One of the joys of being a PC gamer is having freedom to tweak your experience so it is just that much more ...

I want Skyrim and Dragon Age 2 to have a baby. Skyage, maybe, because Dragon Rim just sounds dirty. I encourage this union ...

What’s alarming about Modern Warfare is that the “shocking moment” has become token. In Modern Warfare 1 the nuclear blast genuinely was surprising ...

Reviewing a game like Skyrim is a bit like reviewing an entire grocery store on the strength of a single orange. The whole ...

With my seasonal viewings of Peter Jackson’s extended edition films, multiple re-readings of The Lord of the Rings novels, The Silmarillion and Tolkien’s ...

So far, we’ve only been able to play BioWare’s upcoming MMO in restricted and supervised environments. Well this week the blast doors have ...

As I played Dark Souls, I couldn’t help but reflect on the situation of roleplaying games as a whole. In years past, punishing ...

Sometimes games are noteworthy because they reinvent the wheel; other games simply nail the details. Bastion brings plenty of interesting and charming details ...

I take off my headphones and hear the sound of clicking. I’m in Irvine, California, among a room-full of game journalists playing the ...

You know, I don’t think there’s anything inherently wrong with making old games available to new audiences. There might be something wrong with ...

It was a bug report about a piece of Echo Bazaar content. Polite and well-argued, but blunt. “Thanks,” it said, “for deciding my ...

If there is one kind of gaming here at The Escapist that stands a chance of rivaling our love for video games, it’s ...