What The Matrix Resurrections Really Says About Video Games Isn’t Obvious

Video games are both important and unimportant in The Matrix Resurrections. They’re mentioned a lot–they play a significant role in the life of Keanu Reeves’ character, Thomas Anderson–but at the same time, the film isn’t particularly interested in gam…

Despite Everything, Cyberpunk 2077 Was A Steam Top Seller & Most-Played Title In 2021

Perhaps it was an understatement when we said Cyberpunk was having its first “good day” when it creeped its way to the top of the Steam charts earlier this year. As it turns out, the beleaguered role-playing game, which has received a number of updates…

Keanu Reeves Is Super Excited You All Tried To Mod Cyberpunk 2077 To Bone Him

Last year, when Cyberpunk 2077 came out—between all the bugs and problems players encountered—a group of modders decided to try and tinker with the game to let you fuck one of its main stars, Keanu Reeves. The famous actor plays Cyberpunk’s digital reb…

Resurgence Of Fascism Forces Warhammer To Remind Fans Imperium Are Villains

Some Warhammer 40,000 players think the game’s fascist Imperium of Man faction is awesome, and actually has a few good ideas. It does not. To clarify this point—which more than one Warhammer 40K fan appears to have missed—maker Games Workshop put out a…

Friendship Ended With Cyberpunk, Now ANNO: Mutationem Is New Best Friend

During the Steam Next Fest, a week-long event featuring demos and previews for upcoming games, one game called out to me from the crowd: the cyberpunk role-playing game ANNO: Mutationem. The trailer alone felt specifically designed to lure me in, with …