During a downer of a year, some actually good stuff happened
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Games like Ratchet and Returnal are terrific but Sony's PS5 could use some more bells, whistles
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GTA news, Animal Crossing porn, and upheaval at Activision Blizzard were among the forces that shaped this year
Hooray for the Inazuma region, tons of new characters, and an entire housing system
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It doesn’t help that the global chip shortage is expected to continue and Sony has reduced PS5 unit production
From Battlefield 2042 to eFootball 2022, this year saw some games get released in a very broken state
The handheld console had an odd year, but Nintendo has laid the groundwork for a stellar 2022
Throughout the year, Microsoft took measures to move away from its flagship console
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With a mix of big games like Halo, to smaller indie games, and even impressive VR ports, 2021 had some great shooters
When I think about diversity in last year’s crop of big-budget games I can see the bright spots. Some of…
2020 was a terrible year in many, many ways, but we did get some great games too. Hades, Ghost of Tsushima, Fall…
Gaming resolutions? Well, I’m hoping to really go all in on 4K for...Hold on. What’s that? Ah, my editor tells me we…
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We are six years into The Sims 4, and with 2021 around the corner, it will be exciting to see what’s next from this…
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Wow, what’s a year it’s been. I memorized the pattern of tiny paint bubbles on the wall behind my computer monitor.…
As many year-end articles will remind you—not that you needed reminding—2020's been rough. That made it harder than…
In the 2020 gaming judgment system, year-end lists are determined by two separate but equally important groups: the…
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2020 was a shit year for a lot of things, but a bunch of really good games came out during it. And not just your…
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2020 sucked. You know it, I know it. It was amid this chaotic year that the fighting game community found itself…
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I can’t believe the year is almost over. 2020 has felt interminable. Between work, taking care of my kid, a new book…