim or a Slow Death?
Adorable. Silly. Kind of excruciating.
How Fernando Alonso and Oscar Piastri Exploded the F1 Driver Market
How the silly season politics of Aston Martin, Alpine, and McLaren explain why a new era is arriving for race driver contracts.
A Racing Wheel Is the Best Way to Never Play Racing Games
Nothing lets a sim racing game communicate with the player like a force feedback wheel, and what mine is telling me is to play with a controller.