Chaos flows from the frozen wastes. My custom demon lord – Kevin – has chunky cloven hooves and a spiky tail with fangs. Its army is teeming with weird and wonderful chaos creatures: blobby little guys and crab-ladies riding on the backs of velociraptors. Total War: Warhammer 3 brings all the nonsense of the Warhammer […]

In 1984, Russian software engineer Alexey Pajitnov invented a block-based puzzle game called Tetris. You may have heard of it. Working for the Soviet Academy of Sciences, Pajitnov's ambition was to find ways to make people happy using computer technology. In pursuit of this noble goal he developed a series of puzzle games for the […]

Horizon Forbidden West is, for better or worse, just Horizon Zero Dawn but bigger. For some people, that will be enough. I expect when the embargo lifts, this review will find itself nestled amongst some perfect scores, and I can understand why. Forbidden West is fun and it’s pretty, but with so many open-world titles […]

The return of (the corpse of) Telltale Games’ The Wolf Among Us is a stark reminder that we don’t have nearly enough games based on comic books. I’m talking specifically about non-Marvel and DC comics here, since superheroes have become a genre in their own right. Despite tirelessly imitating cinema, games are consistently the weakest […]

Any week that includes a Nintendo Direct is always going to be a busy one. Wednesday's presentation featured more stuff than it had any right to in 40 minutes, and most of it has been welcomed and even celebrated by those who watched. Hardly any discourse whatsoever, maybe there's hope after all. The past seven […]

Horses in the Elder Scrolls series are a very special breed of video game animals. These loyal steeds come in several shapes and sizes—from patchy brown barn horses to ghastly skeletal mares. Unlike more cowardly creatures and companions (I’m looking at you, Adoring Fan), these majestic beasts will gladly and absolutely throw themselves at any […]

Destiny 2: The Witch Queen’s campaign is about going backward. Bungie helped make a name for itself with its Halo campaigns, and now it’s evoking those — and those of other beloved first-person shooter campaigns like 2016’s Doom reboot — to promote Destiny 2’s upcoming expansion. Unlike past Destiny campaigns, and more like dedicated first-person […]

I consider myself a bit of an expert when it comes to The Simpsons. I've seen every episode, all but the new season at least twice, everything pre-season 25 multiple times and everything pre-season 16 too many times to even count. I have Simpsons trainers, jackets, t-shirts, and earrings. I have way too much plastic […]

We know very little about The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, so any information feels like a bombshell to fantasy fans who await the series with bated breath. A recent interview in Vanity Fair, however, gives us more information about the Amazon-produced series than we’ve ever had before. The interview seems pretty […]

Uncharted is a complicated game to adapt into film because in so many ways it already is one. It’s a blockbuster adventure defined by breathtaking set pieces, charming characters, and globetrotting escapades that are all designed to be witnessed in a linear, heavily scripted fashion. Naughty Dog took ample inspiration from Indiana Jones and Tomb […]