Zack Zwiezen    Lucasfilm has hired yet another screenwriter to bang out a new script for Star Wars: New Jedi Order. The still in development sci fi sequel is set to bring back Daisy Ridley as Rey, if it can ever lock down a screenplay. Read more...

Keith Nelson Jr    Change is hard to accept when you can’t reconcile longstanding feelings with current reality. Trust me, I was just like most detractors when word first came out in October of Dragon Ball Daima’s impending release. It was a tough pill to swallow that, after waiting five and a half years since...

Ethan Gach, John Walker, Claire Jackson, Kenneth Shepard, Zack Zwiezen, and Carolyn Petit    Hey you. Yes, you. How’s it going Feeling okay Taking care of yourself this week Need some ideas for what to play While it’s important not to hide from reality, no matter how harsh or sideways it gets, we also all need a happy place we can go to play, feel inspired, and recharge. Here are some...

Zack Zwiezen    Almost all of Rockstar’s PC catalog is currently on sale right on Steam. That includes games like Red Dead Redemption II, Grand Theft Auto V, Bully, and many more. Read more...

Kenneth Shepard    Marvel Rivals already sports a sizable cast of playable heroes. The recently released Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman bring the roster to , and the upcoming Human Torch and Thing will raise the number to later this season. Each hero is divided into either the tanky Vanguard, damage...

Zack Zwiezen    Star Trek: Section , a new Star Trek spin off movie released on January , isn’t very good according to fans and critics. But it does end with a wild cameo that I would have never expected. Read more...

Samuel Moreno    With a ton of stylish clothes to dress up in and a giant overworld to explore, Infinity Nikki offers plenty of fun looks and sightseeing to be had. But make no mistake, this is still a gacha game with limited time cosmetics and the rare chance to get them. And another gacha hallmark that goes hand...

Keith Nelson Jr    In a newly released featurette on the upcoming animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider Man, head writer Jeff Trammell says the Disney show will be bringing a lot to the table that those other Spider Man shows may not have been able to do. And if a glimpse of who’s joining the animated...

Samuel Moreno    Infinity Nikki can be a pretty cozy, dress em up game, but it’s also a gacha through and through. You’ll spend plenty of time farming for materials, crafting items, and leveling up multiple systems. And even the clothes and outfits you acquire can be upgraded in a couple of ways.Read more...

Billy Givens    In an industry filled to the brim with fast paced shooters that reward twitchy aiming and rapid movement, it’s refreshing to find titles that take a slower and more methodical approach to warfare. Such is the case with the Sniper Elite franchise, which continues to embrace the stealth and sniping...

John Walker    Prismatic Evolutions has, rather sadly, broken the Pokémon TCG. Thanks to bots, scalpers, and atrocious prevention of them by the Pokémon Center, cards for this new, special set sold out, sometimes even before pre orders were visible to the public. And it’s a shame, because it’s a cracking...

Zack Zwiezen    In just a few months, we’ll all be given the gift of a new Doom game. In May, id Software will launch Doom: The Dark Ages on consoles and PC. Ahead of that release, the studio has revealed a lot about the upcoming prequel via trailers, gameplay clips, and interviews. We’ve dug through the most...

Kenneth Shepard    BioWare had already said that Dragon Age: The Veilguard wouldn’t be getting any major DLC or expansions after its launch in October, but now it sounds like the studio is moving on from putting out big patches for the game after less than three months. At least, that’s how its most recent patch...

Ethan Gach    It feels like not enough people are talking about Endless Legend . The sequel to the excellent X strategy game from was quietly revealed on Thursday with a new trailer, Steam page, and rapidly approaching Early Access debut. As a fan of all things Endless, I can’t wait.Read more...

Ethan Gach    Final Fantasy XIV fans began freaking out earlier this month after the discovery of a mod tool that could be abused to track down players and stalk them in game, no matter where they were in the popular MMORPG. The game’s director has now responded to the controversy and promised the team is...

Keith Nelson Jr    Half of the fun of watching Severance is figuring out Severance. What exactly is Lumon making on the Severed Floor Where do Innies go when they die Why the fuck are there goats But the latest episode, ominously entitled Goodbye, Mrs. Selvig, reveals that one of the characters we’ve been...

Ethan Gach    While Xbox Game Pass rarely goes a month without getting at least something new that’s worth checking out, it’s certainly had its dry spells in recent years. The back half of January, however, has quietly revealed a surprising number of cool new games hitting the Netflix like subscription service,...

Ethan Gach    The original Labyrinth was one of those movies that was such a precise product of its time, place, and the creative collision of the people working on it that it’s hard to imagine ever recreating the same ineffable magic of the ’s dark fantasy musical, or why you’d want to try. But that’s never...

Zack Zwiezen    Id Software recently pulled back the curtain on Doom: The Dark Ages and revealed a lot more gameplay from the upcoming FPS while also explaining some of the biggest changes from past Doom installments. One of the biggest is that this time around there is no multiplayer mode. Read more...

Samuel Moreno    With a sizeable open world to explore, a multitude of quests to complete, and tons of minigames, it’s easy to forget that Infinity Nikki is a dress up game at its heart. Everything here revolves around fashion and that means you’ll always be on the lookout for new clothes.Read more...

Kenneth Shepard    It’s January, and that means Xbox held another one of its annual Developer Direct showcases to talk about some games coming to Xbox Series X S and Windows. We knew a few games that would be featured, including Doom: The Dark Ages and South of Midnight, but Microsoft had also teased a surprise...

Zack Zwiezen    As announced during Xbox’s latest Developer Direct, Doom: The Dark Ages, the next main installment in the demon killin’ franchise, is launching on May for Xbox Series X S, PlayStation, and PC. Read more...

Ethan Gach    Over a decade after Ninja Gaiden first graced Xbox and PlayStation, fans of the action franchise are finally getting a long awaited sequel. Team Ninja and Platinum Games announced Ninja Gaiden as a joint venture at this week’s Xbox Developer Direct where they provided a deep dive into the...

Keith Nelson Jr    Oscar nominations are one of the few places where vampires, Bob Dylan, and two Black reform school students can all share the same space. Today, the nominees for the th Academy Awards were announced, and some of the bloodiest and strangest movies of were celebrated. Alien: Romulusscored a...

Ethan Gach    Art of Rally was a beautiful, stripped down meditation on racing. Over the hill, the next game from Funselektor, looks like an equally minimalist and gorgeous take on off roading van life. Read more...

Zack Zwiezen    Here’s an interesting question: If the subject of a really good remaster is a bad game, does that mean the remaster is also bad, or just a good way to experience the original flawed product That’s the question I’ve been pondering since playing Star Wars: Episode : Jedi Power Battles.Read more...

Thomas Wilde    Once you’re ready to leave Vatican City in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, you’ll follow Indy’s investigation into a seemingly abandoned underground maze. Here, you must overcome two challenges to forge two special keys that will open the path forward. Here’s how to get through the Gold Key...

Zack Zwiezen    Earlier this month, I got to try out Assassin’s Creed Shadows via a livestreamed four hour preview. Just a week before that preview, Ubisoft had announced that the next main entry in the open world franchise about sneaky assassins and evil Templars had been delayed. Again.Read more...

Ethan Gach    One of the biggest developments in gaming isn’t just the growing number of games to play, with thousands more being released every year, but how sticky the biggest blockbusters are, monopolizing players’ money and attention long after they’ve come out. And not just live service multiplayer games...

John Walker    There is a reasonable chance you have not heard of Jonathan Nash. However, the games journalist and comedy writer has been such an inspiration for a generation of games critics, and the generation inspired by them, that his influence has almost certainly reached you. J Nash was extraordinary, and I...

Ethan Gach    Pokémon TCG Pocket is closing out January with a bang. The hit mobile game is getting a much needed content refresh later this month in the form of a new set called Space Time Smackdown. Two separate booster packs will feature Dialga and Palkia on their covers, the legendaries from Pokémon Diamond...

Kenneth Shepard    The original Switch was a trailblazing device that proved you could take console quality games on the go, but it was demonstrably less powerful than its PlayStation and Xbox competitors. In the years since the Switch was released, that gap has only grown with the release of the PS and Xbox Series...

Billy Givens    Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist is a Metroidvania title sporting challenging combat, engaging platforming, and a stirring story. With all of that combined, fans of the genre are all but certain to adore every moment spent in its captivating world. Before you dive into the game, though, you’re...

Ethan Gach    Earthblade was going to be the next game from the creators behind D pixel art action hits TowerFall and Celeste. But on Wednesday, designer Maddy Thorson announced the project was quietly canceled last month after a fallout between some of the team’s members and the realization that the game’s...

Samuel Moreno    Infinity Nikki has a lot of activities to keep you busy. But everything you do drives toward the same goal unlocking new clothes for Nikki. Our eponymous protagonist needs to gather various clothing to progress in the fashion obsessed world of Miraland after all. However, her furry cat like friend...

Thomas Wilde    While infiltrating the museum in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’s Vatican City, you have the chance to solve a problem for the local Blackshirts: They’ve been sent a chest they can’t open due to their misunderstanding of their own password protocols. Here’s how you can beat them at their own...

Zack Zwiezen    If you’ve been to a Target, Walmart, or other large store lately, you might have seen some Disney Lorcana card packs next to all the Pokémon and Magic cards. Maybe you’ve thought about playing it, but didn’t know where to start. Well, luckily for you, Lorcana might be the easiest and cheapest card...

Ethan Gach    In a season episiode of Family Guy, as a panic room begins filling up with water, Peter Griffin makes a death bed confession: He did not care for The Godfather. His family loses it and an inane argument about the iconic film ensues, eventually leading Peter to utter the enigmatic and now memed...

Zack Zwiezen    RTS Fest, Valve’s first big Steam sale of , is happening right now, and if you’re a fan of PC city builders, tactical war games, or other strategy focused genres, you’ll want to check out some of the best deals we’ve spotted. Read more...

Kenneth Shepard    It’s been five years since the original live action Sonic the Hedgehog movie, and in that time a lot of the sentiment around the series has changed. We’ve gone from being threatened with a horrifying blue gremlin on the big screen to a critically acclaimed adaptation of video game Sonic Adventure ...

Zack Zwiezen    Well here’s something I didn’t expect: A new report claims that Ryan Gosling yes that very famous one from Barbie is in negotiations to star in an upcoming Star Wars movie from Deadpool Wolverine director Shawn Levy. And it sounds like his involvement has sent the project into hyperspace at...

John Walker    As we’ve extensively covered, Pokémon TCG Pocket is a lovely mobile card game version of the year ld trading card game, but also a wide open doorway to gambling mechanics. It’s shocking to realize, early on in your time with the game, that it lets you pour as much as Poké Gold a day into...

Kenneth Shepard    Modders, we need to have a chat. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is coming to PC tomorrow, January , and no doubt y’all are gonna get cracking on modding some important and meaningful shit, like making Vincent and Cid playable characters and adding Zack Fair to the party. But before you get to any of...

Ethan Gach    Phantom Blade Zero was first revealed back at Sony’s gaming showcase. At the time, the Chinese made PlayStation exclusive looked like another project heavily inspired by FromSoftware’s Soulsborne games. But playable demos last year revealed it’s much closer to a Ninja Gaiden or Devil May Cry...

Ethan Gach    The Switch might not be a radical reinvention of what came before, but Nintendo’s new hardware does sport some unique quirks, distinguishing it from the original handheld hybrid that arrived back in . One of these features is the bigger Joy Con controllers which now connect to the screen via...

Ethan Gach    Ahead of the Game Developer’s Conference GDC in March, the organization behind the event released its latest annual survey of creators on the state of the industry. The feedback showed that gaming has been rocked by layoffs over the last months, but also pointed to some silver linings for its...

Ethan Gach    The most popular streaming service behind Stranger Things and other hits is raising its prices for the second time in as many years. Netflix announced it will charge users anywhere from to more a year depending on their subscription tier. Even viewers who are already watching ads will have...

Zack Zwiezen    After previous reporting in December confirmed another Sonic sequel was in the works, Paramount has officially announced that Sonic the Hedgehog will arrive in theaters in March . Read more...

Kenneth Shepard    Look, I know half the conversation around Marvel Rivals is taken up with comparing it to its obvious inspiration, Overwatch, but sometimes it’s hard to talk about much else when developer NetEase continues to copy Overwatch ’s homework and makes little effort to hide it. Not only does this hold...

Timothy Monbleau    Dynasty Warriors: Origins is a classic Musou game through and through, featuring high energy rock music, and legions of grunts to cut down as easily as blades of grass. That said, Origins is far from a by the books Dynasty Warriors game. The shift to a central main character in lieu of a huge...