Arcade1Up is stepping into new territory for 2022, and its latest line of products should cater to hardcore arcade enthusiasts who have been hoping for premium build quality to match the nostalgia they get in their game rooms. The Pro Series, announced during CES 2022, comes equipped with name-brand controls …

Microsoft has revealed the free Xbox Games With Gold titles for January 2022, and they include a few classic shoot-’em-up games that should have retro arcade enthusiasts excited. NeuroVoider, Aground, Radiant Silvergun, and Space Invaders Infinity Gene are all free in January, with two available beginning on January 1 and …

COVID-19 put the planet on pause for much of 2020. We started to see video games get delayed last year, including some major AAA releases, but the real effect of the pandemic seems to be for games that were already planned for 2021, as teams had to use new work-from-home …

Subverting players’ expectations is one of the best ways to turn a good game into a memorable game–a distinction that is increasingly important with the ballooning number of titles releasing each year. Perhaps better than any other 2021 game, Returnal managed to achieve this via a mid-game moment that I’ve …

After two The Evil Within games and an acquisition by Microsoft, developer Tango Gameworks is ready to branch out with a different type of game. GhostWire: Tokyo is a supernatural action-adventure game rather than traditional survival-horror, blending first-person combat with investigations into the occult and paranormal. The city–by far the …

On December 15, Ubisoft officially confirmed it was working on a new–well, sort of new–Splinter Cell game. Rather than greenlight a sequel to Splinter Cell Blacklist, the company is moving forward on a remake of the first Splinter Cell, rebuilt in its own Snowdrop engine at Ubisoft Toronto. Aside from …

Nintendo held the latest installment of its Indie World Showcase series today, December 15, and the company had plenty to show from its third-party development partners. We got a new look at upcoming games like Figment 2: Creed Valley and River City Girls 2, as well as a few games …

2021 was a year like no other for video games, with players eagerly waiting for a chance to actually purchase the new consoles–now over a year old and still almost impossible to find. Perhaps that’s why it’s good that Microsoft has stuck to a two-generation release model for most of …

Spoilers for Halo Infinite below Halo Infinite released last week, and Master Chief’s latest journey is surprisingly light on returning characters. Aside from the Chief himself, in fact, you’d be hard-pressed to find a non-flashback character we’ve seen in the series before its very last moments. However, some past characters, …

Finish Halo Infinite’s campaign and need something to keep you entertained on this tragic mortal coil? Luckily, our sister site Giant Bomb has just the thing you need: the Giant Bombathon. Happening today beginning at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET, the variety stream will feature everything from special …