Dragon Quest XI launches on PlayStation 4 and Steam on September 4
Square Enix announced today that the U.S. version of Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age will release on September 4 for PlayStation 4...
Shroud of the Avatar — Richard Garriott’s Ultima successor — releases after four years of Early Access
Richard Garriott‘s Portalarium studio today officially released Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues for PC. Shroud of the Avatar is a massively multiplayer online role-playing...
Blizzard announces Overwatch World Cup 2018
Blizzard Entertainment has revealed plans for Overwatch’s 2018 World Cup, which will pit the world’s top 24 Overwatch-playing countries against each other. Esports have...
Tera brings high-speed MMORPG action to PS4 and Xbox One on April 3
En Masse Entertainment announced today that Tera is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on April 3. Tera is a free-to-play massive multiplayer...
EA hated Ultima Online until it didn’t
Ultima Online was a landmark game for the industry, setting a standard for persistent, online worlds and paving the way for the massively multiplayer...
Sonic the Hedgehog’s logo has a secret, weird backstory
The Sonic the Hedgehog logo is a work of art. Just look at it up there. That emblem is bold, colorful, and full of...
Making NBA Jam — winning over the NBA, scouring magazines, and a secret tank game
NBA Jam is one of the most memorable sports games ever made. Midway created a ’90s icon when NBA Jam hit arcades in 1993,...
The Messenger is a Ninja Gaiden homage that is more than it appears
Shovel Knight is one of my favorite indie games. It manages to capture the magic of 8-bit classics like Mega Man and Castlevania with...
The Curse of Monkey Island is easy to buy again thanks to GOG
The Curse of Monkey Island is a beautiful, hand-drawn point-and-click adventure game from LucasArt’s golden age. It’s also been nearly impossible to buy, as...
How Nier: Automata took inspiration from a Coca-Cola campaign
Nier: Automata is an action role-playing game starring angsty and sexy robots. Coca-Cola is a delicious, carbonated beverage. You wouldn’t think that the game...