Latest articles by Josh West
Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet – Everything we know about the new Naughty Dog game
Guide A complete guide to the latest news and details about Naughty Dog's brand-new IP, a sci-fi adventure that's set to kickstart a new PS5 franchise
The 10 best Halo games of all time
Best list From old-school classics to newer entries, the best Halo games show off some of Bungie's most exciting sci-fic shooter experiences
The 25 best video game villains you just love to hate
Best List The most iconic gaming villains of all time, from SHODAN to Pyramid Head
After 4 hours with Borderlands 4 I'm not yet sold on its biggest changes, but Gearbox says "it would be strange" if Borderlands wasn't "constantly growing and adapting"
Preview Summer Preview | "Less borders, more lands" is the driving Borderlands 4 to new heights, but I'm not sure all of them landing as intended
Hades 2 guide: Everything you need to know
Guide The third major Hades 2 Early Access update is here, and it looks like v1.0 could be next
Marathon: Everything we know so far
Guide Bungie's new extraction shooter reboot Marathon has been delayed out of its previous September date
The Outer Worlds 2: Everything we know so far about Obsidian's new RPG
Guide With an innovated perks and flaws system on the way, The Outer Worlds 2 wants you to play your way this October
Diving into Gears of War: Reloaded's chaotic multiplayer servers is like being wrapped in a warm blanket lined with sandpaper
Preview Summer Preview | The Coalition has done an exceptional job of breathing new life into 2006's Gears of War, but in 2025 its multiplayer isn't going to be for everyone
Grounded 2 is targeting updates every "four to five months" after Obsidian learned the hard way: "When we started with Grounded 1 in early access we were trying to do monthly updates – that was a hassle and it didn't work"
Feature Summer Preview | Obsidian Entertainment details the lessons learned after its first early access adventure, and how it changed the studio's approach to Grounded 2
With The Outer Worlds 2, Obsidian is dedicated to making sneaky playstyles truly viable: "We have a strike team going room-by-room to see if we can stealth properly through each location"
Feature Summer Preview | The improvements to stealth in The Outer Worlds 2 reflect the effort Obsidian is putting into creating an RPG that's reactive to your decisions
Obsidian won't rule out bringing Grounded 2 to PS5 in the future, but says that its initial release is "all about being in Game Preview and Early Access"
Feature Summer Preview | Grounded was a success on PS5 and Switch, so why isn't its sequel following in its footsteps? We speak to Obsidian to learn more
Everything is bigger in Grounded 2, but Obsidian never considered stretching beyond four-player co-op: "It would have undermined what Grounded was really about"
Feature Summer Preview | Our bite-sized preview of Grounded 2 continues as Obsidian gives us exclusive insight into how it scaled up beyond the backyard
After playing The Outer Worlds 2, I'm convinced that it has the potential to be Obsidian's greatest game – and the best FPS of 2025
Summer Preview | The Outer Worlds was a fun sci-fi adventure, but its sequel is shaping up to be something truly special
After playing Grounded 2 for 30 minutes, it's clear that my favorite survival game is getting a massive glow-up
Summer Preview | Obsidian Entertainment and Eidos Montreal has found big solutions to the smallest problems
Obsidian explains Grounded 2 was born from technical limitations of the Xbox One: "This is our opportunity to build the world from the ground up"
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Mafia: The Old Country – Everything we know so far about the new game
Guide Mafia: The Old Country finally has a release date and a new trailer, so here's everything you need to know about the upcoming game before it launches!
Best local multiplayer Switch games to play in 2025
Best List Remember to tighten the straps on your Joy-Cons before playing the best local multiplayer Switch games
The 25 best Wii U games of all time
Best List From Zelda classics to Mario, here are the best Wii U games to play right now
The 25 best multiplayer Switch games you can play today
Best List From Splatoon to Minecraft here's the 25 best multiplayer Switch games for online and offline play
Ninja Gaiden 4 devs say "Soulslikes have kind of taken center stage" since the last installment in the series, but "we are going against the trend in that way"
News "When you pick up the controller and you play…It's like, oh, this is Ninja Gaiden"
Grounded 2 adding mounts was such a big change that Obsidian had to "rethink how the world works"
News "When you add a feature like that into a game, it kind of changes a little bit of everything about the world that you're creating"
The Outer Worlds 2 director reveals Obsidian "did a full breakdown on Destiny" and sought advice from the Halo team for the sequel's shooting
News "Even before The Outer Worlds 1 shipped, that was one of the things that we knew we had wanted to improve"
As The Outer Worlds 2 hits $80, director says "we don't set the prices for our games" and wishes "everybody could play" Obsidian's new RPG
News "You'd have to honestly talk to the Xbox folks" about the price, Brandon Adler says
