Articles by Hayden Dingman
Ubisoft Forward shows off Far Cry 6, Watch Dogs Legion, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and Hyper Scape
Ubisoft stuck to the hits for its not-E3 event, revealing more details about Watch Dogs Legion, Far Cry 6, and Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla hands-on preview: More natural, more serious, more vikings
We spent three hours with Assassin's Creed Valhalla, and dare we say it? It kind of reminds us of Assassin's Creed III.
Watch Dogs Legion hands-on preview: There’s no other game like it
Our second hands-on with Watch Dogs Legion proves it will live or die by its play-as-any-character system—though its police state story feels pretty timely as well.
The best PC games of 2020 (so far)
Kentucky Route Zero, Assemble With Care, Desperados III, and yes, a new Half-Life game—we've put together our list of favorite PC games at the 2020's halfway mark.
Townscaper impressions: Build picturesque fishing villages with no direction and no drama
Released in Early Access on Tuesday, Townscaper is a radical new "city" builder with no goals or objectives or limits. It merely asks you to build because you're passionate about building.
Latest Cyberpunk 2077 footage shows off a ‘braindance’ and more of the prologue
The debut Night City Wire event was brief, but a new trailer and a glimpse of Cyberpunk 2077's detective mode-esque "braindance" system took top billing.
New Marvel’s Avengers gameplay tease shows Thor hammering robots, supervillian MODOK
The debut "War Table" stream showed off a new mission, new faces, and MODOK, but Crystal Dynamics's Avengers brawler still doesn't demo as well as you'd expect.
15 must-try demos from the Steam Summer Game Festival
With over 900 demos available, it can be hard to know where to start. Let us point you in the right direction.
New Baldur’s Gate III gameplay shows off the Underdark and a mushroom man
Larian's Swen Vincke takes us on a guided tour of the Underdark in Baldur's Gate III, showing off the new initiative system, overhauled dialog, and more.
The Steam Summer Game Festival brings E3 to your home with tons of free game demos
The Steam Summer Game Festival includes demos for Stronghold: Warlords, Desperados III, Inkle's new project Pendragon, the Destroy All Humans remake, Ghostrunner, and a lot more.
Star Wars: Squadrons resurrects the spirit of yesteryear’s X-Wing and TIE Fighter games
Star Wars: Squadrons will bring 5-on-5 space dogfighting to the PC on October 2—complete with virtual reality support.
Command & Conquer Remastered impressions: The roots of real-time strategy, resurrected
Petroglyph's remasters of the original Command & Conquer and follow-up Red Alert are loving and well-crafted, but very much products of their day, and are "missing" many of the improvements made by those that built on Westwood's foundations.
Epic will give away the next Total War game for free on launch day
When A Total War Saga: Troy launches in August, it will be exclusive to the Epic Games Store—and temporarily free.
11 classic games that deserve a Final Fantasy VII-style remake
Resident Evil 2 and Final Fantasy VII show how successful modern remakes of classic games can be. These ones next, please!
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection is Epic’s latest free game giveaway
Farewell, Civilization VI. We hardly knew you. This week, it's remasters of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel up for grabs.
Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath review: One of 2020’s best action films (and a pretty good fighting game)
Aftermath is like a three-hour after-credits stinger for Mortal Kombat 11, adding five new chapters to an already fantastic story—though it comes at a steep price.
Civilization VI is free on the Epic Games Store
You won't get the full experience unless you buy the expansions, but Civilization VI is perfectly enjoyable for thousands of hours on its own—and it's free until next Thursday.
Take a trip through Ancient Greece and Egypt with Assassin’s Creed’s free Discovery Tours
They won't replace a real history class, but the Discovery Tours for Assassin's Creed Origins and Odyssey are a great crash course in Greek and Egyptian history. This week, they're free.