Alien: Blackout review — This is how you do a mobile spinoff
A couple weeks ago, a pre-launch build of Alien Blackout taught me a lesson: Don’t assume a mobile port of a popular game series...
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes review — all love with a flawed heart
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes for the Switch is one of those games I wish I could lie to you about. I desperately want...
Octogeddon review — who knew that fighting as a giant octopus could be this fun?
Octogeddon is a stellar new arcade action-strategy game from Plants vs. Zombies creator George Fan and his new indie studio, All Yes Good. Just like...
Kingsway review — an addictive RPG with deadly pop-up windows
It’s hard to describe the way Kingsway descends into chaos. As I mentioned in my preview from the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles in...
Persona 5 knows it’s one of the most special role-playing games of all time
I love Japanese role-playing games. I have a mental list of my favorites: Final Fantasy IX, Chrono Trigger, Suikoden II, and Persona 4. I...
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D: One of the best Wii role-playing games is better on a portable console
It may seem like moving from a game console to a handheld system would be a step down, but somehow Xenoblade Chronicles 3D is even better on the New 3DS, Nintendo’s latest portable. But how? It’s not like sweeping changes have been made to the original since its release three years ago on the Wii .
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD is more Final Fantasy than anything Square Enix’s made in years
The bloodiest Final Fantasy game yet is a nice departure for the series.
Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea is a fine showcase for the long-running franchise
Another great long-named game in the Atelier franchise comes to PS3.
Resident Evil HD Remaster reminds us what survival-horror really is about (review)
When game makers revisit older material to rerelease it, they need to take care to ensure the updating process doesn’t mar the memories of the original. Sometimes they do too much, like with Capcom’s terrible 2D-to-3D transition of Bionic Commando.
Tropico 5 delivers heart-warming tyranny without any real surprises (review)
We bent an entire island nation to our every whim, snapped some pictures, and wrote about it for your enjoyment.