Romance in games has become commonplace. In the M-rated RPG space populated by hits like Dragon Age: Inquisition (opens in new tab) and The Witcher 3 (opens in new tab), it’s assumed that there’ll be some component that lets you strike up conversation, bond, and eventually have sex with a …

What would you do if you could clone yourself? Stay in bed and let your doppelgänger endure your job for you? Become a magician and ruin Hugh Jackman’s life? Solve increasingly complex problems in a 2D puzzle platformer? You’ll have to opt for the latter playing as Filo. He’s a …

T he Codec is the titanium-reinforced crutch of a series forever threatening to collapse under its mass of expository, acronym-laden dialogue. A direct line to Snake, Raiden, Big Boss and the player’s ears, the Codec offers a convenient means of dumping the vast swathes of information that never seem to …