The Journey Home

God of War Laufey marks the first time in the franchise that you'll be playing as anyone other than the Ghost of Sparta, Kratos. Instead, you'll play as Faye, his late wife whose death kicked off the events of the God of War reboot in 2018. It's a big change for the series that has rubbed some fans the wrong way, but Laufey's director sees that as a good thing. GameSpot spoke to God of War Laufey's director, Ariel Lawrence, who explained why fans who are skeptical of the new direction, and even those angry with it, show that they care about the series deeply. And it's those people that Sony Sa

Here is a game that feels like an adventure. And it feels like it was an adventure to make, too. Mina the Hollower took six years to design and build, six years that took it from what sounds like a kind of coding doodle to a panoramic journey across a richly imagined island, taking in platforming and combat, puzzle-solving, and sheer immersion in the world building. It's Zelda and it's Bloodborne. It's smacking bosses and reading the in-game newspaper. All of which is to say that those six years of design work are apparent throughout, in the complexity of the landscapes you travel, in the dens

Mina can offer whatever challenge you're up for.

A big game in a small package, and an absolute masterpiece of an adventure.

No honour among thieves.