Astro’s Playroom is a brilliant showcase for a brilliant controller
Pack-in games aren’t the norm for new console launches these days, but every PlayStation 5 will come with Astro’s Playroom already installed when the...
How Hearthstone’s designers crafted Duels and Madness at the Darkmoon Faire
Thursday was a big day for Hearthstone. Blizzard Entertainment’s digital card game behemoth announced a new expansion — Madness at the Darkmoon Faire —...
RetroBeat: 5 other games Nintendo needs to finally bring to the U.S.
Nintendo announced this week that it is finally giving the original Fire Emblem an English translation. Yay! But I hope that Nintendo doesn’t stop...
Immortals: Fenyx Rising hands-on — How it stands out from Zelda’s shadow
Immortals: Fenyx Rising is both ambitious and shameless. This Ubisoft title comes out on December 3 for just about every platform you can imagine:...
Nintendo will finally localize the original Fire Emblem in English
Surprise! Nintendo is finally releasing the original Fire Emblem in the U.S. via a Switch port that comes out on December 4. Fire Emblem:...
Quitting Hades cold turkey is going to be hell
I play a lot of games. I play some of those games for a long time, and usually, I don’t worry about it. But...
Halo: The Master Chief Collection gets optimized for Xbox Series X/S on November 17
Halo Infinite may be missing the Xbox Series X/S launch, but The Master Chief Collection is stepping up to give early adopters a Halo...
The RetroBeat: 30 years of Monkey Island
This week, The Secret of Monkey Island turned 30 years old. Monkey Island is one of my favorite video game series, and Secret is...
Super Mario 3D All-Stars becomes a fast sales hit for Nintendo
We can complain about its limited availability or half-hearted porting job all we want, but Super Mario 3D All-Stars has become a big sales...
How Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla turns English history into a Viking playground
When your franchise is about to release its 12th major installment, you’d probably be worried about creativity fatigue. Assassin’s Creed‘s formula gives it an...