Chad Thesen is a passionate fan of anime, video games, series, and films (Both animated and live-action). Many years of experience have left him with a deep knowledge of these mediums' intricacies and ...

How did difficulty become such a controversial issue? And why are so many people arguing about it on social media every few months? I don’t have good answers for those questions, nor do I want to tell ...

I like a consistent straightforward challenge with occasional failure / death / blocking so I don’t get sloppy or complacent, and have to think a bit. I don’t like: A constant exhausting struggle, or ...

Sony is developing a new feature for PlayStation consoles that adjusts game difficulty in real-time, providing players with an optimal level of challenge. This feature introduces algorithms to finely ...

Leave it to the creators of South Park to work outrageously offensive social commentary into South Park: The Fractured But Whole. When players choose a difficulty in the upcoming video game, the ...

A new article on gaming dives into how developers and players see difficulty differently -- and explains why I spent several thousand hours modding Diablo II, once upon a very long time ago. Share on ...

South Park's upcoming video game to The Stick Of Truth, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, is set to hit stores on October 17th. But the game is already making waves after a video surfaced showing ...

Adam is a lifelong gamer who enjoys RPGs, action adventure games and a healthy helping of VR to boot. He has written for countless sites in the gaming medium, and you can find him playing the newest ...

With over ten years in the industry writing for sites like The Escapist and Unwinnable, Elijah’s your guy for all things strange and spooky in gaming. He's also written the longest list ranking more ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. As the sequel to 2016's Doom, the upcoming Doom Eternal is looking to change things up by implementing a variety of new mechanics and methods to ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at ...