Chris De Hoog

With Dragon Age: The Veilguard arriving this week, we look back fondly at the compelling companions that helped make BioWare's epics legendary.

With so many stories about sailing and pirates over a century of animation, it was really only a matter of time before Disney’s hot new TCG, Lorcana, had a heavy focus on those things—and that day is almost here with the new set, Azurite Sea.

Sonic the Hedgehog is one of gaming’s most recognizable faces, and yet, for most of his three decades on the scene, there’s been a disconnect between the likeability of the character and the quality of his games. For every Sonic the Hedgehog 2 or Sonic 3 & Knuckles, there’s a Sonic the Hedgehog ’06 or bizarre spin-off leering from the side of the room.

I admit, when LEGO Horizon Adventures was announced earlier this year, I wasn’t sure where it was coming from or who it was for. The franchise didn’t strike me as the sort of lighthearted, “blockbuster movie” fare that most LEGO games draw from. The kooky tone of the original trailer looked so far removed from the vision I’d gleaned from a distance. Sure, there was that one LEGO set, but what else did these two things have to do with each other?

Available for the first time on consoles, Fantasian Neo Dimension is a lovingly-crafted tribute to the RPG genre from some of its biggest pioneers.

Starting today, Canadian moviegoers who make the voyage to see Moana 2 in theatres can score a special promotional card for Disney Lorcana, thanks to the game’s publisher, Ravensburger, and Cineplex.

Video games have often been dismissed as mindless stimulation, bereft of meaning. Likewise, many have struggled to adapt their narratives into other media, producing a slew of regrettable misfires. Amazon Studios’ new anthology series, Secret Level, attempts to address both of these wrongs by presenting 15 vignettes that highlight the worlds and messages of a diverse selection of games.

Finding the right headphones for your kids can be a delicate balancing act. Wired headphones are susceptible to yank-related malfunctions; you can’t let them blast their eardrums out; and spending too much is ill-advised if your kids aren’t mindful of their belongings. So, I was relieved to find that iClever’s BTH20 Active Noise Cancelling Headphones for Kids could cut through this particularly tricky Gordian Knot.

Prime Video’s Secret Level, an anthology of animated short stories based on various video game properties, will arrive on December 10, but after screening this first batch, our heads are already spinning with ideas for a hypothetical second season.

Deck the games with boughs of holly, for t’is the season to be jolly in all your favourite ongoing games—the Christmas and winter seasonal events are in full swing as the end of the year approaches.