Articles (Page 111)
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The Strongest Next-Gen Lineup from the Unlikeliest Source
Eurogamer's Martin Robinson argues why Nintendo's machine might just be the best choice this holiday season.
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Indies and the Next Generation of Consoles
Eurogamer's Wes Yin-Poole looks at Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony's fight for the future.
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Happy Birthday, Gabriel Knight
As Jane Jensen celebrates the 20th birthday of one of her most beloved creations with an all-new remake, we look back on a game that helped bring the medium into a new era of mature, thoughtful interactive entertainment.
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JPgamer: Dragons in Your Pocket
This week in our roundup of all things Japanese, we talk the Dragon Quest I-VIII iOS ports and what Idea Factory International are up to, plus news on Drakengard 3, that Dengeki Bunko fighting game and a Kickstarter that may be of interest to dating sim fans.
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GTA V Microtransactions: Stealing Money is Good. Buying Money... Not so Much
With GTA Online soon to go live, Team USG talks about the game's microtransactions: what they're hoping for - and what they're worried about.
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Final Fantasy XIV: One Month Later
Has the reborn realm lost its luster, or is it in the game for the long run?
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Two Things GTA V Does Really Well
GTA V has attracted its fair share of criticism since launch, but what are its positive qualities?
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AMD's Mantle and Why Valve Might Want to Worry
We take a quick look at the Mantle API which AMD announced today and what it might mean.
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Inside Paradox, the Strangest Company in Games
Eurogamer's Paul Dean tells the story of the Swedes who say what they think.
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Valve's Second Announcement: Taking on PCs and Building a New Controller?
The Steam Machine isn't just a console, it's an attempt at total living room domination.
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Indies Did This: Viva la Game Jams!
This week, Cassandra Khaw gets on her soapbox and breaks down why game jams rock.
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The Sims 4: Mixed Feelings Have Never Been so Much Fun
While the fourth generation Sims game is still a long way from release, its Sim and building creation tools are already looking absolutely phenomenal.
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Adult Swim Brings "Marketing Muscle" to Great Indie Games
Volgarr the Viking is Adult Swim Games' latest game on Steam. How did a TV company become a game publisher?
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Awesome Mom Makes Awesome Chocobo Costume, Is Generally Awesome
We talk to Calley MacLeod, who took Special Prize in Square Enix's first EU FFXIV: ARR Cosplay Contest 2013, about making great costumes for cheap.
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Grand Theft Auto and the Fine Art of Hyperbole
Rockstar's latest open-world title is out next week. Are you excited or cautious?
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Twitch-Based: Exploring the Salty Bet Phenomenon
Eurogamer's Rich McCormick earns his salt in the bewildering fighting game casino.
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Peter Molydeux Wants To Make a Game Design School?
We're pretty sure that this is a joke but crazier things have happened.
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This Attack on Titan Tribute Is Monstrously Fun
That anime about giant, people-eating monsters that is really about societal anxiety now has new fan game.
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The Hidden Depths of Otaku Games
Are titles like the upcoming Senran Kagura Burst nothing but fanservicey pandering, or do they offer something more? Pete chats at length with Xseed and NIS America about the more misunderstood end of Japanese video game culture.
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Keiji Inafune: "My Artistic Style is What It Is"
The outspoken designer on Mighty No. 9, innovation, Kickstarter, and certain remarkable robotic resemblances.
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Reinventing the Genre Molyneux Created
Eurogamer's Martin Robinson on Godus' single shared world; another social experiment.
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Project Phoenix Focuses on Story, Not Graphics or DLC
Do you hate DLC? So does Project Phoenix director Hiroaki Yura. We chat about the Kickstarted rebirth of JRPGs.
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Learning Vital Life Skills from Spelunky
Eurogamer's Chris Donlan contemplates what Spelunky might have to teach his imminently arriving new daughter.
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Making Bad Hardware Design Fun: Remembering Boktai
Hideo Kojima's cult classic brought Metal Gear's sophistication to bear as he attempted to solve the problem of the Game Boy Advance's terrible screen.
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You Are The Hero: A History of Fighting Fantasy
Eurogamer's Damien McFerran chats to Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone about creating a page-turning legend.
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Pokémon Ultra Sun and Moon Lets You Surf on a Mantine, Just as God and Nature Intended
Feel all that slick flesh slither under your bare feet.
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Axe of the Blood God 109: Nadia and Kat Gab About the RPGs at E3 2017
PODCAST | Contrary to what Kat believed, E3 2017 was rich with RPGs coming out this year. Nadia never doubted, though. Nadia's perfect.
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What's The Coolest Video Game Collector's Item You Own?
COMMUNITY QUESTION | Let's talk about the cool stuff on our bookshelves.
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Inside Minecraft Dungeon's Journey From a Zelda-Inspired 3DS Game to an Approachable Dungeon Crawler
Mojang prepares to deliver its first spinoff for the multi-million best-seller Minecraft.
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The Fall and Rise of the Xbox One
The Xbox One is the best pure console on the market right now, but it's been a hard road getting to this point.
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We Test Project xCloud: Why Xbox Already Has the Lead in the Next-Gen Streaming Wars
Project xCloud wins by not being the main event for Xbox.
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PokeNecromancer: How An Artist Is Resurrecting "Lost" Pokemon With Amazing Illustrations
A little paint and imagination can lift a cold Pokemon from the cutting room floor and into fans' hearts.
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20 Amazing In-Game Maps That Did More Than Show the Way Forward
From A Link to the Past to Planescape: Torment, these are our favorite maps in video games.
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The Top 25 Pokemon in Series History: The Best Monsters From Pokemon Red and Blue to Sun and Moon
On the 20th anniversary of Pokemon's release in North America, we rank the 25 best Pokemon to date.
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Why the Pokemon Anime is the Most Successful Adaptation of a Videogame Ever
Game Freak's marketing juggernaut owes much of its success to its television spinoff. And it's still going.
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What's The Scariest Video Game Setting?
COMMUNITY QUESTION | To continue with Halloween tradition, let's talk about the creepiest environments in games.
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Why Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is Already the Fastest Selling Game in the Series' History
Why Nintendo's racer is more important than your typical next-gen port. Plus: Morrowind's 15th anniversary, American Gods, and more!
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What Do You Drift For?: Meeting the Fastest Mario Kart Racers in the World
All across the decades Mario Kart, there are dedicated players racing to be the fastest they can be.
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USgamer Community Question: What Game Can You Remember Your Parents Playing?
*DJ Khaled voice*: Another one. (Another USgamer Friday Community question.) This week: What game can you remember your parents playing?
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Farewell, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
In a few hours, Nintendo DS and Wii games go offline forever. But should we eulogize the service? Or do we spit on its grave?
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The Rise of Nintendo's Curiously Divisive Competitive Communities
Why do the competitive communities of Pokémon and Smash Bros. engender so much loyalty... and so much controversy?
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What We're Playing: Life After Dark Souls and the Delights of Mr. Wolfenstein
Wolfenstein, life after Dark Souls, and of course, fricking robots. Here's what the team at USgamer is playing this week.
