Don’t let Deadlock’s MOBA tag scare you off—there’s a quick play mode for dummies which is the perfect entry point

I have a very short history with MOBAs—apart from being dragged into one too many League of Legends games, I’ve tried to keep my exposure to a minimum. But that all changed when Valve semi-released Deadlock into alpha. It’s been almost two years since I started playing, and almost 100 hours later, and despite being…

Here’s What Gears Of War’s Original Designer Thinks About E-Day

It’s been a long time since Gears of War creator and original designer Cliff Bleszinski was guiding the franchise, but he eagerly watched the premiere of new footage of the latest game, Gears of War: E-Day, during the Xbox Games Showcase. And like a proud father, Bleszinski shared his enthusiastic response to what he saw….

Sega Confirms And Responds To Generative AI Content In New Crazy Taxi Game

Crazy Taxi: World Tour was just announced at the Xbox Games Showcase and players were quick to notice that the game’s Steam page contained a generative AI disclaimer which reads, “At SEGA Corporation, we utilize generative AI as a support tool for developers, aiming to provide better content to our users and enable developers to…

Xbox’s Strategy On Console Exclusives Just Got More Confusing

Which Microsoft first-party games will be Xbox console exclusives? Which ones will eventually come to PlayStation 5? More than two years into this unprecedented experiment, it’s harder to know than ever. The company revealed during its big summer showcase on June 7 that Gears of War: E-Day will not come to PS5 after all, despite…

How Widow’s Bay pulled off the best slasher since 2018’s Halloween

In Widow’s Bay episode 7, Mayor Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys) finally lifted the curse that had been hanging over his New England island town for centuries. Unfortunately, nobody told his assistant, Patricia (Kate O’Flynn). Spoilers ahead for Widow’s Bay episode 8 With three episodes remaining, Widow’s Bay fans probably could have guessed that the curse…

Modern Warfare 4 is bringing back DMZ, and it’s got some serious upgrades

DMZ will return with the release of Modern Warfare 4, but this time, Infinity Ward has a plan. Taking another ambitious swing at the extraction shooter genre, the Call of Duty developer has outlined its plans for its game-within-a-game. As someone who dipped a toe into the 2022 version of DMZ and was left a…

Koei Tecmo Is Bringing Its Next Action RPG To Switch 2 Early Next Year

Koei Tecmo has announced that it’s bringing Team Ninja’s next action RPG, Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember, to the Switch 2 early next year. Displaying gorgeous environments, slick combat, and fearsome enemies, the debut trailer is an impressive showcase; especially considering how prolific Team Ninja has been recently with the likes of Fatal Frame…

I have played what I suspect will be a perfect videogame

My thumbs are raw. My pulse is elevated. My regrets are many. Nestled in a corner of this weekend’s Summer Game Fest Play Days event in Los Angeles is, I suspect, a perfect videogame in the making. N+ Infinity Times Two is a floaty ninja platformer—the latest in a series that started over 20 years…

Here’s Everything Announced During The 2026 Summer Xbox Games Showcase

The 2026 Summer Xbox Games Showcase is over, and we just got a slew of announcements, exclusive reveals, updates, gameplay trailers, and more. It was another excellent showcase in a jam-packed week of SGF-related showcases, but there was quite a lot.  We covered much of it on Game Informer (quite literally the greatest website ever…

Everything We Learned From The Gears Of War: E-Day Direct

Gears of War: E-Day is the next mainline entry in the popular Xbox franchise. But this isn’t a sequel to Gears 5. Instead, this upcoming installment takes the series back in time and shows players the beginning of the conflict with the Locust on Emergence Day and all the chaos that followed. During today’s big…