2015 was a year bursting at the seams with unexpected moments and surprises, not all of them positive. Recall here the year that revived dormant franchises while witnessing the implosion of a major publisher.
Your most constant companion in the forests of Firewatch speaks can only connect to you through a walke-talkie. I spoke to the game's writer Sean Vanaman to discuss the challenges of writing such a relationship.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, the last collaboration between series creator Hideo Kojima and publisher Konami, has topped Metacritic’s game-of-the-year chart. The popular review aggregator site reports that The Phantom Pain scored an average of 95 out of 100 for its Xbox One version.