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Guerrilla's PS5-exclusive expansion is the most technically ambitious thing the studio has shipped. Here's the review on its own terms — and why it's the right closing chapter for the Forbidden West arc.
Microids brings Benoît Sokal's first Kate Walker adventure into 2026 with a full visual overhaul. The story still works — the question is whether modern players will meet it halfway.
Microids' rebuild of Sokal's pre-Syberia debut is the rarer kind of remake — one that takes a near-forgotten 1999 adventure and brings it back into a genre that's changed completely around it.
Ubisoft's feudal-Japan entry has had the longest gestation of any modern AC. Was the wait worth it? Here's where Shadows lands a year after release.
Sucker Punch's standalone expansion is one of the strongest PS5-era post-launch additions to a first-party game. Here's the review on its own terms — essential context before Yotei lands.
CD Projekt Red's spy-thriller expansion is the rare DLC that meaningfully reframes the base game. Here's how Phantom Liberty lands on its own terms — and what it adds to the Cyberpunk slate as the Switch 2 Edition arrives.
Night City on a handheld sounded impossible until it wasn't. Here's what CDPR's Switch 2 port actually delivers — and where it makes its compromises.
The first all-new Mario Kart in a console generation. Open-world traversal, redesigned items, and a release that has to follow the best-selling kart racer ever made.
Nintendo's first proper 3D Donkey Kong in over two decades. A genuine swing for the franchise, built around destructible terrain and Kong's full physical range.
Better load times, smoother frame rate, and a few quiet additions. Here's whether the Switch 2 enhancement makes New Horizons worth returning to.
It looks like video poker. It plays like a roguelike masterclass. Balatro is one of those rare small-team releases that earns every comparison to the genre's best.
The game that defined the open-world genre's last decade gets the hardware it always quietly needed. Here's what the Switch 2 version does for one of gaming's modern classics.
Game Freak's second Legends entry is a much bigger structural swing than Arceus. Here's how the urban-set sequel actually plays — and whether it's the step forward the franchise needs.
Team Ninja and PlatinumGames join forces on the first numbered Ninja Gaiden in over a decade. The result lands closer to the franchise's golden era than anyone reasonably expected.
Sucker Punch's samurai open world arrived at the very end of the PS4 generation and quietly became one of the defining first-party games of its era. Here's how it holds up as a review on its own terms.
Four years on from launch, Elden Ring is settled enough to evaluate properly as a complete package. Here's the review of FromSoft's open-world bet, judged on its own terms.
FromSoftware's massive expansion delivers one of the most ambitious DLCs in gaming history. But does it live up to the base game?
Guerrilla brings the original Horizon up to Forbidden West's visual standard. The result is the version of Aloy's first adventure that most people will play from now on.
Forbidden West landed in a brutal release window alongside Elden Ring and has earned a quieter, longer-term reputation since. Here's the review on its own terms.
Sucker Punch's follow-up to Tsushima is a standalone story in a new era with a new protagonist. Here's how Yotei lands as the studio's most considered second swing.
Lizardcube's revival of Sega's classic ninja franchise lands somewhere between a love letter and a genuine reinvention. Here's what works.
The 2D Ninja Gaiden side-story positioned between the classic NES games and the modern series. A focused, surprising release that earns its name.
The long-awaited solo-developer-turned-major-publisher action RPG finally lands. Here's how a project that started as a one-person Final Fantasy tribute actually turned out.
Marcus Fenix on a PlayStation. The original Gears of War, modernised for current hardware, on the platform that once defined itself as its opposite. Here's how the port lands.
DICE's most carefully positioned launch in years. After 2042, the series had real ground to recover. Here's how Battlefield 6 actually lands.
Square Enix takes the beloved FFVII saga in unexpected directions. Here's our full review of the second chapter in the remake trilogy.
Hangar 13 takes the franchise back to early-1900s Sicily. A focused, narrative-first prequel that quietly reinvigorates the series.
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