9/1/23Starfield Chat: Our First Few Hours With Bethesda’s Space EpicHow does its opening rank amongst other Bethesda games? What's the combat like? How's inventory management?ByAlyssa Mercante, Ethan Gach, Levi Winslow, Carolyn Petit, Claire Jackson, and Zack ZwiezenPublishedSeptember 1, 2023
8/28/23This New Game Is A Great Tribute To Early Online Gaming CommunitiesVideoverse poignantly captures the early 2000s feeling of connecting online over video gamesByCarolyn PetitPublishedAugust 28, 2023
8/11/23We Have Opinions About Baldur's Gate 3's Approach To RomanceIs the 'anyone's an option' approach in Larian's RPG oddly artificial or welcomingly inclusive?ByCarolyn PetitPublishedAugust 11, 2023
7/24/23Xbox Just Got A Huge Library Of Classic Retro GamesAntstream Arcade is rough around the edges, but I still want it to succeedByCarolyn PetitPublishedJuly 24, 2023
7/12/23One Of The Most Important Games Ever Gets The Release It Deserves 40 Years LaterKarateka, by Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner, is getting a full-featured retrospective releaseByCarolyn PetitPublishedJuly 12, 2023
7/6/23Now’s A Great Time To Play This Classic Indiana Jones GameWith a new Indiana Jones movie in theaters, let’s remember the greatness of The Fate of AtlantisByCarolyn PetitUpdatedJuly 6, 2023
6/30/23Super Mario Odyssey, Not The Mario Movie, Gave Us The Best Princess PeachHopefully we see the same spark of independence in Princess Peach in her new game next yearByCarolyn PetitPublishedJune 30, 2023
6/23/23The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom: The Kotaku ReviewNintendo builds on Breath of the Wild in wonderful ways with this inventive sequelByCarolyn PetitPublishedJune 23, 2023
6/21/23Every Single-Player Final Fantasy Game, Ranked From Worst To BestThe MMOs are great, but what are the best numbered Final Fantasy games you can play alone?ByKenneth Shepard, Alexandra Hall, Ethan Gach, Claire Jackson, and Carolyn PetitPublishedJune 21, 2023
6/12/23FTC Tries Blocking Microsoft, Activision's $69B Deal, Claiming It's Being Rushed [Update]The federal agency is trying to block the tech giant from making any sudden moves in the acquisition attemptByCarolyn PetitUpdatedJune 14, 2023
6/2/23The Brilliant Scholar Who’s Challenging Racism In Game DesignDr. Kishonna Gray’s studies of race and gender in gaming have made her a sought-after consultant in the industryByCarolyn PetitPublishedJune 2, 2023
4/20/23Every Pokémon Card I've Gotten From My Local Weed Shop, RankedI don't know my Clobbopus from my Swablu, but I nonetheless 'buy Pokémon cards' fairly regularlyByCarolyn PetitPublishedApril 20, 2023
4/18/23The Tetris Movie’s Main Character Also Made A Hugely Important Role-Playing GameHenk Rogers, played by Taron Egerton in the film, made a hit RPG called The Black OnyxByCarolyn PetitPublishedApril 18, 2023
4/6/23The Super Mario Bros. Movie Feels Like It Was Designed In A LabNintendo’s new movie starring Chris Pratt trots out tons of familiar references, and that’s about itByCarolyn PetitPublishedApril 6, 2023
3/29/23Dead Space's 'New Game Plus' Is A Good Reminder That Being OP Can Be AwesomeSometimes, a bit of wildly unbalanced gameplay can be funByCarolyn PetitPublishedMarch 29, 2023
3/12/23The Last Of Us Episode 9 Recap: A Powerful FinaleThe conclusion of HBO's adaptation is just as morally challenging and hauntingly ambiguous as that of the game it's…ByCarolyn PetitPublishedMarch 12, 2023
3/6/23The Last Of Us Episode 8 Recap: Joel And Ellie's Most Desperate HourDavid is a particularly terrifying threat in the HBO adaptation of Naughty Dog's gameByCarolyn PetitPublishedMarch 6, 2023
2/26/23The Last Of Us Episode 7 Recap: Just Like HeavenHBO's adaptation of Naughty Dog's famed Left Behind DLC is a heartbreakerByCarolyn PetitPublishedFebruary 26, 2023
2/20/23The Last Of Us Episode 6 Recap: Ellie The Goodbye GirlThe sixth episode of HBO's series is packed with fascinating points of similarity and difference from the gameByCarolyn PetitPublishedFebruary 20, 2023
2/17/2315 Hours With Hogwarts Legacy: Magical Surface, Rotten CoreThe discourse around the Harry Potter game has encompassed J.K. Rowling’s rancid politics and the role of criticism…ByCarolyn PetitPublishedFebruary 17, 2023