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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.