Meta Quest fans have been asking for an exclusive longform, big-budget game for years. Asgard's Wrath 2 delivers with diverse gameplay and a divine cast.
2023 broke video game industry records, both in the quantity and quality of acclaimed, financially successful games. NPR staff and contributors bring you their favorites.
Disney's trading card game expansion has keen art and underbaked mechanics, while Descent: The Betrayer's War and Ticket to Ride Legacy offer huge campaigns for invested gamers.
WarioWare has always been ludicrous, but the new game's frantic motion controls make it more absurd than ever. Its co-op especially soars, unlike its party modes.
New horror game Alan Wake 2 is at once scary, cerebral and silly. But it's just the latest prestigious horror title to release in 2023. We round up our favorites.
The new PlayStation exclusive has you play as two Spider-Men, Miles Morales and Peter Parker. Each boast amazing abilities, but its the human moments in the story that really shine.
Two big strategy games debut this week: the historical Total War: Pharaoh and the sci-fi Star Trek: Infinite. Both build on legacy predecessors, but with a heavy dose of the familiar.
Meta offers more powerful graphics and "mixed reality" experiences with their new Quest 3 VR headset. But at $500, the device lacks many stand-out games to justify the price.
Nintendo and Ubisoft both return to form this Autumn, while massive games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Resident Evil 4 get new expansions. NPR rounds up the best and biggest new games of the season.
In the massively-anticipated game Starfield, space exploration is its own reward. Good thing too, because the slow storyline isn't the star of the show.
