The Dark Pictures: The Devil in Me feels very familiar, for better or worse
With launch looming, we've been hands-on with the next chapter in Supermassive Games' horror anthology.
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Ben Lyons
Sonic Frontiers shows great potential, but still feels like a Chaos Emerald in the rough
Despite traveling all the way to Hawaii to try the game, I still can't make up my mind about Sonic Frontiers.
Slime Rancher 2 is an absolutely adorable beginning to a promising sequel
Monomi Park's sequel is here, and we've spent some time on the Rainbow Island, exploring for secrets and farming the adorable slimes.
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Ben Lyons
Quick Impressions: We've played Dragon Quest Treasures and NieR: Automata on the Nintendo Switch
We've played both games as part of a recent Square Enix event in London.
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Ben Lyons
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake already looks like a polished, wacky platformer
It looks as fun as it looks smooth, and we're eager to play with or without Balloon-Patrick's help...
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion has some welcome improvements but lacks pizzazz
We've gone hands-on with the upcoming Square Enix game, and have varied opinions about what we've seen.
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Ben Lyons
Lego Bricktales plays like childhood memories brought to life
The team behind Bridge Simulator is trying, brick by brick, to build the most immersive Lego game yet. We played the upcoming puzzle game at Gamescom.
Assassin's Creed Mirage feels like a bit of a means to an end
Ubisoft has lifted the curtain on the next Assassin's Creed game and told us some extra bits of information about it.
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The tactical horror of Aliens: Dark Descent looks surprisingly scary
At Gamescom we learned new details about how the upcoming squad-based action game adds horror to the mix.
We've played Paw Patrol: Grand Prix and learned all about it
The "Paw Patrol Mario Kart" releases on September 30th and Outright Games talked us through it at Gamescom.
Hyenas: We got to see Creative Assembly's shooter at Gamescom
The Total War and Alien Isolation developer is trying its hand at something different, and we've seen a good look at it.
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Ben Lyons
I've played Sonic Frontiers at Gamescom and it's looking much better
Coming from a downpour of criticism, the blue hedgehog speeds up before release with a more varied, fun demo.
The Devil in Me - Gamescom 2022 First Impressions
The new The Dark Picture series delivery dives us in a deadly game with more playable decisions and novelties than ever.
Dead Island 2 Impressions: We've played Dambuster's zombie slaying sequel
We took a trip into London to see how Dead Island 2 is shaping up, almost a decade after its original reveal.
Exoprimal Impressions: Dinos, dinos, and more dinos
We've played some of Capcom's dino-slaying multiplayer game.
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Ben Lyons
MultiVersus: Our impressions of the Open Beta
Shaggy, Superman, Arya Stark and LeBron James have all been thrown into the same fighting game and we have some thoughts on it.
Saints Row: Going hands-on in Santa Ileso
We've played five hours of the Saints Row reboot and here are our early impressions.
Hands-On Impressions: FIFA 23 plays like the icing on the franchise's cake
We played a bunch of matches at EA Vancouver and left the studio itching for more.
Fueled Up: A familiar design that doesn't skimp on chaos and fun
We've played a bunch of Fireline Games party game and have some thoughts.
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Ben Lyons
Skull and Bones: A Black Flag-inspired revenant with a very familiar tone
We've seen gameplay of the revamped Ubisoft open world game and aren't exactly blown away by it.
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Ben Lyons
As Dusk Falls is ambitious but lacking
All the ideas are there, but Interior/Night's ambitious narrative is limited by poor technique.
Cult of the Lamb is The Binding of Isaac mixed with Animal Crossing
We've checked out the demo for Massive Monster's action-roguelike and are very impressed about what it offered.
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Ben Lyons
Codemasters is doubling-down on racing culture with F1 22
Between the expanded Career mode and F1 Life, this iteration of the racing series is looking to become more than just a simulation experience.
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Ben Lyons
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course is all about quality over quantity
Studio MDHR has given us a deep look into the upcoming DLC and what it will be offering up.
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Ben Lyons
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II plays it safe by recycling other games
The leader seems to have become a follower by taking heavy inspiration from CoD4 and Uncharted while the innovations are made for Warzone II.
Battlefield 2042's first season makes a lacking game feel slightly less lacking
We've had a chance to dive into Season One: Zero Hour ahead of its imminent release on June 9.
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Ben Lyons
The Quarry seems to be Supermassive at their very best
Supermassive is almost ready with their most ambitious game to date, and there's plenty to look forward to.
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is very linear but packed with lore
We've seen a bunch of gameplay of Daedalic's upcoming stealth adventure game.
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Ben Lyons
MultiVersus lets us kick left and right with our favourite Warner characters
We've spent a couple of days fighting in the closed Alpha and now we're ready to share our impressions.
We've seen Saints Row in action and it has literally blown our minds
It still maintains its dark humour, but with a new and more attractive realistic approach.
My Time at Sandrock is a familiar delight
This life sim trades the lush lands of Portia for the dusty city of Sandrock.
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Ben Lyons
F1 22 seems to be another step in the right direction for the series
We've been hands-on with the upcoming instalment in Codemasters' racing series.
We tried Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge: Cowabunga!
We've played the first couple of episodes with almost every character in this new version of the game.
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Sniper Elite 5 is fun, but very familiar
We were given free reign of the second mission in the fifth instalment of Rebellion's sniping series.
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Ben Lyons
We're very worried after trying Overwatch 2
We've gone hands-on with the PvP side of Blizzard's upcoming shooter sequel and we're a little concerned.
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Ben Lyons
Kao the Kangaroo - Hands-on Preview
We slipped on some magical boxing gloves and checked out a bunch of Tate Multimedia's upcoming platformer.
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Ben Lyons
Saints Row - Customisation Suite Preview
We've checked out the customisation options in the upcoming Saints Row, and can announce that it is looking to go above and beyond.
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Two Point Campus - Hands-on Impressions
We've built the university of our dreams in Two Point Studio's upcoming simulation game.
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Ben Lyons
Soundfall - Hands-On Impressions
Become one with the beat with Drastic Games' rhythm-based looter-shooter.
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Lego Star Wars: XIII cool and hilarious things from The Skywalker Saga
We've learned all about the game and played the beginning of Episode IV, and the Force is strong with this one.
Trek to Yomi - Chapter 1 & 2 Impressions
We've played through the first 45 minutes of Flying Wild Hog's striking samurai adventure.
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Ben Lyons
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands - Final Preview
With launch looming, we've played through a chapter of Gearbox's upcoming fantasy looter-shooter.
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Ben Lyons
Rainbow Six: Extraction - Spillover Impressions
We've checked out the first batch of post-launch content arriving in Ubisoft's cooperative shooter.
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Ben Lyons
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök - Hands-off Preview
This next chapter in Eivor's saga is almost here and we've seen a bunch of new gameplay.
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Elden Ring - Final Preview
We spent a few more hours in From Software's open world before its launch, and have a whole list of extra features and feelings to tell you about.
Grid Legends - Final Preview
Ahead of its launch in a few weeks, we take a last look at Codemasters upcoming racing title.
Rainbow Six: Extraction - Last Look
With a few weeks to go until launch, we've spent some more time with Ubisoft's cooperative shooter.
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Dolmen
We've played Massive Works action-RPG and have been left with differing thoughts.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Dawn of Ragnarök unveiled
The game is getting its biggest paid expansion yet, but both it and Assassin's Creed Odyssey are getting more free content tomorrow when Eivor and Kassandra team up.
Grid Legends - Hands-on Preview
Codemasters, now under EA's umbrella, is determined to fix at least two of the three main problems Grid 2019 posed.