#single-player

#single-player

It's been over a decade since the last major 007 video game, and longer still since the last good one. So there's a lot of buzz around IO Interactive's upcoming 007 First Light. But this isn't another first-person shooter trying to chase after the beloved N64 GoldenEye. Instead, IOI is making something very different than most other Bond games, and that has many fans, myself included, intrigued. Could this be the first Bond game to truly nail the vibe? Hopefully so.

This data reaffirms that single-player games are absolutely still viable--and sought-after--in the live-service-dominated landscape,

On November 17, Ampere Analysis published the results of a large-scale video game survey focusing on single-player vs. multiplayer games. The research and marketing firm asked 34,428 people who have played a video game in the last year if they agreed with this statement: "I prefer single-player games over multiplayer games." And the newly released data shows that gamers in most countries do.

After years spent cultivating an image akin to the HBO of video games through single-player franchises like The Last of Us, God of War, and Horizon Zero Dawn, the company shifted focus, jumping on the live-service bandwagon to mostly disastrous effect. Aside from a few standouts and a number of remasters, those beloved single-player games have slowed to a trickle: which is what makes Ghost of Yōtei so notable.

In a new gameplay video for Crimson Desert, the protagonist Greymane Kliff flies over terrain as a bird, using elemental attacks in combat.

Mario Kart as a series maintains consistent controls across games, making it universally appealing and easy for players to jump in without relearning mechanics.