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Displaying all articles tagged:
Videogames
infected
Mar. 13, 2023
Here’s Everything We Can Tell You About
The Last of Us
Season Two
You have so many questions and we have a few of the answers.
By
Zoe Guy
adaptations
Mar. 12, 2023
The Last of Us
’s Most Interesting Game Departures Explained
Co-creator Neil Druckmann unpacks the rationale behind the TV show’s deviations from the original video game.
As told to
Scott Meslow
lingering questions
Mar. 12, 2023
Where Does
The Last of Us
Go From Here?
Let the speculation for season two (and beyond?) commence.
By
Brian Tallerico
wahoo!
Mar. 10, 2023
It’s a-Here,
Mario!
Chris Pratt, look how you massacred our boy.
By
Rebecca Alter
chat room
Mar. 5, 2023
The Last of Us
’s Troy Baker on Watching Pedro Pascal Play the Role He Originated
“Every episode, there’s some moment where I go,
I didn’t think about that. I didn’t see that
. It catches me off guard.”
By
Ben Rosenstock
video games
Feb. 23, 2023
Hogwarts Legacy
Is J.K. Rowling’s Legacy, Summed Up in a Dud of a Game
The feverishly anticipated
Harry Potter
video game can’t muster the fantasy escapism it so desperately wants.
By
Lewis Gordon
resource management
Feb. 19, 2023
Give It Up for the
Last of Us
Menstrual Cup
Ellie’s item upgrade is a perfect combination of video-game mechanics and character-based detail.
By
Kathryn VanArendonk
backstories
Feb. 10, 2023
How
The Last of Us
Raised Death From Below
Months of preparation, weeks of night shoots, and dozens of extras went into unearthing Kansas City’s infected infestation.
By
Roxana Hadadi
stop playing
Feb. 9, 2023
Melanie Lynskey Shuts Down a Complaining
Last of Us
Fan
Who said the actor’s body type didn’t fit her character.
By
Zoe Guy
close reads
Feb. 9, 2023
The Last of
Us
Is Not a Video-Game Adaptation
HBO turned the story into unmissable television. So why does it feel like something’s missing?
By
Andrea Long Chu
chat room
Feb. 5, 2023
Jeffrey Pierce on His New
Last of Us
Role and Old
Last of Us
Themes
“I think it’s interesting and powerful to force the audience to ask, ‘Okay, who’s the villain here and who’s the good guy?’”
By
Ben Rosenstock
gamer girls
Feb. 5, 2023
Keke Palmer Is Streaming the Sims on Twitch Now
Content warning, she has installed Wicked Whims.
By
Bethy Squires
grammys
Feb. 5, 2023
Which Old Video-Game Score Would Have Won a Grammy?
Predicting past winners for the Recording Academy’s new music-in-gaming category.
By
Brady Gerber
ratings
Jan. 17, 2023
Most of Us Watched
The
Last of Us
The video-game adaptation pulled the second-largest audience for an HBO premiere, behind only the dragon show.
By
Zoe Guy
adaptations
Jan. 12, 2023
What Non-Gamers Should Know About
The Last of Us
Should you binge-play the landmark 2013 video game before diving into HBO’s adaptation? It depends on how you feel about spoilers.
By
Scott Meslow
2023 preview
Jan. 3, 2023
10 Video Games We Can’t Wait to Play in 2023
After years of COVID delays, the floodgates are opening.
By
Luke Winkie
living in a simulation
Dec. 26, 2022
Thank God for Our Virtual Jobs
Video games like
Power Wash Simulator
are a balm for corporate malaise.
By
Luke Winkie
nerfed!
Dec. 19, 2022
Fortnite
Tries Not to Scam Children and Face $520 Million in FTC Fines Challenge
That’s like a zillion V-Bucks.
By
Rebecca Alter
coming soon
Dec. 18, 2022
Vanessa: Blumhouse Is Making a
Five Nights at Freddy’s
Movie
And Josh Hutcherson and Matthew Lillard have just joined the cast.
By
Bethy Squires
best of 2022
Dec. 8, 2022
The Best Video Games of 2022
In a year devoid of many major blockbusters, eccentric titles had their time to shine.
By
Luke Winkie
video games
Dec. 2, 2022
The Callisto Protocol
Ups the Ick
The spiritual successor to the survival-horror classic
Dead Space
doesn’t let the dread build.
By
Lewis Gordon
coming soon
Nov. 30, 2022
Everything We Know About Amazon’s
Fallout
TV Show
War never changes, but casting does.
By
Bethy Squires
vulture recommends
Nov. 29, 2022
Pentiment
Is a Miracle
A medieval murder mystery is one of the best video games of the year.
By
Nicholas Quah
justice for booster gold
Nov. 27, 2022
James Gunn Wants All the DC Movies, TV, and Games ‘Connected’
He and Peter Safran have big plans for the DCU.
By
Bethy Squires
crime
Nov. 18, 2022
Sonic Creator Arrested for Using Cheat Code on the Economy
Yuji Naka might get more than a rap on the Knuckles.
By
Rebecca Alter
perseverance
Nov. 11, 2022
25-Year-Old Pallet Town Boy Wins Pokémon World Series
Ash Ketchum just had the greatest day of his life. He has become the very best.
By
Rebecca Alter
podding off
Nov. 8, 2022
Talking With the Video-Game Podcasters Who Put Me to Sleep
Get Played
isn’t made for me, but each night I look forward to not finishing it.
By
Rebecca Alter
video game review
Nov. 3, 2022
Kratos’s Contradictions Are Amplified in
God of War Ragnarök
The muscleman returns for another buccaneering (but conflicted) take on fantasy violence.
By
Lewis Gordon
gamer time
Nov. 2, 2022
The First Season of
The Last of Us
Will Air on January 15
Happy New Year!
By
Alejandra Gularte
vulture lists
Oct. 31, 2022
The 25 Best Games on Nintendo Switch Online
The service recently added N65 games to its library of SNES and NES classics.
By
Luke Winkie
underrated
Oct. 25, 2022
The Crude, ‘Completely Nuts’ Charm of
Conker’s Bad Fur Day
Comedian and writer Steven Castillo dives deep on his love for the 2001 Nintendo 64 game.
By
Bethy Squires
jump scares
Oct. 24, 2022
21 Horror Games to Play This Spooky Season
From slightly spooky for the scaredy-cats to totally terrifying for the hard-core horror fanatics.
By
Mike Rougeau
game over
Oct. 15, 2022
‘Bayonetta’ Voice Actress Says, ‘Bye-onetta’ Over Alleged Low Wages
She claims she was only offered $4,000 to reprise her role.
By
Alejandra Gularte
hacks
Sept. 21, 2022
Everything We Know About the Rockstar Games
Grand Theft Auto 6
Leak
A hacker claims to have the source code for what is perhaps the most anticipated game in history.
By
Lewis Gordon
gaming
Sept. 13, 2022
Don’t You Want to Jump Off These Little
Tears of the Kingdom
?
The long-awaited
Legend of Zelda
installment comes out May 12, 2023.
By
Jackson McHenry
fall preview
Aug. 30, 2022
5 Games We Can’t Wait to Play This Fall
Including a hallowed remaster, a quasi-sequel, and the return of a certain god of war.
By
Luke Winkie
video games
Aug. 30, 2022
Whatever Happened to Marissa Marcel?
Solve an unsettling Hollywood mystery in Sam Barlow’s new video game,
Immortality.
By
Lewis Gordon
vulture lists
Aug. 15, 2022
The 10 Best Mobile Games You Can Play With a Netflix Subscription
Netflix Games is offering some real hidden gems.
By
Luke Winkie
vulture recommends
Aug. 15, 2022
Poinpy
Is a Bite-Size Joy
The Netflix Games gem is a deceptively hard-core throwback to early iPhone games.
By
Emad Ahmed
vulture lists
Aug. 15, 2022
The 20 Best Games on PlayStation’s Revamped Subscription Service
The new offering is finally a worthy competitor to Xbox Game Pass.
By
Luke Winkie
video game review
July 19, 2022
Stray
Takes a Cat’s Eye View of Cyberpunk Dystopia
The new perspective is adorable, but only scratches the surface.
By
Lewis Gordon
tv review
July 14, 2022
Resident Evil
Is Plagued by Predictability
Brief, welcome glimpses of silliness hint at what could have been if this Netflix series were more willing to deviate from the franchise’s mythology.
By
Roxana Hadadi
video games
July 3, 2022
Oh Hey, I’m Having Fun Watching
Westworld
Season four is already a goofier, more compelling reboot of the series.
By
Jackson McHenry
rip
July 1, 2022
Technoblade, Late Minecraft YouTuber, Honored by Gaming World
“He will be missed dearly,” the official Minecraft account tweeted.
By
Jason P. Frank
the industry
June 9, 2022
Grammys to Recognize Songwriters, ‘Social Changers,’ and Spoken-Word Poets
Congrats to all the spoken-word-poetry songwriters for social change out there.
By
Justin Curto
gotta catch em all
Apr. 20, 2022
Which Pokémon Game (or Show, or Book) Is Right for You?
Pokémon FOMO is real.
By
Daniel Dockery
role call
Apr. 15, 2022
Lance Reddick Answers Our Questions About
Horizon Forbidden West
and
Destiny
“Sylens was one of the first times I’ve watched myself as an animated character and thought,
Wow, that’s a really cool character. I got a good deal
.”
By
Joshua Rivera
internet studies
Apr. 13, 2022
The Day the Puffles Cried: Disney Shuts Down
Club Penguin Rewritten
Even in the metaverse, penguins are an endangered species.
By
Rebecca Alter
level up
Apr. 1, 2022
The Best Services for Streaming Video Games Right Now
Time to play (on the cloud).
By
Brittany Vincent
summoning help
Mar. 31, 2022
The YouTubers Who Kindled the Fire for
Elden Ring
FromSoftware’s games may deliver relentless death, but their online community gives players new life.
By
Tim Brinkhof
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