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The Pitfalls Of Atari Development: The Industry’s First Platformer
During the stone age of console development, humans were rarely featured as video game protagonists. Gaming’s all-stars were tanks, spaceships, and yellow ghost-eating circles. Early video game...
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Jeff M Answers Your Questions
Earlier this week, I invited the Game Informer community to ask me questions about whatever their hearts desired. Reader inquiries ran the gamut from serious questions about the state of video game...
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Five Underutilized Game Settings That Shouldn't Be
Summer is a great time to take a vacation, but I like to travel to exotic locations in video games. Here is a list of locales I'd love to visit in the digital world. Admittedly, some of these locations...
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The Top 10 Games Adapted From Books
The relationship between video games and books is an interesting one, both historically and in the context of artistic media. Each one does certain things well, but blending the two forms has been...
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Replay – Mr. Bones
Whenever I've stumbled into the Saturn section of the Game Informer Vault, my eye always tends to catch the box for Mr. Bones. I've pulled it out on many occasions, wondering what the hell this game...
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Test Chamber – Pikmin 3
Pikmin 3 is out today (click here to read our glowing review), and we thought we'd mark the occasion with a multiplayer-specific episode of Test Chamber. Join Dan, Kyle, and me as we play a few rounds...
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From Phage To Page: The Last Of Us Comic Interview
If you’ve finished up Naugthy Dog’s superb The Last of Us, and still hunger for more adventures set in that universe, check out the recent The Last of Us comic books, which are a surprisingly decent...
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Eight Upcoming Under-The-Radar Titles That Deserve Your Attention
With plenty of releases on the horizon, we don't want anything to get lost in the shuffle. These are games that you should consider not letting pass you by. Not only are they less known, but each title...
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The Top 10 Most Bizarre Objectives In Video Games
There is no shortage of weird games out there. And the shift toward strange games is not a new development. After all, we have devoted entire features to absurd indie titles and industry visionaries...
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Composer Jim Guthrie Talks Below And More
In the latest issue of Game Informer Magazine (#245) we offer an exclusive look at Capybara Games' Xbox One roguelike Below. Famed composer Jim Guthrie reteams with Capy on this project following work...
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Exploring Galak-Z: The Dimensional's Roots And Gameplay
Inspired by his love of classic sci-fi anime and an appreciation for Halo's enemy AI, Jake Kazdal and his team at 17-Bit are creating Galak-Z: The Dimensional for the Playstation 4. Kazdal visited our...
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Test Chamber – Tales of Xillia
If you read my review, you're already aware that while Xillia isn't perfect, it captures why I fell in love with role-playing games in the first place: party member interactions, finding treasure...
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Five Quirky Games That Aim To Make You A Better Typist
Many of us were introduced to the educational Mavis Beacon typing games back in our school days, but the fictional teacher isn't the only character that wanted to increase your words-per-minute. Take a...
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The Beginner’s Guide To Dragon’s Crown
Today marks the release of Dragon’s Crown, the latest title from Vanillaware, the developer behind Odin Sphere and Muramasa. The 2D fantasy brawler/RPG has been praised by many critics (including us),...
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The New Features Of Pokemon X & Y
As the first mainline Pokemon game for the Nintendo 3DS, Pokemon X & Y is a good place to jump into the series. Game Informer interns Liz Lanier and Matt Akers have been fans of the series for a...
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Test Chamber – Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Starbreeze Studios takes a left turn with a beguiling platform/puzzle game that might best be described as "single-player co-op." What does that mean? Watch our Test Chamber on Brothers: A Tale of Two...
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A Look Inside Dragon Age: Inquisition's Development
With a mountain of lore to build on and millions of fans expecting the best, the developers of Dragon Age: Inquisition have a challenge in front of them. Creative director Mike Laidlaw and executive...
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Opinion: Is Oculus Rift The Future?
It’s hard not to be enamored by the Oculus Rift the first time you strap the device to your head. My first experience with the virtual reality headset was with Team Fortress 2. The act of looking...
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From The Game Informer Archives: Fact Sheets From The Canceled Lobo Game
You've heard about Game Informer's vault, a room dedicated to thousands of games from yesteryear. You haven't heard about its less sexy counterpart, Game Informer's filing cabinets. While you won't...
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The Best Video Game Vines To Follow
These are some of our favorite video game Vine accounts worth following, with highlights of our favorite seven-second videos....(read more)
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