Games Opinion
The Newest Kirby Game Doesn’t Judge How You Play
A perfect game for a dad wanting a chill time, but a kid still learning video games needing an even chiller time.
The Always-Online Requirement for 'Gran Turismo 7' Jeopardizes a Great Game
A server outage takes the wheels off Sony's racing magnum opus, and reveals a recall-worthy issue.
Sony Paid Billions for Bungie and 'Destiny,' But What Are They Buying?
Video game acquisitions are accelerating, and it turns out Bungie was next. What Sony paid $3.6 billion for, however, is an open question.
‘Halo Infinite’ Promises an Open World, But So Far, It’s Mostly Big Halo
Fortunately for 'Halo Infinite,' the new wrinkles in combat are pretty dang fun, meaning Big Halo is, too.
With ‘Elden Ring,’ FromSoftware Channels its Inner ‘Breath of the Wild’
A few hours with an early version of open world 'Dark Souls' reveals more than a very big map with monsters.
'ElecHead' Is the Smartest Video Game I've Played This Year
A simple-looking platformer about manipulating electricity is also a video game crammed with terrific ideas.
The Terrific Visual Novel Renaissance of Vampire: The Masquerade
A fixation on the legacy of Bloodlines has caused a lot of great adaptations to be overlooked.
'Life Is Strange' Presents Broken Parents as Full People, Not Villains
Over and over, the melodramatic series has returned to a surprising theme about parents who have second thoughts about becoming parents at all.
The Addictive Allure of Gacha Games Comes for Everyone Eventually
For some, it was last year's 'Genshin Impact.' For me, it was the new pinball RPG 'World Flipper.'
Cheap Trick: 'The Magnificant Trufflepigs' and Unreliable Narrators
When the mental illness is just the predictable twist.
Why Do We Talk About Mass Effect's Asari as if They Are Women?
The uni-gender race serves to stand-in for alien women across the galaxy, but they also show how easily the series slips into fearful stereotype.
What I Learned From Near, an Emulation Legend and Real Person
Over several weeks of reporting, I came to know a person of immense talent who was also in constant, undeniable pain at the hands of the internet.