Latest articles by Jasmine Gould-Wilson
Nintendo publishing its first in-house horror game could finally make me take the Switch seriously
Opinion Opinion | Does Emio mean we're playing with the big boys now?
In a moment of Honor Mode panic, one ice-cold Baldur's Gate 3 player unlocks an achievement in a way that would make most RPG fans recoil in horror
News The Dark Urge would do anything for blood, but even he wouldn't do THAT
Blindfolded Zelda Tears of the Kingdom speedrunner who beat the game in under 3 hours has a rare gift that helps him memorize video games, but there's written instructions if you don't
News I'm exhausted just from watching the video, thanks
With Game Pass price hikes sparking debate, indie developers are rising up to remind us how vital the Xbox subscription can be "to the tune of staggering numbers"
News "People give incredible value to games they love, and they find those games on Game Pass"
The first quest CD Projekt made for The Witcher 3 led to the best one in the RPG: "There are quests that are not that great, and we're very much aware of that"
News The Bloody Baron's roots lead right back to Skellige
Baldur's Gate 3 studio CEO says that if he couldn't make a D&D game, Fallout and Ultima were the only other RPG licenses he would have considered instead : "There was not a lot to choose from"
News "I felt like there was a glass ceiling that we wouldn't be able to break through unless we had triple-A production values"
A shrewd Baldur's Gate 3 fan has discovered that the RPG's D&D spell tooltips might have been bugged for months, which could explain why Shadowheart never lands Sacred Flame
News Spell skill issue
The First Descendant is being plagued by loot-lurking AFK players, and the community is demanding a vote-to-kick fix
News "From the deepest of my heart: f*** you and all the trash in our playerbase like you"
Star Wars Outlaws' directors discuss the technical demands of its seamless open world: "There's a reason why very few games do this"
News "It's a fantasy fulfilment we're very proud of"
Steam chart-topping survival game Once Human has launched to mixed reviews, but its biggest problem has been solved in the first hour
News "We appreciate your understanding as we work to make things right for you"
Life by You cancelation and everything we know about Paradox's life sim
Feature Sims competitor Life by You has been canceled as of June 17, 2024
This upcoming "hardcore detective horror" game sounds like Alan Wake 2 meets LA Noire, but with vengeful Norse gods to contend with
Interview Interview | Nowhere game director Luke Dodds talks setting, symbolism, and creating a unique brand of investigative horror
I'm playing Cyberpunk 2077 for the very first time, and it's making me question everything I knew about how an RPG should look and feel
Opinion Opinion | Four years in quasi-Early Access and one DLC down, is Cyberpunk 2077 the RPG blueprint of the future?
Hades 2 already beats its predecessor as my favorite roguelike ever, but I still had to bully myself into trying its two trickiest weapons
Now Playing Now Playing | Embracing the night
This point-and-click mystery game feels like Little Red Riding Hood's somber older sibling, and it hooked me in the first five minutes
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | The Night is Grey is a modern fairytale with a dark, twisted heart
The 25 best Nintendo 3DS games of all-time
Best List With this list of the best 3DS games, you'll never be bored of Nintendo's finest handheld
After 500 hours in Baldur's Gate 3, I finally oneshotted the Spider Matriarch with Eldritch Blast – all thanks to Wyll being a bardlock
Now Playing Now Playing | Provoke the Blade and suffer its singing
Assassin's Creed remakes could do for Ubisoft what Resident Evil 2 did for Capcom, and there's no better time for it
Opinion Opinion | Going back to the roots of Creed is the best decision Ubisoft has made in years
Best two-player Switch games that let you team up with a friend or family member
Feature The best two-player Switch games for multiplayer mayhem
Autopsy Simulator is one of the most realistic games I've ever played, and it shows off the best and worst of the sim genre
Opinion Opinion | Autopsy Simulator's biggest problem was supposed to be its greatest asset
Punching an enemy so hard that its ribs pop out, and other ways that Slave Zero X is "bringing a little bit of the horror back into character action games"
Interview Interview | Francine Bridge and Alex Lotz talk indie horror, working with sprites, and the unexpected nature of Slave Zero X
I bought a PS2 demo disk from 2003 that has Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, Silent Hill 3, and Burnout 2 on it, and it's my finest eBay purchase ever
Now Playing Now Playing | Nightmare game rotation, but somehow perfect at the same time
Perfect Dark looks way better than I was expecting it to, and I'm excited to see how Crystal Dynamics gives Joanna the Lara Croft treatment
Opinion Opinion | Joanna Dark's new adventure continues CD's flair for bringing classic video game heroines to modern audiences
