Mike Williams
Reviews Editor
M.H. Williams is new to the journalism game, but he's been a gamer since the NES first graced American shores. Third-person action-adventure games are his personal poison: Uncharted, Infamous, and Assassin's Creed just to name a few. If you see him around a convention, he's not hard to spot: Black guy, glasses, and a tie.
@automaticzen mike@industrygamers.comMike Williams Gaiden: A New Generation Always Starts With Some Change
I have completed a great game and proved the justice of our culture.
These Are the Games You Should Buy With Your New PlayStation 5
If you have the PS5 in your entertainment stand, here are the games you should play.
Ubisoft Connect's Cross-Progression Feature is Something Every Publisher Needs
Cross-progression is the number one feature I want from this generation.
PlayStation 5 Initial Impressions: A Huge, Weird Art Mural of a Console
Sony's hefty monolith is finally here.
Ghost of Tsushima: Legends Makes Live Service Launches Look Easy
The free update is pretty damn good from a company that doesn't do a ton of multiplater.
Immortals Fenyx Rising Just Wants To Be an Enjoyable Romp Through Greek Mythology
Sometimes, you don't need to aim to shatter convention or establish a new genre.
WoW Lives at the Endgame, FF14 Lives in the Journey
Blizzard and Square Enix take two different paths on the same road.
Evil Genius 2 is the Original's Blueprint Pulled Into the Modern Age
Sixteen years later, Rebellion is focusing on getting Evil Genius right.
Avengers Proves That Roadmaps Don't Always Survive Contact With Reality
A roadmap isn't much more than a promise a studio hopes to keep.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla Hands-On: Getting My Scorpion On, As Ubisoft Rethinks Loot and Leveling
With another demo, we pick at the depths of Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon Is a Great JRPG About Middle-Aged Gig Workers
Who needs incredibly attractive high schoolers when you have grown-ass adults who have failed multiple times in their lives?
Baldur's Gate 3's Dice Rolls Want Me To Fail
I love this game, but the dice do not love me.
Watch Dogs Legion's Director Takes Us Through Some of Its Final Improvements Before Launch
At any moment, your chosen hero will hiccup and alert those Albion guards.
Starting Screen | No One Knows Where the Next Big Game Will Come From
Publishers, developers, journalists, influencers; we're all just guessing.
Genshin Impact Is Inspired by More Than Just Breath of the Wild
Mihoyo is looking towards all things in Japanese entertainment.
Xbox's Cloud Gaming is a Glimpse of Microsoft's Infinite Xbox Future
Xbox Game Pass' cloud gaming is an excellent feature for Microsoft's streaming service.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake Brings the Prince Back to His Throne
Ubisoft tackles its first remake with the return of a fan-favorite.
Immortals Fenyx Rising is a Colorful Throwback to Classic 3D Platformers
A genre once lost is returning.
Section Extinction is the Modern Answer to Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
You ready to hunt dinosaurs?
Nvidia Attacks AMD With the Powerful But Affordable RTX 3080 and 3070
What? Nvidia is competing on price again?
Dirt 5 Comes After Trackmania With New Playgrounds Mode
Now you can build your own Gymkhana.
Mafia: Definitive Edition Cleans Up and Spit-Shines a Muddy Past
Tommy Angelo returns for an encore.
Outriders Is Surprisingly Better Than Its Drab Aesthetic Suggests
People Can Fly's shooter RPG actually shines once you pick up the controller.
Final Fantasy 14 Patch 5.3 Solidifies the MMO's Argument for Being the Best Game in the Series
As it closes out its latest expansion, Final Fantasy 14 stands ahead of its predecessors.
Neither the Xbox Series X or PS5 Are Really Ready for This Holiday
Halo Infinite is gone, but it's not like the Xbox Series X had an amazing launch line-up with 343's shooter onboard.
Starting Screen | Xbox’s Confusing Names Won’t Matter in the Long Run
If you're worried about customers dealing with Xbox One X, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S, don't worry. They're already clueless.
Horizon Zero Dawn Still Shines on PC Despite a Port That Trails Behind Death Stranding
Horizon Zero Dawn is on PC, good. The port isn't as tight as it could be, bad.
After 9 Hours, Marvel's Avengers Spends a Lot of Time Fighting Itself
The strengths and weaknesses of Marvel's Avengers come to blows as entropy closes in.
Grounded is Off to a Good Start, And Game Pass Gives It Room to Grow
Obsidian Entertainment's survival game has a chance to survive in a crowded genre.
Ghost of Tsushima's Story Marches Forward to the End, Beat by Predictable Beat
The story of Jin Sakai is a predictable one.
These Are the Samurai Films You Should Watch After Finishing Ghost of Tsushima
From Sanjuro to Ran, and Lady Snowblood to Samurai Assassin, here are the films to watch after Ghost of Tsushima.
Ghost of Tsushima vs. Assassin's Creed Valhalla: The Past Meets The Future
Ghost of Tsushima reminds us of Assassin's Creed’s past.
Death Stranding's PC Port Makes It Worth a Second Hike
Kojima Productions' walking adventure finds its proper home.
Watch Dogs: Legion: Nancy Choi Is a Much Better Hero Than Aiden Pearce
All hail the queen of my non-lethal transient army.
What We Like and Don't Like About Ubisoft's New Battle Royale, Hyper Scape
Ubisoft drops into the battle royale market.
Marvel's Avengers Devs Talk About a "Whole Ecosystem" of Endgame Content
Crystal Dynamics wants to make sure the adventures of Earth's Mightiest Heroes continue on.
Inside the Mafia: Definitive Edition Remake: How Hangar 13 is Rebuilding It From the Ground Up
Hangar 13 looks to the past of the Mafia series as it builds towards its future.
Humankind's Cultural Melting Pot Is The "Natural Evolution" Of Amplitude Studios
Why stick with 20 civilizations when you can have a million?
Today's PS5 Reveal Falls Just Short of the Greatness of Its E3 2015 Presentation
Sony was ready, but it didn't quite hit the historic high note of E3 2015.
Starting Screen | The Next-Gen Events We've Been Waiting for All Year Are Finally Upon Us
The floodgates of not-E3 are about to open.
Project Cars 3 Is Softening Its Hardcore Approach to Sim Racing
Slightly Mad Studios' simulation racer is trying to reach a wider audience, while still remaining hardcore.
Total War Saga: Troy Turns the Minotaur Into a Big Guy With Dreadlocks
Total War puts the history away for something a bit more mythic.
Starting Screen | Black Work Matters
There's been an outpouring of support for black creators today, but it should always be there.
Trackmania 2020 Is a New Onramp For the Racing Series
This remake of Trackmania Nations is a new entry into a classic franchise.
How the Studio Behind The Last Guardian Helped Ghost of Tsushima Find Its Direction
Sucker Punch Productions on working with SIE Japan Studio, combat, and the guiding wind.
Crucible is Amazon's Entry Into the Crowded Hero Shooter Space, And It's Actually Pretty Good
After four years, Amazon Games is finally releasing a game.
Ghost of Tsushima Looks Like the Assassin's Creed Japan Fans Have Been Asking For
Perhaps now we can let Ubisoft rest.
How Crusader Kings 3 Plans to Attract Fans of RPGs, Sandbox Games, and The Sims
Paradox's grand strategy series wants to reach beyond its hardcore community.
Analysis: The Unreal Engine 5 Demo for PS5 is Still More Dream Than Gaming Reality
Epic Games' demo today is Unreal, but it's sort of real at the same time.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla Goes Big on Stealth With One-Hit Kills, Social Stealth, and Feigning Death
Eivor gets to properly assassinate, like the Brotherhood of days past.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla Appears to be Smaller Than Odyssey, And Thank God For That
I like the buffet, but sometimes more isn't always better.
Inside Xbox Backlash Raises the Question of What "Gameplay" is Supposed to Mean
Promises, promises, promises.
Inside Minecraft Dungeon's Journey From a Zelda-Inspired 3DS Game to an Approachable Dungeon Crawler
Mojang prepares to deliver its first spinoff for the multi-million best-seller Minecraft.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla Is the Grand Unifying Theory of Assassin's Creed
Instead of reinventing, Valhalla is bringing everything together.
SnowRunner is Death Stranding But With Trucks, And I Love It
Make some time for this chill, low-key truck delivery game.
MMOs Thrive on Shared Suffering and Success
You might play together in other games, but there's nothing like coming together in an MMO.
Why World of WarCraft's Roguelike Torghast Dungeon is Just What the Venerable MMO Needs
Blizzard looks to Final Fantasy 14 for some inspiration.
Fallout 76: Wastelanders Bolts a Proper RPG Onto Its Barren Roots, With Strange Results
The NPCs have arrived, but they don't feel entirely real yet
Final Fantasy 11 Devs on the "Huge Hurdles" of Working on an 18-Year-Old MMO
As Final Fantasy 11 moves towards its 20th anniversary, the team behind the classic MMO considers its future.
Firaxis Reveals More XCOM: Chimera Squad Details: "Neither a Sequel nor an Expansion"
The first expansion for XCOM 2 led to this new standalone entry.
Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord Has More Depth Than You See in Most Early Access Games
A glimpse into one of the most popular current games on Steam.
Final Fantasy 14's Naoki Yoshida Would Love to Collaborate With Blizzard Entertainment
As patch 5.25 releases, we talk to director Naoki Yoshida about FF14's frequent collaborations.
Starting Screen | Remakes Are for New Ideas and Rethinking Classics, Not Retreading Old Ground
Let creators see these old games through a new lens.
Treachery in Beatdown City Hides RPG Combat Under Its Retro Beat 'Em Up Shell
This beatdown starts to get into a rut though.
Major Game Delays Due to COVID-19 Have Only Just Begun
With games like Wasteland 3 and The Last of Us Part 2 already delayed, we're just beginning to see the effects of the virus on gaming.
Ghost Recon Breakpoint's Immersive Mode Is Better, but It Still Lags Behind Wildlands
Ubisoft has delivered a great update for Breakpoint, but more improvements are needed.
Iron Danger's Time-Shifting Mechanic Turns a Strategy Game Into a Intriguing Puzzle
Prince of Persia played around with time years ago, and now this unique strategy game is doing it again.
Elder Scrolls Online's Greymoor Revamps Vampires as It Revisits a "Harsh, Believable" Skyrim
We take an early look at the next expansion for The Elder Scrolls Online, as the MMO returns to a familiar locale.
Control's Foundation DLC Provides the Payoff for All the Fan Speculation
If you want to know more about the Oldest House, the Foundation has your answers.
Life Sucks, But At Least It's Better Than Wasteland 3's Reality
I know we're dealing with a lot, but Wasteland 3's world makes me feel slightly better about our own.
Do We Still Need E3? Developers Across Gaming Weigh In
Ahead of today's E3 2020 cancellation, we spoke to numerous developers about E3's place in our industry.
Dangerous Driving 2 Devs Say "Making It Run on the Switch" Is a Key Pillar
As Dangerous Driving switches to an open-world, Three Fields Entertainment is all about the Nintendo Switch.
Magic: Legends Has a Solution to a Problem That Has Plagued Diablo and Path of Exile
Down with the click-click-click of the action-RPG!
Warlords of New York Turns The Division 2 Into Mega Man
Massive Entertainment's expansion improves The Division 2 with a tighter focus.
Fallout 76 Team "Went Beyond What They Were Budgeted" To Deliver Wastelanders
War really does change, actually.
Spellbreak Makes Battle Royale Anime as Hell
If you want a battle royale that spends less time on guns and hiding, Proletariat Inc. has a game for you.
Xbox Offering a Next-Gen Upgrade for Cyberpunk 2077 Puts Serious Pressure On PS5
Microsoft is making the right moves ahead of the launch of the Xbox Series X.
PS5 and Xbox Series X Need Cross-Save as Standard or Next-Gen Consoles Will Feel Stuck in the Past
The next generation needs to focus on cross-platform features over pure graphical improvements.
Street Fighter 5 Champion Edition Roundtable: A Challenger Heads Into Its Final Round
Mike and Eric sort out their feelings on where Street Fighter 5 stands with the release of its latest collection.
There Should Never Be a Division 3
Or a Destiny 3 for that matter, at least not for a very long time.
Phantasy Star Online 2 Makes Me Think It's About Time for Phantasy Star Online 3
I enjoy Phantasy Star Online 2 closed beta, but the series should be moving forward.
The Division 2 Is Sorry for What It's Done, and Warlords of New York Is the Apology
Massive Entertainment has heard your complaints about The Division 2, and it has an answer.
Warcraft 3 Players React to Reforged With Refunds
The early reception to Warcraft 3: Reforged is nowhere near positive.
The Warcraft 3 Reforged Interview: Blizzard on Keeping the Remake "Pure"
Instead of a more extensive overhaul, Warcraft 3: Reforged is about creating a remake that can exist alongside the original.
Temtem Can Be "Better Than Pokemon" Because It's Not Pokemon
There's a wonderful freedom in being the new kid on the block.
WoW's Visions of N'Zoth May Not Be Enough To Keep Players Satisfied Until Shadowlands
The theme is strong with this patch, but the content might not keep players engaged.
Temtem Might Be Your Alternative if You're Unhappy With Pokemon Sword and Shield
Developer Crema is here with a little Fauxkemon for everyone.
PlayStation 5's Controller Might Have Rear Paddles, and That's Incredibly Exciting
In time, you will join me in the sun. Paddles will help you accomplish wonders.
2020 Will Blur the Lines Between Console Generations
The days of rigid console generations looks like it might be behind us.
Mike Williams' Top 10 Games of 2019: Closing Out Another Generation
Once again, I bring you only the best.
Amazon's New World Finds a Firmer Footing With a New Look and More Guidance
The colonial-themed survival MMO returns with a more colorful visual palette.
Assassin's Creed: The Rebel Collection Shows the Series Can Shine on Switch
This great collection highlights a potential direction for the Assassin's Creed franchise.
Halo: Reach is Still Great—But Its PC Port is Missing Some Key Features
The magic of Halo coming to Steam is marred by a barebones port.
Nintendo Needs to Actually Support Its Games For Longer Than a Year
Smash benefits from healthy ongoing support, but where is the love for the rest of Nintendo's games?
USgamer Holiday Gift Guide 2019: For the Aspiring Streamer
GIFT GUIDE | This holiday season, it's time to spend the money to help your loved one become the next Ninja or Girlfriend Reviews.
We Test Project xCloud: Why Xbox Already Has the Lead in the Next-Gen Streaming Wars
Project xCloud wins by not being the main event for Xbox.
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