It was the best of Gears, it was the worst of Gears. It was an amplification of everything every Gears before did well, and it was a maturation of everything those same games struggled with. It was an identity crisis, a dysmorphic preoccupa...

I have a complicated history with Borderlands, and I suspect that's a fairly common experience. Okay, so it's not all that complicated but bear with me. I wasn't super into the first game. Sue me! "Better with friends" is an idiom/crutch th...

Making my way through Metro Exodus back in February was one of the most frightening video game experiences I've ever had. As I noted in my review, I'm a particularly jumpy person. I'd be on edge in a room full of kittens, lest one of them m...

Speaking at Tokyo Game Show this week, Koei Tecmo has announced that a new warrior will be joining the roster of 3D fighter Dead or Alive 6. Kunoichi Momiji is expected to land in-game as paid DLC as soon as September 19.Momiji is the appre...

Blasphemous might be 2019's gnarliest video game. Its odds are certainly up there. Drawing direct inspiration from the usual suspects like Dark Souls and Castlevania – the series, I mean, not just Symphony of the Night – Bl...

While I'm not exactly new to Monster Hunter, World is the first game in the series to get its hooks in me. I've been playing it for the last few months and really digging the work Capcom has done on improving what was sometimes a clunky ex...

Speaking on its official blog, developer The Behemoth has announced that the remastered edition of its popular 2008 beat 'em up Castle Crashers will be arriving on PS4 September 17, alongside the previously announced Nintendo Switch port.Ca...

Rejoice, for Capcom has heard your pleas! The company confirmed today that the upcoming Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection will not require an additional download should you buy a physical copy. This comes after complaints with Capcom's pr...

This might be a bit premature given that Blasphemous is not a particularly short game and it hasn't even been out a full week yet, but I figured some of you would benefit from this PSA. The game has multiple endings as you might expect, but...

As much as I'd be fine playing Overcooked 2 indefinitely, it's getting to be that time. The third and final DLC release in the season pass, Carnival of Chaos, is out now for players on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It's ...

If you aren't sold on the harrowing stealth-leaning rat-covered narrative adventure game A Plague Tale: Innocence, you should try the newly-released free trial. And if you can't spare the time or mental energy needed to download and play a ...

Capcom has reported an initial sales figure for Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, and so far, so good. The expansion has shipped "over 2.5 million units worldwide" since its September 6 launch, according to the company. That total includes di...

French developer Microids has announced that Delphine Software's classic platform adventure titles Another World and Flashback will be bundled together in a double pack for release on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.First released in 1991...

The cult classic Killer Queen is breaking free from the arcades that it was restricted to. First revealed at E3 2018, multiplayer party game Killer Queen Black is headed to homes next month. Developer Liquid Bit has finally naile...

There will come a time when we're totally inundated with character skins in Marvel's Avengers, but right now – more than half a year away from the game's launch – I'm willing to see what's what. Crystal Dynamics and Marvel showe...

Teased during the initial announcement, Capcom has unveiled the details surrounding Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection's new "Z Chaser Mode." A clever twist on speedrunning, Z Chaser will allow you to verse a computer ghost in a split-scre...

My E3 demo session for Contra Rogue Corps, the newest entry in Konami's once-proud series, was a little less than stellar. While not necessarily a bad game, I felt it didn't really do justice to the brand's legacy. It was also kind of low q...

While much of the video-game-playing world has moved on, Anthem is still up and running. Last month brought the Cataclysm event, and now, as of today, BioWare's high-flying sci-fi shooter has joined EA Access and Origin Access. I can see pe...

One Piece: Pirate Warriors is shaping up to be possibly the most successful Musou spinoff series to date, as the operation keeps on chugging along with Pirate Warriors 4 in 2020. Set to debut on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch (it's crazy how...

Bandai Namco has finally announced a western release date for upcoming action-RPG Dragon Ball Z Kakarot. The new game, based on the legendary anime series, will arrive on PS4, PC and Xbox One January 17. A new trailer, which debuted at TGS ...

Dauntless has been in Early Access for several months building up a respectable playerbase, and it's nearly ready to officially arrive. Phoenix Labs has announced this morning that version 1.0 will launch on September 26, which will herald ...

Capcom's Iceborne expansion for their uber-popular Monster Hunter: World may have only just recently released, but already a string of giant terrors are already waiting in line to give you and your buddies a claw-assisted head-ectomy.Take, ...

Capcom promised more details about Project Resistance at Tokyo Game Show and it delivered. In the new gameplay overview trailer posted below, Capcom shows off how a scrappy quartet of survivors will face off against the Mastermind, a fifth ...

If there's one franchise that consistently rakes in the cash from players around the world, but particularly in the UK, it's Electronic Arts' football series FIFA. It seems like forever and an age ago since FIFA International Soccer launche...

Control may be out, but it's far from over. Remedy has shared details about the DLC plans for its critically acclaimed sci-fi shooter and it looks like we'll be returning to this trippy adventure well into 2020. There's also a glimpse of so...