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The 8-bit carnage of Vampire Survivors and the faded grandeur of Elden Ring captivated me this year

More than just a way to play Centipede, this is a living trip through essential video game history

The follow-up to Brianna Lei’s beloved Butterfly Soup reunites us with Diya, Min, and the rest of the gang

Original developer Cyan announces a complete remake of 1997's pre-rendered adventure

IllFonic’s latest asymmetrical multiplayer game gets the details right, but lacks the depth to last

Limited Run Games is launching its own publishing imprint, Press Run

From blockbusters like Halo Infinite to smaller gems like Unpacking, 2021 offered a wonderful range of outstanding…

Hades, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, and Disco Elysium are just a few recent gems of video game storytelling

The new film starring Keanu Reeves uses games to comment on whether art actually matters

The subtle expressions that play across protagonist Alex Chen's face reveal so much

GTA news, Animal Crossing porn, and upheaval at Activision Blizzard were among the forces that shaped this year

With the Definitive Edition incoming, it’s a good time to reflect on what made Grand Theft Auto III so extraordinary

Samus returns in a game that generates wonderful tension but little mystique

Samus’ latest adventure might deliver the nail-biting tension I crave from the series

The 'Enhanced & Expanded' edition should do away with this unfortunate element

Indie label Strange Scaffold reveals its interpretation of Death Stranding's genre

And guess what? It actually is called God of War: Ragnarok

In the upcoming beat-em-up, you actually do have her support

The expansion to Sucker Punch’s open-world game is beautiful but unremarkable

Game Freak cofounder Satoshi Tajiri on how trading Pokémon was born