My desire for a new Pikmin game is borderline rabid, so I got very excited when I saw that Tinykin’s army of adorable followers might potentially fill the sprout-shaped void in my heart. But while its simple environmental puzzles may not have entirely sated that craving, its joyous world and …
Read More »Grounded Review
As someone who played it during its early access period, I was immediately surprised by how much Grounded has evolved for its 1.0 launch. It feels like it’s not only fulfilled the potential of its “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” survival premise, but exceeded nearly all of my expectations of …
Read More »Beacon Pines Is a Narrative Adventure Where Everything Can Change With a Single Word
In Beacon Pines, the story and decisions made are mapped out on a tree, showing branching paths from single moments that changed the course of the story. For developer Matt Meyer, that was true in real life, too. His path to developing Beacon Pines began with a single, simple, consequential …
Read More »Netflix Streaming Service Review
As part of IGN’s State of Streaming event, we’re taking a fresh look at the major streaming services and what they offer subscribers in 2022. After pioneering the video streaming business and racking up 220.67 million global subscribers, Netflix is the reigning king of the streaming world. With its diverse …
Read More »Ayaneo Air Review
It’s an exciting time to be a PC gamer, and not just because the best graphics cards are currently more affordable than they’ve been since launch. Handheld gaming PCs have finally come into their own, making portable PC gaming a much more convenient and appealing possibility. So far, we’ve looked …
Read More »Apple TV+ Streaming Service Review
As part of IGN’s State of Streaming event, we’re taking a fresh look at the major streaming services and what they offer subscribers in 2022. You can check out our initial thoughts on Apple TV+ as of 2019, and see what’s changed (for better or worse) in this updated review. …
Read More »Reboot: Three-Episode Premiere Review – "Step Right Up," "New Girl," and "Growing Pains"
Reboot premieres with three episodes this Tuesday, Sept. 20 on Hulu. Reboot may be super late to the game when it comes to meta-skewering Hollywood but its winning ensemble and cracking wit help it stand out as one of the better forays into this realm. It's clever, surprising, and manages …
Read More »The Best Roll and Write Board Games (2023)
The biggest barrier to board gaming fun is often getting a group to learn a new game in the first place. As such, games that are based on well-worn classics often find a much smoother path to the table — and even more so if both the classic and derivative …
Read More »GTA 6: Gameplay Videos Reportedly Leak
Grand Theft Auto 6 may have leaked, after dozens of videos of what purports to be in-development footage appeared online. A user going by teapotuberhacker posted a zip file to GTAForums, saying "Here are 90 footage/clips from GTA 6. Its possible i could leak more data soon, GTA 5 and …
Read More »The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 18 Things to Pay Attention to in the New Trailer
The sequel to Breath of the Wild is inching ever closer and thanks to the newest trailer we now know a whole lot more. We know it’s officially called The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, we know it’s coming out on May 12, 2023, and we’ve been given …
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