Extraction shooters are known for being harsh, but even within the genre, Marathon is a bit of an outlier when it comes to just how unforgiving it can be. There’s no way to safeguard your loot and very little incentive...
In 2020, I pondered how Grand Theft Auto Online would end. At the time, nearly seven years after launch, GTA Online was bigger than ever. But it would have to wrap up one day. Now, in 2026, after hackers recently...
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 was a sweet expansion on an already excellent fighting game. An inspired roster of characters and dynamic combat made it a welcome addition to the Capcom crossover series. The game that followed? Less so. But...
Let’s just get this out of the way right at the start: News about the Metal Gear Solid movie has really…kept you waiting, huh? Anyway, Sony has tapped the directing duo behind last year’s mega-hit Final Destination Bloodlines to develop...
I love Life Is Strange, but man, do those of us who like men get the short end of the stick in this series. I get it, this started as a story about Max and Chloe, and the male love...
Typically, my PAX East experience consists of a few constants: I sleep very little, I eat very poorly, I walk around a lot, and I play a ton of video games. In 2026, much of this remained true. I still...
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is out tomorrow on April 1 and the first wave of reviews has just come out. Can a bigger cast featuring Yoshi, Rosalina, and more pals elevate the sequel into more than just another animated...
Two years after its release, the legacy of Firewalk Studios’ 2024 hero shooter Concord is not, as the developers probably hoped, as a premium and well-liked alternative to Overwatch and Valorant. It is, instead, a yardstick against which live-service game...
The Nex Playground, a kid-focused motion-control console that exploded in popularity last year, is the latest bit of video game tech to announce a price increase directly connected to the ongoing RAM shortage caused by AI hyperscalers rushing to build...
The Korean open-world fantasy game Crimson Desert has had an incredibly successful launch, though not without its share of slip-ups. The game’s extremely high fidelity and impressive graphics are a big part of the sales pitch, which made it all...
