Quirky EarthBound-inspired turn-based RPGs are so out, and cozy simulator games are so in. I thought the trend had reached its peak with Vacation Cafe Simulator, which was such a specific pitch that it… Read the rest of the article: Everything is a chill game now. Everything.
In its purest form, cooking can be nothing short of zen. It's just you, your ingredients, and your recipe, worlds away from perversions of the art form like, say, carbonated… Read the rest of the article: Maddeningly meticulous cooking looks delicious but frustrating
As someone who enjoys writing about video games in a snarky tone that doubtlessly convinces everyone I'm a horrible misanthrope, few journalistic figures are more aspirational than Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw… Read the rest of the article: Gaming's snarkiest critic is back
Congratulations, gamers. We've all made it to the year of Grand Theft Auto 6 — assuming Rockstar doesn't pull yet another delay. Every second between now and November will feel like an… Read the rest of the article: Rockstar fans create new GTA game to fill the waiting void
We may still be stuck in reboot culture hell, but at least it's coming around for a genuinely good show again. You may remember Bryan Cranston teasing a movie based on Malcolm in… Read the rest of the article: Malcolm in the Middle revival confirmed with Bryan Cranston returning
"I want more Silent Hill," I said, and somewhere a monkey's finger curled. As previously reported, the last two Silent Hill games sold extremely well, proving that there is still an audience… Read the rest of the article: Silent Hill to become a yearly franchise
If you take away the horrible creatures roaming the streets and the fact that the whole game takes place in a constructed eldritch reality made up of the collective agony… Read the rest of the article: Just how historically accurate is Bloodborne's fashion?
How often do you hear the name Atari in the news nowadays? For many, the last noteworthy thing the historic* gaming company did was bury close to a million unsold… Read the rest of the article: Atari unveils gaming hotel in Phoenix that sounds like hell on earth
Sprawling massively-multiplayer space RPG Star Citizen is either the most lucrative scam in gaming or a project with infinite potential, according to who you ask. What it isn't, though, is… Read the rest of the article: Star Citizen approaches billion-dollar crowdfunding mark, still no release date
AI-powered enshittification continues to encroach on everything, but it's the tech fields closest to AI that are getting it crowbarred in first. Take gaming, for instance. The generated assets you're… Read the rest of the article: In case you missed it, Sony just patented AI-generated tutorials
I wasn't surprised to discover that Jurassic Park had a whole series of tie-in park builder video games, even if it comes across as a perfect example of the Don't… Read the rest of the article: Simulated Jurassic Park goes horribly wrong, true to the movies
I call on thee, mighty Desyrel! I generally like Lord of the Rings. Lots of people do. You probably do if you're reading this! There's no denying that J.R.R. Tolkien… Read the rest of the article: Is it an antidepressant or a Tolkien character?
Bethesda Softworks, the studio behind blockbuster Elder Scrolls and Fallout open-world RPGs, has earned a reputation for overpromising and underdelivering. Studio boss Todd Howard once claimed Fallout 3 would have "over 300" endings—it actually has two.… Read the rest of the article: Bethesda is already overpromising for Fallout 5
If Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 serves as a shining example of anything besides the brazen laziness of "too big to fail" developers, it's the steadily declining writing quality of big-budget… Read the rest of the article: Mario with typical gaming dialogue is giving me psychic damage
Hollow Knight: Silksong, the highly anticipated sequel to Team Cherry's beloved 2017 indie Metroidvania Hollow Knight, proves to be the gift that keeps on giving. Like its predecessor, Silksong is a challenging 2D… Read the rest of the article: Hollow Knight: Silksong announces free expansion just three months after release
With Hitman developers IO Interactive hard at work on their James Bond game, one wonders where they find the time and budget to keep releasing these star-studded DLC missions. Not that I'm complaining about… Read the rest of the article: Milla Jovovich joins Hitman as Agent 47's next celebrity target
It's been a while since we've had a solid mascot platformer! Day 4 Night's recently-announced Bradley the Badger, helmed by Red Dead Redemption's creative director, looks like far more than just another Banjo-Kazooie clone.… Read the rest of the article: Genre-bending platformer Bradley the Badger puts game dev tools in your hands
Is it still plagiarism if you're plagiarizing yourself? Original Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi (who also created Super Monkey Ball; talk about range) hasn't been at Sega for a while now.… Read the rest of the article: Yakuza creator's new game looks an awful lot like Yakuza
They had me at "Orville Peck as Vega," honestly. Fighting games are a notoriously difficult beast to adapt — all characters, no plot — but that hasn't stopped people from trying. This… Read the rest of the article: Third time's the charm: new Street Fighter movie looks delightfully campy
"Rap battles between two or more larger-than-life characters" is now a whole genre on YouTube, but Epic Rap Battles of History is one of those rare cases where the original is still… Read the rest of the article: Epic Rap Battles of History shows proof of life with Red Baron vs. White Death
