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The deckbuilding genre, once relegated to the physical tabletop, has seen explosive growth on the indie PC scene in recent years. Now, skilled developers are mixing, mashing, and combining traditional deckbuilding mechanics with other genres. In Ratropolis, Cassel Games successfully integrates card construction with city-building and defense to create a charming strategy mix. The resulting...

A decade ago, the original Super Meat Boy released into what almost feels like a different industry. Team Meat’s hardcore platformer was at the forefront of the modern indie renaissance; games like Super Meat Boy helped show that even small teams of dedicated developers could make a big mark on the gaming landscape. A few...

Click here to watch embedded media Monster Hunter is coming back to the Nintendo Switch in an all-new entry, Monster Hunter Rise. It contains some of the new features introduced in Monster Hunter: World, such as seamless transitions between zones, while also delivering its own slate of unique features. Make room, Palico friends, it’s time...

Click here to watch embedded media In this exclusive video, we’re showing off Agent 47’s new multi-function camera that is coming with the arrival of Hitman 3. The camera will be a default item that players can utilize on every mission and contract, as IO Interactive designed it as an “essential tool for professional and...

IO Interactive announced last August that Hitman 3, as well as the previous games in the World of Assassination trilogy, would be fully playable in PlayStation VR. A new gameplay trailer walks players through the various ways players can take out targets using their own hands, as well as demonstrating that the spirit of the...

In May 2017, IO Interactive found itself in a precarious place: For sale. After its 2016 reboot of the Hitman franchise failed to meet publisher expectations, Square Enix, IO’s then-parent company, announced it was selling the company as part of a restructuring of “resources and energies on key franchises and studios.” These days, according to...

Click here to watch embedded media The Hitman series has always encouraged its players to replay missions, so it’s no surprise that one of the brand new features coming to Hitman 3 is the persistent shortcuts system. IO Interactive told us these in-game shortcuts can only be unlocked from one direction, but are designed to...

Each month, Game Informer prints questions that are submitted by readers via email and standard mail. We’d like to give our website readers the chance to make the magazine as well. You’ll need to log in to your GI account, and click “okay to print” for your letter or question to go through. We’d also...

Sky: Children of the Light is kicking off 2021 with a new expansion, the Season of Dreams. The substantial update adds a new story, two additional areas, and host of other goodies to Thatgamecompany’s social platformer. Season of Dreams weaves the tale of a young ice skater whose goal is to perform for the kingdom’s...

Nier: Automata is a game with multiple endings, filled to the brim with hard-to-find secrets. Mod-enthusiast, Lance McDonald, however, did more digging than anyone else to find Automata’s final “cheat code.” Apparently, players can skip to the game’s “E” ending right after defeating Automata’s first boss encounter. I love Nier: Automata (and I really want...