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Bloody Action | The First Berserker Khazan review: a love letter to going all-out, bold action, and re-using bosses
My love for you is like a truck, Berserker.
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Got T’ Go Fast | Atomfall review: a seriously swift survivalist scramble through a scenic section of Sadness Island
You might be done with it a lot quicker than you'd anticipate, but while it’s got you, Atomfall is a decently good time.
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Eye of the Iga | Assassin’s Creed Shadows review: How Ubisoft learned to stop worrying and embrace imperfection
The biggest shake-up in the Assassin’s Creed formula since Black Flag, Shadows manages to simultaneously honour legacy and break new ground.
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Story of the Year | Split Fiction review: a breathtaking celebration of creative media that screams Game of the Year
Everything couch co-op fans want and more, Split Fiction is a smorgasbord of belly laughs and references to cult classic media that will likely make you cry.
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Be(a)st Wishes | Monster Hunter Wilds review: just might rocket Capcom’s worst-kept Seikret into the mainstream
A reduced-fat, flavourful, and fantastic realisation of the Monster Hunter formula, if you can stand to chew through some half-baked narrative choices.
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And A Bottle Of Sake | Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii review: a swashbuckling success with strange showering
RGG Studio’s latest spin-off somehow pulls off being both a great pirate game and a pretty damn good Yakuza game.
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PILLAR OF FIRE | Avowed review: the next great cult classic
Avowed is unlikely to be marked as a trailblazer, but everything it sets out to do it accomplishes with style and confidence. I expect to many it'll be regarded as a cult classic in years to come.
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It's Own League | Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 review: one of the most unique RPGs I've ever played
Other than the first Kingdom Come, I've not played a game quite like Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. This is a good thing.
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We Built This City | Civilization 7 review: the most bravely different Civ in decades, for better and worse
Whatever you think of Civ's new direction, one thing is for sure: it's a solid foundation for the future.
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Machine Learning | Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector review - an evocative, thrilling sci-fi sequel
A thrilling and reflective dice-driven RPG that continues to subvert modern sci-fi as we know it.
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Better Meta | Honkai Star Rail 3.0 review: Horrible history and smart battle changes make this the strongest HSR update yet
A more thoughtful story and a fair new meta give HSR 3.0 a strong identity
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Rule of Thirds | Dynasty Warriors Origins review: 2025 has its first great action game
A perfect jumping-on point, and an excuse to play the year's first great action game.
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A Perfect Circle | Indiana Jones and the Great Circle review: an acquired taste, but a barnstorming classic
The best thing I can say about Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is that I know I’m going to be thinking about this for a long time yet.
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Get out of here! | Stalker 2 review: an excellent work of struggle and loneliness, even if it is plagued by bugs
In spite of its flaws, Stalker 2 is a brilliant game made under extenuating circumstances.
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Twin Mirror | Life is Strange: Double Exposure review - the most satisfyingly speculative, but least intimate, entry into the franchise yet
Max Caulfield returns to headline a follow-up that hints at an exciting new direction for the series — but doesn't quite manage to answer all of its own questions.
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Nailed It | Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 review - franchise-high thrills in a near-perfect blend of old and new
Back in black, for realsies this time.
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Rook & a Hard Place | Dragon Age The Veilguard review: a competent, compelling RPG that's less than the sum of its parts
Many of Veilguard's best ideas feel like they struggle to get out of first gear, and those that do find it harder still to make it to third.
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Lost Memories | Fear the Spotlight review: Blumhouse Games’ ghost story debut is a promising start
Blumhouse Games’ publishing debut, Fear the Spotlight, is a perfectly enjoyable time delving into the psychological after-effects of a seance gone wrong.
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5 O'Clock Shadow | Sonic X Shadow Generations review: one of Sonic’s modern classics well-refined, with a strong (but short) new campaign
Sonic Generations remains one of the hedgehog’s better outings in this remaster, but the best of this release is the all-new story starring Shadow.
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Schrödinger's Cut | Until Dawn review: a last-gen stand-out rescued from the jaws of oblivion
Ballistic Moon's second pass at Until Dawn is more than a remaster yet not wholly a remake — but most importantly, it definitively preserves one of the best modern adventure games with only a few compromises.
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The Drink | Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero review: as meaningful a send-up to the source material as one could hope for
A sweet drink that'll quench the thirst of any and all Dragon Ball fans.
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Is This Just Fantasy | Metaphor Refantazio review: moreish, subversive RPG excellence that’s fit for a king
The most inventive and peculiar RPG in recent years, Metaphor Refantazio plays like a ‘Greatest Hits of Atlus’ - with new ideas thrown in for good measure.
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It Exists | Starfield Shattered Space review - Almost
The first major expansion for Bethesda’s big space baby isn’t terrible by any means, but it still just feels like more Starfield, for all that that entails.
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Not A Load of Balls | EA Sports FC 25 Review - gameplay over gimmicks makes for a season to remember
There’s a lot that EA Sports FC 25 does which isn’t iterative - and that, actually, is a good thing.
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This Town... | Silent Hill 2 review - Bloober Team's remake will blow your mind
That Silent Hill 2-shaped hole in your heart? It’s gone now, with Bloober Team’s faithful and outright terrifying remake.
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Not So Pure Magic | Reynatis review - an imperfect, but fascinating, reality based on a fantasy
This one's for the shorter games with worse graphics crowd.
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Hunting For Glory | Golden Lap review: A love letter to racing’s past with near-immaculate vibes
Managing your team through an F1 golden era dripping with glamour, danger, and plain old oil is an almost meditative experience at times.
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No-Follow Link | Zelda Echoes of Wisdom review: Cozy open world provides the perfect Switch sign-off
A colourful, accessible epic that pushes its console to the limit, and a perfect would-be swansong for Nintendo's little hybrid miracle.
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FANTASTIC | Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster review - A masterclass that turns an Xbox 360 classic into a 2024 game of the year contender
One of the best Capcom games from the 7th generation of consoles has been brought back better than ever.
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Hollow Nights | Hollowbody review - A thrilling PSX-style experience that remixes the classic survival horror formula
A new and refreshing take on the survival horror genre that pays homage to various cult classics.
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It’s LeBigggg | NBA 2K25 review: A 7-foot 6, 300-pound center that’s plenty skilled, but still a bit turnover-prone
2K’s basketball behemoths have long felt like a pretty strong package, but this year isn’t a wholly authoritative slam dunk for reasons beyond VC.
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Astrolutely Botiful | Astro Bot review: A perfect little platformer that only really cares about fun
A tonic to the semi-slog modern triple-A gaming occasionally becomes, and a proper genre classic.
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Once In A Bad Moon | Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 review - Maybe the most faithful Warhammer video game adaptation of all time
Space Marine 2 is one of the best Warhammer games ever released, and one of the most dangerous gateway drugs to plastic crack I've ever seen.
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MOVIE MAGIC | The Casting of Frank Stone review: A worthy expansion of Dead by Daylight’s lore that celebrates all things horror
The Casting of Frank Stone exhibits a real passion for the genre, and fans of both Behaviour Interactive and Supermassive Games are in for a real treat.
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Collision Course | Concord review: PlayStation's live-service experiment is just 'shooter design by committee'
PlayStation’s big hero shooter bet isn’t a disaster, but it’s hard to justify picking it over its relatives.
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HUTT PROPERTY | Star Wars Outlaws Review: a tale of thieves that's full of borrowed mechanics
Only Ubisoft could have pulled off this dense, moreish romp through the grubbier side of the galaxy.
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We’re Still 9-8 | Madden NFL 25 review: Boom and Bust
In some ways, Madden 25 is a step forward from its predecessor, in others, it’s stuck at the line of scrimmage.
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Spooks In The Sludge | Dredge: The Iron Rig review: A solid reason to reel yourself back into spooky fishing
The Lovecraftian trawling adventure’s second major expansion is good fun, if a bit anticlimactic story-wise.
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Radshrew Vegas | Fallout: London review - beneath Blighty’s bugs lies something brilliant
Team FOLON’s gargantuan achievement is, at current, the best of times and the blurst of times.
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Less Crap, More Trap | Borderlands review: You won't find a better movie to make yourself miserable this year
You're better off watching someone's Let's Play on YouTube.
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Moving On | Closer the Distance review: A bittersweet tale of a town in mourning that's as sincere as it is refreshing
Closer the Distance is a unique and touching story told in the style of The Sims, where you decide what happens.
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Diver Down | Thalassa: Edge of The Abyss review: Joining the dots to pull yourself out of the depths
Sarepta Studio’s latest work is all about diving deep to unearth the truth behind tragedy.
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High Tech | Vitrix Pro Fightstick review: You'll have to drag my dead body back to the PS5 pad
After a few weeks with Vitrix's latest stick, I don't think I ever want to go back.
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DANCE FLOORED | Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess review – Capcom once again dances to its own tune, and puts on a gorgeous show
An intriguing action strategy from Capcom, that blends action with tower defense to pleasing results.
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WIDOWS AND BAIRNS | Still Wakes the Deep review: This is perfect Game Pass fodder - great but flawed, perfectly paced, and exactly the right length.
This six-hour disaster movie keeps the tension up, but it has entirely the wrong focus.
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Graceful Expansion | Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree review: A terrifying trove of everything FromSoftware has to offer - lag, lore and lions
Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC brings a huge, dense new area to get lost in - and you will get lost...
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Proper Fiendish | Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance review: I say this in the nicest possible way – this game reminds me of a PS2 RPG
Look, if you’ve got even a passing interest in Persona or Atlus games, give this a go; it’s an old-school, demon-fuelled romp through hell in all the best ways.
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PAPER CRAFT | Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door review: a worthy new version of a must-play classic
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door is a richly-deserved, lovingly-crafted redo of a classic.
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THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS | Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 review – it’s the intrusive thought that counts
Ninja Theory’s graphical tour de force is marred by one-note action and narrative arrhythmia, but by God is it a treat for the eyes and ears.
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STRIKE! | Die by the Blade review: A homage to Bushido Blade and Deadliest Warrior that doesn't quite strike true
The game harkens back to fighting games of the past, but lacks the punch to reach the same level.