Analysis: EA's Digital Profit Margins Twice That Of Retail Sales (And Why...
One of the most profound trends in the video game business today is the significant shift from physical sales to digital delivery. Each quarter, publishers are reporting double-digit growth...
View ArticleTest Chamber – Xenoblade Chronicles X
I’ve been exploring Monolith Soft’s upcoming Wii U game, Xenoblade Chronicles X, and trying to wrap my head around its many interlocking upgrade and progression systems. In this episode of Test...
View ArticleGame Informer's Top Scoring Game Reviews Of 2015
We review loads of games every year, but only the best receive our special Game Informer awards. Some earn a Silver (a score of 8.5 to 8.75), some Gold (9.0 to 9.5), and an elite few make it all the...
View ArticleTest Chamber – How Far Do We Get In Super Star Wars On PS4?
Super Star Wars, a Super Nintendo game from 1992, saw re-release on PlayStation 4 and Vita today, so we decided to see how far we could get.The game is included in the recently released Star Wars...
View ArticleAfterwords –Yoshi's Woolly World
Since releasing in the U.S. one month ago, Yoshi’s Woolly World has enjoyed a generally warm reception, with our own Kyle Hilliard declaring it the green dino's best outing since the original Yoshi's...
View ArticleThe Gigantic List Of All Rock Band 4's Available DLC Tracks
Rock Band 4 makes the leap from last generation to the modern consoles with a massive catalog of existing Rock Band DLC, most of which is compatible with the latest game. That amounts to over 1,700...
View ArticleRemedy’s Top TV Shows And The Time-Travel Movies Influencing Quantum Break
Remedy has always worn its television and film influences on its sleeve, and Quantum Break is no different. During our visit to Remedy to see Quantum Break, we asked many of the game's leads what their...
View ArticleLara Croft’s Survival Instinct Nearly Breaks Rise Of The Tomb Raider
A couple of days ago I overheard fellow editors Jeff Cork and Kimberley Wallace jokingly say they used Lara Croft’s “survival instinct” ability so much during Rise of the Tomb Raider that they thought...
View ArticleClash Of The Titans: How Gaming's Iconic Creatures And Bosses Measure Up
Have you ever wondered how giant creatures and machines from completely different games would look if they stood side by side? We took some of the biggest and most well-known bosses and creatures in...
View ArticleBlog Herding – The Best Blogs Of The Community (November 19, 2015)
Blogs. Blogs never change when it comes to releases of the heavy-hitting games of the year. That's why this week is full of Fallout 4. I'll be honest: I love all of the writing about the...
View ArticleAn Incredibly Stupid Way To Beat Star Wars: Battlefront's Survival Mode On Endor
Being a topnotch FPS player doesn't just require catlike reflexes and perfect aim – you also need to be an expert strategist and tactical planner. That, or you can hide in a log like a pair of...
View ArticleGame Informer Readers And Staff Tell Their Favorite Star Wars Games
Starting with the release of A New Hope in 1977, the Star Wars film franchise set the world on fire. Merchandise soon became a major part of the culture that formed around Star Wars fandom as the...
View ArticleQuantum Break's Sam Lake On The Future Of Interactive Storytelling
Game Informer's cover story for December is Remedy Entertainment's Quantum Break. We've been rolling out features that highlight different aspects of the game, but we wanted to focus in on the game's...
View ArticleThe Maps We'd Like To See In Star Wars Battlefront's DLC
Although DICE can be commended for creating the most authentic Star Wars video game experience to date, Star Wars Battlefront comes up short in content. As an enormous fan of George Lucas' original...
View ArticleYoshi’s Woolly World's Burning Questions
Yoshi’s Woolly World is a pleasant experience, but more than a little weird when you really think about it. Among other oddities, it stars a yarn Yoshi gobbling up yarn enemies, then pooping them out...
View ArticleReplay – Mercenaries: Playground Of Destruction
Pandemic Studios is no longer around, but this development studio's legacy is still felt today. After crafting the first Star Wars Battlefront title, which finally brought Star Wars gamers the...
View ArticleThe Big 2015 Parents' Guide To Skylanders: SuperChargers, Disney Infinity,...
Over the past five years, the unlikely success of Activision’s Skylanders franchise has blossomed into a full-blow genre. This year, there are three major entrants in toys-to-life space (not counting...
View ArticleThe 2015 Games Of The Year Reader's Poll Is Closed
Update: Thank you for submitting your votes. Look for the results in the February issue of Game Informer, which hits in early January.Original story:Now is your chance to declare which titles you most...
View ArticleInside Insomniac's Terrifying VR Adventure Edge Of Nowhere
With our January cover focusing on the upcoming year of virtual reality games, we wanted to take a look at some longer experiences and not just the typical VR tech demos. One of those games was Edge of...
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