The Crafting Dead

Legends return with remakes and remasters, while newcomers aspire to weave mind-bending tales

Also, a game announced its launch and shutdown dates in the same tweet

Palworld’s dark, violent, and capitalist spin on Pokémon arrives soon via early access

These popular franchises just leave a sour note with some readers

It was another great year for making the numbers go up and romancing our favorite NPCs

The console just had a fantastic year despite being on its deathbed

Naughty Dog ceased development on the multiplayer spin-off citing live-service concerns

Patch 2.1 adds a fully functional metro and a ton of new changes to bosses and romance

Larian’s Dungeons & Dragons RPG just added an extensive epilogue and new modes

Still no Silksong, but there were plenty of other great-looking games