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Last week ended with a dire flood of layoffs in the games industry, including Sega, Ubisoft, Blizzard, and Epic games. Unfortunately, this week seems to be following the trend – Team17, developer of the Worms series, and publisher of games like Blasphemous, Dredge, and more, has announced layoffs as well, according to Eurogamer. The job losses, which…

With Mortal Kombat 1 on the horizon, we’re revisiting the entry that set the series on its current trajectory: 2011’s Mortal Kombat (aka MK 9). Join us today on Twitch at 2:00 p.m. Central as we take a bloody journey through the game’s genre-defining story campaign. Episodes will be uploaded to our Game Informer Shows…

Payday 3 finally launched last month, more than six years after its initial reveal in 2017. We quite enjoyed it, and you can find out why in Game Informer’s Payday 3 review. Despite our enjoyment, many players encountered severe matchmaking issues that made it tough to play the game given its always-online nature. Now, just…

Bilkins’ Folly is a throwback pirate adventure game that’s out today on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC. It’s a game that’s been on my radar since earlier this year: both because I love most anything related to pirates and because, well, Bilkins’ Folly looks great. Between its visuals, throwback gameplay, nautical tunes, and…

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian and Wes catch up on all the news, including an extended discussion on the leaked emails from Xbox regarding Phil Spencer’s interest in acquiring Nintendo. After covering a lot of topics, Brian delivers his thoughts after spending a few hours with the Pokémon Scarlet & Violet expansion, The Teal…

Following its split with soccer’s governing body, EA Sports’ FIFA series is no more, but make no mistake: EA Sports FC is a solid game with a host of welcome improvements. The bones of this longtime franchise remain sturdy and familiar, like a well-run club. The suite of changes to Ultimate Team makes for a…

“Boomer shooter” is a recent video game genre term used to describe contemporary games that exist as throwbacks to the Doom-inspired era of first-person shooters where speed and firepower are everything. Phantom Fury is not the first game to explore this playground, and it likely won’t be the last, but playing the demo left a…