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Who doesn’t love a good open-world video game? After all, getting to explore massive maps in fantastical locations while controlling a character with special skills, abilities, and weapons is always ...

So, you want to play the best open-world games? The basis of this genre is freedom and immersion, allowing you to lose yourself in a virtual world that is non-linear and interactive in more ways than ...

With its high-stakes action and strategy, military espionage or full-blown warfare seems tailor-made for open-world games, but we don't actually have all that many projects that fit the bill. However, ...

Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser has offered the best explanation yet for why the developer's open-world spy thriller Agent fell by the wayside. So, what happened to Agent? Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead ...

The (digital) wind in your hair. The seemingly endless horizon. The knowledge that, if this were real life, you'd starve to death before you ever made it to town. The best open world games can be a ...