A recent press release from market research firm NPD Group provides hard proof for what we all already knew in our hearts: Grand Theft Auto has usurped Mario as video game royalty. NPD’s analysis shows Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on the PlayStation 2 was the United States’ best-selling game…

The final previews for Marvel’s Wolverine have arrived ahead of its September 15 release, and if I’m honest, I’m of two minds about what I’m seeing. On the one hand, the game seems to have hurdled a difficulty concern I’ve had since its 2021 reveal: given that Logan is a…

A decade after the release of Dark Souls 3, gamers are still patiently waiting for a new game in the series. Developer FromSoftware has long been holding off on a new Dark Souls, and in 2027, fans finally have something interesting to look forward to. The Dark Souls franchise, alongside…

As of its latest announcement, PlayStation Plus has 10 still-upcoming games between August and September 2026, with 5 of those games hitting on August 18, 5 on August 25, and 1 on September 15. These all follow the latest PS Plus Extra addition in Helldivers 2, which recently joined the…

Disney has outlined just how powerful and important video games are to the company’s future. In a blog post ahead of D23–where Kingdom Hearts news is expected–the company’s gaming boss, Sean Shoptaw, revealed that games are now a “fundamental part of the broader entertainment landscape.” He said Disney has reaped…

The team from GameTrailers.com had prepared a video review of Shadow of the Colossus for Viacom president Tom Freston. It was a demonstration of what games were becoming capable of. Fumito Ueda’s PlayStation 2 masterpiece departed from stereotypical gunplay and cartoon platforming for something more bespoke in its brushstrokes. The…