Latest articles by Anna Koselke
Metaphor: ReFantazio borrows Persona's iconic calendar system, but devs say players don't need to "worry about missing out on activities due to time constraints"
News The team "didn't want players to feel limited by time"
Infinity Nikki is a stunning open-world game that somehow fits in almost everything I've ever wanted, and I already can't wait to play more
Preview Preview | GirlsGoGames' dress-up adventures meet open-world RPGs in Infinity Nikki, and I'm obsessed
After 24 years of developing MMOs, inZOI's director "got sick of it" and wanted to try his hand at making a worthy Sims 4 rival
News And I'm so glad he did
After just 8 days, Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom players have already found a way to play as Link instead of the titular princess
News The Legend of Link
Forget Spore 2, this stunning indie game inspired by Maxis' 2008 smash hit sim just got a free demo on Steam
News I know what I'm playing next
This solo dev is creating a retro-style game for the PS1 that's inspired by a legendary mangaka and looks like a spooky spin on Animal Crossing
News The game even "runs on a real console"
EA teases The Sims 4's spooky new Life and Death expansion early, revealing a "spectral world" and something that sounds a whole lot like a Grim Reaper career
News Best expansion pack ever
It took just 2 weeks for God of War: Ragnarok modders to remove over 1,500 lines of "pointless" and "patronizing" dialogue that also irked PS5 players on launch
News No more hand-holding
Final Fantasy 14 pauses the MMO's automatic housing demolition process for NA players following Hurricane Helene: "Our hearts go out to those who were affected"
News The temporary suspension is in place until further notice
Project Rene definitely isn't The Sims 5, and new leaks of EA's upcoming multiplayer sim prove as much
News Do I smell microtransactions in the air?
BioWare explains why Dragon Age: The Veilguard's visuals aren't a diversion from the RPG series' first 3 games, but rather a culmination of their unique art styles
News The Veilguard's aesthetic is very intentional
The Sims 4 teases its spooky new Life and Death expansion, leaving us hopeful a Reaper career may finally be in the works
News But can we romance Grim?
16 years later, Spore returns with new developers and a promise to "honor" the god sim's history but no sequel or "major updates"
News Like an arrow to the heart
After going into debt to make it, Danganronpa lead worries his strategy RPG has too much content: "When games are too long, players can get put off, so we’re trying not to talk about it too much"
News How big will The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy be?
Sony has a different approach to combatting 30th Anniversary PS5 Pro scalpers in Japan, imposing a strict set of purchase requirements that must be met
News That's one way to handle them
Blizzard's axed MMO Project Titan reportedly "cost the company $80 million," and was like Animal Crossing or The Sims meets Overwatch
News "It was just a debacle for the company as a whole"
Hideo Kojima says the choice to create "something new that wasn't Death Stranding" with OD is "a bit risky" as "it's a game like no other"
News OD is "a new challenge" for the mastermind designer
Sea of Stars unveils local co-op and more in Dawn of Equinox, a massive free update for the smash-hit ode to classic JRPGs
News And then, Throes of the Watchmaker
Final Fantasy 14 patch 7.1 sheds needed light on a main Dawntrail character, turns a 24-man raid into a Savage, and introduces a beloved character from the FF series' first MMO
News Christmas is coming in November this year
You can't keep Moo Deng for yourself, so Final Fantasy 14 players are swarming the MMO's Hippo Calf minion instead – and even Square Enix has caught the fever
News Unbothered. Moisturized. Happy. In My Lane. Focused. Flourishing.
2 and a half years later, Pokemon Legends: Arceus streamer finally finds a shiny version of the pocket pal she's been searching for: "I'm gonna throw up"
News The lengthy search for a shiny Cherubi was "SO worth it"
Deadlock does what Valve didn't get around to with Counter-Strike, turning the hero shooter's cheaters into frogs
News Ribbit, ribbit
We finally got a proper trailer for this beautiful Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy-inspired JRPG, and it's already one of the prettiest 2D games I've ever seen
News Threads of Time is stunning
