[You can read reviews for past episodes here: Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4.] Pangs of guilt washed over me in the final moments of Life is Strange 2. I saw the conclusion to this story -- this long, strange, for...

Darksiders is a wild series. On one hand, you know most of the cast of those games wear Jack Skellington sweatshirts as loungewear. On the other, they also star in pretty fun action-adventure romps. You take the good, you take the bad....

I'm still coming to terms with the fact another decade is about to end. Another 10 years of my life are behind me and if you were to go back in time and tell 2010 CJ where he'd be in 2019, he'd probably say, "Who cares? What are tomorrow's ...

Pokemon Sword and Shield has a ton of layers underneath the surface, and a lot of them are predicated on the Wild Area. As soon as you gain the ability to surf (along Route 9 below Circhester, as part of the story), you'll want to head...

It's been a bit since the launch of Pokemon Sword and Shield, but a lot of people have been hitting the endgame this past weekend and have asked for some tips. The first thing I always tell them? Go get the Catching Charm if you haven'...

The other day someone asked me how to tell "the different Switches apart?" Wait, what? After pondering that inquiry for a few minutes it hit me like a Professor Layton puzzle solution. I got it! The Switch Lite. Wait no that's not it, there...

I don't envy Game Freak. It's a weird statement to make because for more than 20 years, the company has been part owner of one of the most successful video game franchises on the planet. Game Freak has guided Pokémon since ...

I've been slowly working my way through Shenmue III and what can I say? It's kind of a monkey's paw fever dream. A lot of us wanted a true continuation of the storyline that kept us hanging nearly 20 years ago, but with that narrative ...

Another iteration of Pokémon is upon us, and now it's time for everyone to get really joyous or mad while cute creatures frolic on-screen. With the exception of the second generation (which many still herald as the best to date)...

It's tough to make a Star Wars game. All eyes are on you, whether it's the general 50-ish-year fandom or newcomers, to really deliver. It's one of the most unforgiving licenses known to man, especially after LucasArts gave us hit after...

You don't have to leave the house to save on PlayStation 4 games, and heck, you don't even need to wait until Black Friday. While year-round flash sales have lessened the impact of the big shopping week, there are still worthwhile games at ...

As I walked through the halls of Standing Stone Games, The Lord of the Rings Online had celebrated its 111st 12th birthday just several months prior. It was one of the few MMOs at the time to take on World of Warcraft and live. It was also ...

It's nearly time for Borderlands 3's first true endgame challenge. Sure, Mayhem Modes ratchet up the difficulty and the wave-based Proving Grounds are fine enough, but Gearbox is ready to finally give players some real endgame content: Raid...

We've been down the streaming road before. No, OnLive's early attempts are not what most would consider modern streaming. As folks have "pulled the plug" and moved on to ubiquitous streaming platforms, the mere mention of digital media has ...

For the most part, this has been a pretty quiet November for video games as several of the big-name titles got pushed into 2020. Thankfully, the one's that haven't been delayed are mostly living up to expectations. That is expect for Grooke...

Booting up Magic: Arena will pull up a brand new banned list, which now includes the extremely contentious Oko, Thief of Crowns planeswalker that was just introduced in the most recent set of cards: Throne of Eldraine. Oko was an extre...

It looks like Pokemon Sword & Shield will be running periodic free events that focus on the new raid concept, and the first one is live. Straight from the official site, it looks like from now through 'early January 2020," folks wi...

Street Fighter V, despite its rocky launch, is still one of the biggest fighting games on the planet and at this year's North American Regional Finals of the Capcom Cup, it was announced the game would be getting even bigger with the Stree...

It's nigh impossible to do justice to Death Stranding in just a few paragraphs. You've seen the promos, the famous faces, the web of intrigue spun by industry veteran Hideo Kojima; and either checked in or checked out of this hotel of madne...

Well folks, it looks like it's happening. For years now the idea of "saving" your game and re-launching it in a better state has been called "The Realm Reborn treatment," named after Final Fantasy XIV's initial disastrous 1.0 launch. Basica...

Microsoft just capped off its X019, the annual celebration of everything Xbox. Well, technically only the news reveal portion has wrapped. The rest of X019 is a fan event that runs through the weekend. Xbox used its 90 minutes mostly as an ...

Rare has started work on its next game, a brand new property titled Everwild. The UK-based developer made the two-hour-and-change trek to London for the Xbox X019 event to show its next project. Everwild is led by executive producer L...

Paramount Pictures has released a new trailer for its upcoming movie starring one of the most iconic video game characters of all time, Sonic the Hedgehog. The new three-minute preview features our first official look at the blue blur's red...

One of the chief elements of Pokemon Sword & Shield that has me the most excited is undoubtedly the Wild Area. Billed as an open MMO-like space, players can roam around this gigantic zone and capture Pokemon, as well as meetup and ...

Planet Zoo is a very good game for very good people, but disaster can strike at any moment. If you've played the original Zoo Tycoon series and Frontier's previous sim title, Planet Coaster, you'll have a decent idea of what to expect from ...