Many of us have a game franchise that, despite liking everything we hear about it, we have never actually played any of the games. I have a few, but one notable blind spot in my gaming resume was Yakuza, or as it’s called now, Like A Dragon. I’d been told by many friends that the […]

new video loaded: From Fighters to Policemen in a Post-Assad Damascus transcript Back transcript From Fighters to Policemen in a Post-Assad Damascus As the rebels who ousted Syria’s longtime dictator, Bashar al-Assad, transition from insurgents to administrators, maintaining order in the streets of the capital has become a top priority. Until recently, these men were […]

Most mornings, I stumble out of bed, grab my phone, and crack open some Pokemon packs. Over the last month, I’ve been consumed by the routine of booting up Pokemon TCG Pocket, a mobile adaptation of the popular card game, and–much like the video games and show encourage–catching ’em all. I’ve blown through dozens of […]

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. We’re four years into the current Xbox Series X|S generation, and in 2024, it was business mostly as usual for Microsoft’s console brand. While the biggest news this year related to Xbox was a new focus on […]

Hate: Inflation Inflation hit Fortnite very hard in the past year, thanks to a multi-pronged approach from Epic to increase the price of everything. It began in late 2023 with the increased price of V-Bucks, and continued into the new year with two major changes in Epic’s item shop philosophy: Aside from some Icon skins […]

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. PC has continued to see more games releases from Sony and Microsoft, which, combined with all of the exclusives the platform gets, makes it a great place to play. While Nintendo is an exception, you’re all but […]

This year, I decided I’d finally play 2022’s Case of the Golden Idol, a mystery game that thrusts you onto the scene of a murder moments after it’s happened. You pan through several screens, absorb every detail you possibly can, gather clues in the form of nouns and verbs, and make logic-based deductions by filling […]

At first glance, Crow Country is a nostalgia piece. It pulls on the horrific sprawl of Resident Evil, populating its theme-park setting with brain twisters and monsters contorting into human shapes. It borrows from the toy aesthetic of Final Fantasy VII, its characters rendered in blocky, plastic proportions like Playmobil. Yet, it’s more than just […]

Arco Arco has a cinematic flair to its pixel-art design, but if you need a more substantial reason to pick this gem up, then look no further than its innovative gameplay. A combination of real-time combat and turn-based, tactical planning, Arco brings together two genres into a fantastical world filled with hundreds of levels, enemies, […]

At long last, Quentin Tarantino’s two-part Kill Bill saga is getting a 4K Blu-ray release alongside his cult-classic crime caper Jackie Brown. All three of these memorable Tarantino films are scheduled to release January 21 and are available to preorder now at Walmart and Amazon. Along with 4K Blu-ray discs, you’ll get standard Blu-ray and […]