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Many of the games we played this year were full of great stories and compelling characters. But we also saw our fair share of goofy-looking, embarrassed chowderheads. Whether lovable or loath-able, here are some of our favorite dorks of 2020. 10 Ares Immortals Fenyx Rising Eons ago, Zeus imprisoned Typhon under a mountain. Naturally, when...

Ubisoft Montreal has many years of experience working on the Assassin’s Creed franchise, but the studio isn’t known for taking small steps. From reimagining exploration with Black Flag to formalizing the series’ RPG status with Origins, we’ve come to expect more than incremental improvements from this team. That trend continues with Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, which...

This has been a difficult year for the whole world. Publishers faced a huge challenge to get their games and products out as COVID-19 devastated reality. While games in general did quite well while people were trapped indoors, production pipelines and standard operating procedures were turned on their heads, leading to massive challenges, significant delays,...

Norah knows something is amiss the moment she steps foot on the island. Despite its inviting beauty, an eerie vibe permeates the air. After all, this is the same place that may have claimed the life of her husband, Harry, who never returned from an expedition here to find a cure for Norah’s mysterious illness....

If you play video games, chances are you’ve heard Laura Bailey’s voice. Across anime and video games, Bailey has voiced 500 characters, landing roles in popular series such as Gears of War, World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy, and Persona. Like Troy Baker and Nolan North, she’s become one of the most prolific names in the...

Click here to watch embedded media On this week’s episode of Shout! Esports, host Jess Brohard recaps the biggest Esports news from December, including ESPN shutting down its Esports coverage division, major retirement news in the League of Legends and Fortnite competitive spaces, and word of a 30 million dollar Esports arena coming to Chicago’s south...

Video games will always be greater than the sum of their parts, but often when we bring up our coolest experiences, we center it on some of the standout moments from our favorite games. This year in gaming was full of exciting, intense, and memorable moments, and we’re here to count down our favorites. Warning:...

Click here to watch embedded media It’s that time of year again. The holidays are a time to send love to those closest to you, get cozy on a cold winter’s day, and find the craziest Christmas-themed Steam games to play with your friends. One of our favorite traditions at Game Informer is putting together the...

Click here to watch embedded media On this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show, we continue our wrap up of the year. Instead of talking about all the games we’ve been playing recently, we look back and talk about some of our favorite multiplayer games from 2020, such as: Phasmophobia, Call of Duty: Warzone, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Among Us, Sackboy: A...

Click here to watch embedded media In the first exclusive video from our month of Hitman 3 coverage, Senior Editor Jeff Cork sits down with Mattias Engström, Game Director at IO Interactive, to ask 79 rapid-fire questions about the game, including which assassinations are the series’ best, what it’s like controlling Agent 47 in VR, and of course,...