The NES, or just Nintendo if you swing that way, marked a real moment of change for the gaming industry. But what will probably never change is how many whippers you can find on it that you’d probably ...

Life can feel kinda slow sometimes. Well, until you hit 30 and then every chocolate bar you eat makes you feel like Eren Yaeger after kissing a queen’s hand. If you wanna speed your life up a bit, ...

Gaming is always changing. Imagine explaining to someone fresh off of Halo 2 that a French turn-based RPG where you beat up mimes would end up winning Game of the Year in twenty years. They’d probably ...

As a child, I would often describe myself as being imaginative, but fairly talentless. I enjoyed drawing, but wasn’t a very good artist. I enjoyed reading, but I wasn’t particularly good at writing. I ...

In the current strategy games market, the biggest challenge for simulation wargames is being able to marry their deep and complicated gameplay core with modern sensibilities and design philosophies.

Beware of spoilers for the following games: Titanfall 2, Bulletstorm, The Darkness 2, Half-Life 2: Episode 2, Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow, Days Gone, Shenmue 3, Prince of Persia (2008), Sly Cooper: ...

Even now, many gamers’ first foray into the wonderful world of pixelated adventure was not via the Xbox, the PlayStation or any number of Nintendo’s child-friendly consoles, but instead through the ...

Action games come in many flavors. From the soulslikes that dominate the landscape of gaming today, to the more cinematic Uncharted-esque experiences, the genre covers a huge amount of ground and is ...

It’s hard to believe that over 40 years have passed since the release of the NES in its original Famicom form. The console had a fascinating launch and early success in Japan, before going through a ...

I can pinpoint the exact moment when I fell in love with The Long Dark‘s stylish brand of survival. It was when I shot a wolf in the face with a flare gun, ate its flesh, and used its hide to furnish ...

World War 2 is one of the most popular historical settings in strategy games. The massive conflict allows for a huge variety of games tackling different theatres and perspectives, from the smallest ...