Features

This is the year you can get your backlog under control.

Associate editor Kyle Hilliard played through Shenmue for the first time in 2015, and discusses how the games holds up more than a decade after release.

Chase is a video game industry PR veteran who has been promoting software and hardware as far back as SEGA Dreamcast.

Capybara Games co-founder spent a lot of time playing with others this year and picked numerous competitive and cooperative games for his Top 10.

The Boston Commonwealth's insightful private eye is also one of our favorite characters from the game.

The industry’s current approach to this structure is doing more harm than good.

343 Industries' David Ellis has been putting his game design skills to work on the Halo series for years.

This VR developer ventured outside of his gaming wheelhouse to experience more horror games in 2015.

Hopefully you won't find yourself in a post-apocalyptic hellscape anytime soon, but here are some tips (and non-tips) just in case.

Chris Avellone is known across the industry for his visionary work on PC role-playing games while at companies like Interplay and Obsidian.

We look at what's on the horizon for RPGs this year and share what has us most excited.

Patience is a limited resource. Here are some of the moments that made me put the controller down – either permanently or temporarily – last year.

This week, we take a look at a game that – at the very least – shares part of a title with a beloved classic.

We take a look back on Microsoft's 2015.

The stand-up comedian shares his top picks with us.

Payday 2's Game Director shares his favorite games of 2015.

The Tacoma and Gone Home designer's favorites range from the biggest triple-A titles to indie darlings.

Scenes featuring Darth Vader have the potential to be the best and most memorable parts of a game…or they can blow it and turn the fallen Jedi into a joke.

There are already a number of VR projects to get excited over. Here are our picks for the best VR games to
play once you get your hands on a headset.

Here are the things we think you'll want to know about in 2016.