How H.P. Lovecraft’s Horror Crafted A Subgenre Of Video Games
While Howard Phillips Lovecraft was alive, his work was relatively unknown. It wasn’t until after his death that readers came to admire the rich, self-contained universe of cosmic horror he had...
View ArticleTest Chamber – Playing Around In Paragon's Open Beta
Paragon is now available to all on PC and PS4....(read more)
View ArticleRPG Grind Time – My Conflicted Feelings About The Final Fantasy XV Delay
The longer something remains out of reach, do you start to lose interest? I've never been more conflicted about a game than I am about Final Fantasy XV. It's put us onquite the journey, especially...
View ArticleBlog Herding – The Best Blogs Of The Community (August 18, 2016)
No Man's Sky dominated blogs this week, but there was plenty more that caught the eye outside of the slightly disappointing (to some) space exploration game.Community Blogs For August 11 – August 17:...
View ArticleMap Quest – A Look At Destiny: Rise Of Iron’s New Crucible Battlefields
Bungie has always tried to highlight interesting corners of our solar system with Destiny’s multiplayer PvP maps, and the upcoming Rise of Iron expansion will give players four new corners of the...
View ArticleWatch Our Full Game Club Discussion Of Deus Ex: Human Revolution
If you haven't been following The Game Informer Show podcast, this year we kicked off GI Game Club that has us playing through games and discussing them in detail with our community. We've recently...
View ArticleTest Chamber – Late Game Exploration In No Man’s Sky
I’ve spent much of the last week enmeshed in the vast universe of No Man’s Sky. After many hours making my way from one star system to the next, I recently passed along my opinion about Hello Game’s...
View ArticleTour Game Informer's Legendary Game-Filled Vault
Andy McNamara and Andrew Reiner show off/explain the history of the magazine's massive game collection....(read more)
View ArticleTop Of The Table – Klask
The ever-broadening scope and genres in tabletop gaming make for a fascinating study. Each year, designers and publishers push the boundaries of what we can expect out of the tabletop gaming hobby....
View ArticleSuper Replay – Shadow Of The Colossus Episode Seven
Team Ico's latest, The Last Guardian, is finally (pending any additional surprise delays) arriving this October, which is a perfect excuse to play through Shadow of the Colossus in its entirety.Of...
View ArticleReplay – Metroid Fusion
Metroid Prime: Federation Force released today, further removing this beloved series from classic sidescrolling roots. Don't worry, we haven't forgotten about the great Metroid games of yesteryear. In...
View ArticleThe Story Behind The Story Of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Any mention of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is quickly followed by mention of its scale – be that in terms of its story or its world. Wild Hunt’s script is roughly 450,000 words long. Its literature...
View ArticleFive Solid Ideas For Where Metal Gear Can Go Next
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain served as Hideo Kojima’s swan song for the beloved franchise he created. There was a great deal of controversy surrounding the game, including production troubles...
View ArticlePeeking Into The Overly-Efficient Minds Of Speedrunners
Most Super Mario Bros. players wouldn’t think twice about picking up a fireflower during their playthrough. For speedrunners, however, doing so comes at too high a cost. Fireflowers make the game...
View ArticleHow Eye-Tracking May Change The Way We Play And Interact With Video Games
Eye contact is one of our most basic means of communication and is usually the first way we start any in-person interaction. We look someone in the eyes, then we greet them. We make eye contact, then...
View ArticleRaiders Of The Lost Art – Destiny’s Developers Explain Their Raid Development...
Destiny’s raids are some of the most unique and challenging content Bungie has ever produced. These lengthy team-based firefights are often full of complicated puzzles that leave fans scratching their...
View ArticleThe Sports Desk – Big Ant Delivers What EA Sports Can't
We're all familiar with the normal slate of sports video games each year covering the usual suspects of football, baseball, basketball, soccer, and hockey. But there are other video game sports out...
View ArticleThe 15 Most Anticipated Games Of Fall 2016
Believe it or not, the summer months are almost behind us. The official beginning of the fall season is exactly one month away, and with autumn comes the annual barrage of games as developers,...
View ArticleTest Chamber – Deus Ex: Mankind Divided’s Dramatic Opening
Andrew Reiner has been playing Deus Ex: Mankind Divided for the past couple of weeks for his review, and both Wade Wojcik and I have been curious about how it compares to the previous game, Human...
View ArticleScience-Fiction Weekly – Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Valley, Arrival
This week sees the release of a variety of science-fiction video games, beginning with today's release of Eidos Montreal's Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. This follow-up takes place two years after the...
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