Capcom’s 5-Step Guide to Becoming a Street Fighter V Champion

Staff – February 26, 2020 at 5:36 PM

Casting a successful “Hadouken” in Street Fighter remains one of the most satisfying feelings in gaming. Generations of fighting game players have performed the maneuver countless times throughout...

Five and a half questions we still have about Half-Life: Alyx

Christopher Livingston, PC Gamer – February 4, 2020 at 7:23 AM

Will G-Man's origins finally be revealed? Will it take VR to new heights? And will we get to pet the Dog?

(Image credit: Valve)

Dragons Have Finally Arrived In The Elder Scrolls Online, And They’re Terrifying

Staff – June 4, 2019 at 3:48 PM

There are finally dragons. If you’re at all acquainted with The Elder Scrolls’ lore, then you probably know just how holy such an utterance is to the MMO’s players. Dragons. There are finally...

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS Faithfully Recreates an Epic Era in Chinese History

Staff – May 22, 2019 at 10:34 AM

The Total War series has always operated on a grand scale. Going back nearly 20 years, the developers at Creative Assembly have used their signature blend of turn-based geopolitical strategizing and...

Rage 2 May Be the Prettiest Post-Apocalypse We’ve Ever Seen

Staff – May 7, 2019 at 12:11 PM

Rage 2 dares to render the post-apocalypse in full color. Pink-mohawked bandits chase after you with shotguns. Rockets gleam impossibly red as they hurtle past your head. You chuck a handful of...

Get Ready to Fall in Love With Every Single Animal on Planet Zoo

Staff – May 1, 2019 at 11:01 AM

Though animals tend to make appearances in games as companions, as enemies, and even as decorative background fixtures, it’s rare to find a game that treats them as living things with elaborate inner...

Imperator: Rome Is Paradox Interactive’s Most Detailed Game Yet

Staff – April 23, 2019 at 1:57 PM

It’s 304 BCE. Alexander the Great has been dead for nearly two decades, and the empire he built is now a diffuse smattering of kingdoms. Rome, in the midst of its republican years, is on the verge of...

How Call of Duty’s Blackout battle royale is faring amid greater competition

Dean Takahashi, VentureBeat – April 23, 2019 at 1:32 PM

Above:Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's battle royale mode features zombies on Alcatraz.Image Credit: Activision

Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines II interview: Deathless in Seattle

Jason Wilson, VentureBeat – April 16, 2019 at 9:54 AM

When Paradox Interactive acquired tabletop role-playing company White Wolf Publishingin October 2015, I and many others wondered how long it’d be until we’d hear about a new Vampire: The Masquerade...

Tropico 6 Lets You Literally Steal World Wonders from Rival Nations

Staff – March 26, 2019 at 8:17 AM

There’s a pleasing serenity to most city-building games. You construct this grand terrarium where citizens work and play. Over here is the factory district, and over there is a residential area with...