After Us is a harrowing glimpse at humanity's effect on nature
We've travelled over a devastated Earth as part of an early look at Piccolo's adventure game.
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Ben Lyons Published on the 3rd of May 2023
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Hands-on with Nintendo's anticipated sequel
We've been to Germany to try Link's gigantic new adventure that takes freedom and vertical level design to new heights.
Miasma Chronicles: Hands-on with The Bearded Ladies upcoming tactical RPG
We visited the developer behind Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden to get a taster of what they have planned next.
Text: Elliot Torres Published on the 21st of April 2023
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 Published on the 13th of April 2023
Immortals of Aveum: We played 2023's best surprise
Ever wondered what a single-player magic-based Call of Duty and Destiny would be like in an incredible new fantasy world filled with enticing lore? You'll get the very promising answer in July.
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.
Advance Wars 1 + 2: Re-Boot Camp has its highlights but seems to be a bit of a mixed bag
We've been playing Nintendo's upcoming strategy remake, and while we can appreciate certain aspects of the game, we're not sold on it yet.
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Ben Lyons Published on the 5th of April 2023
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 Published on the 4th of April 2023
Tekken 8 Hands-on: Intense, gorgeous, and a very promising sequel
We've spent some time with the fighting game as part of a trip to Bandai Namco's Lyon headquarters.
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Jonas Mäki Published on the 29th of March 2023
Lego 2K Drive Hands-on: Is Lego's latest racing game a winner or does it stall on the starting grid?
Visual Concepts is kicking off 2K's big multi-year partnership with Lego with a chaotic open-world racer.
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Ben Lyons Published on the 23rd of March 2023
Redfall hands-on preview: Can Arkane keep up its winning streak?
We've recently loaded up on wooden stakes and adorned ourselves with garlic necklaces to take back the town of Redfall.
Boltgun - DOOM meets Warhammer 40,000
Blood, bullets, and bombastic action await in this Warhammer 40,000 FPS.
Diablo IV Closed Beta Impressions: Sanctuary back at its best?
We've hacked, slaughtered, stabbed and generally terrorised demons during our time in Sanctuary.
Atlas Fallen: Another generic open-world with improved combat
The similarities with Forspoken go beyond the colour palette and the movement...
The Finals Impressions: Promising but not without its flaws
We've been causing chaos in Embark Studios' multiplayer shooter.
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Ben Lyons Published on the 17th of March 2023
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 Published on the 13th of March 2023
Deceive Inc. - Intrigue, Subterfuge, and Moustaches
Yeah, baby, yeah!
One Military Camp: A war strategy-sim title where war is not the only option
Abylight's latest title aims to offer a more humane and less aggressive experience of war.
Text: Andrea Flores Published on the 6th of March 2023
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!
We tested the first few chapters of Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
The beautiful fairy tale of Bayonetta Origins starts slowly and invites you to sleep... and dream?
Final Fantasy XVI: Hands-on with Square Enix's anticipated JRPG
We've had a chance to play the next instalment in the beloved and iconic franchise, and we're very excited about what we saw.
Text: Andreas Sørensen Published on the 28th of February 2023
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 Published on the 16th of February 2023
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 Published on the 15th of February 2023
Pacific Drive: Hands-off look at the upcoming Road-lite
We've been given a first-hand look at Ironwood Studios driving-survival game.
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Ben Lyons Published on the 9th of February 2023
My jaw nearly dropped the first time I encountered a Tallneck in Horizon Call of the Mountain
The first 30 minutes of the Horizon VR-spin off checks all the classic boxes and promises a solid and devastatingly beautiful experience.
The Great War: Western Front is looking to rethink strategy gaming
We've played a bunch of Petroglyph Games' upcoming WW1 strategy title, and are impressed by what we saw.
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.
Hogwarts Legacy Preview: Destructive Magic Steals the Show
While perhaps not as spellbinding as expected, Hogwarts Legacy nonetheless seems to be worthy of the popular license.
EA Sports PGA Tour: Going Big or Going Home
EA is looking to evolve the historic sport as it returns to the PGA licence.
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Ben Lyons Published on the 19th of January 2023
Tchia: A Charming and Unique Island Adventure
A wonderful welcome to New Caledonian culture as well.
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Alex Hopley Published on the 19th of January 2023
Fire Emblem Engage: The return of the series' legends
We've gone through the first hours of the SRPG and we've got some thoughts on it.
One Piece Odyssey levels up the Straw Hat titles
We've played the series' turn-based RPG for a few hours and we'll tell you how we feel about it.
Forspoken delivers on its magic but doesn't quite hold up elsewhere
We've seen and spent a day playing Luminous Productions' debut outing, and have plenty of thoughts on it.
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Ben Lyons Published on the 12th of December 2022
Diablo IV: 4 Reasons why it shows great promise on console
We've played the highly-anticipated game on PlayStation 5 and can't wait for more.
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight will give fans everything they want
It's time to take to the skies of Azeroth on the back of a dragon to save the world.
Text: Pablo Álvarez Published on the 1st of December 2022
The Great War: Western Front offers a challenging and realistic take on trench warfare
We've been hands-on with Petroglyph's RTS title, where we were tasked with winning a part of the battle of Passchendaele.
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Ben Lyons Published on the 29th of November 2022
Deliver Us Mars excels with suspense and atmosphere even if its climbing lacks
We've been on a mission to Mars in KeokeN Interactive's sci-fi adventure follow-up.
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Ben Lyons Published on the 23rd of November 2022
Jumplight Odyssey: A roguelite colony sim with inspiration from both FTL and Two Point
The team behind Armello has another project, alongside Solium Infernum coming up.
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Ben Lyons Published on the 17th of November 2022
Impressions: Warhammer 40,000: Warpforge is accessible, but hard to master
We bring you our early impressions of the demo of the new Warhammer 40,000 card game.
Text: Eduardo Corrochano Published on the 6th of November 2022
Stranded: Alien Dawn holds promise but is held back by unfriendly survival systems
We've been hands-on with the new survival colony sim game Stranded: Alien Dawn, and for fans of the genre it looks set to be a visually gorgeous move forward.
Text: Samuel Lakin Published on the 28th of October 2022
Impressions: The Callisto Protocol feels like my first time with Resident Evil 4
My hands are still shaky and sweaty as I write this, as it was intense and I died gruesomely many times, but I absolutely loved every minute of it.
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 Published on the 24th of October 2022
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.
Pokémon Scarlet/Violet is a welcome step up for the beloved series
We've been hands-on with the next generation of Game Freak's iconic RPG series, and we're impressed with what we saw.
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Ben Lyons Published on the 21st of October 2022
Five hours in and God of War: Ragnarök is already stellar
Another Game of the Year contender enters the mix.
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Ben Lyons Published on the 21st of October 2022
The Dead Space Remake makes a great survival horror game even better
We've played the opening three chapters of the game as part of a trip to EA's London offices.
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Ben Lyons Published on the 14th of October 2022
Bayonetta 3: PlatinumGames' iconic witch is back and more destructive than ever
With launch coming soon, we've already been hands-on with a bunch of the long-awaited threequel.
Better than actual roller coasters? We've played Park Beyond at Europa-Park
Recently we travelled to the German city of Rust to play the upcoming theme park game Park Beyond and compare it with the real deal.
