A family classic reborn in a wide open world, a satirical adventure through teenage life and a mystery puzzler for the ages – our critics on the year’s best fun More on the best culture of 2025 Ivy ...

Autobiographical stories and mystery games resonated in a chaotic year. By Yussef Cole In its struggle to understand and make sense of life, art has a way of remaining relevant even when, in chaotic ...

To reach the Nightfall Station in Destiny 2 Renegades, you must steal a Barant Imperium Shuttle. The Shuttle is on Europa (basically Hoth). Fight through the cold with your weapons and Renegade ...

NPR staff members and contributors have explored the breadth of this gaming year, from multiplayer sensations like Arc Raiders and Elden Ring: Nightreign to narrative-driven experiences like Dispatch ...

In the last decade and a half, boys and young men have more than doubled their average time per week spent gaming. By Claire Cain Miller and Amy Fan Claire Cain Miller is working on a series of ...

Completing your first run of Silent Hill f is just the beginning. With multiple endings to unlock, it turns out that a second playthrough (and third, and fourth...) is essential to understand the full ...

CU Boulder scientists find that playing video games comes with small but significant cognitive benefits Ever since video games began to gain widespread popularity, some have questioned how playing ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Stubbs covers esports, competitive games and the creator economy. The 1990s revolutionized gaming. As the decade that saw the ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Luto is an unsettling psychological horror game filled with challenging puzzles that can sometimes leave you scratching your head for extended periods ...