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Simple Sprites, Potent Frights: How Sprite-based Horror Games Can Produce Genuinely Big Scares
Airdorf's Faith series demonstrates how simple sprites can magnify a horror game's creepy atmosphere rather than detract from it.
USG's Extra Life Stream Kicks Off This Weekend, with Guests and Giveaways - When and Where to Watch
We're streaming until (one of us) drops!
End of a Reign: The Final Days of Crusader Kings 2
Paradox tells us about how it's giving Crusader Kings 2 a proper sendoff in the months leading up to Crusader Kings 3.
Disco Elysium Coming to Consoles Next Year, Devs Confirm
A soundtrack, art book, and more are also in the works.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Shows Off Spooky New Screenshot as a Halloween Treat
Wait, these things have faces?
The Outer Worlds Is "Designed to be Playable Without Color Information"
Unlike games that include colorblind modes, The Outer Worlds sought to bake those design principles in from the start.
Netflix's New The Witcher Trailer Gives Us What We Really Want: Geralt in a Bathtub
Scrub-a-dub, Henry Cavill.
Nintendo Switch Lite Sold Close to 2 Million Units in Less Than 2 Weeks
The smaller Switch is off to a big start.
Wrestler Kenny Omega Enters the Ring as Sans From Undertale
Ditching the one-winged angel for the one-eyed skullkid.
DeepMind's StarCraft 2 A.I. Ranks Higher Than 99.8% of Human Players
If you lost against AlphaStar, we're sorry.
Reggie Fils-Aimé: The Wii Was Nintendo's Response to a "Stagnant" Market
Including Wii Sports was a "key decision."
As Sales Slow, PS4 Squeaks Into Second Place on List of All-Time Best Selling Consoles
Sony lost some steam this year, but the PS4 still reached a major milestone.
The Outer Worlds is the RPG Genre's Past, Disco Elysium is Its Future
It feels like Disco Elysium represents something new in RPGs.
Ranking The Outer Worlds' Companions, From Parvati to Ugh... Felix
The Outer Worlds offers you six companions, but some are cooler than others.
Nier: Automata Raid Carves Out Its Existence Within Final Fantasy 14's World
This isn't an alternate reality.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Review: Unlaced Boots on the Ground
This year's Call of Duty is a reinvention, and it both goes too far and not far enough.
The Making of Afterparty, the Indie From Hell
We talk with one of Night School's co-founders about life, drinking, and whether the devil has Wi-Fi.
Polterkitty From Luigi's Mansion 3 Wants to Claw My Face off and I Love Her
There's no such thing as a bad cat, even if that cat comes directly from hell.
The Outer Worlds Devs Have One Thing They Would Change About Fallout 3's Most Famous Quest
It's the difference between building a sandbox and building an RPG.
Three Classic Letters That Show How Much Easier It Is to Be a Video Game Fan in 2019
The gaming community knew nothing in the '90s, and frankly, neither did a lot of publishers.
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View Starting Screen archiveStarting Screen | Starting Screen: Please Stop Putting Big Spiders In Video Games
I'm tired of it, and I don't have a good reason for it!
Starting Screen | Blizzard's Troubled 2019 Finds the Once Invincible Studio at a Crossroads
This past year has found Blizzard embroiled in one controversy after another. What does it say about its future?
Starting Screen | A Great Port Is Always Worth the Wait
Whatever time it takes to make a game feel just right on a new system is well-spent.
Popular Games
Afterparty Review: Hell of a Good Time
Devilishly delicious.
Luigi's Mansion 3 Review: Only the Poltergust Sucks
Luigi cleans house in his third ghost-busting adventure.
MediEvil Review: Sometimes Dead is Better
MediEvil is revived for our modern era, but we question if it should've been.
The Outer Worlds Review: To Boldly Go Where Mega-Corps Have Gone Before
Seek out new life and new civilizations, and then steal stuff from them.
Disco Elysium Review: The Voices in Your Head Are Real, and They'll Get You in Trouble
This unique RPG highlights everything that goes on inside our heads.
Little Town Hero Review: I Can't Be Your Hero Baby
Game Freak's bite-sized RPG carries a lot of charm, but also a lot of frustration and boredom.
Trails of Cold Steel 3 Review: Christ, Who's Gonna Die First?
The Trails saga still shines like polished steel.
Concrete Genie Review: A Wonderful World of Color Comes With Caveats
Pixelopus' tale of childhood is certainly easy on the eyes.
Podcast
Axe of the Blood God Interviews The Outer Worlds Developers Leonard Boyarsky and Nitai Poddar
And we review the game too!
Listen nowDeath Stranding is Confirmed for PC in 2020
Kojima's next game isn't Sony exclusive.
Today in Death Stranding Weirdness: Conan O’Brien in an Otter Hat
The Clueless Gamer will make a cameo appearance.
Surprise! CHVRCHES Have Recorded a Song for Death Stranding, Listen to it Here
Timefall, an original album for the game, releases later this year.
George Miller Once Called Death Stranding "Mathematically Correct," Hideo Kojima Says
The Fury Road director seems to like what Kojima's going for.
Death Stranding's New Gameplay Demo Seems to Confirm Theory About Sam's Blood and Other Fluids
The unexpected, unofficial Bloodborne follow-up.
The New Death Stranding TGS Gameplay: Everything We Learned
Here are all the new Death Stranding gameplay details we learned at Tokyo Games Show 2019.
Watch the New Death Stranding Gameplay From TGS Here
49 minutes (to be precise) of new Death Stranding gameplay.
"Remember, No Russian:" Critics and Developers Remember Call of Duty's Most Infamous Mission
Critics, academics, game writers, and developers on Modern Warfare 2 reflect on "No Russian."
Monster of the Week: How Resident Evil 2's Tyrant Got Even More Terrifying in the Remake
For our last Monster of the Week, we learn how The Tyrant, or Mr. X, became even scarier in 2019.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's Campaign is a Half-Step Toward Greatness
How Modern Warfare falls back on old habits, even with its compelling new direction.
Four Months Later, Auto Chess' Successors Are Rewriting the Genre
Teamfight Tactics and Dota Underlords are trying to ensure auto chess isn't a flash in the pan.
Shenmue 3 Can't Help Betraying the Spirit of the Original Game
Where once the series sat at the bleeding edge of game design, Shenmue 3 is more content to look backward.
Meet the Sonic the Hedgehog Comic Writer Who Helped Write Indivisible
We talk to veteran comic writer Ian Flynn about his role in bringing Indivisible's characters to life.
Do Delays Reduce Game Developer Stress, or Simply Extend It?
THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS | With The Last of Us Part 2 and Watch Dogs: Legion slipping, the first quarter of 2020 suddenly looks a lot lighter for game releases.
The Outer Worlds' Biggest Surprise Is Something It Doesn't Have Much Of
After a long history of buggy games, Obsidian delivers a game with relatively few bugs.
Street Fighter 4 Producer Yoshinori Ono Once Considered Making It Turn-Based
The higher-ups were initially "99.9 percent" against what became Street Fighter's revival.
Command & Conquer Remasters Will Let You Rapidly Swap Resolutions At The Push of a Button
Go retro or modern with a single keystroke.
DJ Jazzy Jeff Was Reportedly Surprised to Find Out He Was in NBA Jam
The Fresh Prince collaborator was dazzled by his in-game cameo.
Interview: We Ask Atari's CEO About Lingering Questions Surrounding Its Retro Linux Box
The VCS is more like an "open PC," but recent controversies and delays paint a grim picture. We ask Atari's head where it's headed.
Where to Find All the Collector’s Coins In Red Dead Online
The world of Red Dead Online is filled with valuable coins that only the most determined treasure hunter can find.
Nioh 2 Beta - How to Play the Open Beta
Here’s our guide to the new Nioh 2 Beta, including dates, details and rewards.
How to Play Red Dead Online’s New Halloween Fear of the Dark Mode
The new limited Halloween game mode from Red Dead Online is all about man versus monster. Whatever your team, we'll teach you to survive and win.
A New Bloodlines Prequel Mod Makes You Play as a Puny Mortal
Experience the lead-in to Bloodlines in this fan-made prelude.
Please Just Let Us Date the Persona 5 Guys
A new update to P5 Royal either indicates hope or rubs salt in the wound.
Red Dead Online Legendary Bounty (29/10): How to Catch Tobin Winfield
Corrupt Politician Tobin Winfield is Red Dead Online's seventh legendary bounty. We're here to show you the best way to bring him in.
Scalpers are Charging Over $250 USD for a Hoodie from the London Pokemon Center
Panic! At the London Pokemon Center.
Dragon Age 4 Won't Be Out For Quite a While
It looks like BioWare's next big RPG is still a ways off.