Legacy

The Best Metroidvanias

The genre of the “Exploration Platformer,” or “Platformer Adventure,” or you know what, let’s just call it like it is, the Metroidvania – or just “Metroid-like” if you’re a purist – is one that has truly blossomed over the last decade or so and spawned some truly incredible 2D games, …

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How Harry Potter Fans Are Coping With J.K. Rowling

Editor's Note 3/19/2022: With the Hogwarts Legacy video game receiving a fresh round of promotion ahead of release, Harry Potter fans are once again questioning how to grapple with their love of the Wizarding World in the face of J.K. Rowling's transphobic rhetoric, so we're resurfacing this article on the …

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Cyberpunk 2077 PC Review

Editor's Note: We've replaced the video version of this review with one that uses gameplay footage recorded on the PC build of Cyberpunk 2077, instead of the trailers we had to use previously due to CD Projekt Red's pre-release restrictions. The content of the review itself is identical, but the …

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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Review

If there’s one thing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild fans want, it’s more Breath of the Wild, and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is here to give us… something kinda like that. Like the previous Hyrule Warriors games, this is Zelda as seen through a Dynasty Warriors …

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Sony Reportedly Discussed Increasing Game Prices Above $70 USD [Updated]

Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO, Jim Ryan has called reports that the company previously discussed raising prices beyond $70/£70 "categorically false" – but didn't rule out further rises in future.Speaking to The Telegraph, Ryan was asked about Bloomberg's report, replying, “I can say that that report that we were considering higher …

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Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Review

Miles Morales may just be finding his footing as a superhero, but his first solo game proves developer Insomniac has comfortably hit its stride as it converts its stand-alone hit into a series. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a flashy starring debut for Miles, telling as engaging a story as …

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