"Even people in the studio had problems" with Cyberpunk 2077's most uncomfortable quest, but CDPR stood by it because "we don't do heavy things for the sake of edginess"
News "We do heavy things if we have something meaningful to say"
You can get an introduction to one of my all-time favorite board games for 50% less this Memorial Day
Deal Disney Villainous: Introduction to Evil is half price right now
I traded banned books for bread in this RPG-tinged resource management game that feels like Pentiment meets Citizen Sleeper
Preview Preview | Resource management is everything in Book Smugglers, but the tabletop RPG aspects make it truly shine
Oblivion Remastered player spends 55,000 years in jail after a 2-billion bounty crime spree, breaking the in-game calendar in the process
News I'm not sure Tamriel would even exist by that point
Metaphor: ReFantazio combat lead has crushing news for JRPG theorycrafters: lots of people think "I found a way to win that even the developers didn't anticipate!"' but "most of those methods are actually ones that we knew about"
News "That said, on rare occasions, players really do discover methods we hadn't considered"
Kratos actor Christopher Judge says working on God of War "changed my whole perspective on the world" and "what it really means to be a man"
News "Everyone treated each other with respect"
Games made in 2 years are more exciting than games made in 8 years, indie boss says, because "6 years of that" is often "no man's land while some guy would come in and radically change the game because he played something really cool"
News "we have plenty of examples of games that were developed for a decade, if not more, and did not hit"
Years before The Witcher 3, CDPR was just trying to survive: "How do we escape annihilation?"
News The 2008 financial crisis "was a very tricky period for the company."
Hideo Kojima thought up Physint when he became sick during the pandemic and "realised that a lot of people wanted me to make something like Metal Gear"
News "This is phase two for Kojima Productions"
This post-apocalyptic farming sim might have the best pixel art and Steam trailer I've seen all year, but it's the Terraria vibes that really set the hook
news Like a Metroidvania Stardew Valley
Oblivion Remastered player spends 55,000 years in jail after a 2-billion bounty crime spree, breaking the in-game calendar in the process
News I'm not sure Tamriel would even exist by that point
Metaphor: ReFantazio combat lead has crushing news for JRPG theorycrafters: lots of people think "I found a way to win that even the developers didn't anticipate!"' but "most of those methods are actually ones that we knew about"
News "That said, on rare occasions, players really do discover methods we hadn't considered"
Kratos actor Christopher Judge says working on God of War "changed my whole perspective on the world" and "what it really means to be a man"
News "Everyone treated each other with respect"
Games made in 2 years are more exciting than games made in 8 years, indie boss says, because "6 years of that" is often "no man's land while some guy would come in and radically change the game because he played something really cool"
News "we have plenty of examples of games that were developed for a decade, if not more, and did not hit"
Years before The Witcher 3, CDPR was just trying to survive: "How do we escape annihilation?"
News The 2008 financial crisis "was a very tricky period for the company."
Hideo Kojima thought up Physint when he became sick during the pandemic and "realised that a lot of people wanted me to make something like Metal Gear"
News "This is phase two for Kojima Productions"
This post-apocalyptic farming sim might have the best pixel art and Steam trailer I've seen all year, but it's the Terraria vibes that really set the hook
news Like a Metroidvania Stardew Valley
"It's terrifying": CEO behind ex-Helldivers, WoW devs' new studio says it's a "silly," "ridiculous" time to create a new studio, but someone needs to stop "ignoring 52% of the world population"
news Blue Scarab Entertainment is doing something different with Equinox: Homecoming
Civilization 7's choice of leaders came down to "authenticity and not accuracy" - "The goal is not 'is wrong wrong?' But rather 'Does wrong feel wrong?'"
News It's a head-scratcher
Splinter Cell dev says the Chaos Theory team "couldn't have gotten more out of the hardware if we wanted to," thanks to a "paradigm shift" fueled by the original Xbox
News The OG Xbox kicked off its own mini-generation
I traded banned books for bread in this RPG-tinged resource management game that feels like Pentiment meets Citizen Sleeper
Preview Preview | Resource management is everything in Book Smugglers, but the tabletop RPG aspects make it truly shine
An Oblivion horror story scared me off The Elder Scrolls 4 for nearly 20 years, but Oblivion Remastered finally proved there's nothing to be afraid of
Opinion Gather round, as I paint you a tale of woe
"Fate Of Atlantis felt like the movie we never got," says Indiana Jones and The Great Circle producer as devs reflect on the series' gaming legacy: "It really captured the spirit of the movies that came before it"
Interview From the Atari to Xbox Series X and PS5, Indiana Jones game devs past and present discuss the archaeologist's immense and lasting legacy in the medium
Little Nightmares 3: Everything we know so far about the new horror game from Supermassive
Guide Little Nightmares 3 is coming to us from Until Dawn developer Supermassive, and its set to land in 2025
If you want Little Nightmares 3 without the nightmares, Bumpkin & Sprout is the 3D Mario-style co-op platformer I need you to wishlist
Preview Preview | Bumpkin & Sprout are a pair of fun guys – literally
22 years on, the designer behind Silent Hill 3's "cute but scary" Robbie the Rabbit mascot is still obsessed with the "tiny but grotesque" – and so am I
Interview Interview | I can't imagine Silent Hill without Usagi Tanaka's Robbie the Rabbit
The 15 best city building games to play today
Best List From Frostpunk 2 to Manor Lords, here's our list of the best city building games that will have you reaching for the skies
25 best original Xbox games of all-time
Best List Classics are king when it comes to the best original Xbox games, from Psychonauts to Halo: Combat Evolved
Far from fowl play, Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping is a fresh, standalone mystery that smartly evolves its sleuthing mechanics – even if it's McQuacklin's simplest case yet
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping shows the bill is far from due for gaming's best-dressed bird
The 10 best Battlefield games of all-time
Best List No matter the theater of war you want to play in, the best Battlefield games have plenty to offer
Ralph Macchio says Daniel LaRusso is "in a place where I believed he would wind up, even back in the day" in Karate Kid: Legends
Exclusive Exclusive: Ralph Macchio talks returning as Daniel LaRusso in Karate Kid: Legends – and starring opposite Jackie Chan
The Rick and Morty season 8 premiere could and should have been a game-changer – instead it's a wasted opportunity for the sci-fi show's future
Opinion Opinion | The Rick and Morty season 8 premiere is a frustrating missed opportunity
The Last of Us season 2 cliffhanger explained: Where is Abby?
Guide Why did The Last of Us season 2 end like that? We'll tell you
The Last of Us season 2 ending explained: Who dies? What's next for the HBO show?
feature We answer all your lingering questions from The Last of Us season 2 finale
The Last of Us season 3 release date speculation, cast, plot, and more news
Guide Here's everything we know so far about The Last of Us season 3
The Last of Us season 2, episode 7: The biggest changes between the HBO show and the PlayStation game
feature The Last of Us season 2 finale is here and features plenty of differences from its source material
Ralph Macchio says Daniel LaRusso is "in a place where I believed he would wind up, even back in the day" in Karate Kid: Legends
Exclusive Exclusive: Ralph Macchio talks returning as Daniel LaRusso in Karate Kid: Legends – and starring opposite Jackie Chan
The Last of Us season 2 showrunner says he was both "eager" and "terrified" to recreate that harrowing Joel scene from the game: "What Bella did there was pretty shattering"
News We'll never look at a golf club the same way again
The Last of Us season 2 showrunners say they were "open to a different ending" but decided on a cliffhanger instead: "We have to take risks as a television show"
News Don't worry, The Last of Us has been greenlit for season 3
Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025 – all the winners
News The shocks, surprises, and all the winners from this year's Anime Awards in Japan
Tom Cruise had to be carried off the plane for Mission: Impossible finale due to tiredness
News "He’s a machine. He acts like a 20-year-old"
Moon Knight producer gives update on hero's return to the MCU: "I think the ball's really in their court"
News "It’s my hope that we’re gonna see him again"
Doctor Who season 2, episode 7 spoiler review: 'Wish World' is "an exciting and ambitious" start to the season finale, with hints of WandaVision
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Rick and Morty season 8 review: "Largely plays it too safe after years of crossing boundaries"
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Doctor Who season 2, episode 6 spoiler review: 'The Interstellar Song Contest' is "a blast and sets the stage for a thrilling season finale"
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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning review: "Wraps up this spy franchise in spectacular style with Tom Cruise in peak condition, even if its villain lacks terror"
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Doctor Who season 2, episode 5 spoiler review: 'The Story & The Engine' is "one of the most original and ambitious episodes this show has produced in years"
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The Rick and Morty season 8 premiere could and should have been a game-changer – instead it's a wasted opportunity for the sci-fi show's future
Opinion Opinion | The Rick and Morty season 8 premiere is a frustrating missed opportunity
The Last of Us season 2 ending explained: Who dies? What's next for the HBO show?
feature We answer all your lingering questions from The Last of Us season 2 finale
The Last of Us season 3 release date speculation, cast, plot, and more news
Guide Here's everything we know so far about The Last of Us season 3
The Last of Us season 2, episode 7: The biggest changes between the HBO show and the PlayStation game
feature The Last of Us season 2 finale is here and features plenty of differences from its source material
Doctor Who season 2: All the Easter eggs, cameos, and references
Feature Our ongoing guide to every Easter egg, cameo, and reference in Doctor Who season 2
23 years ago, Danny Boyle's grimy horror 28 Days Later set a new standard for zombie apocalypse movies – and I'm hoping 28 Years Later will match it
Big Screen Spotlight Big Screen Spotlight | Revisiting the 2002 flick has me excited to see what Boyle and returning writer Alex Garland has in store for us with 28 Years Later
