• Upcoming video games
  • Mystic Messenger Email Guide
  • Resident Evil 4 Walkthrough
  • Resident Evil 4 Blue Medallions
  • Diablo 4 classes tier list
  • Jeremy Parish

    Contributor

    • Image for Great Works, Troubling Moments

      Great Works, Troubling Moments

      The controversy surrounding Dragon's Crown inspires the question: Does one rotten element ruin the entire experience?

    • Image for Super Mario Maker for 3DS Review: The Fine Art of Overcompensating

      Super Mario Maker for 3DS Review: The Fine Art of Overcompensating

      Nintendo breaks its trend of disappointing Wii U-to-3DS downconversions by totally revamping the wrapper for its level-design tool kit.

    • Image for Giving Thanks: Two New Books on a Cult Classic Embody Gaming's Rich Culture

      Giving Thanks: Two New Books on a Cult Classic Embody Gaming's Rich Culture

      20 years ago, no one cared about SNES RPG EarthBound. Now it's a cottage industry, emblematic of the medium's continued maturation.

    • Image for Red Dead Redemption's Curious 8-Bit Origin Story

      Red Dead Redemption's Curious 8-Bit Origin Story

      How 2017's Western juggernaut can trace its family history all the way back to the frontier days of 1985.

    • Image for Final Fantasy XIV 4.0 Expansion Stormblood Arriving Summer 2017

      Final Fantasy XIV 4.0 Expansion Stormblood Arriving Summer 2017

      New jobs, a revamped battle system, and countless quality of life features inbound as well.

    • Image for Dragon Quest: Builders PlayStation 4 Review: Fables of the Reconstruction

      Dragon Quest: Builders PlayStation 4 Review: Fables of the Reconstruction

      A brilliant marriage in which two very different types of game — Minecraft and the classical console RPG — come together to find their common ground.

    • Image for Paper Mario: Color Splash Wii U Review: Flinging Hue, Throwing Shade

      Paper Mario: Color Splash Wii U Review: Flinging Hue, Throwing Shade

      Mario's latest is a beautiful, rollicking adventure that's been folded, spindled, and mutilated by questionable design choices.

    • Image for Paper Mario's Evolution from RPG to Adventure Game Draws a Line to a Forgotten Corner of Nintendo's Past

      Paper Mario's Evolution from RPG to Adventure Game Draws a Line to a Forgotten Corner of Nintendo's Past

      The series' gradual genre shift may be unpopular, but it's not unprecedented.

    • Image for At 30, Castlevania May be Dead, But Its Influence Lingers Beyond The Grave

      At 30, Castlevania May be Dead, But Its Influence Lingers Beyond The Grave

      Happy anniversary, Simon Belmont! Too bad your bloodline is as deceased as Dracula himself.

    • Image for If Sonic's New Games are Half as Good as Their Marketing, We're in for a Treat

      If Sonic's New Games are Half as Good as Their Marketing, We're in for a Treat

      Who knows if the Sonic Cycle will ever be broken, but at least our social media will never be dull.

    • Image for Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse 3DS Review — End of Days

      Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse 3DS Review — End of Days

      One of the best RPGs of the decade gets a direct sequel. Does Apocalypse live up to its predecessor's impressive standard? Final thoughts and score!

    • Image for How the Dragon Quest Builders Team is Crafting a New Kind Of RPG

      How the Dragon Quest Builders Team is Crafting a New Kind Of RPG

      A conversation with the creators of Square Enix's upcoming do-it-yourself take on the role-playing genre.

    • Image for A Conversation With Paper Mario: Color Splash Producer Risa Tabata

      A Conversation With Paper Mario: Color Splash Producer Risa Tabata

      The game's green producer talks about the RPG that has some Nintendo fans seeing red.

    • Image for Catch Our Super NES 25th Anniversary Stream Series [Next: EarthBound]

      Catch Our Super NES 25th Anniversary Stream Series [Next: EarthBound]

      Nintendo's 16-bit behemoth has hit the quarter-century mark, and we're celebrating with live streams of the system's 25 best games! Our anniversary showcase continues next week with EarthBound.

    • Image for Containing the Sprawl: An Interview with the Dragon Quest VII Remake Team

      Containing the Sprawl: An Interview with the Dragon Quest VII Remake Team

      Dragon Quest VII is one of the most massive solo role-playing games ever created. Producers Yuu Miyake and Noriyoshi Fujimoto explain the challenge of squeezing it into a portable remake.

    • Image for Final Fantasy VI, the Essence of a Franchise Distilled for SNES

      Final Fantasy VI, the Essence of a Franchise Distilled for SNES

      Though perhaps not the best of the series, FFVI was definitely the most Final Fantasy-ish of the lot.

    • Image for Daily Classic: 7 Reasons Super Metroid was an SNES Masterpiece

      Daily Classic: 7 Reasons Super Metroid was an SNES Masterpiece

      Happy 25th birthday, Super NES! Look back at the fundamental brilliance of one of the console's all-time greatest creations with this piece from the USgamer archives.

    • Image for With Yoshi's Island, the Mario Series Broke Its Own Rules

      With Yoshi's Island, the Mario Series Broke Its Own Rules

      Nintendo's iconoclastic platformer defied expectations and became all the more memorable for it.

    • Image for Metroid Prime: Federation Force 3DS Review-in-Progress: Barely Metroid, but Plenty Of Fun

      Metroid Prime: Federation Force 3DS Review-in-Progress: Barely Metroid, but Plenty Of Fun

      While the verdict remains out on multiplayer, Nintendo's controversial FPS plays well despite its divergence from the Metroid series' platonic ideal.

    • Image for Abz? PlayStation 4 Review: (Dis)enchantment Under The Sea

      Abz? PlayStation 4 Review: (Dis)enchantment Under The Sea

      Giant Squid's stunning, serene underwater adventure trips over itself, despite rarely setting foot on land.

    • Image for Gallery: Up Close With Nintendo's Amiibos

      Gallery: Up Close With Nintendo's Amiibos

      We get up close and personal with Nintendo's new interactive figurines.

    • Image for Begun, the Clone Wars Have: SEGA Fires Back at Classic Mini NES With a Mini Genesis

      Begun, the Clone Wars Have: SEGA Fires Back at Classic Mini NES With a Mini Genesis

      But it's looking less like a pitched battle than a total rout.

    • Image for The Quiet Revolution: How Animal Crossing has Embraced the Future

      The Quiet Revolution: How Animal Crossing has Embraced the Future

      We speak with Katsuya Eguchi and Aya Kyogoku to learn how Nintendo's most good-natured franchise is pointing the way to company-wide change.

    • Image for Pokémon Ranger Arrives on Virtual Console to Remind Us That Not Every Spin-off is Pokémon Go

      Pokémon Ranger Arrives on Virtual Console to Remind Us That Not Every Spin-off is Pokémon Go

      Without a multiplayer component, is there really much point to Pokémon?

    • Image for 2013 in Review: How I Built a Life Worth Returning to in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

      2013 in Review: How I Built a Life Worth Returning to in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

      For a game about nothing in particular, Animal Crossing: New Leaf manages to create a remarkably engrossing world -- one that remains inviting half a year later.

    • Image for Nintendo Changes Its Mind, Will Update Animal Crossing: New Leaf for amiibo Support

      Nintendo Changes Its Mind, Will Update Animal Crossing: New Leaf for amiibo Support

      Belatedly, but better than never.

    • Image for Why Play Animal Crossing, Anyway? (A Primer)

      Why Play Animal Crossing, Anyway? (A Primer)

      Curious what the big deal is about Nintendo's quirky attempt at the simulation genre?

    • Image for Check Out the First 30 Minutes of Chrono Trigger Successor I am Setsuna in Action

      Check Out the First 30 Minutes of Chrono Trigger Successor I am Setsuna in Action

      Is Square Enix's new retro-style RPG a worthy take on Chrono Trigger or just empty nostalgia bait? Check out the opening chapter and decide for yourself.

    • Image for Local Color: An Animal Crossing New Leaf Interview

      Local Color: An Animal Crossing New Leaf Interview

      There's far more to localizing Animal Crossing for America than simply changing Japanese words into English.

    • Image for Metatext: Separating the Player from the Character

      Metatext: Separating the Player from the Character

      Ever get the feeling your video games are talking to you? You may not be crazy after all....

    • Image for Time, and a Word About Animal Crossing

      Time, and a Word About Animal Crossing

      As a new season descends upon the world of New Leaf, the sounds and sights of summer stir powerful memories.

    • Image for 5 Series That Should Shamelessly Clone Pokémon Go

      5 Series That Should Shamelessly Clone Pokémon Go

      Fascinated by the Pokémon Go craze, but not a big fan of the franchise? Thankfully, the idea is big enough to work beyond Pokémon....

    • Image for Argonaut's X, the Rough Draft for Star Fox, Highlights the Compromises of Game Design

      Argonaut's X, the Rough Draft for Star Fox, Highlights the Compromises of Game Design

      The most technically impressive work ever to appear on Game Boy reveals a harsh truth about the realities of making games.

    • Image for A Game Design Near-Miss: Double Dragon for Game Boy

      A Game Design Near-Miss: Double Dragon for Game Boy

      Why the classic brawler's handheld version was almost (but not quite) its best home port.

    • Image for SEGA 3D Classics Collection 3DS Review: Virtuous Console

      SEGA 3D Classics Collection 3DS Review: Virtuous Console

      While this M2-developed SEGA compilation has its drawbacks, it's still a heck of a package.

    • Image for Kirby: Planet Robobot 3DS Review: A Gundam Good Time

      Kirby: Planet Robobot 3DS Review: A Gundam Good Time

      Who knows whose idea it was to put Kirby in a giant, stompy mech suit... but it makes for one of the most gleeful action games of the year.

    • Image for 10 Years Ago, New Super Mario Bros. Made Old-School Cool… or Profitable, Anyway

      10 Years Ago, New Super Mario Bros. Made Old-School Cool… or Profitable, Anyway

      The only thing truly "new" about Nintendo's DS blockbuster was the notion that maybe classic platformers still had a place in the world, but that was enough to make a difference.

    • Image for Stranger of Sword City Turns Out to be More Familiar Than Its Name Suggests

      Stranger of Sword City Turns Out to be More Familiar Than Its Name Suggests

      While its intriguing premise isn't the only novel element this dungeon crawler brings to the table, it's ultimately business as usual.

    • Image for PlayStation 4K, Xbox "Neo," and the Unhappy History of Mid-Cycle Console Upgrades

      PlayStation 4K, Xbox "Neo," and the Unhappy History of Mid-Cycle Console Upgrades

      Sony and Microsoft's plan to refresh their current consoles has become the industry's worst-kept secret, but they'll be fighting uphill against history.

    • Image for The History of RPGs: How Dragon Quest Redefined a Genre

      The History of RPGs: How Dragon Quest Redefined a Genre

      COVER STORY: 30 years ago, a small team of Japanese game designers changed the way the world looked at role-playing games.

    • Image for Dragon Quest Builders Truly is the Dragon Quest of Minecraft Clones

      Dragon Quest Builders Truly is the Dragon Quest of Minecraft Clones

      Not just in appearance, but in terms of its fundamental design philosophy.

    • Image for Why ReCore is a $40 Game

      Why ReCore is a $40 Game

      Microsoft wants to test the waters, it seems.

    • Image for Dishonored 2 Embodies Bethesda's Formula for Success

      Dishonored 2 Embodies Bethesda's Formula for Success

      Namely, hide innovation amidst the mundane.

    • Image for Bethesda's E3 Press Recap: Skyrim Special Edition, Quake: Champions, Dishonored 2, and More!

      Bethesda's E3 Press Recap: Skyrim Special Edition, Quake: Champions, Dishonored 2, and More!

      Bethesda brought a whole host of games at E3 2016. See what's coming from the house that Elder Scrolls built.

    • Image for Microsoft's New Xbox Brings Lofty Pre-launch Promises Down to Earth

      Microsoft's New Xbox Brings Lofty Pre-launch Promises Down to Earth

      Turns out Xbox One was a scalable system... just not the way Microsoft promised.

    • Image for 15 Must-Have Games for 3DS Virtual Console

      15 Must-Have Games for 3DS Virtual Console

      Love classic games on the go? Not sure where to start? Obviously, you should start with the best. Here's our top 15 picks — plus five great imports!

    • Image for Axiom Verge Review: Play it Again, Sam [Updated for Vita]

      Axiom Verge Review: Play it Again, Sam [Updated for Vita]

      Think you're tired of retro Metroidvania games? You obviously haven't played Axiom Verge yet.

    • Image for In PlayStation's Misadventures of Tron Bonne, an Echo of Better Days

      In PlayStation's Misadventures of Tron Bonne, an Echo of Better Days

      Back when Mega Man spinoffs had their own spinoffs (and we had Mega Man games, period).

    • Image for Essential Reading: "I Am Error" Brings New Insight to the History of the NES

      Essential Reading: "I Am Error" Brings New Insight to the History of the NES

      With a technical yet holistic approach to Nintendo's classic console, this new book establishes itself as a must-have for video game enthusiasts.

    • Image for Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker 3DS Review: Cruel Angel's Thesis

      Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker 3DS Review: Cruel Angel's Thesis

      An overlooked RPG gem becomes bigger and better on 3DS: More content, more conflict, more characters... and so much more anime.

    newsnewsseoseogamesmedicalgamesgamesnewsnewsnewsnewsnewshealthnewsgamesnewsseogameshealthgameshealthnewsgamesgamesnewsseohealthnewsnewsnewsnewsgamesgamesgamesseogamesgamesseogamesgamesgamesseohealthgamesgamesgamesgamesmoviegamesgamesgames