In a surprising move, PlayStation recently announced a slate of new games targeted at younger players, one of which came totally out of left field: LEGO Horizon Adventures. In our initial impressions going hands on with the game, Rolling Stone noted that its irreverent, self-referential take on its own IP …
Read More »'The Sims' Has Finally Added Polyamory
It’s summer and love is in the air for fans of The Sims 4. In an official blog post earlier today, EA officially announced the latest addition to the long-running life simulator game, called The Sims 4 Lovestruck Expansion Pack. With it comes a feature that players have been wanting …
Read More »'Supervive' Aims to Reinvent 'League of Legends' for a New Generation
If you’ve been playing video games on a PC at all over the last 20 years, you’re likely to be at least somewhat familiar with MOBAs. Short for “Multiplayer Online Battle Arena”, the subgenre of strategy games has long been a staple in online gaming, LAN parties, and the esports …
Read More »How Hidetaka Miyazaki Made 'Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree,' His Biggest Expansion Yet
Elden Ring was undoubtedly 2022’s Game of the Year, winning numerous awards across different shows and publications. With its dark fantasy atmosphere, punishing combat, and challenging difficulty, players keep coming back for more. It was also developer FromSoftware’s first open-world game, so it needed to have more content than any …
Read More »'Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree' Is an Excellent, Uneven Expansion to the Decade's Biggest RPG
A dismal rain poured on me as I first set foot in the Land of Shadow, the setting of Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, an inauspicious moment that heralded an equally uninspiring opening hour. Linear exploration with clear signposting, an abundance of ambush encounters, and a lack of …
Read More »PlayStation Is Entering Its Kiddie Era — And It Rocks
If you ask anyone of a certain age, they’re likely to recall a time when video games were considered something just for kids. Of course, in the early days, they were. Nintendo built an empire on making characters as recognizable as Mickey Mouse across a dozen different franchises. And despite …
Read More »Hardcore Brawlers, Streamlined Strategy Sims, and Big Head Cheat Codes Collide at Summer Game Fest
After a whirlwind four-day event, this year’s Summer Game Fest has officially come to an end. Held in Los Angeles, the gaming industry expo – now in its fifth year – delivered a slew of major game reveals, world premieres, and updates on tons of previously announced titles fans have …
Read More »Everyone Is Pissed Off About the New Season of 'Fortnite'
The latest season of Fortnite is here, and with it comes a slew of new content including an updated Battle Royale map, new weapons and gameplay mechanics, and even character skins and accessories based on the game Fallout, whose popularity has exploded following the success of the recent Prime Video …
Read More »Why Cozy Gaming Went From Pandemic Stress Release to Thriving Online Community
When Kennedy R. was a child, there was one fix that could cure almost any stressful situation: video games. She can remember spending hours after hard days at school playing Harvest Moon, a Japanese farm simulator built for the blocky Super Nintendo console. Through the thick of grad school, games …
Read More »Roblox Users Can Earn More Working for Ikea Than Some Real-Life Employees
Later this month, a select number of people will know what it feels like to earn a higher salary working a retail job on Roblox than some people actually make in person. Starting on June 24, Ikea is opening a store on the gaming platform and is looking to employ …
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