With Destiny 2 now almost upon us, and the original Destiny having evolved a long, long way since its original 2014 release, we felt that it was time to update our review into a final, definitive retrospective of just what the last three years have given [...]
the most harrowing moment of Madden NFL 18 is not a third-down conversion. It’s not coming to scrimmage at the opponent’s 40, time running out, with no good options and the season on the line. It’s being asked to repeat a play back to your coach in [...]
If Uncharted: The Lost Legacy really is the final Uncharted game from developer Naughty Dog, then it’s going out on a strong note. Though initially announced as downloadable content for last year’s Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, The Lost Legacy is much more [...]
Mike Bithell released a surprise new game today. This happy event is notable because Bithell’s previous work includes the inventive platformer Thomas Was Alone as well as Volume, one of the best stealth adventures ever made. Today’s release is [...]
LawBreakers sits in a weird place in my heart. I often find myself hesitant to talk about how fun it is, thanks to an embarrassing dubstep soundtrack, gunmetal-on-everything design and the “#SkilledAF” marketing hashtag. But beneath all that junk hides a [...]
Yakuza Kiwami benefits tremendously from the games that came before (and technically after) it, but that doesn’t mean it surpasses them. Yakuza Kiwami is anything but a straightforward remake of the original Yakuza for PlayStation 2. In addition to using [...]
t first, I approached F1 2017 with a blunt instrument, a crowbar of a driver. Win on speed, course knowledge, and slamming the brakes. By the time I had finished, I left it working the game on a jeweler’s anvil, making precise and articulable choices with [...]
Getting through Songbringer takes patience, perseverance and ideally a handful of hallucinogenic drugs. Developed by Wizard Fu and originally funded through Kickstarter in 2015, Songbringer has a crystal-clear elevator pitch: It’s a Legend of [...]