A Growing Guide Of Easy Achievements For Xbox One
I thought I was done with Microsoft's achievements. I no longer hunted down games with easily obtainable points. No longer stuck with bad games just to get the big 50- or 10-point achievements upon...
View ArticleOpinion – America's Online Infrastructure Is Failing The Games That Rely On It
When I head back home following my internship here at Game Informer, I’ll be heading back to a city on the verge of having some of the fastest internet in the world. Charlotte was recently announced as...
View ArticleEight Monsters That Need To Find A Way Into Evolve
Turtle Rock's multiplayer monster-hunting shooter releases tomorrow, but the game only comes packed with three monsters. That's great for the first few months, but fans are eventually going to want to...
View ArticleDespite 'Horrendous Mistakes,' Molyneux Says Godus Still On Track
Last month, Godus designer Konrad Naszynski studio posted a disheartening statement about the status of the project. This week, the developer 22 Cans has answered questions about its Kickstarter...
View ArticlePachter: Nintendo "Still In Denial" About Failure of Wii U
Each February, Game Informer travels to Las Vegas for the D.I.C.E. Summit, where industry leaders gather to discuss the trends cresting and surfacing in the interactive entertainment space. This year...
View ArticlePredicting Amiibo Functionality In Nintendo’s 2015 Games
Nintendo’s Amiibos already have plenty of functions in many of Nintendo’s games. While the Smash Bros. line can only use the read and write capabilities of their Amiibos in Smash Bros., we have already...
View ArticleTest Chamber – Hyrule Warriors' Majora's Mask DLC
Just in time for the release of Majora's Mask 3D on Friday, a new batch of Hyrule Warriors DLC adds Tingle and child Link from the Ocarina of Time sequel as playable fighters.Join myself, Ben Reeves,...
View ArticleExploring The New Setting Of Rise Of The Tomb Raider
Stepping up from his role as art director for the last entry, Brian Horton is now the game director on Rise of the Tomb Raider and is paying a lot of attention to the look of Lara Croft's new...
View ArticleNew Grind Time Episode Dedicated To Dark Souls Airs Tomorrow
Grind Time: The RPG Live show is back for its monthly episode. This time we're looking at From Software's Souls series. Grind Time is all about sharing our love for RPGs and particular franchises. This...
View ArticleTop 10 Dream Sequences
Spoiler warning: If you haven’t played some of these titles, be sure to skip past those entries. Being an avid lucid dreamer, I thought it would be fitting to rank the top 10 dreams in video games....
View ArticlePeter Molyneux's Godus Isn’t The First High Profile Gaming Contest To Implode
This week hasn’t been a terribly good one for Peter Molyneux and his 22 Cans studio. Yesterday, we spoke to him about the status of Godus, following a video intended to smooth things over with...
View ArticleSometimes You Need To Press Reset To Make The Most Of A Game
Ever since I was young, there are some genres that have required a different approach. Action games, whether third- or first-person, run-and-gun or methodical are simple for me. I start, I play, I...
View ArticleReturn Of The Tombs: The Puzzles Of Rise Of The Tomb Raider
While visiting Crystal Dynamics for our extensive March cover story on Rise of the Tomb Raider, the development team emphasized that they were planning on responding to criticism of the last game by...
View ArticleThe Pulse – Game Informer's Weekly Top 10 (Feb 16, 2015)
The Pulse is Game Informer's weekly ranking of the hottest games according to our team. Each Monday we tally up the games with the biggest buzz based on number of editors playing and the time they put...
View ArticleMy First Monster: Diving Into Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
As a PC-first enthusiast that finds himself spending a lot of time on my 3DS as of late with titles like Etrian Odyssey 4, Persona Q, and Shin Megami Tensei IV because I love dungeon crawlers, my...
View ArticleSerious Tabletop With The Family – A Few Of Our Favorite Games
Like clockwork each winter when the weather turns cold, I get the urge to gather my family around the dining room table (sometimes against their will) for board gaming. Over the years, I’ve learned a...
View ArticleTest Chamber – Darkness Assault
We sometimes give in to the demands of Game Informer's community. A few members of one of our more active and beloved communities, the I Watched the Entire Overblood Super Replay group on Facebook...
View ArticleTest Chamber – Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate isn't the first game in the series I've tried to get into, but it's the one that finally stuck. Not only did MH4U suck me into it's world of perpetual gear upgrading and giant...
View ArticleTest Chamber – Screamride Demo
If you've ever played Roller Coaster Tycoon and wished that you had the ability to cause even more mayhem, it looks like Screamride will be right up your alley. The demo released today, and it delivers...
View ArticleTest Chamber – The Multiplayer Insanity Of Paparazzi
Paparazzi usually get up close and personal with celebrities, going as far to invade their privacy and rattle off flash photography when they clearly don't want their pictures taken. Do you have what...
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