Quick Links Anamnesis’ Attacks Preparing For Battle Battle Strategy So you are finally here – the “final” confrontation with the person who murdered your sister and caused everyone so much pain. It’s time to go toe-to-toe with the all-powerful Anamnesis. The Dark Princess. The Eater of Souls. Crystar's Big Bad. Unfortunately, she’s a total letdown. […]
10 Open-World Design Flourishes We Want To See In More Games
Open world-style games have been taking video games by storm over the last decade or so. In a lot of ways, they feel like a fulfillment of the most ambitious dreams that everyone seemed to have for the genre when the medium was fresh and new. Finally, players are able to approach a vast world […]
Game Infarcer: Geoff Keighley Learning TikTok Dance For Heartfelt Summer Game Fest Performance
Geoff Keighley, host and creator of The Game Awards and G4TV.com, invited the Game Infarcer team to his Los Angeles apartment for an exclusive, early look at this year’s production of Summer Game Fest. Keighley – best known for his long-time admiration of game designer Hideo Kojima, the long-time admirer of actor Norman Reedus, the […]
Gaming Could Really Use More Straight White Male Protagonists
Remember when Joel’s head was turned into mush at the start of The Last of Us Part 2? Abby hit a hole in one right into the dude’s cranium as thousands of gamer boys watched on in horror, powerless to the stop of the death of their favourite sad dad. We were witnessing the death […]
Senators push for FTC review of Microsoft and Activision’s $69B deal
Four United States senators have called on Federal Trade Commission chairwoman Lina Khan to investigate Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard. In an open letter sent on Thursday, Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Sheldon Whitehouse, and Cory Booker urged Khan to examine two companies that they say have “failed to protect the rights […]
Gaming Characters Who Would Be Way Too Into Crypto
At this point, it is pretty hard to have not come in contact with this occult currency that has been taking the world by storm (one GPU at a time). It is the new hotness in capitalism, one that has been embraced by both traditional venture capitalists and the tech-obsessed denizens of online spaces. But […]
Bernie Sanders Says That Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Acquisition Could Undermine Worker’s Rights
Four US senators including Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have expressed their concerns over Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. They accuse the controversial gaming giant of using the acquisition to ignore the demands of its workers, and further criticize its union busting behaviour. The senators call on the FTC to block the merger if they […]
WWE 2K22 Wrestling Moves I Tried At Home So You Don’t Have To
Professional wrestling entertainment is one of those things that I loved as a kid, got cynical towards as an adolescent, and grew to respect as an adult. Especially being an actor, I admire the highly athletic stage combat skills and dynamic characterizations that make the genre so exhilarating to watch. Still, WWE isn't something I […]
US Authorities Investigate Bobby Kotick Over Alleged Insider Trading
Bobby Kotick is being investigated over alleged insider trading, surrounding the recent Microsoft acquisition deal. Kotick is accused of providing three individuals with information about the deal before it was made public, allowing them to invest in Activision Blizzard just before it was announced for personal gain. Businessmen Alexander von Furstenberg, Barry Diller, and David […]
Game Infarcer Cover Retrospective: Fake Games Through The Years
Our April Fool’s Day tradition around here is Game Infarcer – a parody magazine featuring fake games, pretend news, and even a non-existent editor-in-chief. This year’s edition went online today, including a wonderful illustration of Resident Evil IX by artist Zander Cannon. But if you’ve been reading Game Informer for a while, you know that this isn’t […]