Critical Role will host a live one-shot Dungeons & Dragons adventure fundraiser to help those affected by the Los Angeles fires. The livestream, titled “Freaky Thursday,” will be held on Jan. 30 and will feature Bells Hells, and other key characters. The “chaotic and interactive” livestream will feature the characters …
Read More »'Shadows' Reinvents 'Assassin's Creed,' But Can It Appease the Haters?
The weight of the world — or, at least, one of the world’s biggest video game developers — rests squarely on Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Set in feudal Japan and starring dual protagonists Naoe (a slight, stealthy shinobi warrior) and Yasuke (a big, brawling samurai), Ubisoft is calling it the “ultimate” …
Read More »Xbox Reveals 'Ninja Gaiden 4,' the Next Generation of Brutal Action Gaming
Today, Microsoft unveiled new looks at multiple upcoming games during its Xbox Developer Direct 2025 presentation, livestreamed on the official Xbox YouTube channel. Although it was known that the showcase would provide new details on previously announced titles like South of Midnight, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and Doom: The Dark …
Read More »Chappell Roan Reveals Love for 'Fortnite,' Teases New In-Game Collab
Looks like Chappell Roan is hot to go for a new collaboration with Fortnite. In an interview with BBC Radio 1‘s Jack Saunders this week, the 26-year-old singer revealed that not only is Epic’s online shooter her current obsession, but that her chart-topping 2024 single, “Good Luck, Babe!” will soon …
Read More »How 'Dynasty Warriors' Created One of Gaming's Best Action Subgenres
For anyone who loves gratuitous, over-the-top action games, it doesn’t get any bigger than the Dynasty Warriors franchise. With the release of Dynasty Warriors: Origins (out today), Koei Tecmo has brought back the hack-and-slash historical fiction series and reinvented it for a new generation. And although it isn’t for everyone …
Read More »Nintendo Finally Announces Its Newest Console, Switch 2
It’s officially (Mario) party time. After months of speculation, and multiple unconfirmed leaks from third-party accessory manufacturers, Nintendo has finally pulled back the curtain on the worst-kept secret in the gaming industry with the official announcement the successor to the Switch. It’s simply called the Nintendo Switch 2. No price …
Read More »'Dynasty Warriors: Origins' Is a Monotonous Power Fantasy That Does Too Much
There are certain video game franchises that excel at delivering sheer spectacle. In that regard, Dynasty Warriors: Origins (out Jan. 17) is unwavering from beginning to end. Twenty five years after the release of Dynasty Warriors 2, the entry that set the blueprint that the series currently follows, Origins takes …
Read More »Gamers Accuse Elon Musk of Cheating to Level Up
Elon Musk has long sought to augment his Silicon Valley celebrity with gamer cred, professing both skill and passion for a medium favored by tech geeks. A couple of years ago, he went so far as to explain why strategy video games are superior to chess. Yet his latest attempts …
Read More »Indies Are Pushing the Video Games Industry Forward, But at What Cost?
The video game industry is in the middle of a crisis. Budgets for big releases are ballooning out of control with games like Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (2020) costing up to $700 million to produce. The developer workforce has also been ravaged, with dozens of studios closing, …
Read More »Meet the 19-Year-Old Who's Now the World's Best 'Super Mario 64' Player
For most mere mortals, beating Super Mario 64 takes around 12 hours. Unless you happen to be Twitch streamer Cole “GreenSuigi.” In that same time frame, the 19-year-old player could easily clear the game a dozen times or more, in a handful of different ways. Actually, with half a day …
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