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Today, we in the United States celebrate the advances made by our nation’s labor movement. Or we just look forward to the chance to have a parade. Regardless, it’s Labor Day. With that in mind, we...
View ArticleExploring The Evolution Of Humor In Games
Humor doesn’t come easily. In fact, humor is so subjective that often a joke may fall flat or just offend. And yet, some people are able to express humorous concepts that a wide range of people find...
View ArticleWhich Controller Is The Loudest? Sounding Off On Controller Noise
Recently, while making my way through Infamous Second Son as the rest of my household was asleep, I could distinctly hear my controller echoing through the house. It wasn't from the speaker built into...
View ArticleBattle Chasers Meets Final Fantasy In Ex-Darksider’s Developer Kickstarter
WildStorm originally started publishing Battle Chasers in 1998. It was a fantasy story about several unlikely allies who explored an arcanepunk world as they hunted down a group of powerful villains....
View ArticleNew Details On What's Returning for Dark Souls III
From a gameplay perspective, Dark Souls III seems much like the merging of several of From Software president Hidetaka Miyazaki’s design philosophies, almost a mixing bowl of Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls,...
View ArticleMiyazaki Offers New Info About Dark Souls III's Magic System
From Software's Dark Souls III graces the cover of Game Informer's October issue, and we traveled to the studio's Tokyo, Japan location to pick series creator Hidetaka Miyazaki's mind about the sequel....
View ArticleEditor Showdown: Debating Metal Gear Solid V
We just got back from a long weekend, and both Andrew Reiner and I spent much of the that time playing Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. It's been a polarizing release, with some old-school fans...
View ArticleTest Chamber – Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime
Join us as we take a look at Asteroid Base's challenging co-op spaceship shooter simulator that's all about bringing love back to the universe.Myself and Wade Wojcik took a look at the game's opening...
View ArticleTest Chamber – Tearaway Unfolded
Media Molecule's Tearaway was a great game on VIta, and now it's available on PlayStation 4. Tearaway Unfolded tweaks the original design to accommodate the PS4's controller, resulting in a game...
View ArticleWhere Dark Souls III's Nightmares Are Born – A Tour Of From Software
For our October cover story on Dark Souls III and Hidetaka Miyazaki, we traveled to Tokyo and visited From Software to learn more about the production of the game. Our tour guide for this photo gallery...
View ArticleNever Played Shenmue? Watch Us Play The First 14 Hours
With Shenmue 3's Kickstarter officially funded, numerous people in Game Informer's community sent in requests for complete Super Replay playthroughs of the first two games in the Shenmue series....
View ArticleWhat Works (And What Doesn't) In Dragon Age: Inquisition's Final DLC
Dragon Age: Inquisition has been out for almost a year, and its story is coming to a close. The final DLC, Trespasser, is an epilogue set years after the conclusion of the main campaign. Compared to...
View ArticleBlog Herding – The Best Blogs Of The Community (September 10, 2015)
I'm going to be honest: all the blogs about Gears of War have me as happy as when I first perfected the active reload. My, what a game series. Anyway, we have a ton more blogs about a ton of topics, so...
View ArticleMario's Creators Answer Burning Questions About The Series
This morning, Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto shared some interesting factoids about the series dispelling some rumors and confirming others. Back in 2012, for our New Super Mario Bros. U issue, we...
View ArticleTest Chamber – The Changes Of Destiny's 2.0 Patch
Next week will see the release of Destiny: The Taken King, but Bungie is setting the stage for that changeover a week early. Tuesday brought a massive 17+ GB patch that switched over major aspects of...
View ArticleTest Chamber – Star Wars: Uprising
With the Star Wars hype machine in full swing as the release of The Force Awakens creeps ever closer, a new mobile game has hit the App Store and Google Play. Star Wars: Uprising is a dungeon...
View ArticleTake A Look At What Pokémon Go Partners Niantic Labs Have Done Before
Earlier this morning, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company announced a new augmented-reality Pokémon game, Pokémon Go. The game is being developed with partner Niantic Labs, a company that has experience...
View ArticleHere Are Our Hopes And Fears For Pokémon Go
This morning, Nintendo and Pokémon developer Game Freak announced a partnership with Niantic Labs to release a Pokémon game with aspirations beyond those of anything Pokémon has done in the mobile...
View ArticleTest Chamber – Super Mario Maker's Unlockable Amiibo Costumes
We show off what it looks like to have Sonic, Pac-Man, and other iconic characters running through custom Super Mario Bros. levels....(read more)
View ArticleSeven Game Series Begging For The Super Mario Maker Treatment
Super Mario Maker captured the imaginations of Nintendo fans at this year's E3. The Nintendo World Championship 2015 highlighted the insane degree of entertainment and unpredictability a creative mind...
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