Gaming

The Xbox Series S could challenge the Nintendo Switch for the hearts and minds of young gamers — if Microsoft amps up its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate selection a bit.

Marvel's Avengers wants to be a compelling single-player adventure as well as an infinitely playable live-service game, and the two ideas are often at odds.

The Xbox Series X isn't something I need right away, but I love how easy Microsoft has made it to upgrade whenever I want to.

The PS5 June event showed off next-gen experiences in a way that the Xbox Series X July event didn't quite pull off.

Xbox Series X is a powerful gaming machine, but it's nothing compared to the wider Xbox ecosystem.

At the PS5 event on June 11, only Ratchet & Clank showed off just how rapidly and effectively the system can load entire levels.

Maneater is evidence that no matter how imaginative your theme, open world games are tapped out in their current form.

The next Nintendo Switch could ditch Nvidia for the fruits of AMD and Samsung's partnership.

Unlike most Star Wars games, Knights of the Old Republic II deconstructs a part of the story that we usually take for granted.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla can learn from some of the missteps that Origins and Odyssey made, but I wonder whether it will.

From price and release date to exclusive games to backwards compatibility, here are five things we want from Microsoft’s Xbox Series X May 7 event.

Microsoft's Xbox Series X is a powerful console with a wide, interesting ecosystem that complements gaming PCs.

Backwards compatibility means something very different to Sony and Microsoft than it does to you.

Are the PS5 and Xbox Series X necessary? If so, are consoles something we'll always need? And, if not, what should we have had instead?

The Xbox Series X looks really pretty and houses plenty of power, but the name sucks.

Fans hanging up a #GameFreakLied flag have widely criticized Pokémon Sword and Shield for cutting the national Pokédex and reusing animations, but are the complaints valid?

NFS Heat combines an invigorating open world with addictive pursuits, deep customization and — for the first time in a long while — enjoyable handling.

From co-streaming to interactive broadcasts, here are five features that make Mixer a compelling Twitch alternative.

Nintendo revealed that you can't play with your friends online in Super Mario Maker 2. Why can't Nintendo get online multiplayer right?

Google Stadia could revolutionize AAA gaming by letting you play hot titles on any device, but its pricing options could prove frustrating.

Nintendo is expected to update its Switch console with not one, but two new models. Here's what we want the company to add.

Google's Stadia game streaming platform has incredible potential, but Google has to address these key issues to ensure it succeeds.

After years of bad-to-mediocre WWE games from 2K, its latest edition shakes things up enough, and is

There's an incredible amount of pressure to play every single big game as soon as it comes out, but you don’t have to.

Once upon a time, you needed an NES controller to play the games you grew up with. But times are better now, and you don’t need to suffer with callouses on your hands and a hole in your wallet.

Superhero games aren't inherently bad, but I've got an idea to explain why they haven't panned out as they should have — and why they can, in the future.

Microsoft faces an uphill battle at E3 2018, but here's how it can compete with Sony and Nintendo.

Fortnite's new Marvel tie-in is an exciting glimpse at what could happen to the game in the future.

The Nintendo Labo spotlights some of the Switch's most underrated features — and provides an exciting glimpse of what's to come.