A family classic reborn in a wide open world, a satirical adventure through teenage life and a mystery puzzler for the ages – our critics on the year’s best fun More on the best culture of 2025 Ivy ...

For the last couple of years, the Epic Games Store has given away free games every week through its PC storefront. With the company having launched its own mobile store, it has also started a second ...

Joshua grew up in poverty, deep in the Middle of Nowhere, Alabama. Gaming was a rarely afforded escape from reality that persisted throughout his life, something that saw him through good times and ...

Editor’s note: Variety was part of the jury for The Game Awards 2025.

Every year, The Game Awards brings its fair share of big game reveals, new trailers, and unexpected announcements. The 2025 version has teased some big things already, with that cryptic obelisk teaser ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. We are just hours away from The Game Awards, which honor ...

The role-playing game won nine prizes, including game of the year. By Zachary Small A role-playing game featuring a mythical paintress, demonic mimes and an orchestral soundtrack earned the top prize ...

Imagine you have two identical-looking treasure chests: from the outside, they appear the same, but one hides a prize, and the other conceals a trap. There is no clever trick to tell them apart—you ...

Owning a Playdate comes with the perk of already having access to 24 games at no additional cost from the bundled-in Season One — and some pretty good ones to boot. But there are a ton of great games ...

"Lara Croft: Tomb Raider," "Silent Hill," and more gems that prove video game movies don't have to (completely) suck. Every year, gamers ask themselves: Is this the year video game movies finally gain ...