I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again: I like easy mode.

“We were really scared of making a new battle royale game.” That’s what game director Torkel Forner told me as I checked out The Cycle, the latest project from Yager.

Google has its eye set on disrupting the gaming industry with Google Stadia — a no-console, all-streaming service that would eliminate the need for Xboxes, Switches and PlayStations, as well as physical game copies and downloads altogether.

Paradox Interactive has unusual codenames for its projects. The publisher names  upcoming projects after TV shows.

As Hollywood increasingly looks for previously established franchises to turn into larger, cinematic franchises, I thought it would be fitting to check in on what’s coming up on the horizon.

Baseball season is on the verge of throwing out the first pitch. And that means the video game incarnations of America’s pastime are getting ready to take the field. For the past six years, Major League Baseball Advanced Media has been working to get its own video game series off the ground, reviving the old-school R.B.I. Baseball series.

When word went out that BioWare, the legendary RPG studio behind classics like Mass Effect and Dragon Age, were planning an original IP, there was excitement. There was hype. Then, there was Anthem.

The shadow of series creator Hideki Kamiya looms large on the Devil May Cry franchise. The first game was an instant classic, but unfortunately, each sequel has fallen short of the original’s quick-twitch, button-mashing perfection.

We all stress out — sometimes life just is overwhelming, you know? I’ve tried lots of things to relax, but I’m too manic to meditate, smelling essential oils has no effect on me and I hate exercising.

Not every video game should strive to be a sprawling epic. Sometimes it’s OK for a release to be simple and fun.