Assassin's Creed Shadows is gorgeous, but does it succeed in the narrative it’s trying to tell? And how does it balance historical accuracy with having a good time? On the latest episode of Aftermath Hours, we talk about it.
In Assassin's Creed Shadows nature is, for lack of a better word, dense. This is not just a problem that games set in Japan have; it’s a problem that open world games set in nature have on the whole. Forests do not feel like forests, they feel like video game forests.
Today at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Communications Workers of America (CWA) – the union that represents over 2,000 workers across companies like Microsoft, Activision, Bethesda, and Zenimax
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As far as statements of intent go, it’s hard to make a more definitive one than what the Trump administration has done to Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil: snatching a
Saudi Arabia, a human rights abuse factory covered in signs that say “But wait, no, look over there,” continues to treat video games as the latest extension of a reputation-laundering
Monster Hunter Wilds is absurdly popular, but depending on who you talk to, it might’ve gone a little too far in its quest to reach the widest audience possible.
Out and About wears its “wholesome” inspirations on its sleeve, right down to the word appearing on its logo. Its Steam Next Fest demo has all the bright colors and
