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The Video Games You Should Play This Weekend – July 3, 2026
Happy July 4th weekend! Fireworks. Lemonade? Hot dogs. Scared pets? Sunscreen? A lake and/or beach. Heat? Sales at mattress and furniture stores. Some of those things I am certain are Fourth of July things. Others, I admit I am making some assumptions about your celebrations. Bu…
Kyle Hilliard · 3 days ago
The Soul of Soulslike
The action genre’s relationship with difficulty has been complicated.In their earliest stages, action games were often unreasonably demanding, but this was not always by design. These difficulty spikes and trial-and-error sequences were a result of trailblazing developers figuri…
Brian Shea · 3 days ago
Game Informer's Top Scoring Reviews Of 2026
At Game Informer, writing game reviews is one of our primary functions. As such, we cover hundreds of titles each and every year, hoping to turn you on to your next favorite game. However, within that field, a select few rise to the top as the games we most highly recommend. Whi…
Game Informer Editorial · 3 days ago
GI Podcast: PlayStation Ending Physical Discs + Our 2026 Favs So Far w/ Ben Reeves
Special guest (and former host) Ben Reeves joins The Game Informer Show to discuss the big PlayStation shake-up, our favorite games of 2026, and Kyle's Rhythm Heaven Groove review. Finally, we close the show with listener questions! Grab a cold beverage, stay indoors from that s…
Eric Van Allen · 3 days ago
Erosion Creative Director Talks Adventure Time Influence And Creating A Reactive World That Changes Each Time You Die
Erosion was one of the most promising upcoming titles I checked out during Summer Game Fest. Developed by a small team at Plot Twist (makers of The Last Case of Benedict Fox), the voxel-based game stars a nameless cowboy on a mission to rescue his kidnapped daughter; the twist…
Marcus Stewart · 3 days ago
The PS5 And Xbox Series X Generation Has Been A Race To The Bottom
Coming into this generation, we were given lofty promises about the value to the consumer and what the new technology could afford developers. Now that we're nearing the end of this era for both PlayStation and Xbox, it's clear this generation will not be defined by the incredib…
Brian Shea · 3 days ago
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