An Exclusive Tour Of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands' Revendreth
For this zone, the team was trying to tackle the question of: “What would WoW Translyvania look like?” It takes the form of a gigantic gothic castle sprawling over a misty forest and a curious pit....
View ArticleBack To School: The Stories Behind Final Fantasy VIII
Every installment of Final Fantasy experiments and innovates in various ways, but when Final Fantasy VIII released in 1999, no entry had ventured so far outside of the series’ traditional formula....
View ArticleHow To Master The Wild Area In Pokémon Sword & Shield
Pokémon Sword and Shield are finally here, which sparked a slew of new questions about its biggest addition: The Wild Area. Acting as an overblown new take of the Safari Zone, the Wild Area allows...
View ArticleTop Of The Table – Tapestry
Good games have a powerful ability to take big ideas and synthesize them into meaningful simulations, analogues, and mechanics. That need for taking an idea and breaking it down into purposeful and...
View ArticleThe 2019 Holiday Buyers Guide
Store shelves are bursting with so many amazing toys, tech, and media that it’s hard to know what is worth your money. Thankfully, we did all the hard work for you. Here are some of the best geeky...
View ArticleAwesome Party Games For The Long Winter Ahead
Not every get-together is best served by a sprawling strategic board game that will take all night to complete. Know your crowd, and recognize that sometimes the right choice is a fun and accessible...
View ArticleFive Moments You May Have Missed In Red Dead Redemption II
It’s been a year since Red Dead Redemption 2 surprised us all: The maturity, the subtlety, blew us away. We watched as one of the medium’s most multi-layered characters changed from belligerent badass...
View ArticleThe First 25 Years
The path from the PlayStation 1 to the upcoming PlayStation 5 lines up neatly, but only if you’re looking at it numerically. In actuality, for more than 25 years the PlayStation team has had to...
View ArticleCheck Out The First Few Pokémon Sword & Shield Cards From The Galar...
With Pokémon Sword & Shield ushering in the new generation of Game Freak's beloved creatures on Nintendo Switch, it was only a matter of time before the Trading Card Game began embracing the new...
View ArticleThe Mandalorian Should Be A Video Game
You get paid in armor upgrades and are always looking for another quest. You are asked to fetch items from dangerous places and to take down foes that threaten towns. These sentences describe a good...
View ArticleVote Now For Your Favorite Games Of 2019
This is your chance to sound off on your favorite video games of 2019. Do your part and vote to determine our Reader Games of the Year in issue 322 of Game Informer Magazine.From new IPs and big,...
View ArticleKeeping History Alive
In 2008, a fire ravaged through a backlot in Universal City, California. Thousands of irreplaceable master recordings were destroyed in the blaze, the scale of which we’re only learning about today....
View ArticleEverything You Need To Know About Resident Evil 3 Before Playing The Remake
Yesterday we finally got confirmation on the Resident Evil 3 remake. While leaks spoiled the surprise announcement last week, it's now official and only a few months away. So, to make sure everyone is...
View ArticleA Look Inside Netflix’s New Witcher Series
With books, comics, and video games, there’s been no shortage of ways to experience The Witcher. Creator Andrzej Sapkowski built a rich fantasy world with complex characters, earning him several awards...
View ArticleStar Wars [NEW UPDATED]
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View ArticleTackling A New Stage
Developer Kylotonn hasn’t always had the greatest record with the WRC rally series, so I was surprised when I first got a look at WRC 8 earlier this year. What was once a relatively by-the-numbers...
View ArticleForward Facing
As the calendar turns to 2020, both PlayStation and Xbox are looking toward the future as they ready their next consoles. While details are just now being released for the next Xbox system, the team at...
View ArticleThe Race To Create Half-Life 3
Half-Life is one of the most revered franchises in the world. Not only did it establish Valve as a premier developer, it redefined player expectations for first-person storytelling, world building, and...
View ArticleTop 10 Pokémon Gym Leaders
For more than two decades, potential Pokémon Masters have been traveling through regions of the ever-expanding world to test their skills against powerful trainers atop various themed gyms. Whether you...
View ArticleRanking The Star Wars Films After The Rise Of Skywalker
Before I dive into the ranking that you are about to tear to shreds, I want to point out that this is my personal list and it doesn't represent Game Informer as a whole. I would also like to say I...
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