Gaming

Last year, around this time, I wrote a feature arguing that Starfield, with its perfectly OK, but a bit synthetic and cold universe, was 2023’s actual game of the year. Not because it was the best game of 2023, but because the feeling of playing it, the short bursts of fun within a meander through

Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues. What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle

Hideo Kojima is infamously known for his lengthy cutscenes these days, but once upon a time he was a lot more cautious of them. There are a lot of players that don’t really like long cutscenes. After all, the point of a game is to play it, right? Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima hasn’t

Sega is considering its own game subscription service That’s according to a recent interview with the BBC It could aim to compete with the likes of Xbox Game Pass and EA Play Sega is weighing up a game subscription service, potentially aiming to compete with subscription offerings from other major publishers such as Xbox Game

I was there at The Game Awards 2024, on the ground in Los Angeles. I don’t know how it all felt and played out online, how the onslaught of ads, Muppet Interludes, and occasionally rushed awards categories worked online – but in the room, my first time experiencing that way, it totally just works. Witnessing

Earlier this week, the very much expected double XP event kicked off in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 across all platforms. This is something that happens every year, and 2024 is no different. The event grants double soldier/character XP, as well as double weapon XP – though sadly not double battle pass token earn

Warning: Spoilers for both Death of the Reprobate and Die Hard With A Vengeance lie ahead. One day, you’re just living your life, and then bang, some dickhead has to come in and mess everything up. For the protagonist of Death of the Reprobate – a point-and-click indie game that’s one big collage of wacky

Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues. What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle

On the heels of Rare’s success with Sea of Thieves, the British studio announced what would be its next project in November 2019. The game’s name is Everwild, and the initial reveal trailer was more of a tone piece than anything, showing a picture-esque world of wild animals and some elements of magic. Rare followed

Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues. What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle

2024 has been a year of massive, perhaps irreversible change for the games industry. The games media space, which has employed me for over a decade, has itself fallen on the hardest times I’d ever witnessed. You simply couldn’t exist in/around the industry without the layoffs, studio closures, website shutterings, and game cancellations having some

We can finally say that we know what Christopher Nolan’s next film is going to be about. Universal Pictures shared the first real details about the highly-anticipated picture in a tweet. The movie is called The Odyssey, and it’s going to be taking the legendary director into the mythic action genre. To see this content

You know all those games we were talking about potentially being the thing this year around the time that Geoff Keighley was putting on his best corporate forced smile and preparing to take to the stage at The Game Awards? They can all go do one. Well, maybe aside from Balatro, because everyone likes Balatro.

Sega America and Europe CEO Shuji Utsumi has discussed the company’s philosophy in a recent interview He stated that Sega “needs to be innovative” to remain relevant He also confirmed that there will not be any further mini retro consoles In some bad news for retro game enjoyers, Sega America and Europe CEO Shuji Utsumi

Epic Games has announced the next guest characters to officially arrive in Fortnite, and they both hail from Night City. Both Johnny Silverhand, and female V have joined the in-game shop. If you’re counting, this makes it Keanu Reeves’ second appearance in Fortnite. He’s also there as John Wick, of course, though it’s debatable as

I don’t believe we’ve ever covered Maniac here on VG247. In fact, I don’t think I’ve seen much coverage for it elsewhere, either. Maniac is not the sort of game that generates headlines, even if its entire gimmick is one I can’t believe no one thought of sooner. If you haven’t already started Googling, Maniac

The Nintendo Switch 2 is likely to be a huge success DFC Intelligence claims that there is only room for one Nintendo competitor in the next console generation It’s unclear whether this will be Sony or Microsoft With the Nintendo Switch 2 looming ever closer, everyone is wondering whether Sony or Microsoft will be the

No Rest for the Wicked has been one of 2024’s most interesting releases. Though it got snubbed in many end-of-year awards, it remains an incredible title with an eclectic (and clever) mix of genres. While developer Moon Studios was pretty quick to release patches post-launch, things have since slowed down considerably. The developer also stopped