video games

Nintendo Direct 2/21/2024: A Cult-Favorite Franchise Returns, A Whole Lot of Ports, and South Park

We look at everything revealed at today's Nintendo Direct event.

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Succeeds at Saving the Franchise from the Sands of Time

I was never a big fan of The Prince of Persia series. I played it a bit back in the day on a 386 in one of its original incarnations, and I played most of Sands of Time, but I ended up...

Games Industry News Roundup- February 20th, 2024

We look at some of the top news stories of the past week in the games industry.

Xbox Bringing Four Unnamed Titles to PlayStation, Switch

Four unnamed titles previously exclusive to the Microsoft gaming platform will be coming to other platforms in the future, the company announced Thursday. “We made a decision that we’re going to take four games to the other consoles,” said Phil...

Games Industry News Roundup- January 30th, 2024

Here at Goonhammer, we take pride in being able to consistently report out some of the biggest news stories affecting the games industry on a weekly basis. It’s no easy task to do so either: it requires several hours...

Goonhammer Interviews: MandaloreGaming talks Warhammer, Video Games, and Tom Hanks

We sit down with MandaloreGaming to talk about Warhammer, Video Games, and Tom Hanks.

Games Industry News Roundup- January 2nd, 2024

Look, we know, we get it. Folks are going to make the joke. “Oh, ha ha, we haven’t gotten any news roundups since last year!”. Give your pal a little wink and a nudge to really make the joke...

Goonhammer’s Game(s) of the Year – 2023

Welcome once more to the The Official Goonhammer Video Game of the Year Discussion for 2023, the celebrated and always consistently named OGHVGOTY! TheChirurgeon: 2023 was an amazing year for video games. Possibly top five all-time - so good that...

Games Industry News Roundup- December 19th, 2023

This past weekend marked a major milestone for beloved Goonhammer contributor Dan “Swiftblade” Richardson. He crossed the metaphorical Rubicon that many before and many after him will: Dan reached the unenviable age of thirty years, meaning he’s now, officially,...

The Goonhammer Review, Game of the Year Season: Alan Wake 2

THIS REVIEW CONTAINS COMPREHENSIVE STORY SPOILERS FOR ALAN WAKE 2.   To get this out of the way up front: I didn’t really like the musical number. Alan Wake 2 is the long-anticipated sequel to a game that was frankly kind of...