Elden Ring Nightreign is the co-op Soulslike you didn’t know you needed
The greatest trick that Elden Ring Nightreign plays on mediocre Soulslike players like myself is convincing us that we might actually be good at these …
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Eternal Strands combines all your favorite games to great effect
You’ll be hard-pressed to find a game with as many influences and is as honest about them as Eternal Strands. There’s no getting around the …
Dungeons of Hinterberg review: A stunning blend of Zelda and Persona
Nintendo pushing The Legend of Zelda in a new direction with Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom was clearly the right call. …
Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus review
While we await news about Silksong, the sequel to Hollow Knight, a separate indie studio went ahead and made a spiritual successor of sorts. Bō: …
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II review
Every so often, a game comes along that pushes the boundaries of what we thought possible in this medium. Ninja Theory’s savage 2017 action-adventure game …
‘Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart’ is the first game to unlock the limitless potential of Sony’s PS5
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is the latest entry in the Insomniac Games action platformer and third-person shooter franchise that debuted on the PS2 all …
‘The Medium’ review: Spirited okay
The Medium is a third-person psychological horror game from developer Bloober Team. Originally, The Medium was announced for PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii U in 2012, …
‘Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’ review: Hotter than you’d think
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War builds on the foundations of the series but doesn’t branch out as much as one might like. The …
‘Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales’ is the first killer app for the PS5
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a sequel of sorts to 2018’s Marvel’s Spider-Man from Insomniac Games, picking up where the last game left off. Explore …
‘Watch Dogs: Legion’ review: Strangers like me
Watch Dogs: Legion is an open-world, third-person shooter in which you can recruit anyone in London to your team to help fight back against oppressive …
‘Ghost of Tsushima’ review: Sending off the PS4 in style
Ghost of Tsushima is an open-world, action-adventure game from Sucker Punch Productions about a samurai that must save his homeland from the invading Mongol Empire. …
‘The Last of Us Part II’ review: We are the virus
The Last of Us Part II is the long-awaited sequel one of the most critically-acclaimed games on the PS3. The sequel to The Last of …
‘Minecraft Dungeons’ review: Diabolically simple
Minecraft Dungeons is a dungeon-crawling action-adventure game set in the Minecraft universe. In Minecraft Dungeons, you battle against zombies, creepers, and skeletons while gathering powerful …
‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’ review: Just like the good old days
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) was one of the most popular shooters of all time, and it made Call of Duty a household …
‘Death Stranding’ review: Delivering packages in the post-apocalypse
Ever since I finished Death Stranding, I’ve been thinking a lot about the games that have defined this generation. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of …
‘Blood & Truth’ review: As close as you’ll ever get to living out an action movie
When I reviewed Farpoint for PlayStation VR two years ago, I proclaimed that first-person shooters could indeed work in virtual reality. This theory has been …
‘Anthem’ is an endless wellspring of wasted potential
There were only a few things Anthem needed to get right to be a success — not the game of the year, or the next …
‘Detroit: Become Human’ review: These violent delights don’t always have violent ends
Are we prepared for the day our machines demand equal rights? This is the question that Detroit: Become Human, the latest game from Quantic Dream, …
‘God of War’ review: Keeping it in the family
If anything, the God of War series has always been about complex familial relationships. After all, Greek mythology is dominated by stories of fathers killing …
‘Far Cry 5’ review: Planting seeds
Reinvention doesn’t always have to be dramatic. Whether it’s a long-running movie series, the seventh season of a TV show or the fifth entry in …
‘A Way Out’ review: The evolution that co-op gaming deserves
A few hours into A Way Out, the new co-op adventure from the director of the critically acclaimed Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, I realized …
‘Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony’ review: The ultimate murder mystery
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony is the latest entry in a series of visual novel games about groups of high school students who are forced to …
‘Knack 2’ review: Growing up
Sony has a long history of successful mascot-driven platformer games, from Spyro the Dragon to Crash Bandicoot to Ratchet and Clank and Jak and Daxter. …
Splatoon 2 review: A splash of color
Back in 2015, when Splatoon launched on the Wii U, all I could think about was all the people that would never get a chance …
‘ARMS’ review: I get knocked down, but I get up again
My first hour or so with ARMS was underwhelming. My expectations weren’t all that high to begin with, as I really didn’t know what to …
