Latest articles by Ali Jones
I'm really good at Mario Kart, but this ultraviolent, freerunning alternative kicked my whole ass
Preview Preview | Deathsprint 66 is faster and more brutal than anything Mario has ever faced
404 deaths into his Shadow of the Erdtree marathon, Twitch streamer Kai Cenat hits back at complaints that the Elden Ring DLC is too hard: "It's a skill issue"
News "Why the f*** would they make a DLC for you to breeze past in a day or two?"
The Plucky Squire is a charming, dimension-bending picturebook platformer that's going toe-to-toe with Mario's attempts to change up the genre
Preview The complete opposite of a one-dimensional experience
Amazon's next massive Korean MMO promises massive battles with "thousands" of players, all already running cross-platform at 60fps on PC, PS5, and Xbox
News Throne and Liberty's castle sieges are my new MMO holy grail
League of Legends players protest $500 skin with a forced boycott, perma-banning Ahri to stop anyone using her new cosmetic
News Signature Ahri hasn't gone over well
Arcane Season 2 isn't the end of Riot's animation push, and fans are already theorizing where in the League of Legends universe we're heading next
News From "sun and moon canon lesbians" to fantasy war crimes
After 10 years making StarCraft, one Blizzard veteran is making a blisteringly fast RTS that's far more welcoming than the strategy giants
Preview Summer Preview | This "paradigm-shifting" strategy game exists because after 10 years making StarCraft, its director knows how unfriendly Blizzard's icon can be
From Marvel Rivals to Valve's worst-kept secret, the hero shooter revival is truly underway - but why?
Opinion Opinion | The hero shooter revival suggests we learned nothing from Overwatch 2
Lego Horizon Adventures is a very new look for Aloy, so here are 5 things we learned, from its Zero Dawn-shaped story to its surprising Lego inspiration
News Summer Preview | We chat to Guerrilla's narrative director James Windeler about this surprising crossover
The most beautiful game at SGF is a graceful platformer made even better by your Last Guardian-style companion
Preview Preview | Neva looks stunning from its very first moment
Lego Horizon Adventures isn't the crossover I ever expected, but it works incredibly well
Preview Summer Preview | Lego Horizon Adventures is a fantastic surprise that channels The Lego Movie for its vibe and comedic timing
Astro Bot's joyful experimentation turns it into PlayStation's answer to Super Mario Wonder
Preview Summer Preview | A platformer that's become my highlight of Summer Game Fest
"Every single asset" in Lego Horizon Adventures can be built with real bricks in real life, all thanks to the help of a team of Master Builders
News If you see it, you can build it
Once Human is an open-world multiplayer survival game that sounds like a supernatural take on Rust - and after climbing up the wishlist charts it's taking Steam Next Fest by storm
News The breakout hit of Steam Next Fest is here
Elden Ring boss Hidetaka Miyazaki respects players who use guides, but FromSoftware games are built for fans who go in blind: "We'd like to try to embrace those players more"
News If you're ready for Shadow of the Erdtree, Miyazaki and co "have faith" you should be fine
Beyond its A-list roster, Marvel Rivals' attempt to steal Overwatch's crown falls dramatically short
Preview Preview | This isn't much of a rivalry just yet
Flintlock: Siege of Dawn isn't quite a soulslike, but even with an accessible, hyper-mobile twist, it's taking plenty of notes from FromSoft
Preview Preview|"It was really important to make sure we didn't alienate the people who really do love a tougher experience"
Survival game meets colony sim as Zelda, Palworld and Valheim collide in this Ghibli-inspired world
News Fera: The Sundered Tribes takes inspiration from Princess Mononoke
Forget Shadow of the Erdtree or Black Myth: Wukong - the dark-horse soulslike of the summer is this Italian-inspired RPG that's dripping with Catholic guilt
News Enotria: The Last Song is an early SGF highlight
Phil Spencer comments on all the studios Xbox just closed: "I have to run a sustainable business" and make "decisions that somebody needs to go make"
News "In the end, I've said over and over, I have to run a sustainable business "
Xbox owns the Doom: The Dark Ages studio, but Phil Spencer says the FPS is coming to PS5 because Doom is "a franchise that everyone deserves to play"
News What could this mean for The Elder Scrolls 6?
Anticipated Souls-lite Flintlock: Siege of Dawn isn't too worried about dodging Dark Souls genre conventions: "Soulslike is so much more than a combat mechanic"
Flintlock It's not all about the dodge-rolling
Starship Troopers: Extermination lets you stand on a persistent mountain of bug corpses in its new update
News Carnage on Planet X-11 is really practicing what it preaches
