How Halo Wars and the wider series humanises its futuristic military by focusing on people Creative Assembly's strategy sequel continues a tradition of the Halo series. Feb 20, 2017 Halo Microsoft Xbox One
Twenty years on Final Fantasy 7's biggest problem is still hanging over the iconic series PS1 classic Final Fantasy 7 celebrates 20th birthday but was not a perfect template for the series. Jan 31, 2017 Final Fantasy 7 Final Fantasy 15 Final Fantasy XV
How Resident Evil 7 is molded by the hateful, terrified world of Trump and Brexit Capcom's survival horror perfectly reflects the state of the world in 2017. Jan 28, 2017 Resident Evil 7 Capcom
Telltale's The Walking Dead season 3 is warding off the fatigue suffered by the TV show By wearing its heart on its sleeve, Telltale's Walking Dead is starting to better its television cousin. Dec 20, 2016 The Walking Dead Telltale Games
Celebrating the small miracles in 2016's video games, from Battlefield 1 to That Dragon Cancer Mafia 3's fight against The Man, Doom shrugging off convention and much more. Dec 13, 2016 Game of the Year 2016 Battlefield 1 Mafia 3 Watch Dogs 2 Doom
How Blizzard and Overwatch League are making eSports less corporate and more compelling Hearthstone's Jason Chayes on how Blizzard is changing eSports. Nov 11, 2016 Blizzard ESports Overwatch Hearthstone
Blizzard at 25: How a video game juggernaut evolved from RPM Racing to Overwatch Blizzard has evolved from a tiny self-starter to a gaming juggernaut. Nov 10, 2016 Blizzard Overwatch Starcraft World of Warcraft Hearthstone
Geek culture and video game fandom aren't so different from Donald Trump's cult of personality A look at fan culture and how it's impacted the 2016 US presidential election. Nov 8, 2016 Donald Trump US Election
Forza Horizon 3 review: Playground Games drifts off at the wheel of Xbox's latest racer Microsoft's annualised racing series returns for another festival of speed. Sep 20, 2016 Forza Horizon 3 Game Review Xbox One Windows 10
Dead Rising: How Capcom's zombie spoof started an open world pandemic Looking back at Capcom's beloved open world game and how its influenced releases since. Sep 14, 2016 Dead Rising Capcom
This Is The Police review: A disappointingly shallow depiction of US law enforcement As the state of US policing comes under increasingly intense scrutiny, Weappy's This Is The Police offers a disappointingly tame depiction Jul 26, 2016 Game Review
Limbo retrospective: Playdead's debut is a brutally honest depiction of childhood Ahead of Playdead's new game Inside, we take a look at the Danish studio's stunning debut. Jun 27, 2016
E3 and other major expos highlight the problem of publicly exhibiting video games Video game trade shows and fan conventions have a problem with letting the public play games. Jun 17, 2016 E3 2016 Gamescom EGX
Resident Evil 7 demo verdict: Is this too little, too late for Resi in a crowded horror genre? Resident Evil 7 is a return to horror basics, but its playable teaser is unconvincing. Jun 14, 2016 Resident Evil 7 Capcom E3 2016 Resident Evil
EA's Battlefield 1 presentation at E3 2016 was a masterclass in poor taste Game intends to recreate the First World War, but not with any respect for the horrors of history. Jun 14, 2016 E3 2016 Battlefield 1
Doom review: id Software's 2016 reboot is the best shooter in over a decade Blood rains in id Software's glorious modern reboot. May 17, 2016 Doom Game Review PS4 Xbox One PC Bethesda
Doom: Infamous 'talk to the monsters' review was on the right side of history Id Software's original was celebrated, but one review asked a question fans haven't forgotten. May 13, 2016 Doom Bethesda PS4 Xbox One PC
How Naughty Dog deconstructed Nathan Drake in Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception After two games, Naughty Dog took a very different approach to their hero for the third outing. May 10, 2016 Uncharted PS3 Naughty Dog Sony
What became of the cartoon video game mascot? Before shooters dominated the market, mascot-led platformers were the order of the day. Apr 22, 2016 Ratchet and Clank Yooka Laylee
Dark Souls: The video game version of my neuroses taught me the importance of failure Failure is as much a part of Dark Souls as any item or weapon. Apr 13, 2016 Dark Souls Dark Souls 3 From Software