What I Learned Designing My Thesis Game
I made 12 little games (analog and digital) over the course of my MFA program. However, I dedicated most of that time to my thesis. By graduation, I’d worked as a writer/narrative designer on...
View ArticleDruckmann And Pascal On How The Last Of Us Changed For TV
The Last of Us is not the first adaptation from video game to film and it certainly won’t be the last. But perhaps more than any property that has moved from interactive medium to passive television,...
View ArticleRecording Zombie Guts With Dead Island 2's Sound Designers
In this exclusive Game Informer interview, we learn how Dead Island 2's audio team uses horror sound design to transform everyday groceries like watermelon, pasta, and grapefruit into the sounds of...
View ArticleWeapon Durability In Dead Island 2 Is A Useful 'Instrument' For Dambuster...
Weapon durability and its application in games have long been hot topics amongst players. Some love it, some are fine with it, and others hate it. And those feelings vary depending on who you are...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Superhero Games Of All Time
These days, box offices are dominated by comic-book and superhero movies from Marvel and DC. Unfortunately, while superhero movies have improved dramatically over the last decade, superheroes haven’t...
View ArticleGame Informer's 25 Most Anticipated Games Of 2023
Now that 2022 is in the rearview, it's time to look forward to all that the new year has to offer. While last year brought some of the best gaming experiences of recent memory, 2023 has seemingly...
View ArticleWo Long: Fallen Dynasty Preview – Rising Through The Ranks
Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC Publisher: Koei Tecmo Developer: Team Ninja Release:March 3, 2023Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty’s public demo gave players a chance to...
View ArticlePokémon TCG: Sword & Shield – Crown Zenith | The Coolest Cards We Pulled
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet arrived on Switch last November, and the Pokémon Trading Card Game is ready to leave Galar for the open world of Paldea. That first Scarlet and Violet expansion arrives this...
View ArticleEvery Character In Marvel Strike Force's Massive, Ever-Growing Roster
Marvel Strike Force launched in March 2018 with a hefty roster of characters from various corners of the Marvel universes. From Earth's Mightiest Heroes to your friendly neighborhood Defenders, Marvel...
View ArticleWho Owns Pokémon?
Below is an excerpt from our History Of Pokémon featurePokémon is owned by a number of companies, leading to a complicated relationship for the valuable brand and its parents. When asked if he could...
View ArticleKenny Omega Tells Us Why His Trooper Card In Like A Dragon: Ishin Is All Elite
Like a Dragon: Ishin, the upcoming remake of the 2014 Yakuza spin-off set in 1860s Japan, is getting a dose of the Elite thanks to the inclusion of All Elite Wrestling’s Kenny Omega. Sega has announced...
View ArticleGoldenEye 007 On Xbox And Switch Hands-On Impressions
Last fall, it was announced that the 1997 classic N64 first-person shooter, GoldenEye 007, would arrive on both Xbox and Switch in 2023. Today is that long-awaited day, as one of the most beloved and...
View ArticleThree Days In Tokyo With The Creators Of Silent Hill, Siren, And Slitterhead
I'm two floors below ground, surrounded by screaming drunks and breathing in enough secondhand smoke to take at least a decade off my life. I'm here with Keiichiro Toyama, most well-known for creating...
View ArticleCover Reveal – Resident Evil 4
In 2005, Resident Evil 4 changed the face of survival horror. The game’s phenomenal blend of action and horror combined with its revolutionary over-the-shoulder gameplay cemented it as a bonafide...
View ArticleDead Cells' Castlevania DLC Is “Twice As Big” As Past DLCs
During the 2022 Game Awards, the team behind Dead Cells put out an animated teaser trailer announcing that the game’s next DLC expansion would be Castlevania-themed. It came as a total surprise;...
View ArticleWhy Capcom Changed Ashley In Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4 centers on Leon’s mission to rescue Ashley Graham, daughter of the U.S. president. She’s been kidnapped by a mysterious cult and held captive in a rural Spanish village players must...
View ArticleHogwarts Legacy – Review In Progress
Hogwarts Legacy is prepping for release on February 10, but the provided review code allowed for a review embargo that was lifted earlier today. After just a few days with the game, I’m not ready to...
View ArticleHow Resident Evil 4’s Directors Approached Designing The Remake
"Honestly speaking, I didn't want to do it."Those were the words of Capcom's Yasuhiro Ampo, co-director of the Resident Evil 4 remake. Alongside fellow director Kazunori Kadoi, their team has taken on...
View ArticleNintendo Switch Online: Every NES, SNES, Game Boy, N64, Sega Genesis, And GBA...
Nintendo has been slowly beefing up its library of games available to Nintendo Switch Online and Expansion Pack subscribers. What began as a library of just 20 NES games has grown to include dozens...
View ArticleWWE 2K23: Every Announced Superstar So Far
WWE 2K23 arrives on March 17, and 2K Games has been steadily rolling out roster reveals to build hype. If you haven’t been keeping up with the parade of new and returning faces competing in the squared...
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