Rec Room’s Nick Fajt interview — Building a cross-platform metaverse
Rec Room is one of the companies that has a shot at leading the tech and games industries into the metaverse, the universe of...
How ILMxLab brought the Galaxy’s Edge to virtual reality
Star Wars: Tales From the Galaxy’s Edge — Last Call debuted in virtual reality this week on Facebook’s Oculus Quest. ILMxLab (a division of...
Shawn Layden interview — How diversity can save gaming as it faces labor shortages
Shawn Layden had a long career at Sony, and now he gets to offer advice to companies like Streamline Media Group as they navigate...
Hands-on video of the PS5 beta for Call of Duty: Vanguard multiplayer
Sledgehammer Games launched the first public beta tests of the multiplayer for this fall’s Call of Duty: Vanguard over the weekend. I played it on...
Flex NBA interview: Merging board games with AR hoops
Flex NBA feels like a formative step in the marriage of augmented reality and board games. From Sequoia Games, Flex NBA pits two squads of...
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous review — Treading an epic path
As my party delved into the ruins of the Gray Garrison, I felt at ease. The fortress is strong enough to withstand a demon...
HyperX QuadCast S mic review — A pretty upgrade for livestreaming
HyperX updated one of my favorite livestreaming mics with RGB, so now it’s ready for some real gaming. The HyperX QuadCast now has a...
Beyond a Steel Sky’s Dave Gibbons and Charles Cecil explain why this sequel is 27 years late
Revolution Software’s cyberpunk adventure Beyond a Steel Sky debuted in June 2020 on Apple Arcade. The mobile game was a sequel to the original...
Humankind review: Culture clash
Humankind is my favorite type of game: a glorious mish-mash of mechanics from other standouts from its genre, all informed by a studio’s design...
Far Cry 6 narrative interview — Raising a dictator’s son
Far Cry 6 has another memorable villain in the form of “El Presidente” Antón Castillo, played by actor Giancarlo Esposito. And it has an...