Tim Willits: Rage 2 signals the ‘golden age of id’
Tim Willits believes that id Software, the iconic game development company that created some of gaming’s most cherished brands, is in its golden age....
Déraciné is Dark Souls studio’s exploration of VR, made to surprise fans
Best known for creating the "fantastically demented" action games Dark Souls and Bloodborne, From Software's Hidetaka Miyazaki was motivated by a desire to learn about VR -- and create something surprising for fans -- which resulted in last week's unexpected announcement of Déraciné for Sony's PlayStation VR.
PUBG gets its first discount just in time for the third map
For the first time since its debut in March 2017, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is selling at a discount on Steam. The excellent battle royale shooter...
Why Warner Bros. keeps picking up new games and studios
When Hitman maker IO Interactive cut loose from Square Enix, it was no surprise that Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) stepped in and acquired...
How players will get in the groove with Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
I’ve played the multiplayer combat of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 a couple of times, and it takes a little getting used to....
Ubisoft’s Skull & Bones is a surprisingly good pirate naval battle game
Skull & Bones started out as a relatively mediocre and little-noticed title when Ubisoft showed the game at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) game...
Arca’s Path hands-on — navigating a sci-fi fairy tale by sight
Arca’s Path gently guides you through an alien world full of soft colors and exotic plants — and you’ll never have to pick up...
I’ve spent $858.25 on Steam, here’s how much you’ve spent
If you’ve ever wondered how much money you’ve spent on video games in your life, Valve may have an answer for you. But you’ll...
Anthem’s story ‘anchors the content,’ but it’s still a BioWare experience
When I walked out of “the box” that housed the Anthem demo in the back of the EA Play event last Sunday before the...
In afterglow of E3 show, WHO labels compulsive game playing an addiction
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that “gaming disorder” will appear in a new draft of the organization’s International Classification of Diseases, a compendium...