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In 2007, two game music GOATs collaborated on the criminally underrated soundtrack to a similarly underrated D&D RPG

In 2007, two game…

Critical Hit Welcome to Critical Hit (formerly known as Soundtrack Sunday), where I celebrate and lament all things videogame…
Gray Zone Warfare’s player count jumps by over 1000% following its most recent update: ‘Players are coming back’

Gray Zone Warfare’s player…

//Body There has been a lot of discussion about player counts in 2026, usually in a negative context. The…
Your joys will always be someone else’s junk

Your joys will always…

LINCOLN CARPENTER, NEWS WRITER (Image credit: Future) This week: Spent a lot of time meditating on cool robots. Online…
Deadlock’s latest character basically gets a portal gun, and his ult teleports enemies to a void hotel where they have to do a platforming challenge

Deadlock’s latest character basically…

Valve has once again broken its silence on its upcoming hero shooter-meets-MOBA Deadlock. Six new playable characters were announced…
Marathon’s most powerful gun gets a major nerf, as Bungie seeks to ‘curb a little bit of its dominion in the game’

Marathon’s most powerful gun…

Marathon‘s Cryo Archive endgame map is stuffed with juicy, high-tier loot for Runners to shove into their backpacks. But…
It’s shaping up to be a crazy month for new games, with Indiana Jones’ beefy-looking story DLC finally arriving on September 4

It’s shaping up to…

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’s story DLC, Order of the Giants, has gotten an official release date of…
‘I’m working on other stuff’: Double Fine chief Tim Schafer squashes hopes for Psychonauts 3 any time soon

‘I’m working on other…

Psychonauts fans who were hoping for a sequel announcement at Gamescom are in for some disappointment. Double Fine development…
Even in a year packed with great RPGs, you don’t want to miss Disco Elysium-style time loop noir Rue Valley, which has a new trailer and a release date in November

Even in a year…

Even in a year with two main course Obsidian joints in Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2, Kingdom Come:…
Star Wars Zero Company studio founder praises Lucasfilm and Respawn for taking a chance on a tactics game

Star Wars Zero Company…

Good art generally requires risk-taking and good business is generally risk-averse—sucks for you if you’re trying to make a…
Star Wars Zero Company writer wants its cast to have real friction: ‘It’s not a personal fantasy game’

Star Wars Zero Company…

If you’ve played an RPG before, I’m sure you’re familiar with the associated plot clichés: golden boy protagonist takes…