Screen Time - June 2025

The summer season is heating up with an array of exciting theatrical offerings and streaming premieres.

Games To Look For - June 2025

It's a busy month, so don't miss out on the biggest games set to make their arrival.

The Generic Hero

Many of the biggest, most popular, and iconic game heroes have neither personality nor attitude, and we love them all...

Housemarque and the Finnish Game Industry: 30 Years and Counting

30 years of "facilitating people to do cool s#@t".

Retro Hits: The superhero games that paved the way for the Arkham series

Yes, there were good superhero games even before the Batman: Arkham series set a new gold standard, and here's the evidence of that...

Level up in price: The cost explosion of consoles

The prices of consoles have not fallen as they usually do this generation, but rather increased. And unfortunately, there are many indications that it will get worse...

Who has suffered the biggest character assassinations in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

We take a look at the heroes and villains that have had the worst transition into the MCU.

The ten most evil leaders in cinematic history

Abusive leaders whose evil extends beyond the screen. As malicious as they are entertaining, Marcus has set out to list the ten worst in film history.

The ten best film presidents ever

Marcus is sick of all the fools in power in the world, so join him for a deep dive into Hollywood as he lists the ten best film presidents ever...

Game Moments that Shocked Us: Part 5

We're looking at a slate of other game moments that blew our socks off when first encountering them.

Why other remasters should follow the example of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

Now we've had some time with The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, it's fair to say it has set the bar pretty high for future remasters.

Star Wars Day 2025: Gamereactor's dream projects set in a galaxy far, far away

A Boss Nass crime drama? A Sebulba origin story? We have some very quirky and kooky ideas.

Borderlands 4 looks promising, but the question still stands whether it can match the series' peak

There's a bit of a mixed bag coming out of the latest State of Play, at least for this writer.

Boss Moves: If I were the head of Rare (and Konami)

We continue as hypothetical studio heads, this time by focussing on a few other industry icons.

Gaming Moments that Shocked Us: Part 4

Some games choose to play on emotions such as fear, love, or sadness, some through revolutionary game mechanics and others with choreographed experiences we will never forget.

Screen Time - May 2025

It's looking to be a busy one for cinemagoers and streaming service subscribers.

14 hours as an actual Sinluz: The strange experience of the great electricity blackout in Spain

And with the candles came peace. What does The Great Power Outage tell us about how we live?

Boss Moves: If I were the head of Halo Studios (and BioWare)

The Boss Moves series of articles continues, and this time we're playing dream boss to five more of our favourite developers.

Games To Look For - May 2025

It's set to be a very, very busy one for video game fans of all kinds.

We tear apart the new trailer for the second season of Wednesday on Netflix

More darkness, more intensity, and a potentially inseparable duo between Wednesday Addams and Tyler Galpin, all this and more awaits us in this new season. Let's speculate and, above all, let's gut it...

The 10 best zombie films of all-time

There are now only weeks to go before Danny Boyle's 28 Years Later hits the cinemas, and ahead of this we've chosen what we consider to be the 10 best zombie films ever made.

Here are some promising indie efforts from all around the world we checked out at DevGAMM Gdańsk

The indie industry continues to pursue experimentation by bringing together different already-established styles and in Poland we were able to try out some of them and to talk to their developers.

Boss Moves: If I were the head of FromSoftware (and CD Projekt Red)

In a parallel universe, we're in charge of five fan-favourite developers, and this is how we'd run things if we had the chance.

Gaming Moments that Shocked Us: Part 3

Last week, we wrote about some of the gaming moments that shocked us most over the past 30 years. Now it's time to continue that journey.

Squids, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, and Sporks: Gamereactor staff shares some of its favourite Easter Eggs

The editorial team has come together to spotlight their individual favourite eggcellent Easter eggs across all video games.

Gaming Moments that Shocked Us: Part 2

Yesterday Jonas Mäki wrote about the moments that have shocked him the most over the past 30 years. Now it's time for Hegevall to do the same...

Gaming Moments that Shocked Us: Part 1

It's often a little harder for a game to surprise with story twists like in a really good film or book, but when it does, the result is all the better and often a real shock.

Baldur's Gate III: All the Patch 8 Subclasses Explained

Twelve new options for your latest Tav or Durge might sound a bit intimidating, but we've got a rundown of what they each do in simple terms.

Boss Moves: If I were the head of id Software (and Naughty Dog)

Dreaming is possible... In a small series of articles, Petter dreams himself away, to a parallel world where he gets to decide on the fate of his favourite developers.

From nothing to everything: Games that rose from the ashes

There are plenty of games today that were rushed out in an unfinished state to the immense chagrin of gamers but rose from the ashes and today offer superb entertainment...

Call of Duty: Warzone is back

After a downright horrible period for Activison's once-popular cash cow, Raven has put things right again, and after a five-month boycott, Hegevall is now back...

The current state of the industry and the drive towards the creation of new indie and AA studios

At DevGAMM in Gdańsk we were able to have a chat about game studios and their management with Lars Håhus, CEO of Llama Lane and a veteran of several companies.

Switch 2: Some Initial Thoughts

Now we know when it will arrive, what it will cost, what features it will have and most importantly - what games we will be able to enjoy with it...

Nintendo Switch 2 hardware hands-on impressions - what I liked the most, and the least

I've spent almost four hours with the new hybrid console and some of its peripherals, and here are a bunch of good and not so good thoughts.

Nintendo Switch 2 Direct Recap: All the announcements and reveals

There was a lot shown to fans during the broadcast, so we've created this condensed summary to collect it all in one place.

Editor's dream announcements for Switch 2

It's almost time for Nintendo to show off the Switch 2 in all its glory, telling us about the hardware itself, the games coming and the price. Here you will find the editorial team's dream announcements...

Screen Time - April 2025

This month has lots to offer film and TV fans, not least a bunch of different video game adaptations.

Nintendo Switch: From shaky start to world domination

The Wii U had flopped and the Nintendo 3DS didn't take off the way Nintendo's portable consoles usually do. A lot was on the Switch's shoulders, and it came, it saw, and it conquered.

Games To Look For - April 2025

There are a few gems to keep an eye out for, but April is otherwise quite a steady month for new video games.

The 10 best Nintendo consoles (and Wii U)

As part of our current Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 themed week, we've named the Japanese gaming giant's top consoles.

Looking ahead to EA Sports WRC 25

EA Sports WRC has been expanded with Codemasters' latest DLC package, which means that we are now setting our sights on what the developer has planned for this winter.

The 10 best Nintendo Switch games

As part of our themed week where we write about Switch and Switch 2 ahead of the official presentation of the new console - Here are what we consider to be the console's ten best titles...

An insight into the making of Blasphemous: The Board Game

Blasphemous: The Board Game is on its way and Joel has sat down to talk to the developers of the game...

World of Warcraft Interview: Taking stock after the Undermine(d) update

How is the long-running MMO faring today?

What will we see during Nintendo's Switch 2 presentation?

Next week, following the short teaser video, it's time for Nintendo to really go in-depth with its new console...

Elgato Facecam MK.2 & Stream Deck +

The ultimate streaming duo? Yes, quite possibly.

Twilight: 2000 - A Gritty RPG of Survival and Warfare

A closer look at the reimagining of the classic role-playing game and the two available expansions.

Game Names: Unnecessarily Long With Needless Colons

While a lot of games have titles that just roll off the tongue, lately a few have been absolutely baffling.

Samsung World 2025: More AI and improved hardware for Samsung's new TV line-up

We took a trip to Germany to see what Samsung's TV range has in store for the rest of 2025 and beyond.

ASUS ROG Swift PG34WCD

It's gorgeous, powerful, and wildly immersive... but also expensive