Why There's No Room for Suburbs in Open-World Games
They're iconic, they contain a huge share of the population, and they're almost entirely absent from video games' depictions of reality.
Podcasts
'Dead Island 2' Keeps It Simple, Maybe Too Simple
Maybe block and dodge shouldn't be the same button.
Space Shooter vs. Magic Shooter: 'Everspace 2' and 'Immortals of Aveum'
Plus, why Redfall's lack of a performance mode was such a sore point.
Mario Dominates at the Box Office
Plus, adventures in 'Everspace 2' and an awesome mod for the original 'Darkest Dungeon'.
Reviews
'Star Wars Jedi: Survivor' Is Coming in Very Hot, But Dark Souls and Star Wars Is Still Fun
What to make of 10 hours with a video game that had performance issues, only to have many of those issues disappear right before release? A conundrum.
‘Otxo’ Is the Noir, Blood Drenched Child of 'Hotline Miami' and 'John Wick'
'Otxo' is a twin-stick shooter about revenge and expertly choreographed, improvisational violence.
‘Everspace 2’ Is a Space Shooter That Feels at Home Beneath the Earth
'Everspace 2' manages to meld two radically different modes of combat, becoming one of the best space shooters in years.
Opinion
LG's Pricey Adjustable Curve OLED Flex Is a Multi-Class Specialist
You can make trade-offs to save money or money can be the trade-off. The OLED Flex does everything you could want a display to do, but at a cost.
Watching ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ With My Six-Year-Old Was Surprisingly Emotional
I’ve tried my best to not raise a gamer, simply because of my love of video games. And yet, Mario transcends all.
I Booted Up a Six-Year-Old ‘Breath of the Wild’ Save and Tried to Understand My Past Self
I was able to track my own past, including my past failures, by the crumbs of digital evidence I’d left behind.
Features
Why There's No Room for Suburbs in Open-World Games
They're iconic, they contain a huge share of the population, and they're almost entirely absent from video games' depictions of reality.
Inside the Chaotic World of Kids Trying to Play Video Games on School Laptops
Most school children have a Chromebook, and every day, it's a war between kids, teachers, and the developers trying to entertain bored students.
How the Most Shocking Death in 'God of War Ragnarok' Came About
A spoiler-filled discussion with the storytellers of the latest God of War about what it means to kill a character you love.