The Escapist

Key art for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga featuring Furiosa and Dementus

Mad Max’s Continuity-lite Approach May Be the Cure for Franchise Fatigue

Just look at that cute cat!

Sony Reveals Infinity Nikki Gameplay – And It’s Our New Obsession

An image of the Silent Hill 2 remake, with a man in a green jacket standing in a town looking at a ghostly image of a giant woman's head.

Silent Hill 2’s Release Date Has Been Confirmed

Astro Bot is getting a new game

Astro Bot Gets First Look Trailer and Release Date

monster hunter wilds gameplay trailer

First Monster Hunter Wilds Gameplay Trailer Shows Off Monstrous Combat

News

Dragons Dogma 2 Gameplay Reveals 9 Minutes of Jaw-Dropping Immersive RPG Action Dragon's Dogma 2 Gameplay Reveals 9 Minutes of Jaw-Dropping Immersive RPG Action

All Dragon’s Dogma 2 May 31 Update Patch Notes

Blue Lock: Episode Nagi to Hit Theaters in North America in June

Just look at that cute cat!

Sony Reveals Infinity Nikki Gameplay – And It’s Our New Obsession

Features

Key art for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga featuring Furiosa and Dementus

Mad Max’s Continuity-lite Approach May Be the Cure for Franchise Fatigue

the main character in skald sinking in water beneath a shipwreck

the main character in skald sinking in water beneath a shipwreck

Skald: Against the Black Priory Plays Like a Bite-Sized Baldur’s Gate

protagonist rover looking confused in wuthering waves

protagonist rover looking confused in wuthering waves

Wuthering Waves’ Nonsensical Story Gets in the Way of Great Combat

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Franchise Is Pop-Culture’s Most Enduring

The MCU’s X-Men Can’t Be Like the Avengers

Fight in the jungle map in XDefiant.

Fight in the jungle map in XDefiant.

XDefiant Misses What Makes Call of Duty Fun

Chihiro standing over corpses in Kagurabachi

Chihiro standing over corpses in Kagurabachi

No, Kagurabachi Is Not The Next Big Thing

Podcasts

This week on the Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss video game violence has jumping the shark, and if any games have anything interesting to say about it.

Has Video Game Violence Jumped the Shark? – Slightly Something Else

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss games Return of the Obra Dinn, Chants of Sennaar, and what it takes for a game to make us actually feel smart.

Give Us More Games That Make Us Feel Smart – Slightly Something Else

This week on the Slightly Something Else podcast, Yahtzee and Marty discuss what makes a good video game map.

A Good Map Is Hard to Find – Slightly Something Else

Video Series

Thirsty Suitors Review: A story-driven RPG by Outerloop Games that features one of the best stories in a game this year

Thirsty Suitors Review

Jusant Review: An excellent puzzle climbing game developed and published by Don't Nod, where you embark on a journey ascending a massive mountain shrouded in mystery.

Jusant Review: An excellent puzzle climbing game developed and published by Don't Nod, where you embark on a journey ascending a massive mountain shrouded in mystery.

This week on Extra Punctuation, Yahtzee wonders where all stealth games have gone to.

This week on Extra Punctuation, Yahtzee wonders where all stealth games have gone to.

Where Did All the Stealth Games Go? – Extra Punctuation

In this episode of The Stuff of Legends, Frost tells the story of an Elite Dangerous author who was hunted by his own fans.

In this episode of The Stuff of Legends, Frost tells the story of an Elite Dangerous author who was hunted by his own fans.

The Author Hunted by His Own Fans in Elite Dangerous

This week on Zero Punctuation, Yahtzee takes a look at 2023's Lords of the Fallen, not to be confused with 2014's Lords of the Fallen.

This week on Zero Punctuation, Yahtzee takes a look at 2023's Lords of the Fallen, not to be confused with 2014's Lords of the Fallen.

Lords of the Fallen (2023) – Zero Punctuation

In today's episode of Design Delve J & Ludo brave the terrors of the Sevastopol and unpack why Alien: Isolation remains such an effective horror experience.

In today's episode of Design Delve J & Ludo brave the terrors of the Sevastopol and unpack why Alien: Isolation remains such an effective horror experience.

The Scarily Good Design of Alien: Isolation

This week on Cold Take, Frost takes a look at the sad state of consumer protections.

This week on Cold Take, Frost takes a look at the sad state of consumer protections.

Consumer Rights Need to Catch Up