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Nekome: Nazi Hunter Director On Whether The Game Is Political, Art Inspiration, Metaphysical Themes, Steam Demo, And More
I've been tracking Nekome: Nazi Hunter here at Game Informer since its reveal earlier this year. I finally went hands-on with it during Ga...
Posted on 15 October 2026 | 8:45 pm
The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – October 9, 2026
We’re in the thick of the busy holiday review season, and there’s no shortage of new games trying to capture your attention. As you head i...
Posted on 9 October 2026 | 8:00 pm
Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration | The Coolest Cards We Pulled
The Pokémon franchise turned 30 years old this past February, but the celebration has continued on throughout the entirety of 2026. We're ...
Posted on 7 October 2026 | 12:54 pm
The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – October 2, 2026
Welcome to October, or as the world of video games and movies (and all other entertainment media, if we're being honest) refer to it: spoo...
Posted on 2 October 2026 | 9:30 pm
Exclusive: Grand Theft Auto VI Includes Over 170 Animal Species
The digital version of our exclusive Grand Theft Auto VI cover story is now live, and the story focuses on how Rockstar Games approached m...
Posted on 29 September 2026 | 5:23 pm
Exclusive: Grand Theft Auto VI Features Tropical Storms And Hurricanes
For our exclusive cover story on Grand Theft Auto VI, Rockstar Games details the game’s advanced weather systems. Designed to simulate the...
Posted on 29 September 2026 | 5:17 pm
The Top 10 PlayStation 5 Games
Ever since the PS5 launched in 2020, people have wanted to see what games are the best showpieces of PlayStation 5's power and also which ...
Posted on 28 September 2026 | 8:45 pm
The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – September 25, 2026
Hey! I hope you're getting ready to have a good weekend or whatever, but did you see that we announced the next Game Informer cover? It's ...
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 9:55 pm
Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies VR Was Just Announced For 2027 – I Have Some Objections
Ace Attorney fans have been hoping for the announcement of a new entry for many years now, but today, we got a surprise instead. Ace Attor...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 4:29 pm
Sonic Team's Hoshino Talks The Evolution Of Sonic Team, Taking Sonic From 2D To 3D, Seeing His Creations In Movies
The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise turned 35 years old this past summer, and to mark the occasion, iam8bit is hosting a special 35 Years of ...
Posted on 23 September 2026 | 7:15 pm
The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – September 18, 2026
We are hard at work this week on putting the finishing touches on our next issue, which we will be revealing soon. Did you know we put out...
Posted on 18 September 2026 | 9:50 pm
More Than Anything, Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil Movie Understands How It Feels To Play A Resident Evil Game
In 2006, I eagerly attended the first showing of Christophe Gans’ Silent Hill. I loved Silent Hill 2, but was ready to mock the film, as v...
Posted on 18 September 2026 | 3:21 pm
Control Resonant – Review In Progress
Control Resonant’s review embargoes have lifted, but I’m still working through Dylan Faden’s sizable paranatural adventure. We’ll publish ...
Posted on 18 September 2026 | 1:00 pm
The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – September 11, 2026
This week was a surprisingly dense one for video game updates. Nintendo held two separate Direct presentations and Hideo Kojima is no long...
Posted on 11 September 2026 | 8:00 pm
How Exodus Makes Its Choices Matter
The moment one mentions a narrative-driven game, one question springs to the mind of any interested player: Do my choices matter? Video ga...
Posted on 10 September 2026 | 8:20 pm
Suliman, Exodus' Bad Boy Companion, Is Intentionally 'Self-Important And Arrogant'
Exodus is an ambitious sci-fi RPG from Archetype Entertainment that shares some DNA with Mass Effect. It's evident if you know the studio'...
Posted on 7 September 2026 | 8:00 pm
Joy Is Reason Enough
It’s been a busy year for games so far. A new Nintendo console just launched. I haven’t yet beaten Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 or Doom: Th...
Posted on 7 September 2026 | 4:00 pm
The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – September 4, 2026
Welcome to September 2026, which will forever be known as pre-pre-GTA VI month. Alternatively, it might be known as the month when every s...
Posted on 4 September 2026 | 11:00 pm
Onimusha: Way Of The Sword’s Easy Mode Expertly Teaches Parrying To Those Who Hate Parrying
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is finally out, and if you were considering picking it up – you should! It’s great, and you can read why in my ...
Posted on 4 September 2026 | 4:49 pm
Saving The Space Frogs On Khonsu In Exodus | New Gameplay Today
Last month, we traveled to Austin, Texas to play Exodus, a promising sci-fi RPG made by former Mass Effect developers. We cover a lot of g...
Posted on 4 September 2026 | 1:00 pm
Playing Halloween: The Game's Single-Player Campaign Is A Tutorialized Love Letter, But Not What You're Here For
Colorado-based developer IllFonic has been making asymmetrical multiplayer games based on iconic movie IPs for most of its existence. Argu...
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 8:05 pm
The Can't Miss Games We've Played At Gamescom 2026, From Control Resonant To The Witcher 3's New Expansion And More
IntroductionGamescom 2026 has arrived, and everyone here on the Game Informer editorial team has a schedule packed with back-to-back appoi...
Posted on 30 August 2026 | 8:07 am
The Biggest Booths And Coolest Sights Of Gamescom 2026
Each year in August, the gaming world descends upon Cologne, Germany, for Gamescom. Gamescom 2026 featured some of the biggest upcoming an...
Posted on 29 August 2026 | 10:39 am
The Video Games You Should Play This Weekend – August 28, 2026
I am relieved that it's finally time for the weekend, because I desperately need to unwind on the couch with some video games. It's been a...
Posted on 28 August 2026 | 8:26 pm
I Played Exodus, And My Favorite Part Was The Talking Space Frogs
This month's Game Informer cover story is all about Exodus, a sci-fi RPG from Archetype Entertainment, a studio founded by former BioWare ...
Posted on 27 August 2026 | 2:00 pm
Elden Ring On Switch 2 – The Worst Way To Play The Best Game
Firstly, I admit my headline is hyperbolic. Best and worst are subjective and neither word is fully applicable when it comes to Elden Ring...
Posted on 26 August 2026 | 6:31 pm
Salt, A Talking Mech-Piloting Octopus, Is The Weirdest Companion In Exodus (And I Love Her)
Of all the companions in Exodus, I'm glad that Salt was the one who got the spotlight on the cover of this month's Game Informer, because ...
Posted on 26 August 2026 | 2:00 pm
Nekome: Nazi Hunter Is Deliciously, Brutally Disrespectful To Nazis And It Rules
Earlier this year, I discovered a trailer for Nekome: Nazi Hunter, which is how I learned it's a Grindhouse-inspired action game where you...
Posted on 26 August 2026 | 11:48 am
Control Resonant Continues To Look Weird And Strange
Let me say right off the bat: I am stoked for Control Resonant as a Remedy-verse fan, but I still have not played the game. Unfortunately,...
Posted on 26 August 2026 | 8:49 am
Cover Reveal – Exodus
In 2023, Matthew McConaughey took the stage at The Game Awards to unveil his first video game project: Exodus. While I and many others ini...
Posted on 25 August 2026 | 6:50 pm
The Talos Principle III's Writers On Generative AI: 'It's Just A Plagiarism Machine That Makes People Lose Their Jobs'
In the upcoming issue of Game Informer magazine (subscribe here), we have a feature about the finale of the Talos Principle trilogy, The T...
Posted on 25 August 2026 | 4:00 pm
We Are Celebrating 35 Years In Print
A lot can change in 35 years. In 1991, the Cold War was ending, Nirvana was rolling out Nevermind, the first website was launched, and Nin...
Posted on 24 August 2026 | 8:30 pm
The Video Games You Should Play This Weekend – August 21, 2026
Happy weekend to you! Look – usually I try to have some kind of relevant detail in this opening paragraph related to what happened this we...
Posted on 21 August 2026 | 10:26 pm
Onimusha: Way Of The Sword Shines A Light On One Of Japan’s Most Important Women
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is just a couple of weeks away. In case you missed it, it’s the latest game to grace the cover of Game Informe...
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 4:28 pm
We Played Tides Of Annihilation For Two Hours And Came Away Stunned By Its Spectacle Action | New Gameplay Today
Tides of Annihilation is an upcoming character action game from China-based studio Eclipse Glow Games. Though the studio was formed just t...
Posted on 19 August 2026 | 1:24 pm
Team Ninja Answers Our Burning Questions About Nioh 3's First Story Expansion, Hell Rising
Nioh 3 was one of our favorite games from the early months of 2026, and the jumbo-sized adventure is getting a substantial story expansion...
Posted on 18 August 2026 | 12:00 pm
Exclusive Hands-On Preview: Exploring A Japanese Ghost House-Inspired Underground Lab In Onimusha: Way Of The Sword
Back in June, I traveled to Osaka, Japan, to visit Capcom’s HQ and play never-before-seen parts of Onimusha: Way of the Sword for hours, i...
Posted on 17 August 2026 | 8:14 pm
How Is Capcom's RE Engine So Versatile?
Exoprimal was built using Capcom’s proprietary RE Engine, which is surprising considering the other Capcom games that have used the engine...
Posted on 15 August 2026 | 7:00 pm
The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – August 14, 2026
This weekend we are suggesting a lot of new games that are heavily inspired by specific old games. Agent 64 and Wild Blue Skies are Golden...
Posted on 14 August 2026 | 9:30 pm
Onimusha: Way Of The Sword Isn’t A Horror Game, But There Are Definitely Moments Of Horror
Capcom’s samurai action series, Onimusha, has been around for more than two decades… kinda. The first game, Onimusha: Warlords, arrived in...
Posted on 14 August 2026 | 6:00 pm
Capcom Had To Ask RE Engine Engineers To Create The ‘Dynamic Dismemberment System’ For Onimusha: Way Of The Sword
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is the latest game to grace the cover of Game Informer, and alongside my cover story, which subscribers can rea...
Posted on 13 August 2026 | 6:00 pm
Here’s What The Genma Are Up To This Time In Onimusha: Way Of The Sword
After a 20-year hiatus, Capcom’s samurai action series Onimusha is back. Well, almost – the next installment, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, ...
Posted on 12 August 2026 | 6:00 pm
Finn Wolfhard Prefers Grass Type Pokémon And Classic SNES RPG Soundtracks
Finn Wolfhard is primarily known for his role as Mike Wheeler on Stranger Things, but with the popular Netflix show firmly behind him, he ...
Posted on 11 August 2026 | 9:30 pm
What We Learned About Shizuka, The Mysterious Woman Living In Musashi’s Oni Gauntlet In Onimusha: Way Of The Sword
Onimusha is finally returning to the action space next month after a 20-year hiatus at developer-publisher Capcom. Though a lot of the ser...
Posted on 11 August 2026 | 6:00 pm
Onimusha: Way Of The Sword Isn’t An Open World Game, And It Isn’t A Soulslike Either
Onimusha is almost back. The latest installment, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, launches next month after a 20-year hiatus within Capcom’s sa...
Posted on 10 August 2026 | 6:00 pm
The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – August 7, 2026
The weekend is upon us and it's full of quality video games. Cooperative games, versus games, farming games, and one Pokopia game. But bef...
Posted on 7 August 2026 | 8:30 pm
Pokémon Pokopia's Bubbly Basin Impressions – A Super-Effective Splash
When Pokémon Pokopia came out earlier this year, it surprised me with how much I enjoyed it. To this day, it's my favorite game of 2026, t...
Posted on 7 August 2026 | 6:42 pm
How Capcom Created Its Own Version Of Legendary Samurai Miyamoto Musashi In Onimusha: Way Of The Sword
I traveled to Osaka, Japan, back in June to visit Capcom’s HQ and learn more about Onimusha: Way of the Sword, which is the latest game to...
Posted on 7 August 2026 | 5:07 pm
How Capcom Reinvented And Updated Onimusha’s Combat In Way Of The Sword
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is the latest game to grace the cover of Game Informer, and I traveled all the way to Osaka, Japan, to play the...
Posted on 5 August 2026 | 5:46 pm