The Crafting Dead

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

Kotaku’s Mass Effect nerds decompress after N7 Day’s teasers

Highlights include visual options for color-blind people and hireling customization

A future without dogs is no future for me, Todd Howard

Like A Dragon: Ishin!, Dead Space, and more end October with a bang on Xbox’s subscription service

A jack of all trades and master of none, Starfield’s abundance is flattened by clunky design and a poverty of choice