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‘Final Fantasy 7’ Creator Teases A New Sephiroth Design For The Remake’s Final Installment

Square Enix With Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth now in the rearview mirror, all eyes are on the third and final piece of the remake trilogy. While we don’t even know the name of the third game yet, we do have a glimpse at what could be the new design for Safer Sephiroth, the villain’s iconic […]

‘Overwatch 2’ Developers Just Made A Historic Change

Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment now has another union, this time comprising the nearly 200 developers behind Overwatch 2. The Overwatch Gamemakers Guild is organized under the Communications Workers of America, after an “overwhelming majority” of the game’s staff voted in support. Microsoft has already recognized the new union. The new organization is the second wall-to-wall […]

‘Age of Empires 2: Three Kingdoms’ Is the Best Real-Time Strategy Campaign I’ve Played In A Decade

Microsoft When I was ten years old, I suddenly became obsessed with history because of two very specific video games — Age of Empires 2 and Dynasty Warriors 3. These very different games were both steeped in historical battles, and I couldn’t get enough. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine the two would […]

Wait, Is A ‘Chrono Trigger’ Remake Still Happening? Confusing Rumors Swirl

Square Enix For the past few years, Square Enix has found a lot of success in remaking some of its most beloved older games with about Chrono Trigger’s 30th anniversary, which was this March. This time, Horii himself seemingly mentioned the possibility of a remake of the RPG classic, again speaking through a translator. “Yes, […]

An Inventive Puzzle Game Is Responding To A Big Disappointment With A New Steam Demo

Team Artichoke Showcases like Summer Game Fest and Day of the Devs can be some of the best ways to introduce new players to a game, no matter its size. Selections at these shows tend to be featured on Steam’s front page, get widely shared online, and get a big boost from potential players adding […]

How Long It Takes To Beat ‘Doom: The Dark Ages’ With Chapters, Side Content

was as the studio focused on building out a meatier campaign than the previous entries. Doom itself has never had a particularly lengthy game time. Unlike open world games or RPGs, the frenetically paced shooter usually clocks in at just over a dozen hours, at least in past series. Just how much time do you […]

Steam’s Most Surprising New Puzzle Game Is ‘Tetris’ With A Strategy Twist

The Arcade Crew You can’t really improve on Tetris. Other falling-block puzzles like Lumines and Meteos have added their own take on its concept, but only the original has endured for decades, with even its spinoffs and reimaginings becoming some of the best puzzle games around. While no one can beat Tetris at its own […]

‘Death Stranding 2’ Is Copying ‘Final Fantasy XVI’s Most Inventive Feature

Sony Final Fantasy XVI was one of the franchise’s more divisive entries, but it also had an unexpected lasting impact. The game’s Active Time Lore system, a kind of interactive glossary, has proven to be its best idea, and now even Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding 2 is borrowing it. That’s a smart move for a […]

The Early Internet Is Even Weirder Than I Remember In A Free Detective Game On Amazon Prime

No More Robots If you’re old enough to clearly remember the old internet, you probably have some amount of nostalgia for it, flaws and all. Sure, it was slow as hell, full of auto-playing music and garish gifs. It was hard to find anything, and a total lack of standards made it just as difficult […]

5 Masterful RPGs to Play if You Love ‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’

Sega Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the latest game to set the world on fire, turning into a juggernaut that hasn’t just sold over 2 million copies but stirred up debate on RPGs and turn-based games in general. Much like Baldur’s Gate 3, Expedition 33 has proven to be a catalyst for the state of […]