One of the major pillars of Assassin’s Creed’s gameplay is parkour. Or at least it used to be before taking a bit of a back seat with Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla. All three games feature huge open worlds where buildings are often far apart instead of the more condensed and …

The original Citizen Sleeper came out at the perfect time for me. The 2022 role-playing video game was released just as my role as the “forever GM” among my friend group was solidifying, leaving me eager for tabletop-inspired gaming experiences where I could be a player. Utilizing an action economy …

Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR–Ubisoft’s long-in-development game for Meta Quest–was fully revealed during the Ubisoft Forward presentation on June 12. The game will feature three playable protagonists: Ezio, Conner, and Kassandra. In the trailer, we see a few scripted gameplay moments, including Kassandra using her bow to take out some guards …

Visually, Immortals of Aveum is one of the most impressive first-person shooters I’ve seen. Flinging spells with the frenetic intensity of firing a gun is a fun idea, and developer Ascendant Studios has captured it in a brightly colored fantasy world with clear military action game inspirations. The game sees …

RoboCop: Rogue City feels like a game trying too hard to emulate the experience of its inspirations. Having played a few hours of the game at a preview event, I’m a bit conflicted regarding how I feel about the upcoming sci-fi first-person shooter. Rogue City captures the look and sounds …

A new trailer for Assassin’s Creed Mirage has been revealed, providing our first look at the gameplay for Ubisoft Bordeaux’s upcoming project. If that trailer is any indication, Assassin’s Creed Mirage looks to be a fantastic return to the series’ roots, with an emphasis on small, detailed environments, freerunning, and …

Looks like Sony is getting back into the handheld game. Kind of. Announced during the latest PlayStation Showcase, Project Q is a handheld streaming device for PlayStation 5 games. Unlike, say, the PSP or PS Vita, Project Q is not a handheld gaming device. It only streams games, which is …

Evercore Heroes is a competitive PvE game in which each match sees your squad of four participating in missions against hordes of AI-controlled enemies, but you’re doing so at the same time as three other teams all on the same map. So it’s a little PvP too in terms of …

Harmony: The Fall of Reverie is the latest choice-driven narrative adventure game from developer Don’t Nod, the studio responsible for the likes of Life is Strange, Tell Me Why, and Vampyr. This time around, the crux of each decision impacts the outcome of two separate worlds, meaning it feels like …

Times & Galaxy, a choice-driven adventure game in which you play as a robot who is the latest intern for the solar system’s most trusted news holopaper, hits a little close to home for me. It delves into storylines anyone in online media will be familiar with, such as “your …