Tagged: Summer Gaming Marathon 2022

Lego Brawls redefines what Super Smash Bros. clones can be

Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. series single-handedly created the platform fighter subgenre of fighting games. As such, a lot of games try to replicate its formula almost completely, especially mechanics like the wavedash from Super Smash Bros. Melee. Wh…

American Arcadia has all the markings of a future indie darling

The 2D platformer and first-person puzzler genres are both pretty played out. From Super Mario Bros. 3 for platformers to Portal for first-person puzzle games, it’s unlikely that there are many surprises left in each genre individually. So why not…

Immortality is the indie game to watch this summer

There are plenty of games coming out this summer that are worth getting excited about. RPG fans will have their hands full with Soul Hackers 2 and Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Saints Row will look to hold Grand Theft Auto fans over as they continue to wait …

Nightingale studio lead explains the game’s BioWare roots

Survival crafting games have a habit of coming out of nowhere and being really enjoyable and popular. In 2021, Valheim took the gaming world by storm. This year, V Rising’s vampiric take on the formula is one of 2022’s biggest gaming surprises. Inflexi…

Dragon’s Dogma 2 announced by Capcom during livestream

During Capcom’s 10th anniversary Dragon’s Dogma live stream, the company revealed a sequel, Dragon’s Dogma 2, which is currently in development.
Capcom launched a 10th-anniversary website last month detailing the history of the series, starting from Ap…

9 show-stealing games we played at Summer Game Fest

This year’ Summer Game Fest has been a bit of an odd one. As usual, it began with a long kickoff livestream packed with world-premiere game reveals. Though it featured massive AAA titles like The Last of Us Part I and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare …

Sonic Frontiers kicks off the “third generation” of Sonic

Considering that Sonic has a need for speed, it’s rare that you ever see the blue blur standing in one place for too long. That trait seems to have rubbed off on the series’ developers, Sonic Team, who seem averse to the idea of comfort zones. Rather t…

Microsoft is building toward a spectacular 2023 for Xbox

It’s looking like 2023 could be an outstanding year for Xbox, even if that comes at the cost of 2022’s lineup. During the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase on June 12, Microsoft only showed games it expects to launch within the next 12 months. Many of t…

Starfield will have over 1,000 explorable planets

During the Xbox and Bethesda showcase, Bethesda dropped a new gameplay trailer for Starfield.
Introduced by Todd Howard, Starfield’s player character lands on the mysterious moon named Kreet during the year 2330. The gameplay looks to be a mix of both …

These three Persona classics are headed to Xbox and PC

The Persona series is finally headed to Xbox for the first time ever, as announced during the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase 2022. The games include Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 5 Royal — all of which will be available on Xbox Ga…

Hideo Kojima’s next game is coming to Xbox

During the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase, Hideo Kojima revealed that he has teamed up with Xbox for his next game.
The collaboration announcement was brief and didn’t include much information, but Kojima stated that the game would be “completely n…