Games

Exactly one year ago, I found myself so bored that I decided to calculate just how much I was using each gaming platform I owned. The results weren’t surprising: Despite thinking of myself as a proper console player, I found that I was using my Steam Deck to run more than 50% of the games […]

All too often, publishers pull the plug on video games, whether that means delisting them from digital storefronts or shutting multiplayer servers off. The Stop Killing Games movement, spearheaded by YouTuber Ross Scott, is fighting against publishers killing their games, what it calls “a radical assault on consumer rights and even the concept of ownership

For some people, Mario Kart World is a nonstop cow party. For others, it’s a slow stroll that’s periodically interrupted by lightning strikes. But based on the emerging “meta” for Mario Kart World, the open-world kart competition has been diminished into a droll series of clones. If you’re in the know, you’re probably playing with

So far, I’ve been having a blast with Mecha Break. From its wildly detailed character creator to its wide variety of fun-to-play Strikers, everything about Mecha Break makes sense. In the words of Todd Howard, everything about the game “just works.” Well, almost everything works. The sink in my pilot’s personal quarters, however, does not.

One recent visitor to the Vatican may have pulled off a historical first: getting the sitting Pope to autograph a Pokémon card. But that Pokémon fan’s interaction with Pope Leo XIV has another layer, because the choice of Pokémon card is so, well, choice. On Saturday, Pope Leo XIV welcomed visitors from across Europe and

For nearly three decades, it has been gaming’s most ruthless foe: the blue shell. First introduced in 1996’s Mario Kart 64, I’d wager that the dreaded homing missile has been the cause of more broken controllers than every FromSoftware game combined. It’s an agent of chaos whose sole goal is to screw over whoever is

After being teased during last month’s State of Play, Sony has announced a new State of Play to spotlight Ghost of Yōtei for this week. The roughly 20-minute gameplay deep dive will showcase more of new protagonist Atsu’s pursuit of revenge as well as “her new weapons, new ways to personalize your journey at the

Glitches are a funny thing. If a game has too many, the experience might be ruined. But as Bethesda has repeatedly proven, there’s definitely a middle ground for glitches as well. A game can be rife with unintended moments, but if they’re harmless — or better yet, funny — a player is much more willing

Time Flies — a game in which players step into the shoes (er, wings?) of a common housefly with a brief lifespan and a long bucket list — finally has a release date. Publisher Panic (Firewatch, Untitled Goose Game) and developer Playables (KIDS, Plug & Play) first announced the game during 2022’s Summer Game Fest,

Naughty Dog just can’t quit remastering, remaking, and tinkering with The Last of Us. In a surprise free update announced Tuesday, the developer rolled out a Chronological mode for The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered. Fans of the 2020 Game of the Year winner will remember its story was told in distinct, non-chronological sections.