Don’t allow JKR’s beliefs to rob you of something you love — I want to implore everyone who has ever found something inspiring, something heroic, something worth teaching your children, or even a reflection of themselves in the Wizarding World: please do not set aside the books you love as a reaction to their author’s statements. …

Brand new footage shows off the extent of the Wizarding World — Ever since the PlayStation 5 reveal event in June 2020, when Harry Potter fans were given the first mere glimpse at Hogwarts Legacy, they’ve waited in terrified anticipation as rumors swirled about the game. …

Digital modeling brings a classic analog hobby to life for a new generation — In my childhood, my father was an avid model builder. I remember well the weekends that would begin with a trip to the hobby store, carefully selecting a model of a particular plane or car for him to build. …

What the House of PlayStation does next could well set its path for years to come — The gaming world woke up Tuesday morning to a changed reality, courtesy of Microsoft’s latest blockbuster acquisition. Meanwhile, in Tokyo, Sony executives were likely just turning in for the night when Microsoft sent out the latest Tweet heard ‘round the world. The Windows and Xbox monolith announced they were buying…

Escape the Urlags in a gorgeous 2-D platformer world — For many game genres, a big focus for creating a game that is successful and well-regarded is world-building. Constructing worlds that players want to explore, learn more about, and immerse themselves in is a hallmark of many classic games and franchises. Think about Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, and my…

Bouncing through a near-apocalypse to save the day — Glyph is the latest in a long line of “easy to learn, hard to master” games that take basic concepts and give you the tools to hone your skills to a razor’s edge. …

Rockets and bombs and guns, oh my! — All the way back to the Atari 5200, flying games always drew me in. I still count River Raid among my favorites of all time, can still picture the box art in my mind. In the NES era, the 2D side-scrolling space games like Life Force and Gradius took up…

PlayStation 5’s technological marvel doesn’t disappoint — At its core, Insomniac’s Ratchet & Clank series has always been about the characters and their fight to learn who they are supposed to be, in the face of devastating circumstances. The defective robot with the will to live and save others. …

Recapping the game’s direct prequel, Into the Nexus — Not long after the game’s announcement, fans were surprised to learn that Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart was not a sequel to the events of 2016’s reimagination of the very first game in the franchise. Instead, it is a direct follow-on to 2013’s Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus, which…