What Is Evolve?
Yesterday we revealed February's cover story, a new IP from the creators of Left 4 Dead called Evolve. With this first feature for the month, we wanted to explain why Evolve is much more than just...
View ArticleStardock And Oxide Give Us A Peek At Stunning New Engine
Sins of a Solar Empire and Galactic Civilizations publisher Stardock are helping fund a new engine from a small studio called Oxide. We got a glimpse of the engine at CES, and it only made us more...
View ArticleHow Bungie Teased Destiny In Halo 3: ODST
Halo 3: ODST was a bold game in a lot of ways, but one of the most interesting things about it wasn't discovered until years later. Hidden on an innocuous poster within the game was the line "Destiny...
View ArticleEvolve: Meet The Goliath
A monster movie is only as good as the monster, and that’s often the case with games. In Turtle Rock Studios’ upcoming shooter Evolve, up to four players battle against a powerful player-controlled...
View ArticleThey Still Make Those?
Somewhere between the one-hit wonder games and the popular franchises we all know and love lies a few series that soldier on in relative obscurity.Here's a brief list of some games from franchises you...
View ArticleScene At The Consumer Electronics Show 2014
With over 150,000 attendees and two million square feet of exhibit space there was a lot to see at this year's CES. Even if you were there, you probably didn't see it all. Come with us as we take a...
View ArticleReplay – Gargoyle's Quest Series
This week we take a look at a few overlooked spin-offs from Capcom's hard as nails Ghost 'n' Goblins series. These three titles feature the infamous Firebrand, a flying gargoyle usually known for...
View ArticleOur Favorite Video Game Fan Art Of 2013
From time to time, we like to highlight the work of artists on Game Informer who create impressive or innovative art based on the video games we love. Here's a collection of some of our favorites from...
View ArticleSuper Replay – Illbleed: Episode 4
Game Informer's fourth annual December 31 Super Replay is upon us. We selected a game that many of you have been asking for ever since we finished Blue Stinger. Illbleed shares the same developer,...
View ArticleSeven Live Arcade Games That Deserve Re-Release On Xbox One
The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are not backwards compatible, and that includes the games that appear on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. In the interest of making some if its most popular...
View ArticleHello Racing, My Old Friend
Like most of you, racing games were always a part of my staple gaming diet growing up. I recall very vividly seeing a Pole Position arcade cabinet at a young age and being blown away by the...
View Article2013 Shooter Of The Year Awards
For the vocal base of first-person shooter fans who have criticized publishers for pushing out short single-player campaigns in favor of focusing on multiplayer, 2013 offered a respite. With longer...
View ArticleOpinion – Sleep Mode Is Portable Gaming’s Greatest Feature
On Saturday, I completed my first game of 2014. While it took me the better part of a week, I never turned off the console. I never exited the game or returned to the main menu. From start to finish,...
View Article2013 Action Game Of The Year Awards
For all intents and purposes, 2013 was the final big year for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. These consoles went out with a bang rather than a whimper, and you'll see that reflected in the excellent...
View ArticleMeet Evolve’s Hunters: Day 1
By the time we begin our adventure in Evolve, space colonization is no longer a novelty. Humanity’s drive to explore has taken people to the far reaches of space, to planets full of abundant resources...
View ArticleMeet Evolve’s Hunters: Day 2
This week, we’re taking a focused look at four of the characters from Evolve. Turtle Rock’s upcoming shooter features four different classes – assault, trapper, support, and medic – with a variety of...
View Article2013 Sports Game of the Year Awards
In a year of transition, the small batch of sports games still standing took diverse approaches to their annual titles. Some stayed in the current-gen space, making small but meaningful improvements...
View ArticleTest Chamber – Broken Age
Double Fine's Broken Age is now available for the people who backed the game on Kickstarter. I took Andrew Reiner on a tour of the point-and-click adventure, where we saved our heroine from certain...
View ArticleGame Informer Interviews Twitch's Matthew DiPietro In Light Of 2013 Report
Twitch today released a new report running down all of its growth statistics for 2013 (view it now). Twitch VP of marketing Matthew DiPietro spoke with us about the report, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One...
View ArticleMeet Evolve’s Hunters: Day 3
This week, we’re taking a focused look at four of the characters from Evolve. Turtle Rock’s upcoming shooter features four different classes – assault, trapper, support, and medic – with a variety of...
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