Exploration is a cornerstone of the open-world genre. Even games that sell themselves on their lengthy stories, epic boss fights, or addictive combat feature exploration to some extent, as they ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Video game developers, designers, and scholars have devoted a substantial amount of time to understanding immersion—the psychological state in which players feel present within the game world—and ...

In many ways, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the closest we’ve ever gotten to a first-person D&D game. Skyrim has also had a ...

Discover the best open world PC games, including story-rich epics and creative sandboxes, offering massive freedom, exploration, and replayability. No Man's Sky - Official Steam page The best open ...

This generation of first-person action games has been pretty incredible, and players have been treated to several exceptional titles across a range of different settings and styles. PS5 players have ...

Jaime Tugayev is the News Editor for DualShockers with over a decade of experience, and a much longer love for fantasy, shooters and strategy games. There's nothing wrong with predictability. I like a ...

Watch the Reveal Trailer for Lost Track, a first-person open-world supernatural crafting game developed by Junkyard Games. Players will gather resources, upgrade their vehicle and mobile base of ...

Satisfactory - Official Update 1.2 Experimental Overview Trailer Get a deep dive into Satisfactory's Update 1.2 Experimental for the first-person open-world factory building game, which brings spawn ...

Once upon a time, promoting a new game with the phrase “open world” was enough to pique many gamers’ interest. But these days, that promise alone is hardly enough to set games apart. After all, games ...