Riley MacLeod

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Pretty much says it all. How about those video games, though? I’m sure you won’t be shocked to hear I’ll be playing more The Witcher 3. I’ll also be taking a break to play some of the games at one of my local Global Game Jam spots. Good luck if you’re making a game this weekend!…

The Witcher 3 Finally Won Me Over

Last week, I asked for your advice for finishingThe Witcher 3. You had some great, if not sometimes intimidating, tips. This weekend I took some of that advice, and now I’m here to say: oh my god you guys Witcher 3. Reading through your comments, I was happy to see I wasn’t alone in being…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

I get a long weekend! That’s three whole days to play video games! Earlier this week I solicited your advice for help finishing The Witcher 3. You all had such great stories of perseverance and how worth it the game is, so this weekend I’m putting a moratorium on Overwatch and Rocket League and Hitman…

Watch The Nintendo Switch Treehouse Live Event Right Here [Update: Over]

The Nintendo Treehouse will start at 9:30AM Eastern and show more of the games we saw at last night’s Switch presentation. Update: It’s over now, but you can watch the archive below.

Dishonored 2 is getting mission select and custom difficulty options starting next week, Bethesda said today in a blog post. The new options will be available in beta on Steam starting January 18, with a full rollout for PC and consoles on January 23rd.

Night in the Woods has a new release date of February 21st. The game will be available for PC, Mac, Linux, and PS4.

Sunless Sea is coming to iPad in the spring, Failbetter Games announced today. It won’t include the Zubmariner expansion, but I’m sure there will still be plenty of ways to die.

Help Me Finish The Witcher 3

The new year means it’s time for resolutions. This year I’d like to practice my guitar more, be as fit as I was in my 20s, figure out my romantic life—but I probably won’t do any of those things. But I might, with your help, finish The Witcher 3. My colleague Patricia and I were talking…

Hitman’s 18th Elusive Target, The Chameleon, will be available in Colorado for seven days starting January 13th. This one has special conditions, which I’m sure will make the already difficult Colorado level even harder.

ASCII dungeon crawler Brutal is coming to PC February 9th. We enjoyed the game a lot on PS4.

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Readers, this weekend is my birthday! I’m making a big stink because I like birthdays a lot. I have some plans with some people, as one should on one’s birthday, and I also have to remember to call my sister because it’s her birthday too (we’re twins). But I’m also looking forward to playing some…

River-based survival game The Flame In The Flood: Complete Edition is coming to PS4 January 17. The console edition contains director’s commentary and various other tweaks. 

Our Favorite Games From December

Video game releases tend to slow down in December, but there were still plenty of ones to love. Here are our favorite games from December. Steep It’s been ages since we got a big winter sports sim, and Steep scratched that itch nicely You can get the game for PS4, Xbox One, and PC Hearthstone…

Space exploration game Elite: Dangerous will add Fisher’s Rest, a memorial outpost to Carrie Fisher, in its 2.3 update, according to a forum post by Executive Producer Michael Brookes The Star Wars actress passed away at the age of 60 this week.

What Are You Playing This Weekend? 

Last New Year’s I was sick, so I skipped the parties and played through all of Wolfenstein: The New Order. It ruled. I might run outside without a coat and see if I can have a repeat this year. I’m going to check out Far Cry Primal this weekend, which several of my colleagues are…

How Do You Define ‘Cheating’ In A Video Game?

We don’t always play games the way we’re supposed to. We’ve all pulled out that little trick that helps us get through a tough area, beat a boss, or get a higher score. It might not be turning on God Mode in the developer console or using an aimbot, but it’s not quite on the…

Day of the Tentacle Remastered, Titan Souls Headline PlayStation Plus Lineup for January

There’s an interesting range of games in PlayStation Plus’ lineup next month. Most exciting to me is The Swindle, a steal ‘em up platformer I enjoyed a lot on PC. There’s also This War of Mine: The Little Ones, which adds what I’m sure is heart-wrenching content to an already heart-wrenching game. As ever, these…

Hitman’s 17th Elusive Target, The Food Critic, will be in Bangkok for 7 days beginning December 30th. I’m guessing by the name there’ll be some poisoning involved…

Riley’s Top 10 Games Of 2016

My 2016 was a year of surprises. There were so many games I didn’t expect would capture me the way they did, featuring genres and mechanics I usually don’t like but that nevertheless thrilled me. I tried a lot of new kinds of games this year, and I found a lot of new favorites. Here’s…

The Year In Video Game Paintings

Paintings in video games are like toilets: they don’t do much, but you notice if they aren’t there. They make a space seem lived in and real. They’re often unintentionally hilarious, and they’re one of my favorite things in games. I have a whole folder full of screenshots of weird paintings I’ve found in video…