Latest articles by Oscar Taylor-Kent
The Pokemon developer's new action RPG pits one woman and her dog against a "harsh and unforgiving" world: "To convey the severity of their journey, a stylized or cartoonish world felt inappropriate"
Exclusive Big in 2026 | Beast of Reincarnation's game director Kota Furushima talks building a new RPG world, and the power of canine companionship
Upcoming Xbox Series X games for 2026 and beyond
Upcoming Get ready for the biggest upcoming Xbox Series X games heading your way in 2026 (and beyond)
Beast of Reincarnation: Everything we know about the Pokemon developer's flashy new action RPG
Guide This "one-person, one-dog action RPG" has flashy combat, a gorgeous post-apocalypse setting, and is out soon!
Fable 4: Everything we know so far about the new Fable game
Guide Fable (aka Fable 4) is coming in 2026, and we're here to break down its open-world, morality system, and more
Big in 2026: The ultimate guide to the video games that will shape 2026 and beyond
2026 Preview Our annual new year preview returns to spotlight the 50 most anticipated upcoming video games, and the people developing them
Upcoming PC games: New PC games for 2026 and beyond
Upcoming From Code Vien 2 to Nioh 3, here are the biggest new PC games for January and the rest of 2026
On the Radar with Animal Crossing: New Horizons
On the Radar | Revisiting Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and Update 3.0 have us obsessed all over again
The best Animal Crossing: New Horizons villagers have been our faves since day one
Best List Best List | Putting our paws together to celebrate our Animal Crossing faves
007 First Light: Everything we know so far about IO Interactive's new Bond game
Guide 007 First Light is the James Bond origin story you've been waiting for – shaken, not stirred
Should Resident Evil 5 remake come next? I forced my coworker to play co-op with me to investigate
Opinion Opinion | "Seven minutes is all I can spare to play with you"
Nioh 3 is already locked in as my favorite Soulslike of 2026, feeling like Team Ninja's response to Elden Ring with its open exploration and intense yokai clashes
Preview
Six years later, the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch 2 and Update 3.0 have hooked me back into this cozy world thanks to these five fresh features
Best List Best List | Animal Crossing's big update across both Nintendo Switch consoles comes with some fantastic upgrades that give ample excuse to go back to the island
Time ticks on in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, whether I'm obsessed with playing or taking a break
Opinion On The Radar | Ask not for whom the Bells toll: Animal Crossing is a cozy game that's always been in the background of many players' lives, but it's not going to wait around for the perfect moment either
"We wanted to make something darker", Reanimal's devs tell me: Without "the safety net charm of Little Nightmares"
Exclusive Big in 2026 | Tarsier Studio's Andreas Johnsson and Dave Mervik on experiencing horror with a friend for Reanimal, bringing fans across from Little Nightmares, and personal terror
These devs are basically making their own Danganronpa that began as "100% a fan game"
Interview Interview | Selina Kibara, creative director of Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter, talks going from Danganronpa fan game to original murder mystery: "I would rather make something that's derivative than something that's disingenuous"
The best Persona games, ranked
Best List With Persona 3 Reload and Persona 5 Royal released, we rank the 12 best Persona games to see how the classics stack up
The Hundred Line's "Spiderverse"-inspired 100 endings might continue to grow, the Danganronpa creator tells me: "You'll end up with quite a Frankenstein's monster of a game in the end – but I absolutely have the ambition to make that"
Year in review Year in Review 2025 | Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi on The Hundred Line as a hyper ambitious "culmination"
Danganronpa creator is excited for you to play next game that's "not a remake of Danganronpa 2" – though "it brings back memories"
News Kazutaka Kodaka really wants you to know Danganronpa 2x2 is not a remake
2025 is the year PS5 came into its own with fantastic exclusives, but is it too little too late?
Year in review PlayStation has had a great 2025, but has it taken too long to get their recent console up to speed?
"It's not a Ninja Gaiden game without Ryu": How Ninja Gaiden 4 "continues the legacy" of an arcade classic
Year in Review Year in Review 2025 | Ninja Gaiden 4 delivers "new action" and "new essence", but is the same series you know and love
The best Yakuza games, ranked
Best List A list of the 10 best Yakuza games of all time, ranked for your next gaming session
Blue Prince is a "true hybrid" of video and boardgame genius, and its creator thought it'd be "niche of niche"
Year in Review Year in Review 2025 | Blue Prince creator Tonda Ros thought it would be "niche of niche"
The 25 best strategy games to play right now
Best List From turn-based to RTS, the best strategy games will keep you on your toes. Check out our top 25 of all time!
The turn-based RPG secret sauce is that "you have time to engage on your own terms", Octopath Traveler 0's director tells me, which makes them perfect for "a wider age range"
Interview Octopath Traveler 0's director Yasuhiro Kidera and producer Hirohito Suzuki discuss the appeal of turn-based RPGs and balancing long narrative
Octopath Traveler 0's devs see it as "new game" despite its mobile origins: "We wanted to go back to the beginning – to start from zero"
Interview Producer Hirohito Suzuki talks rebuilding Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent to become Octopath Traveler 0, all while giving it a fresh feeling
