Kyle Hilliard

1 day ago | gameinformer.com | Kyle Hilliard |Alex Van Aken |Charles Harte |Marcus Stewart

Alongside the rest of the magazine and website, The Game Informer Show podcast took an unexpected hiatus last year. We've been hard at work getting our feet back under us, making lots of behind-the-scenes efforts on the website, and working toward bringing back the physical magazine. It's kept us busy!But ahead of the magazine officially returning, Summer Game Fest activities, and the launch of Switch 2, we wanted to make sure we had an outlet to share our conversations and have you listen in.

3 days ago | gameinformer.com | Kyle Hilliard

It only takes a few seconds of Holstin gameplay to see what makes the game special and scary. Join Game Informer's Kyle Hilliard and Marcus Stewart as they play an early demo build of developer Sonka's upcoming survival horror game, Holstin, and marvel at its impressive visual direction, which it uses to exist as both a nostalgic and a contemporary survival horror game.

1 week ago | gameinformer.com | Kyle Hilliard

On the Switch 2's launch day, there will only be a handful of fully original games that aren't ports. Mario Kart World will be available, but among the other few original titles is a game called Survival Kids. You'd be forgiven for not knowing it is actually part of a larger series. The first game in the series released in 1999 for the Game Boy Color and shared the name of the upcoming Swtich 2 sequel, Survival Kids.

2 weeks ago | gameinformer.com | Kyle Hilliard

Blades of Fire developer MercurySteam has a fascinating trajectory. Amidst excellent releases in the Castlevania and Metroid franchises, MercurySteam interrupted its strong run with a few disappointing releases. All of that is to say, its output has been inconsistent. Blades of Fire, sadly, falls on the lower end of the spectrum of its games, but it is not completely without merit.

2 weeks ago | gameinformer.com | Kyle Hilliard

Sea of Stars, the throwback RPG from the makers of The Messenger, released in 2023 to positive reviews. We gave the game a nine and made it the cover and centerpiece of our March 2023 indie issue. It’s a good game that has added various updates like co-op over the last two years. Today, however, the game received its biggest and most impressive update with the Throes of the Watchmaker DLC.