Skip to main content

Latest by T. Franzese

Previous
1...19202122232425
Next
The player drives toward an octopus boss in Hot Wheels Unleashed 2.

Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged review: a die-cast delight

Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged is an approachable and nostalgic racer that enhances its predecessor's formula.
Gaming Reviews
Key art from the 3DS game Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon.

5 Pokémon spinoff series we want to return after Detective Pikachu

From Pokémon Ranger to Pokémon Pinball, these are five Pokémon spinoff series that need to make a comeback in the wake of Detective Pikachu Returns.
Gaming Features
Wiggly pipe in Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Wonder no more: the new voice of Mario has revealed himself

Curious about who's taking over the role of Mario? Wonder no more: the new Mario has revealed himself.
Gaming News
The key art from when Microsoft finally acquired Activision Blizzard.

Microsoft has acquired Activision Blizzard: What does that mean for you?

After nearly two years, Microsoft finally acquired Activision Blizzard. Here's what that means for players and Xbox's future.
Gaming Features
Xbox acquired Activision Blizzard on January 18, 2022, and gained the rights to Call of Duty, Candy Crush, and more.

Microsoft finally closes its $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition

Microsoft confirmed that it has completed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard after nearly two years of scrutiny from regulators.
Gaming News
Basim showing off his hidden blade in front of the Bagdad cityscape.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage ending explained: What happens to Basim, Nehal, and Roshan

If you want to make sense of the thrilling prequel plot of Assassin's Creed Mirage, here's a thorough recap of its ending.
Gaming Features
A PS5 consxole is opened up, showing its removable hard drive.

PS5’s new Digital Edition brings console gaming one step closer to PC

The PS5 Digital Edition's slimmer redesign introduces the concept of modular design to console gaming.
Gaming Features
The new, smaller PS5 models launching in November 2023.

PlayStation 5 is getting a slimmer (but not cheaper) redesign next month

Sony is replacing its launch PlayStation 5 models with a pair of slimmer redesigned models, but the price tag isn't going down.
Gaming News
All of the Lego Animal Crossing sets interconnected.

Lego’s Animal Crossing sets are every bit as adorable as the games

The Lego Animal Crossing collaboration begins next year with five distinct sets that can also interconnect.
Gaming News
A fight in Checkmate Showdown.

You need to play these 7 creative Steam Next Fest demos this week

Steam Next Fest is back and it's bringing tons of creative demos. If you need help finding some highlights, start with these.
Gaming Features
An astronaut explores a planet's surface in Starfield.

A field-of-view slider headlines Starfield’s latest update

Bethesda just added first- and third-person FOV sliders to Starfield in its latest update.
Gaming News
Key art for Pokemon Yellow

With 3DS online support ending, we need classic Pokémon games on Switch

With the Nintendo 3DS' online features shutting down, It's time to bring Pokémon's poorly preserved Game Boy entries to Switch.
Gaming Features
hidden gem video games october 2023

Don’t let these 3 October hidden gaming gems fly under your radar

While lots of huge AAA games have already come out in October 2023, you shouldn't miss these three other games that also came out this week.
Gaming Features
The four hero characters in Redfall dragging a vampire, who's reaching towards the camera with clawed hands.

Major Redfall patch adds 60 fps performance mode, a stealth overhaul, and more

Redfall finally got the performance mode that was promised before the game even launched via a massive new patch.
Gaming News
Captain Falcon in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Play these 3DS and Wii U games before Nintendo shutters their online features

From Super Smash Bros. to Kid Icarus Uprising, these Wii U and 3DS games will lose crucial features when Nintendo shuts down their online services in April.
Gaming Features
Animal Crossing Lego figures stand together.

Animal Crossing is the next Nintendo franchise to get the Lego treatment

Nintendo is teasing a Animal Crossing-themed collaboration with Lego.
Gaming News
EMBARGO 10/4 12:01 AM PT: A camera angle up close to a Forza Motorsport race.

Xbox’s 2023 games feel like the Series X launch lineup we never got

The exclusives Microsoft released for Xbox Series X/S this year have made 2023 feel like what 2020 should have felt like.
Gaming Features
Mega Man and Mario fight in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U,

Nintendo is shutting down online services for 3DS and Wii U next April

Nintendo will discontinue online services for most Nintendo 3DS and Wii U games and applications in 2024.
Gaming News
The base players build in The Alters.

The Alters turns Fallout Shelter into an ethically focused management sim

The Alters is a resource management game where players don't just have to find resources, but directly deal alternate versions of themselves.
Gaming Features
Basim showing off his hidden blade in front of the Bagdad cityscape.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage review: stealth throwback feels behind the times

Assassin's Creed Mirage channels the spirit of older Assassin's Creed games, but that comes with some dated ideas.
Gaming Reviews
A single car makes a turn in Forza Motorsport.

Forza Motorsport review: the long-awaited racing tune-up delivers

The long wait for Forza Motorsport was worth it as this is one of the best-looking and smoothest-playing games on Xbox Series X.
Gaming Reviews
Ellie looking concerned.

Naughty Dog devs suffer layoffs, reportedly impacting Last of Us multiplayer spinoff

Naughty Dog is the latest video game studio suffering layoffs, with around 25 developers from multiple departments getting their contracts terminated.
Gaming News
A frozen man with Liar written on his chest sits in front of oil rigs in Frostpunk 2.

Frostpunk 2 takes notes from Cities: Skylines with its grander scope

We got a first look at Frostpunk 2's Utopia Builder mode, which sets the stage for a much larger postapocalyptic city-builder.
Gaming Features
Key art for Starfield.

The best video games of September 2023: Starfield, Cyberpunk, and more

September gave us a bounty of great games to kick off a crowded fall. Here's what you'll want to put in your backlog.
Gaming Features
A team groups up in Counter-Strike 2.

Counter-Strike 2 is now available on Steam for free after surprise launch

After a tease earlier this year, Counter-Strike 2 just got a surprise launch on Steam.
Gaming News
Aloy swimming underwater.

Horizon Forbidden West is the next PlayStation game to make its way to PC

Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition comes to PS5 next week and will get ported to PC in 2024.
Gaming News
The Last of Us 2 Ellie Gun

Video game voice actors are poised for a strike after successful SAG-AFTRA vote

SAG-AFTRA voted to approve a strike against the video game industry ahead of its next round of bargaining sessions.
Gaming News
A trenchcoat-clad character walks down a lit hallway in El Paso, Elsewhere.

El Paso, Elsewhere review: you won’t want to put down this Max Payne-inspired indie

El Paso, Elsewhere is designed like third-person shooters from the early 2000s, and it uses that aesthetic to tell a captivating story.
Gaming Reviews
The limited edition transparent Analogue Pocket handhelds.

These transparent Analogue Pockets will take you back to the good old days

Analogue has unveiled seven new transparent limited edition Analogue Pocket handhelds to will be available for preorder soon.
Gaming News
Bayonetta holds a magical device in Bayonetta 3.

Bayonetta director Hideki Kamiya is leaving PlatinumGames next month

Bayonetta series director and PlatinumGames co-founder Hideki Kamiya will leave the acclaimed studio in October.
Gaming News
weird west leaving game pass september 2023 art

Play Xbox Game Pass’ weirdest game before it leaves on September 30

Xbox Game Pass is losing some gems on September 30, including this weird and wild Western.
Gaming Features
A black Xbox Series X and controller against a black background.

Leaked Xbox controller could fix the most underwhelming thing about the Series X

The recent Xbox leaked revealed several pieces of unannounced hardware, but Series X's possible new controller stands out the most.
Gaming Features
Art of Unity

Unity backtracks on its controversial Runtime Fee plan following backlash

Unity is making changes to its upcoming Runtime Fee policy so it's less aggressive toward smaller developers and games already in development.
Gaming News
microsoft activision blizzard acquisition uk preliminary approval mwiii reveal full 006

Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition is about to clear its final hurdle

In a positive development for Microsoft, the U.K. is now open to approving its Activision Blizzard acquisition.
Gaming News
Previous
1...19202122232425
Next