Dan Ryckert

The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 went out with a bang in 2013, as evidenced by the excellent action games that we call attention to here.

During my time with the franchise’s third installment, I’m finding it to be a silly and fun experience without many of the hassles of the first two.

While digging through our archive of press releases and marketing materials, we came across early concept art for some of the car combat franchise's original stars.

We may be a ways away from hearing concrete information about Team Ico's next title, but that's not stopping us from revisiting their first.

We tackle Panic on Funkotron and the Replay crew receives their first game pitch in this bonus episode.

This year saw highly anticipated titles like Bioshock Infinite and The Last of Us live up to high expectations, but there were some others that managed to surprise us with their level of quality.

We take to the streets of London in Team Soho's ambitious PS2 title.

You may have a goofy uncle that won’t stop with the bad jokes, but that’s nothing compared to some of the family issues gaming characters deal with.

We break down the big releases for each month of each year to see if 2013 stacked up to last year.

Majesco aimed high with this ambitious sci-fi tale, but consumer interest fell far short of expectations.

Watch us slaughter each other dozens of times in this simple, sword-swinging PC title.

We play Human Head Studios' foray into the western genre.

Senior associate editor Dan Ryckert offers his thoughts on a genre of mobile games that he sees as more busywork than actual gameplay experiences.

The happiest game in the world gets its sequel, and you can watch us play the new Xbox One title.

If you're a fan of the DC Comics character, you'll want to stay far away from the game inspired by the Halle Berry movie.

We spoke with the current Intercontinental Champion about his video game debut, the five-count, NXT, and his dream WrestleMania opponent.

We look at a few of the shots that publishers fired at their competition this year.