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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…
Team Ninja’s Nioh series capitalized early on the rising popularity of Soulslikes, establishing itself as arguably the best non-From Software spin on the subgenre. The franchise’s faster-paced, loot-driven formula has earned it a dedicated fanbase, so much so that Nioh’s blueprint has been applied to similarly designed Team Ninja games such as Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty and Rise of the Rōnin to varying results and some diminishing returns. Instead of resting on these laurels, Nioh 3 thankfully shakes up this reliable template with a new ninja-focused class, more open level design, and an intriguing time-hopping premise.I traveled to Koei Tecmo’s…
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is about having fun – in the most hyperactive way possible. The 22nd installment of the Call of Duty series is a companion piece to last year’s Black Ops 6, and while it doesn’t reinvent the wheel, it kicks it right off its axis with a near five-hour story campaign that is Black Ops 2 meets the “new weird” genre, a larger round-based version of Zombies called Ashes Of The Damned, and a refined approach to multiplayer that is anchored by the best map selection of Call of Duty’s modern era. It’s relentless and…
Dave the Diver puts you in the flippers of Dave, who by day is a deep-sea diver exploring the depths of the Blue Hole, retrieving treasure and catching sea life. Then, at night, he takes his haul to a nearby sushi restaurant, where they can use his treasures to upgrade the establishment and his catches to serve the patrons. The game has received various updates in its more than two years of post-launch support, including crossovers with Godzilla and the Like a Dragon franchise. In addition to the surprise launch of Dave the Diver on Xbox Series X/S, we also got…
Today’s Xbox Partner Preview kicked off with the reveal of Armatus, a roguelite third-person shooter coming next year by Counterplay Games, the studio behind 2020’s Godfall. The game takes place in Paris, which has become overrun with demons after the fall of humanity. Players control a supernatural warrior hailing from an ancient order who wields traditional firearms and celestial powers, such as a glowing scythe-like weapon. You’ll battle your way through demons in search of a gateway to heaven called the Sunless Gate. A run-based game, death means restarting with different weapon loadouts, and players will gain new abilities the further…
007 First Light is one of our most anticipated games of 2026, and for good reason. After spending years giving us extremely fun playgrounds for Agent 47 to engineer kills in, IO Interactive is now bringing that skillset to Agent 007. Today’s newest trailer gave us a look at James Bond’s car of choice, the Aston Martin Valhalla. As expected, 007’s Aston Martin Valhalla will be decked out with all kinds of special modifications, including guns, weaponry, and gadgets befitting of a 00 Agent. According to IO Interactive, it will serve as a “much-needed sidekick” to the younger version of James…