Battleborn's Randy Varnell Shares His Top Games Of 2015
The creative director of Battleborn told us all about his favorite games of 2015 (and a little more, too)....(read more)
View ArticleGame Informer Best Of 2015 Awards
From sprawling open-world opuses like Fallout 4 and The Witcher 3, to small indie darlings like Undertale and Rocket League, 2015 contained no shortage of excellent titles to keep gamers busy. We ended...
View ArticleAll Our Industry Game Of The Year Lists In One Place
On the lead up to Game Informer's Game of the Year awards of 2015, we've invited a number of the video game industry's influential figures to share their favorite games of the year. You can find links...
View ArticleAnalysis – No, Virtual Reality Isn’t Dead Because The Rift Costs $600
This morning, Oculus finally revealed the price for the first consumer Rift. The virtual reality headset will cost you $600, including an Xbox One controller and wireless adapter, wireless remote, and...
View ArticleReaders’ Choice Best Of 2015 Awards
Looking at the games of the previous year is an annual tradition at Game Informer, culminating in our official best of the year awards. You can see the results from our most recent issue here. While...
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 ArticleSuper Replay – Martian Gothic: Unification (Part Three)
Watch Tim Turi's nightmares come true, as the ghosts of mars revisit us in this survival-horror clunker....(read more)
View ArticlePlaying The New Doom Splattered Our Brains
Going in to our gameplay session with Doom at Id Software I had one burning question. How would this series feel after a decade of shooter genre evolution? When Doom 3 released in 2004 Gears of War...
View ArticleBlog Herding - The Best Blogs Of The Community (January 7, 2015)
Happy New Year, bloggers! 2015 had its ups and downs (as some of you blogged about last week), but it's a new year, with new games and new adventures waiting for eager gamers.Community Blogs For...
View ArticleQuestion Of The Month: What Current-Gen Improvement Do You Want Most?
Just because the current-gen consoles have taken over our living rooms doesn't mean there's not room for improvement. What enhancements would you like to see to your newest gaming system?In issue 272...
View Article2015 Action Game Of The Year Awards
This year was a tremendous success for action games, from the joy of balloon-kidnapping soldiers in Metal Gear Solid V or facing down the inconceivable monsters of Bloodborne. With our general Best...
View Article10 Betas And Prototypes You Can Play Without Pre-Ordering
In the modern gaming world, online connectivity is key and functionality under pressure is hugely important. Because of this, more and more games are opening their doors early to let folks kick the...
View Article2015 Shooter of the Year Awards
The past year was an interesting one for shooters. With games like Star Wars Battlefront, Evolve, and Rainbow Six Siege skipping campaigns altogether, fans of single-player experiences had slim...
View ArticleDoom: 10 Badass Moments From Our Hands-On Session
When you play Doom, you have to discard a decade’s worth of first-person shooter conditioning. If your weapon is low on ammo, don’t even think about tapping a button to reload it, you can’t – the only...
View ArticleOpinion: VR Is The Future, But The Future Isn’t Now
Virtual reality promises to take gaming to new heights, offering unparalleled experiences and worlds that we’ve only been able to dream about. This isn’t the first time bold new technology has come...
View ArticleTest Chamber – Visiting The Ouya Graveyard
The Ouya experienced massive success on Kickstarter during the course of its campaign. With promises of being open for developers and modders, free demos for all games, and a lower price tag than any...
View ArticleReplay – Red Faction
On this week's Game Informer Show we reflected on games that are difficult to go back to on PlayStation 2. The discussion eventually landed on first-person shooters and how this genre was still feeling...
View ArticleGame Informer Editors' Top 10 Games From 2015
2015 was a great year for gaming, but that doesn't mean we all agreed what games were the best. You can find the games we decided as a group were best of 2015 by heading here, but for a look at each...
View ArticleThe 10 Goofiest Alternate Costumes Of 2015
Whatever else may be uttered about 2015, let no one say that its games didn't give players plenty of options when it came to donning ridiculous costumes. Even the bleakest RPGs and action titles had...
View ArticleReplay – Omikron: The Nomad Soul
Update: Today we remember musician David Bowie, who passed away today after an 18-month battle with cancer. Bowie's influence has been felt in games, with his music appearing in Elite Beat Agents and,...
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