People Are Getting 'Cyberpunk 2077' Refunds and Getting to Keep The Game
CD Projekt RED offered to refund anyone, including people who bought physical copies of the game. And so far, they don't have to send the game back.
News
The Sims Finally Catches Up to 2021 By Adding the Scared Mood
I ain't afraid of no ghost, but I am afraid of a lot of other things, all the time.
This Game Lets You Build the Transit System of Your Dreams in the Real World
NIMBY Rails is a train-building simulator that doesn't have maps and levels. There's just Earth.
Microsoft Determined To Make Xbox Live Gold A Bad Deal
The price increase makes it seem more cost effective just to spring for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
Podcasts
The Thin Line Between Thoughtful On-Ramp and Annoying Tutorial
Possibly the hardest part of making a sequel is onboarding new players while keeping things interesting for series veterans.
Traveling Through Time To Get a Yakisoba Pan
We can't stop thinking about this alluring pasta sandwich.
Reviews
'Hitman 3' Loses Its Identity as It Goes All-In on Story
Agent 47 is good at a lot of things, but starring in adventure games is not one of them.
‘Unto The End’ Goes Too Hard at Being a Souls-like
Frustration builds in this bleak and beautiful march through a wintry wilderness.
Opinion
I've Turned My iPhone into a Portable PS5 With This Rad Controller
Attaching a Backbone controller to my iPhone has transformed the convenience of playing video games.
'13 Sentinels' Is Blowing My Mind and I Can't Tell You Anything About It
A video game in which any individual story point could, in theory, be a spoiler.
GeForce Now Was a Great Alternative to a Gaming PC, Publishers Broke It
Why GeForce Now isn't as good as GeForce Then
Features
Car Seat Headrest's Drummer Made His Own Video Game Franchise, Regrets It
How a musical side-project led to a game where you hunt down the head of a major record label.
The Vtuber Industry: Corporatization, Labor, and Kawaii
Why vtubers have become a hot investment vehicle, and why the space is already consolidating.
It's Not Just Cyberpunk, Video Games Need to Take Epilepsy More Seriously
What happened with 'Cyberpunk 2077' was probably not malice, but it also revealed how much the industry has to learn about a serious condition.
Columns
'Assassin's Creed Valhalla' Is Obsessed with Story, and Its Deceptions
A story about controlling the narrative, for a time when facts and their meaning are all disputed.
The Mysterious, Magical End of 'Disco Elysium' Was One of the Year's Best
Time is running out, but for who, and on what scale?
Death Stranding’s Hero Is Just a Side Character
Bearing witness to those who can live on after the apocalypse.