Lara Croft Go simplifies the classic action franchise in the best way
Last year, Hitman Go made an excellent case for how many video game genres are far more simple than we think they are. It...
Microsoft gives away Tomb Raider to Xbox Live Gold subscribers to promote the sequel
Microsoft announced its plans for Games with Gold next month, and it’s clear the company is using this feature as a way to promote...
Kingdom Hearts III will have a world based on Big Hero 6
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Sora, Donald, and Goofy gave a sneak peek of their long-awaited new adventure at Disney’s biennial D23 Expo fan convention. Developer...
Square Enix needs to give Dragon Quest XI a chance in the West
Dragon Quest XI can bring back old-school Japanese role-playing games in a big way, but Square Enix first needs to give it a chance...
Square Enix only published Life is Strange after a failed pitch for another game
Life is Strange is one of the year’s most acclaimed storytelling games, but it nearly didn’t get made. French developer Dontnod Entertainment was pitching...
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward is more patch than expansion — and not an exciting one, either
New players beware: This expansion is not for you.
The ridiculous design behind a key scene in Life Is Strange
This post contains spoilers for Episodes 1-4 of Life Is Strange. We hear a lot about choice in games lately, but we don’t always...
Big developers betting on third-party engines for triple-A games
A new white paper by Unity Technologies, the creators of the Unity game engine, shows just how widespread the use of third-party engines for...
Distant Worlds conductor clarifies Final Fantasy XII remake statement
The composer for Square Enix’s Distant Worlds concert series has probably had an interesting couple of days. On Saturday, Arnie Roth mentioned a Final...
Final Fantasy XII remake or remaster is coming, according to Distant Worlds symphony conductor
It’s 2015, so that means we get our game news from caterers and Japanese voice actors. And now, you can add orchestra conductors to the...