Fantasy Worlds
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War Story Explained
Talion and Celebrimbor's story across Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War, where it fits between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and why it divided fans.
Owen Calloway
Owen Calloway is the pen name of the small independent editorial team behind Controller Update.
Licensing Explained
From LucasArts to Lucasfilm Games: The Story of Star Wars’ Game Label
How Lucasfilm's games division went from 1982 start-up to LucasArts, closed in 2013 after Disney's purchase, and returned as a licensing label in 2021.
Star Wars
Star Wars Battlefront: The Series History Explained
From Pandemic's 2004 original and the lost Battlefront III to DICE's reboots, the 2017 loot box storm and the 2024 Classic Collection, the full story.
Superheroes
X-Men Video Games: A History of Mutants in Gaming
From Konami's six-player 1992 arcade game to X-Men Legends, Destiny and the mutants' modern roles, a history of the X-Men in video games.
Superheroes
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (2021): The Game Explained
Eidos-Montréal's Guardians of the Galaxy explained: its original take on the team, Star-Lord-only combat, conversation choices, soundtrack and legacy.
Fantasy Worlds
Warhammer Fantasy and Age of Sigmar Games: A Guide
The Old World or the Mortal Realms? How Warhammer's two fantasy settings differ, and which video games belong to each, from Dark Omen to Total War.
Licensing Explained
The Rise and Fall of the Movie Tie-In Game
Why nearly every 1990s and 2000s blockbuster got a video game, why so many were rushed, which ones succeeded, and why the model faded after the 2000s.
Sci-Fi & Film
Jurassic Park Video Games: From 1993 to Jurassic World Evolution
From Ocean's 1993 platform games and Trespasser to Telltale and Frontier's Evolution series, a full history of Jurassic Park video games.
Sci-Fi & Film
Transformers Video Games: A Full History
From 1980s home computers to High Moon's Cybertron games and PlatinumGames' Devastation, here is how Transformers games evolved and why many vanished.
Superheroes
DC Video Games Beyond Batman: Superman, Justice League and More
DC games that are not about Batman: Superman's troubled history, Justice League Heroes, DC Universe Online, Suicide Squad and the projects that never shipped.