Categories Posted inin BusinessDevelopment ARC Raiders breaks through as a new gaming IP, setting a high bar for extraction shooters | review Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 17, 2025 9 min ARC Raiders seemed destined for failure when it launched on October 30 for the PC and consoles. An extraction shooter, it was squished in... Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin DevelopmentGameplay Playing Zombies in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 | review Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 13, 2025 5 min Activision’s Treyarch game studio is taking us back to round-based Zombies with Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. I’ve played it, and fans will... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin BusinessDevelopment Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 vs. Battlefield 6 — GamesBeat’s multiplayer review Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 13, 2025 8 min Battlefield 6 won over massive numbers of first-person shooter players with its launch in early October. But Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 gets... Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin BusinessDevelopment Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is reloaded, not dead — GamesBeat’s co-op campaign review Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 13, 2025 8 min A lot of critics say that Call of Duty has become tired and is past its prime, especially in light of new competition from... Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin BusinessDevelopment How Double Fine had the creative juice to make Keeper — and how Microsoft kept it alive | review Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 28, 2025 11 min I finished playing Keeper this week and it reminded me of the zany and beautiful art of Flower, the breakout hit from Thatgamecompany, which... Continue Reading 11 min
Categories Posted inin DevelopmentGameplay EA launches a proper remaster with Plants vs Zombies: Replanted | review Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 22, 2025 4 min Electronic Arts launches its Plants vs Zombies: Replanted remaster on Thursday, and it brought waves of nostalgia backed to me as I once again... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Ninja Gaiden 4 is a relentless action game that bleeds style | review Posted byby David Jagneaux October 20, 2025 5 min Ninja Gaiden 4 is the latest entry in Koei Tecmo’s long-running Ninja Gaiden series developed in collaboration by Team Ninja and PlatinumGames. After playing... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin BusinessDevelopment ROG Xbox Ally X and ROG Xbox Ally debut today | review Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 15, 2025 6 min Microsoft is launching its ROG Xbox Ally X and ROG Xbox Ally gaming handhelds globally today that let you take your game library on... Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin BusinessDevelopment Battlefield 6 review — Great graphics and combat; campaign could be better Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 11, 2025 13 min Make no mistake. Battlefield 6 is a superb game, the best that Electronic Arts has launched in years. This is one of the reasons... Continue Reading 13 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Ghost of Yotei is an epic revenge tale | GamesBeat review Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 25, 2025 6 min As sequels go, Ghost of Yotei had a lot of challenges to overcome. The predecessor Ghost of Tsushima was a massive game that won... Continue Reading 6 min