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Monster Hunting In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
As the protagonist of The Witcher series, one of Geralt of Rivia's defining characteristics is also his profession: monster hunting. While the team at CD Projekt RED touch on this mechanic in past...
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Reminiscing About My Top Six Favorite Battle Racing Games
I’ve always had a thing for racing games. Being born in Detroit, it was threaded into my DNA. My dad was a bit of a gearhead, pointing out Corvettes and other nice cars to us as kids. I remember...
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The Games Of PlayStation 4
From new Killzone and Infamous titles to Bungie's Destiny and Blizzard's Diablo III, companies announced a slew of games at Sony's PlayStation 4 presentation today. Here's a round-up of every story we...
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Game Informer Editors React To PlayStation 4 News
Sony threw a lot of new information at the public with its PlayStation 4 press conference. Find out what the Game Informer team thinks about the new hardware, networking features, cloud streaming, and,...
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Why I Quit Playing Games
I used to chew through games and spit them out. It was my personal mission to play every high-profile game I could get my hands on. Then the unthinkable happened – I stopped enjoying my favorite...
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Interview: Sony's Shuhei Yoshida Sheds More Light On PS4
Immediately after the PlayStation 4 press conference, we sat down with the Sony president of worldwide studios Shuhei Yoshida to discuss the new controller, the ambitious self publishing service for...
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Your Move, Microsoft
If you were forced to pick one word that summed up Sony’s PS4 reveal, a safe answer would be “connected.” The company line is that the PS4 emphasizes the “play” part of PlayStation, but that only tells...
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HackyCat Kicks Things Off In This Week's Mobile Game Selection
From kicking a cat around to wandering the dark woods on an introspective journey into mystery and the supernatural, this week’s mobile games deliver entertainment in unique ways. HackyCatDeveloper:...
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Assassin’s Creed III: The Infamy DLC Impressions
Leading up to its launch, I’ve been keen to learn how Ubisoft planned to integrate the alternate history storyline of its new DLC into the main game. The answer turns out to be more surprising and...
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The PlayStation 4’s Big Unanswered Questions
We’ve learned a lot about the PlayStation 4 since Sony revealed the console yesterday. New details concerning the system’s Blu-ray player and compatibility with second-hand games continue to trickle...
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Capturing The Animations And Combat For The Witcher 3
While visiting the studio for this month's cover story, CD Projekt RED was eager to show off its new in-house motion capture studio. While the main actors and cutscenes are recorded elsewhere, lead...
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Casual Chats: Why Party Bonding Matters In RPGs
Saving the world is a prime plot device used throughout video games. It makes sense; an innate desire to be a hero fills us all, and having the world’s fate in our hands is the best way to feel the...
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Moments – Picking Up Guitar Hero
I clearly remember my first time playing Guitar Hero. I had only been at Game Informer for a couple of years in 2005, and I’d made it clear to my co-workers that I had an intense enthusiasm for all...
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Replay – BloodRayne
Vampires may be all over pop culture today, but they weren't quite as ubiquitous back in the early 2000s. They still reared their heads every once in a while, though, and one of those times was in...
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Super Replay: Luigi's Mansion
Game Informer's Replay crew has played a ton of crappy games. First there was Overblood, then Galerians, then Overblood 2, then Cyberia, and we just finished up Blue Stinger. While these games are...
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Something In The Water: Crystal Dynamics In The '90s
Today, many gamers think of Crystal Dynamics as the studio that pulled Tomb Raider back from the brink of irrelevance. Its upcoming reboot of the series is one of 2013's most anticipated titles. Those...
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Casting Call – Half-Life
At this year's DICE Summit, attendees were treated to a panel featuring Hollywood director J.J. Abrams and Valve's Gabe Newell. During the talk, they discussed the possibility of Half-Life and Portal...
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The Music Of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
From Henry Hatsworth to Madden, Gene Rozenberg has had a wild ride through the gaming industry. After the recent closure of 38 Studios and the cancellation of that team's MMO, Project Copernicus,...
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Everything You Need To Know About Defiance
Defiance is on the way to PS3, 360, and PC in early April. In advance of the game’s release, we talked with Trion Worlds’ senior producer Rob Hill about the game. In an extensive interview, he offered...
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Interview: David Cage Talks About The Perfect Future Of Gaming
We sat down with Quantic Dream founder David Cage (Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls) to discuss the game industry’s Peter Pan syndrome, the technological limitations facing creators, and the parallels...
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