If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. After nearly 15 years since the last James Bond video game, Agent 007 is back with a new game that’s due to hit stores early next year. IO …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. While it might seem that the Sony PlayStation 5 was just released, it actually came out four years ago in Nov. 2020. However, Sony just released a new …
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When it was first announced in September, the PlayStation 5 Pro (out Nov. 7) left many people scratching their heads. Modern consumers are no stranger to frequent hardware refreshes throughout the life cycle of the tech they buy — Apple taught people long ago that whatever iPhone model you have …
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There was a point in the not-too-recent past where gaming was considered a hobby mostly targeted at teenage boys. Back when Tomb Raider‘s Lara Croft became a major magazine centerfold and E3 gaming expos were more famous for their booth babes than actual games, it was the norm for the …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. At a Glance:The Best Multiplayer Video Games EDITOR’S PICK: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe BEST CO-OP: Helldivers 2 BEST DUNGEON CRAWL: Diablo IV BEST SANDBOX: Minecraft BEST RACING: Forza …
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Released in 2012 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the original Dragon’s Dogma was an action roleplaying game tailored to a very specific audience. Brutally difficult, the gameplay centered on open-world exploration with a survivalist touch, wherein players and their NPC (non-player character) companions must trek through a “persistent” …
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“Anyone can be Spider-Man.” That sentiment, often attributed to creator Stan Lee in some form, has always been the core of what makes the character — perhaps the world’s most famous superhero — so accessible. It’s the idea that, by donning the mask, anyone could step up and be Spider-Man, …
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By all accounts, Ed Boon is just a regular guy. Chicago-raised, he loves shlocky Eighties action flicks and the music of Prince. Like everyone else, he’s racing to catch up on Succession but it’s tough to fit into his busy work schedule. His work just happens to be leading development …
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Final Fantasy XVI works because of its desire to push the series in a new direction, influenced by all kinds of western media, while still celebrating its own quirky spirit. It doesn’t reinvent or subvert its original concepts — there are still crystals, chocobos, and scenery chewing villains — but …
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The thing about being first is that it usually puts a target on your back. For Street Fighter, despite setting the standard for an entire genre in 1987, and perfecting it in 1991, it meant that the franchise would almost immediately be against the ropes. With its breakout followed the …
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