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Worms, death, blood, and zombies – what more could you possibly want? Announced during The Game Awards 2020 showcase, Back 4 Blood by Turtle Rock was shown off with a gruesome new trailer perfect for those that love gore with their…well, gore. The trailer almost looks like a more actualized version of Left 4 Dead,...

✖ Team17, creators of the Worms franchise and purveyors of vermis-related carnage, are back with another entry in the series, Worms Rumble. This time the developer is taking a different approach and free-for-all mayhem is the focus instead of tactical, turn-based combat — though sheep and holy hand grenades still play a prominent role. The...

Sea of Solitude is a wonderfully charming adventure game that takes imagination and makes it soar. For those that love to take their adventures with them on the go, this journey is making its way onto Nintendo Switch devices everywhere with The Director’s Cut on March 4. The beautiful story is making its way onto...

✖ While video games have always bridged an interesting gap between the real and the fantastical, the past few years have taken those efforts into a wildly new direction. One fan-favorite component of that has been Dontnod Entertainment, which is responsible for photorealistic but reality-bending titles like Life Is Strange and The Awesome Adventures of...

Click to watch embedded media On this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss a handful of the games we’ve been playing recently. Okay, it’s just Cyberpunk 2077, but that game is still a handful. We’re also joined by community member Bob Buel (of the 99 Questions podcast), who won an auction during Extra Life to...

Click to watch embedded media It’s that time of year again. The big releases are in gamer’s hands and now is the time to reward the hard-working creators who put them there. Thus comes another edition of The Game Awards, an award show put on by the one and only Geoff Keighley to celebrate the...

Click here to watch embedded media Which life path should you choose? Do you upgrade your weapons or buy new ones? How should you prioritize mainline missions versus the side quests? Cyberpunk 2077 is a massive open-world experience that can seem daunting when players are first booting up the game. As you traverse the prologue,...

CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 has been in development for the better part of a decade, and its release is right around the corner. However, this isn’t the first time we’ve gotten close to a Cyberpunk’s release ­– the title has had a stunning number of launch dates. Join us as we look back on some of...

Much like an entertaining Josef Fares rant or a “surprise” Hideo Kojima appearance, celebrity cameos have become a staple of The Game Awards. Host Geoff Keighly has spent the last week name dropping the big stars on Twitter that will be hosting the all-virtual awards show. The names range from Hollywood stars to game industry...

Geoff Keighley has grown The Game Awards so much through the years, effectively making it the Oscars of gaming. The growing lavishness means even more opportunities for exciting new reveals, and according to Keighley, we’ll have a solid 12-15 new game reveals during this year’s showcase. In a recent Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything), Keighley answered...