LB Beistad is a writer and musician based in Nashville, TN. Her love of gaming began with her cousin introducing her to Banjo Kazooie and Jak and Daxter when she was five years old. It was love at ...

The weight of the world — or, at least, one of the world’s biggest video game developers — rests squarely on Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Set in feudal Japan and starring dual protagonists Naoe (a slight ...

45 years after the release of Pac-Man, Bandai Namco is finally answering the age-old question: “How would it play as a 2D Metroidvania?” Surely you’ve all been wondering that, right? Well, ask no more ...

Most of the time, new video games are announced well before they plan to launch. Giving gamers a release date to mark on their calendars gives developers time to build hype and anticipation. But with ...

Developed internally by Bandai Namco Studios, Shadow Labyrinth is a 2D side-scrolling action and exploration game that doesn’t actually star Pac-Man — at least, not as fans know him. Set in the year ...

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 ...

John Bonelli is a news writer for Game Rant who's been writing about video games since 2017. He fell in love with gaming upon playing Fallout 3 for the first time in 2013; it's still his favorite ...

With all of that said, Ubisoft has largely created a solid game in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. It’s not perfect and I admittedly had a lot of frustrations with it, particularly early on, but I can’t ...