Warning: The following contains spoilers for Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game is in many ways a traditional 2D fighting game, with the primary focus being on delivering a tight and fast-paced brawler. For the most part, it succeeds — the fights run smoothly, and the animation recalls the source material […]
Apex Legends has been a solid hit for EA over the last seven years, with the extraction shooter benefiting from a committed development team that keeps finding new ways to push the game forward. Sometimes, that comes through exciting new character types or radical changes to the world. Other times, it’s with the help of […]
As a franchise, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles make natural sense for the rougelike genre. The four different combat styles of the turtles (on top of any of the other characters in their orbit) are naturally adaptable to the genre, while also coming with enough natural style that it lends itself to artistic touches. Teenage […]
Marvel’s Wolverine is poised to be a big hit later this year, building on the success of Marvel’s Spider-Man and expanding Insomniac’s version of the Marvel Universe. Confirmed to be set in the same universe as the Spider-Man games, Marvel’s Wolverine is a drastic reimagining of the X-Men corner of the universe, taking place in […]
Baldur’s Gate 3 has been a revolutionary hit for the modern gaming industry, with the game still racking up plenty of player attention and engagement three years after it debuted. It’s a truly sprawling RPG in every sense of the world. The terrific writing and expansive game design allows players to really create their ideal […]
Silent Hill: Townfall is already shaping up to be a grim (and great) addition to the larger franchise. Shifting away from the typical third-person perspective of most entries in the series, Townfall follows Simon Ordell when he wakes up on a misty Scottish island and finds himself alone in the small town — outside of […]
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales has been one of the most pleasant surprises of 2026. Square Enix’s throwback 2.5 adventure game is perfect for fans of older entries in franchises like The Legend of Zelda, creating a vast setting for players to explore and fight their way through. It’s nothing revolutionary, but that’s […]
Sega is home to plenty of major franchises, with some of gaming’s biggest names and mascots falling under its umbrella. During the 1990s, the brand was synonymous with home gaming, serving as the most prolific rival of Nintendo. Thanks to the sheer scope of the publisher’s history, it has everything from global icons like Sonic […]
Final Fantasy has long been the standard-bearer for the JRPG in gaming. The long-running Square Enix franchise constantly reinvents itself and tries unique approaches to gameplay and narrative, with the best titles in the series almost restructuring the popular gamer imagination around their success. There have been plenty of rivals who have sought to undercut […]
The Lord of the Rings has expanded a lot over the years, but it’s been years since the franchise had its golden age of video games. While games like Shadow of Mordor and Gollum have shown just how vast the gulf of quality can be in these tie-ins in the last decade, the period surrounding […]