The Escapist

Akuma in Street Fighter.

Resident Evil 2 Modders Make a Classic April Fool’s Joke Come True

Gollum with a smirk on his face in Lord of the Rings.

Andy Serkis to Direct & Star in New Lord of the Rings Movie

close up of rabbits done in a pixel style from animal well

Animal Well Drip Feeds Dopamine Through Tough Puzzles and a Unique Atmosphere (Review)

Game Changer Just Released the Most Bizarre Captcha Puzzle

Matthew Mercer Confirms Another Critical Role Player Character Is Ace

News

pokemon go rediscover your reality

Pokemon GO Players Already Using Rediscover Your Reality Features To Take Inappropriate Photos

Akuma in Street Fighter.

Resident Evil 2 Modders Make a Classic April Fool’s Joke Come True

Gollum with a smirk on his face in Lord of the Rings.

Andy Serkis to Direct & Star in New Lord of the Rings Movie

Features

hades 2 key art

Hades 2 Is the Best Underworld Homecoming I Could’ve Asked For

Two Doctor Who characters talking with a blue sky in the background

Two Doctor Who characters talking with a blue sky in the background

Doctor Who’s Disney+ Relaunch is Swinging Big and Getting Weird (Review)

Paper Mario alongside his partners in Thousand-Year Door

Paper Mario alongside his partners in Thousand-Year Door

Ranking Every Paper Mario Game, From Worst to Best

Honkai: Star Rail character smiling

Honkai: Star Rail character smiling

The Honkai: Star Rail Pity System Might Be More Generous Than You Think

Combined stills of Master Mold, Wolverine, and Bolivar Trask from X-Men '97 Season 1

Combined stills of Master Mold, Wolverine, and Bolivar Trask from X-Men '97 Season 1

X-Men ’97 Is the First X-Adaptation to Spotlight Mutantkind’s Greatest Enemy: Evolution

Ryan Gosling smiling in The Fall Guy

Ryan Gosling smiling in The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy Cements Ryan Gosling as Hollywood’s Cool Uncle

A scene from Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, with a smiling Vault Boy cartoon head pasted over the Umbrella Corporation's co-owner.

A scene from Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, with a smiling Vault Boy cartoon head pasted over the Umbrella Corporation's co-owner.

Fallout Basically Turned Vault-Tec Into the Umbrella Corporation

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