The Escapist

The character roadmap for Tekken 8

Polish Prime Minister Lidia Sobieski Joins Tekken 8 This Summer

Akuma kicks Ryu in the face in Street Fighter 6

The Raging Demon, Akuma, Brings His Fists to Street Fighter 6 Next Month

The Frog in Palworld.

Palworld Is Finally Getting a Frog Pal – And That’s Not All

Maximus in cropped promotional artwork for Fallout Season 1

Fallout Needs to Get Weirder in Season 2

overhead view of a Manor Lords settlement

Manor Lords Reaches Massive All-Time Player Peak & Day One Sales Pass a Million Copies

News

The character roadmap for Tekken 8

Polish Prime Minister Lidia Sobieski Joins Tekken 8 This Summer

Akuma kicks Ryu in the face in Street Fighter 6

The Raging Demon, Akuma, Brings His Fists to Street Fighter 6 Next Month

The Frog in Palworld.

Palworld Is Finally Getting a Frog Pal – And That’s Not All

Features

Maximus in cropped promotional artwork for Fallout Season 1

Fallout Needs to Get Weirder in Season 2

Modern Warfare 3’s Newest Updates May Be Teasing an Advanced Warfare Sequel

Dad (Bandit), Mum (Chilli), Bluey, and Bingo (Bluey's sister) taking a photo in front of their home

Dad (Bandit), Mum (Chilli), Bluey, and Bingo (Bluey's sister) taking a photo in front of their home

Why Bluey Is the Holy Grail of Kids’ Shows

Sonic movie poster from Sonic 2

Sonic movie poster from Sonic 2

Sonic the Hedgehog Has the Best Movie & TV Adaptations

Party Bundle art for MW3 and Warzone.

Party Bundle art for MW3 and Warzone.

Great, CoD Wants You and Your Friends To Pay for More XP

Vault Boy and nuclear explosion mushroom clouds from Fallout Season 1

Vault Boy and nuclear explosion mushroom clouds from Fallout Season 1

Fallout’s Vault Boy Origin Spotlights the Evil of Corporate Co-Opting

Pokemon Legends Arceus Promo Artwork of Piplup holding a berry on a beach

Pokemon Legends Arceus Promo Artwork of Piplup holding a berry on a beach

Pokemon Skipping a 2024 Release Doesn’t Actually Mean All That Much

Podcasts

This week on the Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss video game violence has jumping the shark, and if any games have anything interesting to say about it.

Has Video Game Violence Jumped the Shark? – Slightly Something Else

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss games Return of the Obra Dinn, Chants of Sennaar, and what it takes for a game to make us actually feel smart.

Give Us More Games That Make Us Feel Smart – Slightly Something Else

This week on the Slightly Something Else podcast, Yahtzee and Marty discuss what makes a good video game map.

A Good Map Is Hard to Find – Slightly Something Else

Video Series

Thirsty Suitors Review: A story-driven RPG by Outerloop Games that features one of the best stories in a game this year

Thirsty Suitors Review

Jusant Review: An excellent puzzle climbing game developed and published by Don't Nod, where you embark on a journey ascending a massive mountain shrouded in mystery.

Jusant Review: An excellent puzzle climbing game developed and published by Don't Nod, where you embark on a journey ascending a massive mountain shrouded in mystery.

This week on Extra Punctuation, Yahtzee wonders where all stealth games have gone to.

This week on Extra Punctuation, Yahtzee wonders where all stealth games have gone to.

Where Did All the Stealth Games Go? – Extra Punctuation

In this episode of The Stuff of Legends, Frost tells the story of an Elite Dangerous author who was hunted by his own fans.

In this episode of The Stuff of Legends, Frost tells the story of an Elite Dangerous author who was hunted by his own fans.

The Author Hunted by His Own Fans in Elite Dangerous

This week on Zero Punctuation, Yahtzee takes a look at 2023's Lords of the Fallen, not to be confused with 2014's Lords of the Fallen.

This week on Zero Punctuation, Yahtzee takes a look at 2023's Lords of the Fallen, not to be confused with 2014's Lords of the Fallen.

Lords of the Fallen (2023) – Zero Punctuation

In today's episode of Design Delve J & Ludo brave the terrors of the Sevastopol and unpack why Alien: Isolation remains such an effective horror experience.

In today's episode of Design Delve J & Ludo brave the terrors of the Sevastopol and unpack why Alien: Isolation remains such an effective horror experience.

The Scarily Good Design of Alien: Isolation

This week on Cold Take, Frost takes a look at the sad state of consumer protections.

This week on Cold Take, Frost takes a look at the sad state of consumer protections.

Consumer Rights Need to Catch Up