The biggest esports scandals of the past 10 years By Luke Winkie published 13 January 23 Foul play Corporate catastrophes, cheating incidents, and heated gamer moments.
7 times potentially awesome content was cut from a game during development By Luke Winkie published 5 January 23 ✂️ The cutting room floor of the games industry is littered with half-designed characters, sidequests, and X-Wings.
The best abandonware games By Luke Winkie published 21 December 22 🤷 Eight classic games that exist in an ownership gray area.
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight review By Luke Winkie published 13 December 22 rebirth World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is a promising new foundation for a very old MMO.
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight review-in-progress By Luke Winkie published 7 December 22 cruise control Blizzard's latest packs some fascinating ideas, even if it's beholden to the precepts of modern WoW.
These incredible LAN party photos remind us how much work it used to be to play games together By Luke Winkie published 2 December 22 interview LAN Party photobook author Merritt K on the allure of a bygone era in PC gaming.
This pretty, robust survival sim is ready to challenge RimWorld for its title By Luke Winkie published 30 November 22 🌓 Stranded: Alien Dawn gets its first big update on Thursday.
The funniest gaming tweets from the past decade, just in case Twitter implodes By Luke Winkie published 29 November 22 Archived Our favorite jokes and gaffes from Twitter history, preserved for posterity.
The Great War is a filmic RTS that aims to match the brutality of World War 1 By Luke Winkie published 29 November 22 Hands-on No MOBA DNA, just trench warfare and human sacrifice.
Dragon Ball: The Breakers review By Luke Winkie published 21 October 22 Under 9000 The Breakers wants to bring Dead By Daylight to Dragon Ball, without understanding what makes that game great.
Please Amazon, make up with Tencent so we can have a Rings of Power MMO By Luke Winkie last updated 23 September 22 Opinion It's hard to watch The Rings of Power without feeling disappointed that Amazon's LotR MMO was cancelled.
Texas Chain Saw Massacre makes multiplayer horror scary again By Luke Winkie published 22 September 22 dead by sunset The Friday the 13th developer's latest mirrors the claustrophobia and creeping dread of the 1974 horror classic.
PC gaming's most beloved and most obscure shared universes By Luke Winkie last updated 7 September 22 These crossovers are more than just cute little easter eggs.
Finally experiencing the demanding RTS I could only dream of running in 2007 By Luke Winkie last updated 30 September 22 Cutting edge At last, Supreme Commander runs well on my PC.
Embalming corpses in The Mortuary Assistant is oddly satisfying By Luke Winkie published 19 August 22 Stitch 'em up Come for the frights, stay for the lesson in formaldehyde.
Were the Middle Ages really as sick and incestuous as Crusader Kings says? We asked a historian By Luke Winkie published 2 August 22 CONSANGUINITY Dr. Eleanor Janega is a Crusader Kings fan, and has plenty to say about its accuracy.
Marvel Snap is the new card game from Hearthstone's Ben Brode, so shouldn't its battles feel a little more super? By Luke Winkie last updated 29 July 22 KAPOW! Gorgeous to look at and simple to play, Marvel Snap needs to add more crunch to its combat and dial down the monetization.
Take one guess as to why people are mad about the new free-to-play Marvel CCG By Luke Winkie published 22 July 22 news Hint: It ends in "-onetization."
10 games we can't believe are still technically in development By Luke Winkie last updated 13 October 22 coming soon? Never released. But never cancelled, either. They're still coming out... someday. At least that's what we're told.
Microphones are the new gaming status symbol By Luke Winkie last updated 27 June 22 🎙 Studio-quality mics and boom arms are the new gaming chair.
Evil Dead: The Game review By Luke Winkie published 23 June 22 BOOMSTICK Evil Dead brings a brand new tactical thrill to the multiplayer horror genre.
The most infamous MMO players of all time By Luke Winkie published 27 May 22 Titans Famous or infamous, these players still have their stories told years or decades after becoming forum legend.
Eternal Threads review By Luke Winkie published 24 May 22 Second Chance Go back in time to fix broken hearts.
10 of the most brutal game challenges of all time By Luke Winkie published 18 May 22 ACHIEVEMENT LOCKED From ridiculous hard modes to masochistic grinds, these games want us to bleed.
I got loaded on real Skooma absinthe while playing Skyrim and regret nothing By Luke Winkie published 7 April 22 fine spirits Taste-testing Jim & Tonic's Elder Scrolls-inspired drink, paired nicely with Skyrim.