Fighting games should never reboot their stories

The idea of “spoilers” comes up a lot these days. In an era where our abundance of information, freely available and shareable, expands more and more every day, it’s increasingly difficult to avoid learning something you might not want to know. These can range from the ending of a show to a character death, or even to a big moment in a classic like Chrono Trigger.

Stellaris is probably my favorite grand strategy game of all time, so when I saw developer Fast Travel Games was creating a standalone VR roguelite set in the Stellaris universe, I immediately became interested. I’ll admit, I don’t have too much experience with VR. But the idea of a Stellaris story with its many species, systems, and space structures sounded like the perfect fit for VR. Ghost Signal: A Stellaris Story steps away from grand strategy and instead puts players in control of a single ship as they traverse systems dealing with threats, acquiring upgrades, and tracking down the Ghost Signal.

Jadu has released a multiplayer mobile fighting game that uses augmented reality (AR) to blend the virtual and physical worlds.

has three main villains and several others that the Origin characters face throughout three acts. However, Orin the Red, in particular, treats the party as if it has a good moral alignment, even if that's not the case. As a result, Orin's attempts to be evil are overshadowed and fall flat in the face of an evil party. It turns out that Orin isn't all that skilled when it comes to choosing blackmail material. Or, at the very least, the best blackmail material isn't available to her for the taking.

At one point in time, fighting games were one of the biggest staples in arcades around the globe. Since the early days, they’ve become a booming genre on home consoles and PC. With plenty of different styles to choose from, 2023 is promising some excellent additions to the genre. Here are the upcoming fighting games we’re looking forward to playing.

A new report suggests that the video game industry’s struggles in 2023 run deeper than firing staff and closing studios.

The beans have new friends in Buzz and Woody, as these two characters arrive in a Fall Guys–Toy Story crossover this week. The official Twitter page announced the news on Monday. Epic Games has provided no specific timing. This comes shortly after the announcement of a price hike of the in-game currency Show-Bucks last week.

Assassin’s Creed’s iconic image of a hooded assassin with a hidden blade has become a symbol of intrigue and adventure. Over the years, this franchise has introduced us to several main characters from various periods. Some have left a lasting impact, and others have fallen short of expectations. Let’s step on the Animus to uncover which are the best and worst Assassin’s Creed’s protagonists.

Between the best RTS and strategy games, whether it’s Hearts of Iron, Command and Conquer, Age of Empires, and myriad others, there’s a recurring problem with how you manage your attention. At a certain point, the action gets so big and widespread that you’re torn between the big dramatic battle over here and the big dramatic battle over there, and everything becomes just scale and numbers. It’s still impressive and it can be spectacular but, beyond a certain size, the drama and the emotional connection you have to your soldiers start to go down. Enter The Troop, a WW2 strategy sim that takes the close-quarters, tactics-driven style of XCOM, Company of Heroes, and Commandos to the next level, and which you can try via a free Steam download right now ahead of its full release. PCGamesN speaks exclusively to one of The Troop’s creators.

Leverless all-button fight «sticks» are increasingly common, and whether you're a Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, or Guilty Gear player, the Razer Kitsune is the best showcase of this type of controller.

The president of Capcom has said he believes video games should cost more to buy.

At EVE Fanfest, PC Gamer had the chance to sit down with EVE Online's game director Snorri Árnason for a wide-ranging conversation about where the game has been in recent years and where it's going. But in terms of big announcements, Fanfest's highlight for many EVE fans wasn't the main game itself, but CCP's return to the FPS with EVE Vanguard, a PvPvE looter-shooter that links to EVE Online itself and is a successor to 2013's ill-fated Dust 514.