While there’s an argument to be made that bigger isn’t always better, today we’re mostly concerned with just getting into the biggest of the big. Open world maps, that is. Whether you’re zipping ...

The world of Luxendarc is one that echoes some of the best 3D world maps in JRPG history. It's big, expansive and has an ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Open-world games have grown in popularity since the original Legend of Zelda, offering ever-expanding and intricate worlds for exploration. From Zelda to more modern titles like Assassin's Creed ...

November 2021. Nearly two years after the coronavirus pandemic began, the general public has adjusted to a very different pace of life in which their bins go out more often than they do. We’re all ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Even during the open-world genre’s earliest days when developers were forced to rely on smoke and mirrors to make their visions come to life, the very concept of open-world gaming always felt like the ...

Christian has three years of experience writing in the gaming industry, including guides and reviews, for publications such as Dualshockers, Attack of the Fanboy, and PC Invasion. He has been an avid ...