An Exclusive Tour Of Destiny: Rise Of Iron's Archon's Forge
We're continuing to roll out exclusive features detailing Bungie's upcoming Destiny: Rise of Iron. While visiting the studio for our September cover story, we sat down with world designer Dan Callan...
View ArticleThe Sports Desk – The Madden 17 Connected Franchise Mode Guide
There are only 16 weeks in the regular season, but there are 52 weeks in a year to make your franchise better. Madden 17 released recently (check out my review), and we've got plenty of tips for all...
View ArticleGame Informer's Top Scoring Game Reviews Of 2016
Game Informer reviews tons of games every year, but only a select few are able to obtain special commendations reserved for the highest scoring titles. Games that earn an 8.5 or 8.75 obtain a Game...
View ArticleOpinion – For The Disabled, Actions Speak Louder Than Avatars
This is a guest column contributed by former Game Informer intern and editor-in-chief of Dagers, Josh StraubRecently, Microsoft received a lot of attention on social media for its efforts to make...
View ArticleTest Chamber – Tracking Down A High-Speed, High-Flying Super Suit In Valley
Join Andrew Reiner and Javy Gwaltney as they look at the latest from the makers of Slender: The Arrival.The game is different from Blue Isle's previous game, which is a slow-paced horror title. Valley...
View Article10 EA Remasters We'd Like To See
At this year’s Gamescom, executive vice president of EA Studios Patrick Soderlund strongly hinted the Mass Effect series could be getting the remaster treatment in the near future. Which is good,...
View ArticleScience-Fiction Weekly – Snoke's Identity Revealed?
In the latest canonical Star Wars novel, Life Debt, the unexplored years leading up to the events of The Force Awakens are taking shape. The book gives us more insight into the Knights of Ren, General...
View ArticleRPG Grind Time – Is Open World The New RPG Standard?
Every generation, technology advances and changes our expectations for what games can be. In recent years, we've seen a trend of open-world games across many genres. It almost seems that in the...
View ArticleBlog Herding – The Best Blogs Of The Community (September 1, 2016)
Skyrim, Dark Souls, and Uncharted 4 all get some love this week from G.I.'s talented community bloggers, while others delve back a bit further in their reminiscing. Happy reading!Community Blogs For...
View ArticleTest Chamber – The First 30 Minutes Of The Turing Test
Are you afraid of blue lasers in hallways? You will be after you watch us play through the opening moments of Bulkhead Interactive's The Turing Test, a new puzzle adventure available now on PC and Xbox...
View ArticleOpinion – Nintendo Neutered The Super Mario Maker Experience For 3DS
My first reaction to the news that Super Mario Maker was on its way to the 3DS was pure jubilation. One of my favorite games of the past several years is bringing its awesome set of stage-creation...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Destiny: Rise Of Iron Cover Art Winners
When we began our month-long cover story blowout for Destiny: Rise of Iron, one of the earliest things we announced was our first-ever cover art contest. We weren’t sure whether people would be...
View ArticleTop Of The Table – How To Host A Board Game Night
A few simple steps can ensure that everyone has a great time at your next gaming get-together. One of the biggest reasons to love tabletop gaming is the opportunity it provides to spend time together...
View ArticleReplay – Shadow Of Destiny
Time is a tricky thing, especially for people with short attention spans and a history of messing up in games. It wouldn't be Replay without a degree of confusion, and we hammer that home in today's...
View ArticleMaking The Most Of Mini Games In Mario Party: Star Rush
At PAX West 2016, I went hands-on with the upcoming 3DS title Mario Party: Star Rush. As a huge fan of the old-school Mario Party titles, I was intrigued by the game modes on display: fast, fun takes...
View ArticleRelive The Past In The Charming Adventure Game Old Man's Journey
During PAX West, I had the opportunity to get some hands-on time with a charming puzzler-adventure called Old Man's Journey. The game casts you as the eponymous old man, backpacking through a colorful...
View ArticleSeen At PAX West 2016
We're here on the ground at Pax West and we're seeing a lot of exciting things: game previews, developer talks, and, of course, fantastic cosplayers doing what they do best. Here's some of the best...
View ArticleStrafe Continues To Be An Explosive Barrel Of Old-School Shooter Fun
Strafe aspires to do one thing: capture the gory, maddening action of sci-fi first-person shooters from the mid 90s. Guess what? Strafe is very very good at doing this. I'd already played an early demo...
View ArticleA Smidge Of New Dishonored 2 Gameplay Revealed During PAX West
Harvey Smith took to the stage at PAX West to show off gameplay from Dishonored 2. The gameplay footage is from a level called the Clockwork Mansion and was already shown off during a Gamescom...
View ArticleThe Daunting Task Of Designing Language For Video Games
To feel a connection with the virtual world, we first have to believe in it. With sci-fi and fantasy settings in particular, designing fictional languages can help paint a more realistic world that...
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