It’s an exciting time for Metal Gear Solid fans such as myself. We’re not only about to get a remake of one of the best MGS games of all time, but also a new take on the classic stealth gameplay that made it so memorable. Earlier this month, I and several other journalists were invited … Read more
I find myself in a simulation of a simulation, a modern recreation of a fictional jungle that I and many others fought and persisted through decades ago. As I crawl through the grass, sneak through Soviet weapons facilities, and survive on the animals of the wild, my mind oscillates through deja vu, the pleasant stupor … Read more
Cracker Barrel is changing its iconic and famous logo for the first time in nearly 50 years. Sadly, the new logo sucks, and is part of a larger trend of corporations ditching their unique qualities and going as broad as possible in order to make the line go up. And somehow this new boring logo, … Read more
Bungie CEO Pete Parsons is leaving after 23 years. Fellow veteran Justin Truman will take over as the storied Halo studio struggles with flagging interest in Destiny 2, the delayed launch of Marathon, and a painful Sony integration following a sky-high $3.6 billion acquisition back in 2022. Parsons shared the news in a blog post … Read more
A very important and extremely popular mod for roleplayers in MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, Mare Synchronos, is shutting down with less than 48 hours notice. The news has caught many off guard, and the FFXIV community isn’t happy that such a vital mod for many will no longer be usable in the MMO. Mare Synchronos … Read more
Earlier this month, the actual play phenomenon Critical Role announced a pretty big shakeup for its upcoming fourth campaign. Matt Mercer, who had led each of the group’s previous stories as the game master, will instead take on a player role, and Dimension 20’s Brennan Lee Mulligan will step up to lead the next campaign … Read more
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam was on at least one fan’s Gamescom 2025 bingo card. “Hear me out: ‘Hell let loose Vietnam,’” they wrote on the Hell Let Loose subreddit at the start of 2025. Now that fan has fished their wish, as the game’s announcement trailer delivers the sequel that Battlefield players are still waiting … Read more
The recent Battlefield 6 open beta was a massive success for EA and Battlefield Studios, amassing over half a million concurrent players on Steam. But some players weren’t happy about how fast and jumpy movement could be in the online FPS, and others felt the shotgun was too powerful. Now EA has announced that hopping … Read more
Overwatch 2’s next season is bringing a water-bending hero, some major overhauls to its build-based Stadium mode, and new Perks for every character on the roster. I’m not here to talk about all that. I’m here to talk about the collaboration I could not have fathomed that was teased at the very end of the … Read more
2K and developer Visual Concepts have released a new trailer for the upcoming NBA 2K26 MyCareer cinematic-style story mode, Out of Bounds. The trailer, narrated by legendary director Spike Lee (who famously wrote and directed the 2K16 entry), shows your player going from the high school court, to watching the Draft with their family, to … Read more