Tag Archives: Games

October marks the one-year anniversary of Microsoft and Sony releasing the current generation of consoles. The Xbox Series X/S and PS5 bring with them powerful new hardware, as well as libraries of titles that benefit from faster loading speeds and special features like Quick Resume or the haptics of the …

As Forza Horizon 5 crosses the finish line, the bar for open-world racing has again been raised in so many different ways. A map of Mexico that’s bigger, higher, and wildly more varied than any Horizon game yet. A fresh change to the way the Horizon Festival itself is gradually …

Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe's next game will be Haunted Chocolatier, a brand new sim that bears a strong resemblance to his previous work. It's so similar, in fact, that it looks like it could even be a sequel, though ConcernedApe isn't ready to confirm that one way or the other. …

Over the years, fans have managed to port Doom to a number of weird and wonderful places. From popping up in Minecraft to running on an Apple Watch, the game's community constantly seems to be finding new ways to play the game. In perhaps one of the more inventive methods …

God of War 2018 shook up the franchise dramatically – as both 2018's director Cory Barlog and God of War Ragnarok's Director Eric Williams put it, that game tore the house down to its studs, only so they could build it back up again. That radical reimaging of what Kratos' …

Today was the official, inaugural Indie Houses Showcase, an event put on by a new collective of seven publishers — Akupara Games, Fellow Traveller, Neon Doctrine, Raw Fury, Those Awesome Guys, Toge Productions, and Whitethorn Games — to highlight their upcoming titles. The Indie Houses was recently formed with the …

Welcooome to Nintendo Voice Chat! This week marked the 30th anniversary of the Super Nintendo's launch, and we've got a special episode of NVC to celebrate the occasion. Join Seth Macy, Peer Schneider, Sam Claiborn, and Kat Bailey as they discuss their best memories with Nintendo's 16-bit powerhouse. Plus, hear …

Joakim Hedström likes making "weird stuff" with his coworkers at Frame Break. Weird genres, he says, or mash-ups of genres that haven't been done before. Like, say, a farming game set on an alien planet…with a mech. "The core experience is this searching for weird genres, new genres or mixing …

The cooperative dungeon crawler Gloomhaven turned the board game upside down when it was released in 2017. Arriving in a box the size of a shipping container for a price tag to match, it delivered an extraordinary marriage of tactical combat and RPG-style character building. It remains a top-rated board …

Today Valve announced the Steam Deck, a brand-new handheld PC gaming device. Last week, IGN had the exclusive opportunity to visit Valve for the very first hands-on with the Steam Deck, as well as chat with the people who made it. After spending several hours across two days playing a …