What Goes Pumpkin the Night

Despite Xbox living in its nostalgia era, its showcase failed to give Halo a promising future.

If you're stuck on this early puzzle, we can give you some hints—or the complete solution.

Was the Netflix preview everything you’ve ever wanted, or a dud?

Silent Hill: Townfall being in first-person definitely sparked the thought of what P.T. could have been, because my time with Townfall showed that the more intimate interaction with the environment can bring you closer to both the story it's trying to tell and the gameplay elements that give rise to such dread. I came in thinking Townfall would be just another direction the series could explore, and came away eager for whatever comes after the end of my preview demo.

Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, Bertie fixates on a fiendish roguelike with an outrageous mash of ideas; Matt believes he's found the best video game tutorial ever; Victoria rankles at her children back-seat gaming her; and Sherif can't refuse another Soulslike. Read more