OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryFinal Fantasy XVI’s Gay Romance DisappointsDion and Terence’s relationship is lovely, but falls victim to video games’ continued hesitance to spotlight queer…ByKenneth ShepardUpdatedJune 29, 2023Comments (30)
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryFinal Fantasy XVI’s Jill Should Be More Than PrettySquare Enix’s heroine embodies an age-old issue developers have with women in video gamesByAshley BardhanPublishedJune 28, 2023Comments (77)
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryFinal Fantasy XVI Shouldn’t Be This DivisiveEven with its shift to action-oriented combat, FFXVI is a Final Fantasy game through and throughByAmy MallettPublishedJune 28, 2023Comments (374)
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryOMG, Doctor Who Is Finally Going To Be SexyNcuti Gatwa and Russell T. Davies are bringing high-quality vibes to the long-running British sci-fi seriesByAlyssa MercantePublishedJune 27, 2023Comments (63)
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryThe Problem With Tears Of The Kingdom Clumsily Giving Sidon A FiancéeFans are frustrated with the way Yona's appearance works to reinforce heteronormativity in HyruleByOscar AvilaPublishedJune 27, 2023Comments (119)
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryFinal Fantasy XVI Has Fans Wondering What The RPG Series Is (And Should Be)What does it mean to be a Final Fantasy game in 2023?ByEthan GachPublishedJune 26, 2023Comments (104)
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryGrand Theft Auto V PC Players Are Getting Left Behind Thanks To UpdatesSince 2022 the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of GTA Online have received more content and featuresByZack ZwiezenPublishedJune 23, 2023Comments (23)
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryFinal Fantasy XVI's RPG Elements Are Barely ThereThe more action-oriented installment in the franchise feels like Square Enix should've left its RPG mechanics outByHayes MadsenPublishedJune 23, 2023Comments (221)
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryTears of the Kingdom Is Another Zelda That's Low Key A Horror GameIt's not just Majora's Mask and Ben Drowned: Nintendo's adventure RPG has a long history of experimenting with the…BySteven ScaifePublishedJune 23, 2023Comments (25)
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryMario's New Short King Design May Be An Old-School ThrowbackLet's take a closer look at the graphics for Super Mario RPG and Super Mario Bros. Wonder, shall we?ByPatricia HernandezPublishedJune 22, 2023Comments (13)
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryKonami, Please Don’t Forget About Metal Gear Solid 4The upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 got a new trailer, reminding us MGS4 is missingByZack ZwiezenPublishedJune 21, 2023Comments (27)
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryThis Game Boy Advance SP Was The Star Of The Nintendo DirectPikmin 4 is giving a little nod to one of Nintendo's best devicesByKenneth ShepardPublishedJune 21, 2023Comments (20)
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryThis Classic Farming Sim Remake Does Right By Its Queer Fans 20 Years LaterBy modernizing a classic, Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life is finally for the gaysByKenneth ShepardPublishedJune 20, 2023Comments (11)
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryVinland Saga Second Season’s Lack Of Action Is A Good ThingMappa boldly plants seeds of atonement in an anime genre oversaturated with cruel violenceByIsaiah ColbertPublishedJune 16, 2023Comments (5)
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryDiablo IV Really Needs One More Skill SlotBlizzard’s latest action-RPG doesn’t give you a good place to stick your mob-wrecking ‘ultimate’ abilityByZack ZwiezenPublishedJune 16, 2023Comments (54)
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryStar Wars Outlaws’ Backlash Proves We Need More Women ProtagonistsA woman of color is the lead in Ubisoft’s upcoming open-world Star Wars gameByAlyssa MercantePublishedJune 13, 2023Comments (373)
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryStar Wars Revealing More Jedi Survived Doesn't Mean Order 66 FailedThe franchise's iconic space monks were never completely wiped out, despite what Yoda saidByZack ZwiezenPublishedJune 6, 2023Comments (108)
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryFight Me: Spider-Punk Is Spider-Verse's Best New HeroHobie Brown aka Spider-Punk is a cultural reset in comic book coolnessByIsaiah ColbertPublishedJune 6, 2023Comments (48)
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryStreet Fighter 6 Lets You Fail At Thirst Texting, And It's AmazingRyu is stupid in the World Tour mode, and I like that in a manByKenneth ShepardPublishedJune 6, 2023Comments (9)
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryFallout Creator’s Coming Out Story Hits Harder This Pride MonthTim Cain recounts 42 years being a gay man in the game industry, and why there’s reason to hopeByClaire JacksonPublishedJune 2, 2023Comments (28)