It’s Zelda week over here at Game Informer, and we’re getting that hype train rolling into Skyward Sword station by reminiscing a bit about some of our favorite moments from the iconic Nintendo franchise. I spoke to a number of Game Informer editors about the moments from the series that have had profound impacts on […]
Home »
Our Machinery launches hackable lightweight game engine
Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. Our Machinery has launched its game engine, dubbed The Machinery. It is targeted at developers who prefer a plugin-based model and the ability to customize their game creations. The Seattle-based company managed to create this new game engine […]
Our Favorite Games From E3 2021
E3 2021 was a pale imitation of its former incarnations, but that didn’t stop us from pumping our fists over several big game reveals and exciting indie game announcements. We polled the staff and rounded up our favorite games from the show. Blake Hester: Somerville Amidst all the bombast of triple-A explosions and CG trailers, […]
Here’s Our First Look At Marvel’s Eternals
There wasn’t a dry eye in the house after Marvel Studios unleashed a powerful, Stan Lee-narrated trailer to say goodbye to the Infinity Saga, only to introduce a new slate of features to the MCU. One of those projects is Chloé Zhao’s Eternals, which has been rather silent on the promotional front since its announcement, […]
Wraith: The Oblivion Is Our Upload Access Game Of The Month!
Wait, do you hear that? Is that a Spectre creeping up from behind? Or is it the floorboards of Barclay Mansion creaking on their own? Nope, it’s just Wraith: The Oblivion – Afterlife, touching down for the first ever month of Upload Access! Yep, Fast Travel Game’s latest is the first title to feature in […]
Our first impressions of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War multiplayer
Earlier today, the mass populous got their first chance to try out Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War multiplayer. Treyarch released an Alpha test for the game to give fans a small appetite of what’s coming during the beta and at full release. However, this is also a chance for the developers to gather […]
Five Big Takeaways From Our Hands-On With Immortals Fenyx Rising
The latest Ubisoft Forward event put the spotlight on Immortals Fenyx Rising, the game formerly known as Gods and Monsters. The open-world action game has transformed since we saw it at last year’s E3, and those changes go well beyond its new name. Ubisoft said it rethought the tone, hero, and universe, but it still […]
Here's Our First Look At The Bottom Of The Xbox Series X
Microsoft just announced the price and release date for the Xbox Series X and Series S, and the consoles’ launch lineup is beginning to take shape. But have you ever wondered what the bottom of an Xbox Series X looks like? Well, BAM, there it is. Internet super sleuth Wario64 recently spotted the box art […]
Here's Our First Look At PS5 Game Boxes
Sony has officially unveiled what PS5 game boxes are going to look like. They don’t differ drastically from the PS4 box art, but sport a white stripe at the top that should make them easy to spot on your shelves if the two are mixed together. The reveal was made using the official box art […]
Help turn our Street Fighter oral history series into a book
For about a decade now, I’ve wanted to write a Street Fighter history book. Ask people who know me, and they’ll probably tell you this hasn’t been a secret. Like many ’90s kids, I’ve never quite gotten over the series. And as someone who writes about games for a living, I’ve constantly found excuses to […]