Tag Archives: Culture / Video Games

Can ‘Monster Hunter Now’ Pull Niantic Out of Its Slump?

The company landed an unprecedented hit with the mobile game Pokémon Go. Seven years later, [...]

A Soap Opera Is Exactly What Overwatch 2 Needed

Is it what everyone was looking forward to? No. Were the new story missions necessary [...]

‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Review: Play the Way You Choose

Larian’s take on the classic RPG shows that the shrewd shall inherit. [...]

The True Joy of Sandbox Games Is Breaking Them

Starfield could be an unrivaled space game—if the developers let players violate the natural laws [...]

‘Super Mario Bros. Wonder’ Is What Happens When Devs Have Time to Play

Because Nintendo’s upcoming Mario game had no deadline, its creators were able to experiment with [...]

‘Starfield’ Review: Get Lost in Space

Bethesda’s latest action role-playing game makes a huge world even bigger with an endless supply [...]

Sexy AI Chatbots Are Creating Thorny Issues for Fandom

Generative AI allows fans to “talk” to their favorite characters, drawing comparisons to everything from [...]

Adderall Shortages Are Dragging On—Can Video Games Help?

People with ADHD have been dealing with a stimulant shortage in the US for almost [...]

‘Immortals of Aveum’ Is a Shooter That Swaps Gunfire for Spell-Casting

One of the year’s most anticipated releases, out now from Ascendant Studios, is standard war [...]