Deep within an underground laboratory, tests are being conducted on an amorphous alien that, depending on how it is positioned, appears to be either all tentacles or teeth. This creature doesn’t want to be contained, and would like nothing more than to kill every scientist that poked and prodded it. In Carrion, you release this […]
New Gameplay Today – Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
As the title suggests, Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time plays with the concept of, well, time. That means in part that it’s a direct sequel to Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, which released about 22 years ago. Those other games that came after may or may not have happened. At any rate, in today’s NGT, […]
Lego Super Mario review – build your own Nintendo game
Nintendo and Lego team-up for a new line of Super Mario sets that blur the line between construction toys and video game. With the news that the PlayStation 5 will be getting an all digital version from day one, the video game world has taken a step closer to a future where physical products, including […]
Minecraft Dungeons Review – Familiarity Needs Content
Minecraft Dungeons is a roller-coaster ride of an action/RPG, giving new players a fairly deep representation of the genre while providing veterans a nice diversion from traditionally grimdark trappings. Minecraft’s familiar world, tools, and other elements seamlessly make the transition from the mainline series. Its suite of enemies is a natural fit for this type […]
Monster Train Review – Delightfully Devious Deckbuilding
Monster Train owes much to Slay the Spire for popularizing the roguelike deck-builder RPG, both at a high level and in some of its features and mechanics. But don’t dismiss Monster Train as a mere clone or derivative work like so many other games today attempting to capture the deck-building magic. In Monster Train, your […]
GI Show – Catching Up With The Last of Us Part II, Crucible, And Ghost of Tsushima
On this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss The Last of Us Part II, Ghost of Tsushima, Mafia Trilogy, Deep Rock Galactic, and Crucible. And of course, we end this week’s show with a fun community segment with emails and games. So please join me, Alex Stadnik, Ben Reeves, and Dan “The Jacket” Tack […]
Xbox Series X – All Of The Confirmed Games
Today’s Inside Xbox briefing brought over a dozen new game announcements for Xbox Series X, Microsoft’s next-generation console that is slated to release this fall. It’s been a quiet year for games, both from the COVID-19 pandemic bringing release date delays, and both Microsoft and Sony being surprisingly tight-lipped about their next-generation plans. Slowly, we’re […]
Xbox Series X – All Of The Confirmed Games
Tomorrow’s Inside Xbox briefing will hopefully bring plenty of game announcements for Xbox Series X, Microsoft’s next-generation console that is slated to release this fall. It’s been a quiet year for games, both from the COVID-19 pandemic bringing release date delays, and both Microsoft and Sony being surprisingly tight-lipped about their next-generation plans. Slowly, we’re […]
Deliver Us The Moon Review – Love And Loss In Space
When we look to the moon, we see nothing but a glowing rock that lights up the night sky. But what if it were humanity’s last hope for survival? This is the basic premise in Deliver Us the Moon, a nicely penned story of isolation and loss that puts you in the role of an […]
Gears Tactics review – Gears Of War’s strategy turn
Gears Of War is transformed into an XCOM style turn-based strategy game but does that really make sense for such a fast-paced franchise? It is amazing how in a year where release schedules have been torn asunder by the coronavirus the video games industry can still manage to release two very similar games at exactly […]