“Continue?” It’s one of the oldest words in video games. You stumble. You put in another quarter. You try again. Hey, you’ll get ‘em next time. Never has that sentiment been more true than in 2025 — ...

Editor’s note: Variety was part of the jury for The Game Awards 2025.

Jennifer Svedberg-Yen and Guillaume Broche of Sandfall Interactive on stage at The Game Awards 2025 (MICHAEL TRAN via Getty Images) This year at The Game Awards, if your game wasn’t melodramatic, ...

Jake Fillery is an Evergreen Editor for GameRant who has been writing lists, guides, and reviews since 2022. With thousands of engaging articles and guides, Jake loves conversations surrounding all ...

Callum is a seasoned gaming managing editor for a number of publications and a gamer who will always try to shine a spotlight on indie games before giving AAA titles the time of day. He loves nothing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Stubbs covers esports, competitive games and the creator economy. Games are revolutionized in every decade, and 2000s games ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Stubbs covers esports, competitive games and the creator economy. Considering the rise of home consoles that we saw within ...

The calendar brings a Legend of Zelda game with Zelda in charge, an Assassin’s Creed set in Japan and new role-playing games. By Jason M. Bailey [Update: Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been delayed ...

It's hard to believe that it was only in late 2021 that Wordle blew up. The social aspect of sharing results and stickiness of the one-round-per-day format proved to be a winning formula. So it's ...

Playing video games really does seem to boost your well-being, despite the pastime often being maligned. The results come from a study that took advantage of a unique situation amid the height of the ...

With the E-Day prequel confirmed to be on the way, now is the perfect time to take a look at the Gears of War games in order. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...