How Do The Assassin’s Creed Wines Taste?
*/ /*-->*/ Back in November, Ubisoft and winemaker Lot18 announced a partnership to release some wine themed after the Assassin’s Creed franchise. Anyone can throw a label on a bottle, but do these...
View ArticleTalking To Yoko Taro, PlatinumGames' Takahisa Taura, And Composer Keiichi...
This interview with Nier: Automata director Yoko Taro and PlatinumGames' designer Takahisa Taura was first conducted in March of this year. Square Enix then offered us another chance to talk with Taro...
View ArticleWoah There: Embracing Slow Travel In Red Dead Redemption II
If I had access to a teleporter, I’d abuse the hell out of it. I don’t like driving to work all that much, even though the commute does allow me to keep up-to-date on most of my favorite podcasts....
View ArticleWhat's The First Game You'll Play In 2019?
It's that time, folks. 2018 has been booted out the door and we're heading full-tilt boogie into the year two thousand and nineteen.I'm sure many of you have started playing some games you've purchased...
View ArticleWhy Street Fighter's Greatest Legend Isn't Going Down Without A Fight
Introduction This article was originally published in issue 307 of Game Informer magazine.Daigo Umehara isn’t sure he recalls the moment that made him famous. “I don’t even know if I remember it, or I...
View ArticleFine, Here Are Some More Gaming Haikus
Why, hello there! Every year around this time, I like to reflect on the last 10 games I played and write haiku based on my experiences. What can I say? It's just something I do. Lucky for you, I also...
View ArticleThe Best Levels Feel Like Home
The inclination to go back home is probably one of the biggest themes that permeates all of human art: literature, cinema, paintings. It’s an alluring concept because, as Thomas Wolfe once said, you...
View ArticleA Conversation With Sega's Localization Team On Censorship, Consistency, And...
Earlier in 2018, we got a chance to sit down with some members of Sega's fantastic localization team. Sam Mullen, localization director at Sega/Atlus, and localization producer Andrew Davis joined us...
View ArticleMy Call Of Duty Friends Hate My New Nose
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 celebrated the holiday season with a marketplace filled with fun gestures and skins. Depending on how festive you wanted to be, you could make your character build a snowman,...
View ArticleTwo Games I Can't Stop Playing
I take great pride in the number of games I play each year. I know that's a silly thing to say, but the knowledge I gain from playing so many games is invaluable both for critiquing them and figuring...
View ArticleShould You Watch Dragon Ball Super: Broly?
The Dragon Ball series has experienced a resurgence in the past few years, kicked off by the success of the 2013 movie, Battle of Gods. The film was genuinely funny and functioned as both a celebration...
View ArticleWhy Red Dead Redemption II Rises Above The Rest Of 2018’s Releases
This past year was jam-packed with exciting, amazing titles. From epic adventures to mesmerizing puzzlers, there was something fantastic for everyone. For me, one game rose above all of them. I’ve...
View ArticleSuper Replay – God Hand: Episode 2
Click here to watch embedded videoAfter a festive holiday season, Game Informer's annual 12.31 Super Replay usually brings suffering. In years past, this day has kicked off complete playthroughs of...
View ArticleTwo Exclusive Magic: The Gathering Ravnica Allegiance Preview Cards
Magic: The Gathering's new set is poised to shake things up with more multicolor guild madness on January 25th, and we have two new cards to share. Both cards tap into a new keyword mechanic for the...
View ArticleAlien: Isolation Deserves Better Than A Mobile Sequel
Editor's Note: Several hours after making the announcement, Fox has clarified that Alien: Blackout is not an official sequel to Isolation but instead just happens to share the main character, Amanda...
View ArticleBattle Royale Is Here To Stay
With over 200 million registered players, Fortnite is one of the most successful video games to date. You can't escape it. The fervor of the player base has transformed it into a pop-culture...
View ArticleBuilding The Future By Fixing The Past
A few weeks ago I recorded a Sports Desk video with colleagues Matt Bertz and Brian Shea reviewing 2018. Unfortunately, the more we talked, the more pessimistic I became about where we are with many...
View Article2019 Video Game Release Schedule
If you're wondering what games are coming up in 2019, we've put them all in one convenient location. This list will be continually updated to act as a living, breathing schedule as new dates are...
View ArticleFebruary Cover Revealed - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
From Software has been around forever, but is best known for its suite of action RPG games beginning with Demon's Souls. Between Dark Souls titles and Bloodborne, From has explored atmospheric dark...
View ArticleHow Character Progression Works In Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Click here to watch embedded videoWatch Dan and Suriel break down how Sekiro's skill tree changes the way character progression works in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.One of the ways Sekiro: Shadows Die...
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