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29  mars     14h19
Nine Sols, A Hand-Drawn Action Game By The Makers Of Detention, Arrives In May
Marcus Stewart    Red Candle Games made its name developing psychological horror titles such as Detention and Devotion, but its third game, Nine Sols, sees the studio veer into the action genre. First revealed in , the Sekiro inspired title is coming on May . Nine Sols sports a hand drawn art direction and an...
28  mars     20h09
Take-Two Purchases Gearbox Entertainment From Embracer For 460 Million
Marcus Stewart    Embracer Group has divested Gearbox Entertainment from its stable of video game studios, with Take Two Interactive purchasing the company for million. This sale is part of Embracer’s massive, ongoing restructuring designed to cut costs after a planned billion deal with Saudi Arabia backed...
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Send Us Your Questions And Rants For A Chance To Win A Game Informer Gold Copy Of The No Rest For The Wicked Issue
Kyle Hilliard    For every issue of Game Informer magazine, we print a handful of Game Informer Gold editions. These versions sometimes feature alternate art, have a gold embossed logo on the front, are individually numbered, and feature higher quality paper. They’re very nice, and we reserve them for special...
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Open Roads New Gameplay Today
Marcus Stewart    We’re taking a road trip Open Roads comes from an internal team, dubbed The Open Roads Team, within Fullbright Gone Home, Tacoma and tells a tale of a teenage girl and her mother embarking on a road trip to solve a tantalizing family mystery. The narrative adventure sports a unique mixed media...
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No Rest For The Wicked Developer Moon Studios On Why Remote Development Is Key To Its Success
Wesley LeBlanc    No Rest for the Wicked is the upcoming action RPG from Moon Studios, the developer behind Ori and the Blind Forest Will of the Wisps. It’s also the game gracing the latest cover of Game Informer. Cover story writer and editor Marcus Stewart and I traveled to Vienna, Austria, to play the game and...
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Pepper Grinder Review - Short And Spicy
Charles Harte    Reviewed on: Switch Platform: Switch, PC Publisher: Devolver Digital Developer: Ahr Ech Release: March , Sometimes, all it takes to get started on a great game is to come up with a compelling...
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Contra: Operation Galuga Review - Finding A Way Forward
Brian Shea    Reviewed on: Switch Platform: PlayStation, Xbox Series X S, PlayStation, Xbox One, Switch, PC Publisher: Konami Developer: WayForward Technologies Release: March , Rating: Teen Once...
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Earthblade, The Next Game From The Makers Of Celeste, Has Been Delayed
Marcus Stewart    Celeste and Towerfall developer Extremely OK Games has announced its next game, Earthblade, has been delayed. The fantasy platformer was scheduled to launch sometime this year but has now been pushed to an undetermined window. Earthblade was first announced in April before getting its first...
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Celebrating 700 Episodes By Answering Your Questions GI Show
Marcus Stewart    It’s a big milestone this week as we’re celebrating episodes of The Game Informer Show Since Episode aired all the way back in , we’ve recorded and produced hundreds of episodes and we couldn’t have done it without your support, which is why this week’s edition is all about you, our...
27  mars     21h47
Yellow Brick Games Teases Reveal Of Its First Project
Marcus Stewart    In , indie studio Yellow Brick Games was formed by a collection of industry veterans with experience on triple A franchises such as Dragon Age, Assassins’ Creed, and Mass Effect. After quietly working on its first project, the team is ready to show the world what it’s been cooking up. The...
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Blasting Through Cardamo Ruins’ Boss Fight In Sand Land New Gameplay Today
Marcus Stewart    Sand Land comes from the mind of Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama, and despite the manga existing for over years, it’s never received a video game until now. Its epoynomous video game debut is a open world action RPG featuring an original story, and after fans got to try a recent public demo,...
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MLB The Show 24 Review - Breaking Barriers
Joshua Khan    Reviewed on: PlayStation Platform: PlayStation, Xbox Series X S, PlayStation, Xbox One, Switch Publisher: PlayStation Studios, MLB Developer: Sony Interactive Entertainment San Diego Studio Release: March , ...
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Marvel Rivals Is A Team-Based Hero Shooter From NetEase Games
Brian Shea    The Marvel Universe is expansive and chockful of some of pop culture’s greatest heroes. NetEase Games is taking the word hero literally and placing the characters from Marvel in a free to play v hero shooter. Marvel Rivals promises to bring the most popular and iconic superheroes and...
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Stellar Blade New Gameplay Today
Kyle Hilliard    Ahead of Stellar Blade’s launch on PlayStation on April , a demo for the game will be made available that lets players play through approximately the game’s opening hour. And ahead of the demo’s release on Friday, March , we got to go hands on with it early. Join Marcus Stewart and me for a...
26  mars     20h00
Stellar Blade Feature - Angel From Heaven
Kyle Hilliard    Stellar Blade’s development was announced in by Korean developer Shift Up Second EVE Studio for current gen consoles, boasting talent from the popular MMO Blade amp; Soul. It wasn’t until , however, that we got our first proper look at Stellar Blade during a PlayStation showcase, where it...
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Bethesda Gives A Small Update On The Elder Scrolls 6
Charles Harte    If you’ve been paying attention to our Game Gauntlet, a bracket where our readers decide the best game of all time, you might have noticed one contender has been an unstoppable force The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. It nuked Fallout, omnislashed Final Fantasy VII, felled Elden Ring without using...
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Ender Magnolia: Bloom In The Mist New Gameplay Today
Marcus Stewart    Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist is the sequel to the dark fantasy Metroidvania Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knight. Now playable in Steam Early Access, the game stars a young girl with the power to cleanse corrupted homunculi, who grants them the power to save the world. Join editors Marcus...
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Announcing The New Game Informer Magazine Subscription
Matt Miller    We love gaming magazines, and we’re hoping if you’re here, you do too. But ours can only survive with support from you. For . the year of GI’s founding , our new standalone magazine subscription program sends a full year of issues to your doorstep, filled with exclusive cover stories, in...
25  mars     19h00
Vote For The Greatest Game Of All Time In Our Bracket Tournament Finals
Brian Shea    No matter the industry sports, television, movies, or games the debate of the greatest of all time inevitably comes up. These debates are often full of superfluous apples to oranges comparisons and, as a result, are unlikely to come up with a definitive answer everyone will be happy with. But...
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A Dragon’s Dogma 2 Update Is Coming In The Near Future But Won’t Improve Frame Rates
Charles Harte    Last week, Dragon’s Dogma was released to critical acclaim followed by intense fan backlash. While the game itself is enjoyable to most, it launched with microtransactions that provide in game currency, as well as a litany of technical issues for some players. Today, Capcom outlined some of its...
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Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Launches July 2, Collector’s Edition Revealed
Marcus Stewart    Dawntrail, the fifth expansion for Final Fantasy XIV, is coming on July . The game is also getting a collector’s edition. The . expansion takes players to the tropical island of Yok Tural and introduces a new storyline, two new playable classes Pictomancer and Viper , and the...
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Stellar Blade Gets A Free Demo This Friday
Charles Harte    Stellar Blade, the flashy action game from ShiftUp, isn’t officially out until late April, but eager players can get their hands on the game as soon as this week. A free demo hits the PlayStation Store this Friday, March , and will throw players headfirst into the game’s opening moments. To get...
23  mars     13h00
Shadow Of The Colossus-Inspired Roguelike Deckbuilder Acolyte Of The Altar Gets New Launch Trailer
Wesley LeBlanc    Acolyte of the Altar, the roguelike deckbuilder with a wasteland twist from developer Black Kite Games, hits PC via Steam on March . Ahead of the game’s launch next week, Game Informer can exclusively reveal the Acolyte of the Altar launch trailer, which features plenty of deckbuilder...
22  mars     20h00
Princess Peach Showtime Review, Contra: Operation Galuga Impressions All Things Nintendo
Brian Shea    This week on All Things Nintendo, we give our impressions of several recent releases. The headliner of this episode is Kyle Hilliard’s review of Princess Peach: Showtime, but Brian also has impressions of Contra: Operation Galuga and qomp . And, of course, we’ll catch up on all the latest news out...
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The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask Part 8 Super Replay
Marcus Stewart    After The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time reinvented the series in D and became its new gold standard, Nintendo followed up with a surreal sequel in Majora’s Mask. Set two months after the events of Ocarina, Link finds himself transported to an alternate version of Hyrule called Termina and must...
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Knockout City Developer Velan Studios May Potentially Suffer Significant Layoffs
Marcus Stewart    Velan Studios, the team behind Knockout City, has announced it is entering a reorganization that will likely result in layoffs. In a post to X formerly known as Twitter , the studio’s co founders Guha and Karthik Bala revealed the team was working on a big project that an outside partner...
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Capcom Addresses Dragon’s Dogma 2 PC Performance And Microtransaction Backlash
Marcus Stewart    Dragon’s Dogma is one of the year’s most anticipated games, and by most accounts, the experience lives up to the hype. The game earned rave reviews from most critics, including a out of from us. But now that it’s out in the wild, Steam players have bombarded the RPG with negative reviews due...
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Final Fantasy XVI - The Rising Tide DLC Trailer Promises A Reason To Return
Matt Miller    Square Enix today revealed a new look at Final XVI: The Rising Tide, the upcoming piece of DLC scheduled to launch as part of the game’s expansion pass. The new story content opens the door to an entirely new area to explore in Valisthea, but the big draw is the appearance of the Eikon Leviathan...
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Shadows Of The Damned: Hella Remastered Invites Players To Hell Again This Year
Marcus Stewart    Grasshopper Manufacture announced during its summer showcase last year that its supernatural action game Shadows of the Damned is getting an encore in the form of a remaster. We now know the title of that update, along with a release window. The newly christened Shadows of the Damned: Hella...
21  mars     21h15
Survive The Offshore Horrors Of Still Wakes The Deep This June
Marcus Stewart    Still Wakes the Deep, the atmospheric horror game from the makers of Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs and Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, has a new trailer and a June release date. First revealed last June at the Xbox Games Showcase, it centers on an oil rig worker fighting to survive a supernatural...
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Larian CEO Says The Studio Is Done With Baldur’s Gate 3 To Focus On Something New
Marcus Stewart    Baldur’s Gate was one of ’s most successful and critically acclaimed games, with many hailing it as one of the best role playing games ever made. However, if you were hoping for the game to get an expansion or a sequel, that won’t be the case at least not from its developer, Larian Studios...
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Dragon’s Dogma 2 And Rise Of The Ronin Reviews GI Show
Marcus Stewart    On this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show, we’re joined by special guest Imran Khan to unpack his review of Rise of the Ronin. Friend of the show Jesse Vitelli also drops by to break down his Dragon’s Dogma review. Kyle Hilliard shares his final thoughts on Princess Peach Showtime and...
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Balatro Was Almost Called Joker Poker And Other Details From Its Creator Afterwords
Marcus Stewart    It’s been one month since Balatro, the poker inspired deckbuilding roguelite, was released, and it has taken the gaming world by storm. In that short timeframe it has earned rave reviews including a . out of from us , positioned itself as a Game of the Year contender, and sold million...
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Ark: The Animated Series Surprise Launches On Paramount Today
Marcus Stewart    Ark: The Animated Series has surprised launched today on Paramount . Based on the hit Ark: Survival Evolved, the series was first announced at The Game Awards in and went from not having a release date or platform to suddenly having its first six episodes available now in the U.S. and Canada....
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Princess Peach: Showtime Review - Unassuming Encore
Kyle Hilliard    Reviewed on: Switch Platform: PlayStation Publisher: Koei Tecmo Developer: Team Ninja Release: March , We’ve played as Peach in plenty of Mario starring games through the years, but not since...
20  mars     21h00
Hyper Light Breaker Preview - Hands-On With The Not Quite-A-Sequel To Hyper Light Drifter
Kyle Hilliard    Platform: PC Publisher: Gearbox Publishing Developer: Heart Machine In my review for ’s Hyper Light Drifter I wrote about how it was a game I created excuses for myself to keep playing after seeing credits writing, I didn’t do it out of necessity; I...
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Hyper Light Breaker New Gameplay Today
Kyle Hilliard    Hyper Light Breaker is not a sequel to Hyper Light Drifter in the traditional sense, but it does take place in the same world, which is all we needed to hear to be excited. While this isn’t gameplay footage of me playing the game, I did get a chance to play the game recently, so Marcus Stewart and...
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Game Informer’s Spring Buying Guide 2024
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Marvel 1943: Rise Of Hydra Is Skydance’s Captain America Black Panther Game Arriving Next Year
Marcus Stewart    Skydance New Media’s mysterious World War Marvel game has a title: Marvel : Rise of Hydra. It also has its first trailer and a release window. First announced in , the game stars Captain America and Black Panther Azzuri, who is the grandfather of T’Challa. The trailer shows them pursuing...
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Dragon's Dogma 2 Review - On The Shoulders Of Giants
Jesse Vitelli    Reviewed on: PlayStation Platform: PlayStation, Xbox Series X S, PC Publisher: Capcom Developer: Capcom Release: March , Rating: Mature Creating a sequel to a year old game is...
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Dragon Ball Sparking Zero Gameplay Video Reveals New Mechanics And More Characters
Marcus Stewart    Dragon Ball Sparking Zero had a big coming out party in the form of a minute gameplay presentation that gave fans a nice look at its moment to moment combat. Bandai Namco showed off what’s new, what’s staying the same, and even revealed more characters joining the roster. Naturally, Goku...
19  mars     17h00
March’s Xbox Game Pass Line-Up Has Diablo IV and Cars Galore
Charles Harte    Microsoft’s highly publicized acquisition of Blizzard has had wide reaching effects, and while some of them have been quite awful, this month showcases one of the upsides. Diablo IV, one of Blizzard’s big releases, comes to Xbox Game Pass late next week, on March . We enjoyed the game quite...
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LEGO Reveals Massive Dungeons & Dragons Set
Matt Miller    Today, after months of rumors and speculation, LEGO in partnership with Wizards of the Coast revealed the first full look at the new Dungeons amp; Dragons themed building set entitled Red Dragon’s Tale. The large, piece set is set to release on April in LEGO stores and to those in the...
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The Riven Remake Arrives This Year
Marcus Stewart    The remake of the classic Riven is officially launching later this year. This modern facelift of the acclaimed sequel to Myst is also coming to VR. Developed by Cyan Worlds, a team led by the masterminds of the original game, Riven is being remade from the ground up in Unreal Engine . First...
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Stardew Valley 1.6 Patch Drops Today - Here’s What To Expect
Charles Harte    Update, : The . Patch is now live, and it’s a doozy. If you want to read the patch notes in their entirety, which includes new content, balance updates, visual improvements, and more, you can do that right here. The original story continues below... Eight years after its official launch...
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Balatro Sells 1 Million Copies In First Month, Mobile Version On The Way
Marcus Stewart    Balatro, the hit poker inspired roguelike deckbuilder, has hit million sales within its first month of release. Publisher Playstack also revealed a mobile version is in development. Created by solo developer LocalThunk, Balatro is a roguelike tasking players to play poker hands to fulfill score...
18  mars     20h59
Valve Introduces New Steam Family Game Sharing Program
Marcus Stewart    Valve has announced Steam Families, a revamped program that allows players to create a group to share and play games with close family members. The program launches today in the Steam Beta Client and it replaces the Steam Family Sharing and Steam Family View features. Steam Families can have up...
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Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Hands-On Preview - Revving Up An Old Engine
Marcus Stewart    Publisher: SNK Developer: SNK An entire generation of fighting game fans have been born, hit puberty, graduated college, found a career, and possibly started a family in the time between the last Fatal Fury game and the upcoming City of the Wolves. The most recent...
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Indie Metroidvania Animal Well, The First Game From Dunkey’s Bigmode Publisher, Gets May Release Date
Wesley LeBlanc    Animal Well, the gorgeous indie metroidvania that will also be the first game published by Videogamedunkey’s Bigmode, will hit PlayStation, Switch, and PC this May. More specifically, developer Shared Memory, which is just solo dev Billy Basso, revealed in a new gameplay trailer the game will...
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Sci-Fi Puzzle Platformer Planet Of Lana Hits PlayStation And Switch Next Month
Wesley LeBlanc    Developer Wishfully and publisher Thunderful have revealed Planet of Lana is coming to PlayStation and Switch. More specifically, the cinematic sci fi puzzle platformer that hit Xbox and PC last May is set to hit PlayStation, PlayStation, and Switch next month on April . The companies...