I’ve recently found myself drawn to media portrayals of summer in rural Japan, of which there are many. I think I’m feeling a weird sort of half-nostalgia. I’ve never experienced a Japanese summer specifically. But we’re suffering from a dearth of games about American suburban summers, and games like Boku…

Remedy Entertainment’s latest action RPG Control Resonant, set to release on September 24, is doing something with difficulty settings that I wish more games would do. The mechanic featured in Control Resonant is called expanded Assist Mode, and it makes standard easy, medium, and hard seem quite outdated. This is…

Image via Team17 Published Sep 11, 2026, 1:03 PM EDT Adrian has been writing, critiquing, and thinking about games since he first picked up an N64 controller many years ago. These days he writes reviews, news, and features for Game Rant and believes games should be held to the same artistic…

Everyone is focused on VRR (variable refresh rate) support for Switch 2 while docked. But the latest system update just provided a notable quality-of-life improvement for people–especially families–who own multiple Switch 2 and Switch consoles. Nintendo now allows for you to play a virtual game card on one of your…

In 2017’s Rain World, the slow and clumsy slug cat struggles out of its burrow and into the world. It cannot climb; it can barely jump. Food is scarce. Almost everything its size and bigger is a predator that is faster and stronger than it, and will consume it without…

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is going to feel surreal once it’s finally here. Square Enix has slated the game’s launch for April 8, 2027, and it will mark the end of an era when it comes to this chapter in Final Fantasy history. Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is the final…