The intro to Metal Gear Solid is burned in my mind. Not just the opening cinematic, but the entire first hour or so, which felt like eons as I slowly grasped the game's ins and outs and experimented with ways to mess with guards. I had also...

We're lucky the Ice Climbers are official members of the Super Smash Bros. roster, because outside of Nana and Popo's inclusion their source material, Ice Climber, remains firmly frozen in time. Outside of a "Vs" iteration for arcades relea...

Metroid Prime has one of the all-time great openings. After a hectic battle and escape sequence aboard a Space Pirate frigate, you touch down on Tallon IV, the setting for the rest of the lonely adventure. As raindrops roll down your visor,...

Epic pretty much has it made right now. Back in the day they ruled the FPS realm with Unreal Tournament, and now with Fortnite they're more popular than ever. Oh, and an overwhelming amount of games use their engine -- you know, that w...

Epic Games' first 3D title, Unreal, is 20 years old this year (and now I feel old). The game and its incredible follow-up, Unreal Tournament, played a massive part of my childhood and helped get me into PC gaming in a big way. I recommend t...

The uncanny valley is a concept you've probably heard a lot about, and every few years, some developer or hype train tries to explain that they've "cracked the code." Remember when people touted Heavy Rain as the one true herald, the projec...

One of the bummer gaming stories of 2017 was the news that arcade-style shooter specialists Housemarque would no longer be producing arcade-style shooters. In an honest and open interview given to Engadget in October, CEO Ilari Kuittinen sp...

Arika's mysterious fighting game for the PlayStation 4 finally has an official title, Fighting EX Layer. The game will also be running a two-week long beta test starting December 11. The beta will have six playable characters...

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age is a bonified hit in Japan with more than three million copies sold between the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation 4. A western release is planned for next year and fingers crossed western gamers will be ...

At E3 2017, Until Dawn developer Supermassive Games seemingly simultaneously announced Bravo Team, Inpatient, and Hidden Agenda. We didn't cover Hidden Agenda much, so to catch you up it's a story driven game with choices and quick-ti...

It's Dark Souls. There, I said it. It's out of the way. You have stamina that affects your movement and attacks, weapons control differently, enemies are relatively tough compared to most games, you drop experience juice when you die,...

Tomb Raider has been around for just over 20 years and despite all our great memories of the original trilogy, they haven't exactly held up visually. However, a small group of independent developers has taken on the task of remastering a cl...

Despite everything cool I saw at E3, an official Nintendo-licensed Mario Kart VR was the most pleasant surprise of the year for me. It sounded too good to be true. A few of us in the press room had to do a triple take to believe it wasn't s...

Two of the franchise's staple characters, dating all the way back to the original Dragon Ball, are of course going to be in the hot new fighting game from Arc System Works. You didn't think they'd actually leave out any important characters...

It's been while since a game has ensnared me like this. Where lesser games struggle for my attention as I routinely check the clock and put on podcasts, Little Nightmares hypnotized me with ever-present suspense. Your main goal in this puzz...

Arkham Asylum and Arkham City are both pretty solid games. What wasn't solid was their conversion to current-gen consoles with the Return to Arkham port being pretty crappy on launch. While patches have fixed a majority of the issues, it lo...

There are plenty of totally legit excuses to not learn to code. Like “there will be other people in the class and I don't care for them,” and “But how will I buy cheeseburgers?” Well, no more excuses: I’ve got ...

Rad Rodgers: World One is a game that, quite literally, came out of nowhere for me. We got a message from the publisher, 3D Realms, and I was blown away by the trailer. I wasn’t so sure the game’s humor would work, but the amoun...

Like most video game horror fans, I'm legally obligated to brag to you about how big of a horror fan I am. There was a time in my life where I was inspired by Chris's Survival Horror Quest and systematically began tracking down and pla...

The latest update to backers of the crowdfunded sequel to Psychonauts went live a little while ago, and Double Fine's president Tim Schafer sat down with project lead Zak McClendon to show off some of what their team has been working o...

Multiplayer, teamwork, ship customization, physical loot to carry and stow away, "hand-crafted" locations to visit, various "legends" to tackle, and large-scale skill-based multiplayer combat. All things we only dreamed of doing in No Man's...

I don't have as much to say about Tekken 7 because there just isn't a whole lot to say. It's Tekken. That's all you need you know really. If you're a Tekken fan and been following it, you'll already know that the game is...

As you can see Lost Soul Aside is heavily inspired by the upcoming Final Fantasy XV with combat that reminds me of the classic Xbox exclusive Otogi games (remake now please!).  You might be surprised to know that the de...

Don't let its ridiculous name fool you; Kingdom Hearts 2.8: Final Chapter Prologue is an important installment in the Kingdom Hearts franchise. That's because, no matter what it manages to accomplish story-wise, it'll serve a...

An artist from the team behind Alien Isolation has created a short but atmospheric teaser in tribute to horror series, Silent Hill. James Brady — an environment QA artist for Creative Assembly — recreated the series’ trad...