Guide To Games
‘State of Decay’ Is Our Kind Of Apocalypse
The 2013 zombie survival game is much more about people than brain-munching.
'Valkyria Chronicles' Was The First PS3 Must-Have
'Metal Gear Solid IV?' Nah, this tactical RPG was the true first killer app.
'The Yawhg' Is a Party Game That Is Actually Good
Editor-in-Chief Austin Walker writes a valentine to ‘The Yawhg’ in this week’s Guide to Games
'Syndicate' is Prime Cyberpunk
The 2012 shooter embraces the tenets of cyberpunk fiction, especially for naming conventions.
‘Morrowind’ is the Best Bethesda Game
The third game in the Elder Scrolls series is the blueprint for what came next, and the best in the franchise.
The First 'Watch Dogs' was Out of Touch
In our second episode of Guide To Games, we take a hard look at the first 'Watch Dogs'
We Look at the Legacy of ‘Titanfall’ In Our First Guide to Games
‘Titanfall’ made mechs cool again, and opened up new doors for big-budget shooters.
Nobody Played 'Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze,' but I Loved It Anyway
It wasn't Donkey Kong's fault that everyone wanted a new Metroid, but it doomed this absurdly good platformer.
‘Mafia II’ Is the Game That Made Being in the Mob Brilliantly Mundane
It was sold as GTA in the 1940s, but the prosaic depiction of gangster life proved to be the finest quality of 'Mafia II.'
‘Abzû’ Is the Stress-Free Video Game Our Frantic Lives Need Right Now
Giant Squid's diving simulator does little that's truly original, but its art and music combine for the most wonderful escape from reality.
This Ex-Cop Turned Developer Made a Game Where You Don’t Kill Things
Artist Daniel Monastero spent years as a cop in São Paulo's favelas. Now, he's making a nonviolent video game with the hope that he can push the medium to evolve and mature.