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Riftbound, the League of Legends physical trading card game, has had its Origins set go live worldwide. Now, Riot Games is looking towards its second set, Spiritforged; and Game Informer was offered the opportunity to reveal one of its upcoming Champion cards.Surprisingly, our chosen card wound up being one familiar to both myself and fellow Video Editor Alex Van Aken. Jax is, in League of Legends, a potential menace in the top lane. As the last weaponmaster of Icathia, he wields a lamp as his chosen implement, leaping around the battlefield and smacking foes left and right. His Champion card…
The Star Fox-inspired Wild Blue has a new name and gameplay trailer. Now re-christened as Wild Blue Skies, the upcoming retro throwback has over four minutes of new gameplay footage.Wild Blue Skies was first revealed in March, and this homage to Star Fox has some authentic expertise behind it; Giles Goddard, a former Nintendo programmer who worked on the original Star Fox, leads the development team at the Kyoto-based Chuhai Labs. The gameplay trailer, revealed by IGN, shows off an unedited dogfighting sequence through the ancient ruins of a stormy planet. Wild Blue Skies centers on ace pilot Bowie Stray and…
Crocs is no stranger to teaming up with video game companies, having released shoes inspired by Animal Crossing and Pokémon in the last couple of years. This time, the popular shoe brand has partnered with Xbox for a clog modeled after Microsoft’s flagship console.Although this collaboration is meant to coincide with the Xbox 360’s 20th anniversary, this special edition Croc clog appears to be modeled after the Xbox One/Series X/S controller. The black shoe is adorned with the Xbox face buttons, d-pad, the white Xbox button, and even pairs of analog sticks. The interior of the shoe sports the Xbox…
Dragon Quest will celebrate its 40th anniversary next year in 2026, and with Dragon Quest VII Reimagined launching in February, the occasion is off to a good start. I visited Square Enix’s Tokyo, Japan, offices to play two hours of Reimagined, interview the team behind it, and speak to Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii about the series’ long-running history, and more. There’s plenty of Reimagined content to read here, but I also took this opportunity to ask Horii about the secret sauce behind Dragon Quest. According to Horii, it’s two things: warmth and ease of access. “The key concept that I…
We’re nearing the month of December, which means Geoff Keighley’s The Game Awards are soon upon us! The nominee list is out, and Marcus, Charles, and Eric are here to react and provide some insight into what the voting is like for The Game Awards.Before all that, though, Charles shares some early impressions of the zany, speedy Kirby Air Riders and a new indie rogue-like called Morsels. Plus, we close the show out with another edition of GI Oughta Know, this time all about the history of The Game Awards!The Game Informer Show is a weekly podcast covering the video…
Devil’s Night. Christmas Eve. July 3rd. So many holidays have names for the days that occur before them, but what about the Friday before Thanksgiving? It has no name, sadly, and I don’t have a good suggestion for one. But I do have suggestions for some video games that might be worth playing this weekend.Also, head here to vote for your favorite games of the year! I recognize it’s a little early to choose, but such is the burden of working in print. We don’t mind, though. We like magazines.Anyway, it’s Friday and it’s time for the weekend and our…
Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii has been designing games for upwards of 40 years, and though he’s 71 today, he still remains heavily involved in the development of the long-running RPG franchise that began in 1986. During our cover story trip to Tokyo, Japan, to play Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, Game Informer had the opportunity to interview Horii for 90 minutes and asked him about the differences between game development in the 1980s and in 2025.He says the entire landscape is completely different. “You know, the development landscape is just completely different compared to back then,” Horii tells Game Informer. “On…
One of the biggest eyebrow raisers for the upcoming Resident Evil Requiem was the surname of its protagonist, Grace Ashcroft. That’s because she’s the daughter of Alyssa Ashcroft, an investigative reporter and oft-forgotten character who last appeared in the equally overlooked Resident Evil Outbreak. For the many unfamiliar RE fans, this begs the question: Who the heck is Alyssa Ashcroft, and why has she suddenly become a big deal? To prepare for the next mainline Resident Evil game, we’re going to answer this tantalizing question. Resident Evil Outbreak launched for the PlayStation 2 in North America on March 30, 2004. Set…
The 2024 remake of Silent Hill 2 is now available on Xbox Series X/S. If that wasn’t a surprise enough, Xbox owners can purchase the game at a special launch discount of up to 50 percent off the standard platform pricing.It had been rumored that Silent Hill 2, which launched for PlayStation 5 and PC in October 2024, was heading to Xbox after fans spotted an ESRB rating for this version last month. Konami gave no advance announcement of this edition, and only officially revealed its existence hours after the game stealthily launched on the Australian Xbox Store yesterday. The standard…
Game Informer can exclusively reveal that Dark Horse Books and Square Enix are publishing their Legend of Mana: The Art of Mana – 30th Anniversary Edition in English for the first time. This expansive art book features 80 pages of materials from the 1999 PS1 RPG, which was released in the West in 2000 and remastered in 2021. The book will become available in the U.S. next summer.This hardcover book includes art from the game’s original release, including new pieces made exclusively for the book by artists Yukata Koyama, Shinichi Kamoeka, Masaki Takahashi, HACCAN, and Kanta Kamei. You can check…