Jessica Conditt

Astro Bot highlights the importance of play. It’s Super Mario Bros. for a new generation of video game fanatics, at once an introduction to common video game mechanics and also a significant challenge for seasoned players.

The new button lets you focus, swap modes and zoom without touching the screen. · 2 min read

Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop) , a game where you send real letters to real people and then wander around a cozy town, is due to hit Steam on October 7.

The 2020 PlayStation hit Ghost of Tsushima is getting a sequel featuring a new protagonist, era and landscape.

Sony is mining a niche market with the Pro, targeting dedicated PS5 players who happen to have money to burn. It's not for everyone — and Sony will need to convince lots of developers to support this small audience. But for the type of console player who doesn't balk at spending $200 on a controller or $700 on a console — me, for instance — it feels like a worthwhile upgrade.

Playing Phoenix Springs feels like being trapped in a gorgeous dream that’s steadily becoming a nightmare. It’s a point-and-click mystery set in a bleak futuristic world of dramatic shadows and muted primary colors, its scenes connected by streams of anxious static.

Disney Tron: Catalyst is a looping, narrative-driven game from Bithell and Big Fan. The next Tron game is a follow-up to Tron: Identity , but it's also something completely new.

photo of Neva review: A platformer that's so perfect, it made me cry image I have absolutely nothing negative to say about Neva. As a story, Neva is a living fairy tale that plays out in dreamlike scenes of natural beauty, starring two creatures bonded by tragedy and propelled by an intense need to protect each other — and save the world in the process. As a game, Neva offers…

photo of How Fear the Spotlight became Blumhouse's first video game image Blumhouse wasn’t going to publish a game in 2024. The studio, one of the leading names in horror films, announced in February 2023 that it was launching a video game publishing business and executives were scouting projects from independent teams with budgets under $10 million. The goal of Blumhouse Games was…

photo of The best game streaming gear in 2024 image It doesn’t take much to make your gaming stream look and sound professional — you just need the right tools, and then let your sparkling personality and on-screen skills take care of everything else. Here, we’ve collected more than a dozen of the best streaming gadgets that you can buy today, separated…