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Final Weapon takes an early look at Echoes of Aincrad, the latest Sword Art Online RPG from Bandai Namco, in this exclusive preview.
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View as a gridWhere Winds Meet: Imperial Palace Expansion Preview - Pursuing the Truth Beneath Stone
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Since its release in November 2025, Where Winds Meet has quickly grown beyond its opening region, expanding its ancient Chinese mythos through a wuxia retelling of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. One day before the game's mobile launch, NetEase revealed a new trailer for The Game Awards 2025, recapping Qinghe's storyline and teasing [...]
Thick As Thieves Review - A Stealthy Retreat Held Back by the Shadows
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Looking Glass Studios released Thief: The Dark Project, revolutionizing stealth gameplay in the nineties. Its unique approach inspired a multitude of franchises while the series remained dormant. This is in parallel with the advent of OtherSide Entertainment, as it's composed of those who shepherded PC gaming toward innovation.
Directive 8020 Review - Achieving Unknown Ambitions through Blinding Lights
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After the release of Until Dawn, there were doubts about whether Supermassive Games would recapture its sudden success with The Dark Pictures. The anthology series would focus on shorter stories and shorter release schedules, but would feel rushed or underdeveloped. With this in mind, the series would take a brief hiatus after the release of [...]
Directive 8020 Preview - An Ambitious Departure
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Supermassive Games has spent the last few years focusing on The Dark Pictures anthology. An exploration of the pulp horror anthology stories in the form of shorter games with branching paths. Each game received varying degrees of reception across all areas, bringing many needed criticisms and feedback.
Tides of Tomorrow Review - A Beautiful Journey Through a Plastic Beach
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Yoan Fanise released Valiant Hearts: The Great War in 2014 to great acclaim, providing a thought-provoking WWI story. Following that success, he left Ubisoft to found DigixArt, and over the next decade, the studio released several new titles. It was during the development of Road 96 that they experimented with a procedurally generated world shaped [...]
High On Life 2 Review - High Octane Adventure with Broken Results
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High On Life 2 sharpens numerous aspects of the series to much success, with great moment-to-moment gameplay and content to discover.
Total War: Warhammer III - Tides of Torment DLC Review - The Seas Part for Chaos Alone
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Total War: Warhammer III - Tides of Torment has a lot to offer, and we break down whether or not its worth your money and time.
NeverAwake FLASHBACK Review - The Nightmare Returns
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When Neotro released NeverAwake in 2022, the horrors of navigating a child's subconscious were explored in a unique twin-stick shooter. Blending Tim Burton's inspired monsters, traversing unique boss encounters, and featuring an engaging overarching narrative. It took bold risks within the subject matter and alternating routes that provide a distinct perspective.
Goat Simulator 3 - Baadlands: Fury Road Preview - Beyond the Hooferdome
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Spawning from an April Fools' Joke, Goat Simulator 3 was the long-awaited sequel so bold it even skipped over a number. Coffee Stain North expanded the sandbox to new heights by allowing four-player co-op and further expanding with the release of the first expansion, Multiverse of Nonsense.
Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy Impressions - Modern Ghosts with Modern Concerns
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Dissidia Final Fantasy is a genuine pipe dream, a what-if all-star fighting game featuring beloved Final Fantasy characters. Its impact is strongly felt as the art direction from Tetsuya Nomura modernized many characters that came before the franchise's 3D entries. Additionally, these designs became the standard interpretation for subsequent spin-offs.
Lumines Arise Review - A Melodic Return to Form
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The launch of the PlayStation Portable featured a strong lineup of titles from popular franchises and new games such as Lumines: Puzzle Fusion. The subtitle provides a direct description of its music-based puzzle game that involves building squares and listening to music. It became a runaway success, spawning sequels and ports onto other platforms; however, [...]
Painkiller Review - Running Through Hell and Back
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At the turn of the decade, dormant niche franchises, particularly in the first-person shooter genre, experienced revivals following the release of Wolfenstein: The New Order in 2014. From a franchise that first put Polish development on the map, 3D Realms, in collaboration with Saber Interactive and Anshar Studios, decided to reimagine Painkiller in a modern [...]
Lumines Arise Preview - A Synesthetic Experience In the Making
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Lumines has been lauded as one of the PSP's killer apps, thanks to its unique blend of puzzle gameplay matched with rhythm-based music. Enhance further explored different ways to integrate puzzles and music into one euphoric experience. With the release of Tetris Effect: Connected, it seemed a natural conclusion to return to this franchise with [...]
Battlefield 6 Open Beta Impressions - A Promising Return
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Battefield 6 is looking like a strong return to form, if the Open Beta is anything to go by.
Painkiller Preview - Purgatory Has A Set Of Fresh Faces
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Announced at the Future Games Showcase: Spring Edition, Painkiller is a new entry in the cult classic shooter franchise. Anshar Studios aims to reimagine Painkiller, as it hasn't seen a proper new release since the 2012 expansion, Recurring Evil. Similar to its predecessor, this follows a new group of characters and a story with a [...]
Rainbow Cotton Review - Charming Yet Frustratingly Clunky
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Rainbow Cotton is now available worldwide on modern platforms, and we've got a review detailing all you need to know.
Embers of the Uncrowned Preview - A Dynasty Left in Cinders
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It's well documented that NEXON has dominated the MMO market throughout the decades. Spawning beloved franchises with simple worlds, along with exploring different genres altogether. Finding success in multiple spaces, NEXON's grip is unrivaled through games like Maple Story, Blue Protocol, and Arc Raiders. Another game to add to their ever-growing portfolio is Embers of [...]