Caty McCarthy

It's Time to Rank Every Single Jackbox Party Pack Game

There have been six Jackbox Party Packs, so we ranked them in order from worst to best.

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Review: A Cruel Kaiju's Thesis

Vanillaware's latest is a twisty sci-fi melodrama, with a bland side of RTS.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's Campaign Will Let You Play as a Gender Neutral Character

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's campaign will let you customize your protagonist.

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is Vanillaware's Boldest Game Yet

After a few hours with Vanillaware's latest, producer Akiyasu Yamamoto tells us more about the 1980s-set mecha vs. kaiju epic.

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout Review: Falling With Style

The latest viral hit is actually pretty fun—if you can weather its prolific server issues.

Don't Call Fight Crab Another "Gag Game"

We chat with the developer behind Fight Crab, a crustacean-led, physics-heavy fighting game.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 Is Getting 37 New Tracks, Missing Just a Few Originals

Only three tracks from the original soundtracks are missing from the remakes.

Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories Review: A Disaster of Its Own Making

Disaster Report returns to the West, only now it's without what made the oddball series special in the first place.

Fast & Furious Game's Release Date "Uncertain" In Wake of Fast 9's Delay

Following the upcoming film's not-so-fast delay, Fast & Furious Crossroads' release date is now a little nebulous.

Adam Boyes Doesn't Miss the Console Wars

At DICE 2020, Adam Boyes tells us about maintaining Iron Galaxy without crunch, developing ports, and more.

Troy Baker's Been Gaming's Leading Man For a Decade, And He Has Some Stories

We talk to the prolific blockbuster video game actor about working on The Last of Us, that one scene with Norman Reedus, and more.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Might Have Genders After All Among Other New Details From PAX East

With a new demo at PAX East, fans are finally getting their hands on the latest Animal Crossing.

How Sony and Kojima Productions Played Telephone Across the Globe to Create Death Stranding's Soundscape

Backstage at DICE 2020, the audio team at Sony tell us about working across time zones with Kojima Productions.

Respawn Considered Delaying Jedi: Fallen Order to Smooth out Its Rampant Bugs

"It was a conversation that we had and we decided that we wanted the game out there, we wanted to get it, you know, being out for the holiday," says CEO Vince Zampella.

Vince Zampella is Tired of Respawn Being "Pigeonholed" as a Multiplayer Shooter Studio

Backstage at the 2020 DICE Awards, Respawn studio head Vince Zampella reflects on Respawn's year of breaking out of its comfort zone.

The President of The ESA On The Waning of Big Names at E3, Winning Back Media's Trust, and More

Is E3 getting obsolete? The ESA still doesn't think so.

Kentucky Route Zero Review: Hard Times Served

Delivering a new kind of American Dream.

"It Feels Like We Made 10 Games:" Kentucky Route Zero at the End of the Road

We talk with Cardboard Computer about the episodic structure of Kentucky Route Zero, Act 5's finale, and more.

Doom Eternal Hands-on: Ripping, Tearing, and Reminding Us Of Akira

We played the first three hours of Doom Eternal, here's what we thought.

How Doom Eternal Looked to Mario Kart in Balancing Its Difficulty

Co-Director Hugo Martin tells USgamer about how id Software's rethinking difficulty for Doom Eternal.

"We Played It Very Safe Last Time:" Doom Eternal Co-Director Reflects on Doom (2016)'s Multiplayer Mistakes

On why Doom Eternal is putting an emphasis on single-player, not multiplayer, this time around.

Kentucky Route Zero Primer: What You Should Know Ahead of the Acclaimed Indie's Final Act

There's a lot of buzz about the finale of Kentucky Route Zero. Here's why you should be paying attention.

The Life Is Strange 2 Postmortem: "[W]e Knew That It Wouldn't Have the Same Huge Success Right From the Beginning"

Life Is Strange 2's three creative leads tell us about the season's muted reception, intensive development, and more.

Wattam Review: Cool Hat Trick

Wattam is a delightful game about friendship, the world, and poop, from the mind behind Katamari.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's Microtransactions Are Here. Are They Less Predatory Than Before?

Season One for Modern Warfare has kicked off, with a new online store in tow.

Life Is Strange 2 Series Review: Brothers, A Tale of Two Wolves

Life Is Strange's sequel has wrapped up, so our journey with Sean and Daniel has come to an end.

How the "Last Living Soviet Video Game Developers" Recruited Chapo Trap House for Disco Elysium

ZA/UM Studio and Virgil Texas of Chapo Trap House tell us how they became comrades for a video game.

Disco Elysium Coming to Consoles Next Year, Devs Confirm

A soundtrack, art book, and more are also in the works.

Monster of the Week: How Amnesia: The Dark Descent's Water Lurker Became the Scariest Nautical Nightmare Since Jaws

Co-designer Thomas Grip on sculpting Amnesia's scariest monster, which happens to also be the only one you never see.

Monster of the Week: The Godfather of the Necromorph on Creating Dead Space's Famous Creature

Dead Space designer Ben Wanat tells us about the creation of the Necromorphs, one of last generation's most iconic monsters.

Monster of the Week: How Resident Evil 2's Tyrant Got Even More Terrifying in the Remake

For our last Monster of the Week, we learn how The Tyrant, or Mr. X, became even scarier in 2019.

Little Town Hero Review: I Can't Be Your Hero Baby

Game Freak's bite-sized RPG carries a lot of charm, but also a lot of frustration and boredom.

We Happy Few Review

Lovely day for it?

Overcooked 2 Review

Got my grub on, but didn't pig out.

From The Witcher 3 to Queer Dating Sims: How Writers are Expanding the Boundaries of Video Game Storytelling

INSIDE THE WRITING IN GAMES | CD Projekt Red, Brianna Lei, Meg Jayanth, and more divulge how they approach writing the smaller parts of games.

2018 is the Year for Games We Nearly Forgot Finally Seeing the Light of Day

STARTING SCREEN | Chasm, La-Mulana 2, and Iconoclasts almost felt like mythical games, and in 2018, they're finally here.

Narrative Paramedics: Meet the Writers Called in to Patch Up Games

INSIDE THE WRITING IN GAMES | "Writers, in general, are not hired soon enough in the process and I think that is one thing that all game writers would probably agree on."

Little Dragons Cafe is a Management Sim About Second Chances From the Creator of Harvest Moon

Yasuhiro Wada's next game is his most personal yet.

Mega Man: Fully Charged Looks Weird and Different and Long-Time Mega Man Fans Will Have to Deal With It

STARTING SCREEN | Weirdly, part of being an adult is realizing stuff for kids isn't meant for you.

2 Milly Says His Dance Used in Fortnite Emote "Basically Stolen," Working With Attorneys to Reach Epic

Popular dance crazes are often used as emotes, and now the musicians themselves are striking back.

What's Your Favorite Sprite-Based RPG from the Era That Inspired Octopath Traveler?

COMMUNITY QUESTION | What's your favorite game from the golden era for RPGs? Let us know!

Mario Tennis Aces Review

At least we can count on one series to pay Waluigi his due.

Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion Review

And yes, it kicked my ass 'til the very end.

The 20 Best Trailers You Probably Missed from E3 2018

From cruising the sands of Sable to an unexpected return of Metal Wolf Chaos, here are the trailers that may have passed you by from E3 2018.

Kingdom Hearts Doesn't Need Final Fantasy Like it Used To, Tetsuya Nomura Says

Tetsuya Nomura on why Final Fantasy characters haven't really been shown off yet for Kingdom Hearts 3.

Sony E3 2018 PS4 Games Preview

Sony's E3 showcase probably won't have any big surprises this year, but we can dream, right?

The 5 Most Ridiculous Scenes in Detroit: Become Human

Press X to Identity.

How White Orchard Brilliantly Sets the Stage for Everything to Come in The Witcher 3

CD Projekt Red and former Dragon Age creative director Mike Laidlaw weigh in on what makes White Orchard special.

The 15 Best Overwatch Skins

After two years of Overwatch, we figured it was about time to rank the game's best skins.

State of Decay 2 Review

Nothing goes together quite like zombies and math.