Tag: Action

Aureole – Wings of Hope is a high-speed, nifty platformer where you wrangle a supersonic, physics-based ring to eventually thwart a jacked devil

Aureole – Wings of…

Platformers are a tricky thing to iterate on. Given they’re one of the older genres in the medium, and…
Parries and timed blocks are the future of action games—and they’ve got a place in turn-based RPGs like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, too

Parries and timed blocks…

This article first appeared in PC Gamer magazine issue 407 in February 2025, as part of our ‘Why I…
After its pre-rendered trailer caused a stir last year, this Dark Messiah-inspired RPG now has a gameplay teaser—but the internet is debating if it’s real or not

After its pre-rendered trailer…

As the self-appointed Fox Mulder of games about kicking goblins down flights of stairs, I want to believe that…
Konami re-recorded the Snake Eater theme for Metal Gear Solid Delta, but don’t worry—it’s still the same excellent vocalist belting “Snaaaaaaaaake Eaaaterrrrrrrrr”

Konami re-recorded the Snake…

Snake Eater is special. And as much as I love Cold War Metal Gear, I’m not talking about the…
This ‘stealthvania’ is like if Prince of Persia never gave up on 2D and narrated your every move

This ‘stealthvania’ is like…

I’m a sucker for both retro side scrollers and stealth games, but since we’ve yet to get Mark of…
Mafia: The Old Country: all the key details on the gritty gangster prequel

Mafia: The Old Country:…

Mafia: The Old Country is quickly approaching, and it seems like we’re in for a summertime trip to Sicily…
Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny review

Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny…

There’s a boss fight near the midpoint of Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny that I genuinely did not think I’d…
‘We are doing our best to resolve most of it’: Stellar Blade’s PC release will be restricted in 130 countries as the devs fight to have it lifted

‘We are doing our…

Ahead of Stellar Blade’s PC release in June, players have been greeted with the dreaded yet expected message: Some…
Netflix’s long-awaited Gears of War movie might actually have a director, and it’s the guy who helmed Bullet Train and codirected John Wick

Netflix’s long-awaited Gears of…

Remember that Gears of War movie Netflix was working on? Nobody would blame you if you didn’t. The streaming…
If the original Grand Theft Auto came out today, we’d call it a roguelike

If the original Grand…

“Knowledge was my main game, to figure out the law, to figure out the frame,” rapped Robert De Negro…