Sand Land Preview: Four hours in Akira Toriyama's striking desert world
We visited Bandai Namco and got the chance to try out several different aspects of their upcoming role-playing game Sand Land.
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Jonas Mäki
Harold Halibut Preview: Splendid Stories Set on a Superb Submersible
Slow Bros. has painstakingly crafted this weird and immersive adventure.
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Preview - Promising but not exactly enthralling
We've had a chance to play through the opening portion of Rabbit and Bear Studios' upcoming JRPG.
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Ben Lyons
Outcast: A New Beginning Preview: Nostalgia reigns in this stunning sequel
Another return of a 90s classic, but this one could be special...
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Skull and Bones Impressions: A few fun elements don't save the archaic whole
We've spent a weekend with Ubisoft's pirating adventure and have a variety of polarising thoughts about our time with the game.
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Ben Lyons
Expeditions: A MudRunner Game Preview - An Offroader's Paradise
We've been hands-on with a bunch of Saber Interactive's latest offroad exploration game to see how it's advancing the series.
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Ben Lyons
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Preview: Ubisoft is set to start 2024 with a bang
The beloved adventure series is making a comeback as a 2.5D Metroidvania. We've been hands-on with The Lost Crown once again.
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Ben Lyons
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy - Preview
The jury is still out, but so far Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy doesn't seem guilty of being a lazy remaster.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Beta Impressions: Nostalgia-driven action
The past comes to the present in this shooter and we've been playing its beta to see how it feels in practice.
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Ben Lyons
Impressions: We test Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed in its new version for Switch
Illfonic has done its homework and will bring to the hybrid platform an edition with all the content released to date and fluidity in local multiplayer.
Promenade preview: A fantastic platformer with a Super Mario 64 flavour
We were able to try out Red Art Studios' title at Gamescom, and we loved both its aesthetics and gameplay.
Hauntii Preview: Love in Limbo
Hauntii is a twin-stick shooter like no other, with plenty of visual style, and a narrative that draws you in from minute one.
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Harold Halibut Hands-On: Catch of the day
We checked out Slow Bros' new narrative adventure at Gamescom, diving into the story of Mr. Halibut.
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Alex Hopley
The First Descendant Hands-on: Another Destiny killer joins the fight
We've been playing Nexon's upcoming looter-shooter to see whether its on track to be your next big action obsession.
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Ben Lyons
Hands-on impressions with Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
Kiryu returns once again with a new battle system, more mini-games, better graphics and a cabaret full of real girls in this bridge between the Yakuza and Like a Dragon stories.
Little Nightmares 3 Impressions: Bandai Namco's little yet Supermassive surprise at Gamescom
We've seen a portion of pre-alpha gameplay accompanied by dev commentary. Spoiler alert: it takes two to play the third entry.
Impressions with Persona 3 Reload: The most perfect version of a classic JRPG
Atlus takes its graphics to a new level with a reimagining of the game that shaped Persona as we know it today.
Hellboy: Web of Wyrd Impressions: Big Red is back
We've been hands-on with Upstream Arcade's action-brawler, all during our time at Cologne for Gamescom 2023.
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Ben Lyons
Lies of P Gamescom Preview: Music to our ears
Lies of P impressed with its rhythmic combat, immersive setting, and will to stand out among the crowd of Soulslikes.
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Alex Hopley
Vermintide 2 Final Career Preview: Bones and All
Sienna's final subclass has arrived, and it's as spooky, scary, and strong as we all expected.
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Alex Hopley
Hyenas Impressions: Payday meets Apex Legends
We've been hands-on with Creative Assembly's upcoming shooter, both at Gamescom and during its Closed Beta.
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Ben Lyons
Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game - A Honking Lot of Fun
It's wacky, it's weird, and it's a pretty good time overall. Unless you're a human, that is.
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Alex Hopley
New impressions of Sonic Superstars: We test new levels in co-op mode
A demo released at Gamescom reminded us what it was like to play Sonic with someone next to you... and make a new friend.
Persona 5 Tactica preview: The Phantom Thieves are back!
We've already had a glimpse of how this spin-off, which perfectly combines the heart of Persona with tactical strategy, works.
We spent 4 hours with Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
We've tried FromSoftware's upcoming mecha title.
The Crew Motorfest Preview: Four Hours in Hawaii
We've returned to the island of O'ahu to test out a chunk more of Ivory Tower's upcoming racing game.
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Ben Lyons
EA Sports FC 24: All the new features and additions
Wondering what's new in this FIF...EA Sports FC game? We have the answers.
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Ben Lyons
F1 Manager 2023 Impressions: Has Frontier improved its simulation formula or botched its strategy?
We've been hands-on with the simulation sequel to see how the new additions and features improve the gameplay.
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Ben Lyons
Eternights Impressions: Dating sim meets action-RPG
We went hands-on with Studio Sai's upcoming title during our time in Los Angeles.
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Ben Lyons
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Hands-on Impressions - Returning to Night City
We've been hands-on with CD Projekt Red's first and final expansion for Cyberpunk 2077 all at Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles.
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Ben Lyons
A First Look to Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
We attended a presentation of the game with its producers and we tell you everything you need to know before the launch in August.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Impressions - Returning to 2D roots
We've been hands-on with Ubisoft's upcoming 2D platformer in Los Angeles on both PC and Nintendo Switch.
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Ben Lyons
The Crew Motorfest Impressions - Bringing car culture to Hawaii
We've been hands-on with Ivory Tower's upcoming racing game to see how it is looking to improve on its take on the arcade racing sub-genre.
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Ben Lyons
Impressions: Sonic Superstars looks and feels like the classic we know and love
We've played the nostalgic return of SEGA's mascot and friends, rushing through a couple of zones with the hedgehog, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy.
Foamstars Impressions: A sudsy surprise
We've been hands-on with Square Enix's third-person shooter as part of the Summer Game Fest Play Days event.
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Ben Lyons
Lies of P: A wonderful puppet that must break free from its strings to shine
We've already played the soulslike demo from Round 8 and here's what you can expect ahead of its August release.
Exoprimal - Combining our future with our most distant past
Mechs and dinosaurs battling it out might sound like a childhood dream, but does Exoprimal live up to those expectations?
Blasphemous II feels like a smoother, more focused metroidvania
I've played the first hour in Seville and changes in the sequel already overshadowed my experience with the original.
Tape to Tape
We tell you about the latest addition to the roguelite family.
XDefiant is shaping up to be a great shooter, although its live premise worries me
We've played a couple of hours of Ubisoft's upcoming free-to-play shooter, and while we were impressed by what we saw, the live-service approach is ringing alarm bells.
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Ben Lyons
Minecraft Legends hands-on: Is there a genre Minecraft can't conquer?
The block-building sandbox takes on real-time strategy in this delightful new step.
Ravenswatch: An premise with potential hampered with several problems
The developer behind Curse of the Dead Gods is back with a title that gives a grim look at iconic fairy tales and myths.
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Ben Lyons
Diablo IV Closed Beta Impressions: Sanctuary back at its best?
We've hacked, slaughtered, stabbed and generally terrorised demons during our time in Sanctuary.
Exoprimal Beta Test
We got to play the dinosaur mech shooter a bit early, and it's about as mad as you'd imagine.
Dead Island 2: Hands-on with Dambuster's zombie-slaying sequel
We've sampled the first missions from the troubled Dead Island 2, which is finally on its way after more than a decade of development hell.
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Jonas Mäki
Road 96: Mile 0 is smaller and more intimate than its predecessor
We caught up with director Yoan Fanise and tried out an hour of the game, which arrives in April.
Resident Evil 4 Remake: Bringing a horror classic to the modern era
Upgrades, people, upgrades!
The Big, Bad Destiny 2: Lightfall Preview
Bungie told us all about the upcoming expansion and the many, many features it will be bringing to the table.
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Ben Lyons
DC's Justice League: Cosmic Chaos could be 2023's best Justice League game
We've played PHL Collective's superhero adventure game to see how it is shaping up ahead of its launch next month.
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Ben Lyons
Sherlock Holmes The Awakened: Plays and Feels Like an Old-fashioned Expansion Pack
Due to the war in their native Ukraine, Frogwares has temporarily scaled back their ambitions for the Sherlock Holmes series, luckily without sacrificing too much of the quality.