Features
Genre lists, interviews, and deep-dive features about video games.
Interview: Civilization 7 almost scrapped its iconic settler start, but the team couldn’t let it go
Star Wars Outlaws is a scoundrel fantasy through and through, the devs say
Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny hands-on preview: Cult classic action Resident Evil
Menace is shaping up to be one of the most detailed turn-based tactical RPGs
Menace keeps the Battle Brothers DNA, but levels up scope and complexity
Zenless Zone Zero’s Zhenyu Li says being better than Genshin is both pressure and motivation
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A historian’s breakdown of the lovely historical details in Honkai: Star Rail 3.0
Best Warhammer 40,000 games that please the God Emperor
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus 2 is all about its hero characters
Every returning track in Mario Kart World
Dwarf Fortress moments when players went too far
The 10 worst Pokémon of all time
Game Freak has forgotten how to make good shiny Pokemon
Shiny Pokémon should be the most prized possessions of their trainers, but Scarlet and Violet haven't added many worth catching.
Cowboy games: The best Western games in 2025
Yeehaw, partner. If you’re looking for the best cowboy games, kick open these saloon doors and step inside
Cyberpunk 2077 is a thematic masterpiece
Let's talk about identity
Arknights: Endfield beta impressions – Xenoblade Chronicles meets Factorio
Arknights: Endfield's closed beta shows the immense potential of a game that fuses Xenoblade Chronicles and Factorio.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is the first triple-A game to handle gender identity the right way
BioWare's latest wears its nonbinary characters on its sleeve and does right by the queer community
Every current console controller, ranked from worst to best
If you're gonna spend hours with a controller in hand, it better be a good one
Capcom Fighting Collection 2 hands-on preview: An essential piece of fighting game history
The 20 best Minecraft mods in 2025
The 10 best Minecraft builds that will give you new ideas for your world
GTA’s Lazlow and Dan Houser imagine a future without Rockstar
A Better Paradise review: a fascinating look inside the twisted mind of Dan Houser
As We Descend hands-on preview: A strategy game fan’s Slay the Spire
Interview: Early Access, the changing landscape of indie game launches, and the return of the demo
Three indie devs speak about the return of the demo on PC, the two-edged nature of Early Access, and where indie publishing may go in the future.
How thatgamecompany helped forge the cozy game genre
TGC paved the way for games that aren’t defined by their mechanical complexity, but by the emotions they elicit
10 best cozy games that aren't farming sims
Cozy games are great, but farming sims tend to dominate the market, so we've picked out some great games that buck that trend
Best ninja games for stealth-slicing action in 2025
Get ready to sprint across some rooftops as we hunt down the best ninja games to play right now
A candid chat about video games and hate campaigns with Abubakar Salim
Let's talk about hate
The stories behind some of the last words and epitaphs in Honkai: Star Rail’s Dragonbone City
Honkai: Star Rail has delivered yet more historical references with the last words and epitaphs recorded in Styxia, so here are their real stories.