Latest articles by Alessandro Fillari
I've been grappling with the AI future of humanity through playing D-topia, a cozy narrative mystery that asks us to consider just how much friction we need to thrive
Hands-on Hands-on | D-topia is a narrative puzzle-adventure from Annapurna Interactive that aims to deliver some cozy vibes while keeping you busy with running a utopia
Zelda, Okami, and Jak & Daxter inspired Demi and the Fractured Dream, its devs tell me, and I can feel it after playing only one dungeon
Hands-on Hands-on | Demi and the Fractured Dream draws from the legacy of classic 3D action games for its dark fantasy adventure
The "JRPG renaissance" has empowered this musical game about using sick beats in battle: "I love musicals, and I'm a massive fan of Hamilton"
Hands-on Hands-on | People of Note is JRPG-inspired musical adventure: "You just can't beat having a catchy song, and we wanted to bring that into video games"
Capcom's committed to returning to JRPGs in a big way with Monster Hunter Stories 3: "As Capcom developers, we're able to add our interpretation of what a JRPG is today"
Hands-on Hands-on | We played Capcom's next turn-based Monster Hunter RPG, and learned some insights from the devs about what the growing popularity of JRPGs means for the series
Ananta isn't just a free anime take on GTA, but folds in Spider-Man style swinging and Uncharted levels of action that I've enjoyed playing
Hands-on Hands-on | Along with exploring Ananta's GTA-style open world, lead producer Ash Qi discusses the dev team's core inspirations, which includes Marvel's Avengers
I played 4 hours of the new Skate and caught up with developer Full Circle, who believes "this is the best Skate has ever felt or played"
Preview Preview | The cult-favorite series' reboot came about because Skate fans kept showing off on social media
Deadpool VR stars Neil Patrick Harris as the merc with a mouth, and its super slick combat has impressed me so far
Hands-on Hands-on | Twisted Pixel's Deadpool VR action game is all about getting you in the shoes of the Merc with a Mouth
Split Fiction ups the ante on It Takes Two's wacky co-op action, while showing why human creativity still matters
Hands-on Game director Josef Fares explains why Split Fiction is about human stories, and wonders why other developers aren't making more co-op games
Katamari Damacy creator's next game is all about being normal while stuck t-posing at the same time
Big in 2025 Big in 2025 | To a T presents an upbeat and bizarre puzzle adventure game about living with an odd quirk
Faraway is a minimalist outer space puzzle game that was inspired by high level Tetris mastery
Big in 2025 | This universe spanning puzzle game is all about building up momentum to be a shooting star
Wanderstop is a cozy management sim about a burned-out warrior who'd much rather be fighting than running a tea shop
Big in 2025 Big in 2025 | The creator of The Stanley Parable offers up his take on the cozy game genre
“We loved making this into a goofy, irreverent, and kind of chill experience”: Wheel World celebrates bike culture with its vibey open world
Big in 2025 | Take your bike onto the open road with this strange yet chill adventure game.
Path of Exile 2 review: "A stellar start to a thrilling and brutal dark adventure"
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Mass Effect director uses an influx of new players to remind everyone that the RPG trilogy has one DLC you should definitely "make sure you play"
News Perhaps we will once again broke some shadows
Sea of Stars developer Sabotage Studio is mainly inspired by two things: Nintendo, and "every single game ever"
News The game directors says that Nintendo is just the "motherlode" of what you can learn about game design
Visions of Mana director joins Square Enix following layoffs at Ouka Studios
News The game director is excited to work on games that "people will enjoy!"
Manor Lords publisher's best-selling soviet city-builder announces second DLC that's all about bringing socialism to the USA and Europe
News "Socialism knows no borders!"
The next game from the Lies of P devs is reportedly a sci-fi survival horror
News They've also got the DLC for Lies of P set for Q1 2025
Garry's Mod dev says he didn't want to sell it originally because no one would pay for it – 25 million copies later, he admits he was wrong
News We'll never get away from Skibidi Toilet
As the Final Fantasy 7 Remake saga nears its end, OG FF7 director says he's glad "we didn't mess it up"
News They're going all in on the upcoming third installment
World of Warcraft got its iconic MMO quest markers thanks to Metal Gear Solid
News 20 years later, WoW is still going strong
Marvel's answer to Overwatch is almost here, as Marvel Rivals finally goes gold
News More comic-book multiverse hijinks awaits on December 6
Troy Baker originally turned down playing Indiana Jones, but took the job because it wasn't about doing "a bang on impression" of Harrison Ford
News One legendary game developer was very skeptical about Baker portraying Dr. Jones
