Alex Perry

Sonic the Hedgehog’s legacy is a tough thing to hash out. One could argue that Sonic’s best days are well behind him, that he’s a relic of the 1990s animals-with-attitude mascot craze whose games have gotten progressively more embarrassing over…

Competitive gaming on TV is fairly charted territory at this point, with ESPN airing things like Heroes of the Storm and Super Smash Bros. in the past couple of years. Though I have qualms with presenting esports with the same trappings as physical…

If you’re fascinated by the idea of Destiny 2 finally coming to PC, there are some things you need to know about how it works. This is especially true if you plan on streaming it, or using external programs to monitor performance. Destiny 2 won’t…

The WNBA has been around since 1996, with twelve teams across the United States comprising the women’s professional basketball league. In all that time, it’s never been represented in a video game. Anyway, that’s about to change with NBA Live 18. It…

Originally a PS2 launch title, Rockstar’s Midnight Club series gained a following for its open-world checkpoint racing and highly customizable cars. Each entry took players to virtual renditions of major cities and allowed them to dominate the local…

This is a bit of gaming press inside baseball, but one of the funniest things any publication does is the way PC Gamer tweets out stories about The Witcher 3. Below is the default thumbnail image for any PC Gamer story about The Witcher 3. It’s not…

Before Destiny and Destiny 2, Bungie made Halo, an iconic series of games partially defined by how fun it was to play through campaigns with friends in local split screen and online co-op. So it figures that Bungie’s next venture, a game where co-op…

In 2014, the New England Patriots were boat raced on national television by my Kansas City Chiefs, 41-14. The dynasty was over, Tom Brady was washed up and the NFL was entering a new era, free from Bill Belichick’s reign of terror. Only, that’s not…

At E3 2017, Davide Soliani went from a little-known game developer to a minor meme in a matter of seconds. While Mario creator and gaming legend Shigeru Miyamoto was onstage revealing Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle at Ubisoft’s press conference,…

I got to preview a few hours of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle courtesy of Ubisoft and I’m pleasantly surprised to say, if nothing else, that this absurd crossover event could actually serve as a good intro to the X-COMs of the world. Turn-based…

Destiny 2 is getting its very own PS4 controller, but it’s not exactly easy on the eyes. Admit it, we’ve all played video games and thought to ourselves “I wish my controller was a lot uglier and reflected my deep commitment to brands.” These…

I wish I had good news for you about Diablo 4, a game that doesn’t officially exist at this time. We’ve known for a while now that Blizzard is planning something with the venerable skeleton-clicking franchise, but your guess is as good as ours.…

Splatoon 2 has a ton of creative ink dispersal options at the player’s disposal, but it can be a little intimidating for new players to figure out what weapon tier is best for them. A giant paint roller? A bucket? An old NES Zapper? This is complete…

The Destiny 2 beta for consoles is over, but people who want to finally experience Bungie’s loot shooter on their high-end gaming rig haven’t gotten a chance to do that yet. Why would anyone want to play a shooter with a controller and a locked…

It’s rare, at least for me, to immediately be interested in a game based on the developer’s pedigree, sight unseen. For example, I will check out anything Hideo Kojima makes because it’s guaranteed to be interesting, if nothing else. After how much…

Dragon Ball FighterZ could go a long way towards bridging the gap between casual fighting game fans and hardcore enthusiasts when it launches in early 2018. We’ll get a chance to try it early with a closed beta in the near future, but unfortunately,…

The Destiny 2 beta is over — unless you’re a PC player — which means it’s time to start getting your affairs in order before the game launches for real. If you have a clan in Destiny (organized through Bungie.net), you can migrate it to Destiny 2.…

The Sims 4 might finally be getting an Xbox One release date. Here’s what you need to know about it’s overdue console launch. The Sims has always been predominantly a PC series, raking up incomprehensible sales numbers over the past two decades on…

Another month, another four free games courtesy of the fine folks at Xbox — as long as you pay for Xbox Live Gold, of course. We’ve just learned what the free games for August 2017 will be, which means you don’t have much time to pick up the free…