Hey there. A fun story today that drew my attention because of what an unusual situation it is. When AdHoc Studio brought its hit narrative-driven superhero game Dispatch to Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, players were unexpectedly faced with a seriously censored version of the game. Now, alongside
Hello there, and welcome to my final round of previews coming out of Summer Game Fest 2026. I have hands-on reports from even more games, including my personal surprise of the show, at least from the selection of games I actually played. If you didn't seen my
As part of the organization's "reset" under new CEO Asha Sharma, Xbox is cutting Compulsion Games, the BAFTA and Peabody-award winning team behind South of Midnight. First shared by Kotaku, I can corroborate this report. Notably, this news caught numerous Xbox employees by surprise, as
Hi there! My Summer Game Fest coverage is continuing today, but this newsletter will be a little different. To close the week, I'm mostly focusing on a discussion I had with Chris Parker and Marcus Morgan, game director and executive producer at Obsidian Entertainment respectively, who chatted with
Hi there! Continuing my Summer Game Fest previews, I went hands-on with a few very, very different games from major publishers and indie developers alike. There are also a couple of games that I wasn't able to personally play, but instead watched live gameplay as the developers
It's hard to believe that Summer Game Fest 2026 is already over, and it was a whirlwind of an extended weekend. This was the most packed my schedule has ever been, and that's a common sentiment for most of my peers that I spoke with in
I just finished watching the 2026 Xbox Games Showcase and accompanying Gears of War: E-Day Direct presentation. Overall, I'm quite pleased with what was shown, and there a ton of great games to look forward to, with several first-party titles that have been gestating for a
One constant you can always count on is the regularity of the showcases hosted by Geoff Keighley, including Summer Game Fest. While many past years have waxed and waned in content and pacing, for my tastes, this year's entry was a fantastic presentation, stuffed to the brim with
Hello there, and welcome to my first-ever non-Friday edition of Campaign Mode! I'm writing this after the June PlayStation State of Play finished, with some fairly big (if admittedly long-rumored) reveals for what's coming next to the PlayStation 5. This State of Play
Hello everyone, and welcome to another Campaign Mode. This week, I'm pretty happy to go over why it's never been a better time to dive into the scarily-massive world of Warhammer video games. I also want to touch on some unfortunate news that deserves more
Hello there, and welcome to another Friday edition of Campaign Mode. This week, I'm taking a closer look at the very, very, very lengthy writeup Bungie game director Joe Ziegler gave regarding the future of Marathon, and the various, partially conflicting feelings that the outline is giving me.
Over the last couple of weeks, I've put some time into Kiln, the latest game from Xbox Game Studios developer Double Fine Productions. Kiln has you customize your own pottery, with towering vases having different abilities compared to small, nimble teacups. It's been a fun (if