Playdate: Slashing through ‘The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing’

Creatures that go bump in the night, beware: Van Helsing lives. But just how "incredible" are the monster hunter's adventures, especially if he isn't played by Hugh Jackman? Find out with Sean Buckley and myself as we trudge through The Incredible Ad...

Playdate: Exploring a new world in ‘Xenoblade Chronicles X’

So you want a big, open-world adventure with stunningly huge maps and a plot that revolves around the extinction of the human race, but Fallout 4 isn't available for the Wii U? Monolith Soft has you covered. Sort of. Xenoblade Chronicles X takes thos...

Playdate: Death becomes us in ‘Darksiders 2’

When publisher THQ went bankrupt a few years back it was a staggering blow to the game industry. Sure, the company made some flops (oh hi, Homefront), but it also published some killer games like the Saint's Row and Metro franchises. The label also h...

Playdate: Answering the ‘Call of Duty’ in ‘Black Ops III"

Another year, another Call of Duty campaign. It's almost comforting -- an annual tradition of unlocking weapons, leveling up and ultimately realizing that we're a lot worse at this game than we remember. Join us on the Engadget Gaming homepage, her...

Playdate: Crushing the Rebel scum in ‘Star Wars: Battlefront’

Not too long from now, on a Twitch stream in the very near future, Sean Buckley and myself will be blasting Rebel scum in Star Wars: Battlefront. The sci-fi shooter's the topic du jour on the latest edition of Playdate and you can tune in starting...

Playdate: Giving away a ‘Rise of the Tomb Raider’ Xbox One bundle

So you want to play the new timed-exclusive Tomb Raider game, but you don't have an Xbox One. We might be able to help with that: today on Engadget Playdate, we're streaming Rise of the Tomb Raider and giving one lucky viewer a chance to win a 1TB...