With 2023 speeding to a close, you might be wondering how much time you spent gaming in what many have called the best year ever for the industry. (Was it, though?) It’s hard to remember the early months of the year when we enter the final stretch so, Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony have devised a way for you to find…
God Of War Ragnarök: Valhalla: The Kotaku Review
God of War Ragnarök’s free DLC, Valhalla, is so good I can’t believe it’s free. While the original Ragnarök was robust and a worthy successor to the 2018 reboot, it was also a bloated attempt to wrap up a trilogy’s worth of story in one game. Valhalla, meanwhile, is such a lean encapsulation of everything Ragnarök and…
Receive the gift of growth at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024
Gift giving. It’s top of mind this time of year, and we’re here to suggest two ways you can spread joy this holiday season. First, never — and […]
Phil Spencer Spent Nearly 23 Work Weeks Playing Xbox This Year
Running the gaming division at the second-most valuable company in the world sounds like a very demanding job. Tons of decisions to make, lots of details to stress over, and accountability to thousands of employees and millions of customers for every little misstep. Not much time to play video games, probably. Unless…
New Shooter Looks Like Cuphead Meets Doom
A new gameplay trailer for upcoming indie shooter Mouse shows off the game’s cartoon action and awesome 1930s-inspired visuals, while also revealing a release window.
The Best Moments In E3 History, RIP Edition
Welp, that’s it. The casket’s shut, the nails hammered, the grave dug. The Entertainment Electronic Expo (E3) is dead, and the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is issuing a do-not-resuscitate order for its once-annual convention. Since E3 is done for real this time, now’s as good a time as any to look back at…
Metaphor ReFantazio Borrows Persona’s Most Compelling Mechanic
Metaphor: ReFantazio is an upcoming fantasy RPG from the team behind the Persona series, and it looks like it’s taking all the best parts from the wildly popular series. A new 14-minute-long breakdown trailer shows how it’s adapting different Persona games’ social and time management systems to tell a political story…
Mashable’s best games of 2023: No, ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ isn’t No. 1
According to Mashable’s most passionate gamers, these are the top 10 games of the year.
The 27 best Christmas movies on Hulu
“Die Hard,” “The Grinch,” “The Preacher’s Wife,” “Tangerine,” and “Happiest Season,” are just a few of our favorite Christmas movies now streaming on Hulu.
Finally, A Clever Indie RPG For People Who Suck At Undertale
True confession: while I admire and enjoy the heck out of Undertale, the hugely influential 2015 indie RPG that rewards a peaceful approach to conflict, I’ve never actually managed to complete a pacifist run of the game. That’s because I stink at its bullet-hell combat, which demands lightning reflexes and…