Column
Alien Resurrection Shouldn’t Have Been Possible on PlayStation
Back when this column started, I knew I had to talk about Alien Resurrection at some point. It’s one of the greatest PlayStation ...
Previews
Going Hands-On with the Terrifying GTFO Infection Update
“GTFO doesn’t hold any hands,” promised GTFO lead designer Ulf Andersson, the mastermind of Payday 2. And bloody hell, he really wasn’t kidding. ...
Features
From AAA to Indie: Kitfox Games Is Carving Its Own Quirky Path to Success
We live in an unprecedented time for independent games. Where once you needed large teams funded by overseeing publishers, now some of the ...
Column
Fuse Is the Best Co-op Game Played Single-Player Ever
One of the things that bites about co-op games is finding someone to play them with, am I right? It can be hard ...
Column
Splatterhouse 2010 Is Great Grindhouse with Heart
Splatterhouse’s 2010 revival is crass, lacking in almost any subtlety and gorier than Mortal Kombat. You play as Rick, possessed by the Terror ...
Column
It’s Adapt or Die in Days Gone Thanks to Dynamic Dangers
Most modern Sony games don’t want you to ever fail, Knack notwithstanding. They often actively work in your favor on every level, behind ...
Opinion
Everything Old Is New Again in Star Wars: Battlefront II: The Age of Rebellion
A crimson blade tears through Rebel infantry. I know Vader’s coming, but nothing can prepare me for my Leia’s response. “What, they only ...
Column
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate Had a Brilliant & Underappreciated Difficulty Curve
The Assassin’s Creed series has taken a turn these last few years. Where once players had the freedom to approach the open world ...
Column
Declassifying CounterSpy, Sony’s Best Forgotten Stealth Game
CounterSpy was pure lightning-in-a-bottle luck. Its developers at Dynamighty boasted talents from LucasArts and Pixar. The title was picked up by Sony as ...
Previews
Bleeding Edge Is a New Xbox Hit in the Making – Hands-on
Bleeding Edge is the sort of game where you can tell that everyone working on it is having a creative blast. Every sound, ...
Column
Until Dawn: Rush of Blood Is Brilliant On-Rails Horror
Fear is in the mind. We can shock, disgust, and repulse with ease, but truly instilling foreboding terror or panic? That’s the real ...
Column
Knack 2 Tries and Fails to Blend Uncharted and God of War
Focus is one of the most understated yet key elements in games, and Knack has it in spades. Every element is zeroed in ...
