Why the Successful Surprise Launch of ‘Hi-Fi Rush’ Matters So Much
No drawn-out preview cycle. Virtually zero marketing. Just a cool-looking game, executed well, with word of mouth doing the rest.
Podcasts
Reviews
'Dead Space' Is Back, And 'Dead Space' Still Kicks Ass
What's old is new again, and in this case, it's the formative space horror game getting a new, extremely good looking lease on life. Welcome back.
Scrapbooking at the End of the World in 'SEASON'
'SEASON: A letter to the future' is a masterful meditation on history and memory.
‘Fire Emblem Engage’ Is a Tactically Brilliant Saturday Morning Cartoon
'Engage' fails to build a meaningful narrative, but succeeds in pushing the series' tactics to the next level
Opinion
Why the Successful Surprise Launch of ‘Hi-Fi Rush’ Matters So Much
No drawn-out preview cycle. Virtually zero marketing. Just a cool-looking game, executed well, with word of mouth doing the rest.
‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Has an Open World That Invites You to Ignore It
CD Projekt RED has patched 'Cyberpunk 2077' many times, and yet, I couldn't help but keep avoiding the city it's set in.
The Horror That FromSoftware Lost Between ‘Demon's Souls’ and ‘Elden Ring’
The themes and mechanics are still there in places, but nothing has come close to the bleak religious survival horror of From's 2009 masterpiece.
Features
Meta’s Board Gaming AI Learned Not To Lie
"Just like the best human players learn that lies are a poor strategy Cicero learnt that too.”
The Best Video Games This Year Helped Me Feel Closer to People
Whether it was score chasing in 'Neon White,' killing innocents in 'The Quarry,' or building a house in 'Minecraft' with my kid, games were communal.
Jenova Chen Is Still Trying to Convince the World Video Games Are Art
Why the ‘Flower’ and ‘Journey’ designer has left his arthouse roots behind for the masses.