Bryan Lawver

Plenty of games mine nostalgia recklessly, chucking in cheap jokes and references to keep players entertained. But I can’t think of a game that uses it as expertly as Anodyne did, paying sincere tribute to long-loved games and using familiarity to make the darkness under its surface even more

During the February 13 Nintendo Direct, Square Enix and Tokyo RPG Factory showed off a new action RPG, Oninaki. Despite its fairly grim tone, this tale of death, grief, and reincarnation features fast, flashy combat in a colorful world. With exciting new action-RPG gameplay, players will explore the world as

The first season of Netflix’s Stranger Things introduced plenty of viewers to Dungeons and Dragons, and sent veteran dice-rollers into fits of nostalgia. A new Starter Set is bringing things full circle, letting players run the same campaign that the show’s characters did. The Stranger Things Dungeons and

Platinum Games debuted a new game during today’s Nintendo Direct, complete with a flashy trailer. Developed exclusively for the Nintendo Switch, Astral Chain is scheduled for release August 30 and will feature a pair of twin space cops fighting interdimensional aliens with the help of robotic companions called Legions.

On a fourth-quarter earnings call on February 12, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick announced that the company had achieved “record results” in 2018, but that it would nonetheless be laying off 8% of its staff, totaling nearly 800 employees. According to J. Allen Brack, who became Blizzard’s president last

During today’s Nintendo Direct, producer Kenichiro Tsukuda announced that Daemon X Machina is receiving a demo, available for download on Nintendo Switch now. Tsukuda said that the demo would only be available for a short time, but didn’t say exactly how long it will stick around. Prototype Missions,

Developer Chucklefish seemed to go the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” route with Wargroove. Anyone who remembers Advance Wars will likely be thrown headfirst down memory lane with their first look at the new strategy title, and the resemblances are more than just skin deep. That’

When Bethesda first revealed that Rage 2 was on the way, it took a lot of folks by surprise. For one thing, the original Rage isn’t exactly fondly remembered. To be honest, I’m probably more of a fan of Rage than most people. Sure, the story was bland,