SteamWorld Heist is the successor to 2013’s SteamWorld Dig, but rather than expand on that game’s mix of action and crafting mechanics, Heist delivers tense turn-based combat from a 2D perspective. It capitalizes on this new approach with engrossing mechanics and complex, nuanced systems that allow the experience to excel despite its lacking story and […]

Who has the pedigree to win it all? Can you believe it’s come around already? The road to WrestleMania officially commences this Sunday at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, where WWE will host its 29th annual Royal Rumble match. With the past two editions of this famous gimmick match concluding with a chorus of boos […]

Little known fact: the editors and producers at GameSpot have the ability to predict the future. Well, not really. But we do play a lot of video games, so we pooled our collective knowledge to predict the biggest gaming news coming up in the next year. This list below is a mix of thoughtful analysis, […]

We put together the most brutal kills from our preview build of XCOM 2.

Recap! Weekly Recap: Destiny 2 Delayed? Xbox One System Update, Mortal Kombat XL Here’s a recap of the week’s biggest stories and some you may have missed. Kojima World Tour Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima is currently on a world tour with PS4 lead architect Mark Cenry. Their task? To find the “newest technology,” […]

There are some spoilers below. Be warned! Drama hasn’t been a hallmark of Minecraft Story Mode, with the series’ amiable characters and goofy scenarios putting the game squarely in the light entertainment category thus far. But all that changes in this latest episode, A Block and a Hard Place. There’s a shift towards the serious […]

Among the features coming in Driveclub‘s February update is a Hardcore difficulty option, director Paul Rustchynsky has revealed. Hardcore, a new gameplay option for #DRIVECLUB in February. Traction control, stability control & other assists off! pic.twitter.com/nNo5GcTDSc — Paul Rustchynsky (@Rushy33) January 22, 2016 Following a recent tease that the update will be a big one, […]

Much as it did on the Wii’s Virtual Console, the newly launched Wii U version of Mario Kart 64 lacks the ability to save ghost data, meaning you can’t save your best performances and then compete against them. Image source: Miiverse For some, it’s an inconsequential feature, while others use ghosts to improve their performance […]

Although Destiny 2 was forecasted to launch in September 2016, it will no longer meet this window and will be released later than initially expected, a report has claimed. While the sequel has not been officially confirmed by developer Bungie or publisher Activision, court documents published in September 2015 laid out the roadmap for the […]

We cling to the Kapisi. Battered and fragile, it is our home now. It is a massive aircraft carrier crawling through the endless shifting sands that stretch across our planet, Kharak. Thousands of miles from home, on a fool’s errand to find some MacGuffin that might save us from the expanding deserts, we are alone. […]