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Star Wars: Galactic Racer Review Roundup: Metacritic Sits at 88 as Critics Praise the Racing and Argue Over the Rest
Star Wars: Galactic Racer launches at 88 on Metacritic, with critics praising the racing feel and roguelite campaign while pushing back on track variety and podracing.
Gears of War: E-Day Review Roundup: Metacritic Sits at 87, Critics Split Over the Story and Pacing
Gears of War: E-Day sits at 87 on Metacritic, with critics praising its combat and movement while splitting on story, pacing and repetition.
Ghost of Yōtei: Complete Edition Review Roundup: Echoes of Sekigahara Earns Its Return, Most Wanted Divides
Ghost of Yōtei: Complete Edition sits at 85 on Metacritic, with critics backing the Echoes of Sekigahara story expansion and splitting on Most Wanted.
End of Abyss Review Roundup: A Stylish Tarsier-Veteran Debut That Critics Can't Agree On
End of Abyss sits at 76 on Metacritic, with critics praising its mood and visuals while split over its map, backtracking, bugs and combat.
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Review Roundup: The Series' Return Lands Mighty on OpenCritic
The first mainline Ace Combat in seven years lands to strong reviews, with critics flagging one consistent issue: pacing.
Silent Hill: Townfall Review Roundup: Great Atmosphere, One Big Stealth Problem
Silent Hill: Townfall landed at 81 on Metacritic, with critics praising its dread and nearly all flagging the same stealth complaint.
Control Resonant Review Roundup: Positive, but Eurogamer Isn't Sold
Control Resonant lands at 83 on Metacritic, with critics praising its combat overhaul but split on whether leaving the Oldest House was worth it.
Minecraft Dungeons II Review Roundup: A Safer, More Polished Sequel
Minecraft Dungeons II launched today to positive-but-mixed reviews, praised for its new mechanics but knocked for a short, aimless campaign.
CDPR's Witcher 3 Remastered Comparison Video Sparked a Backlash Right Before Launch
A CDPR gameplay comparison meant to sell the remaster instead had fans saying it looked worse than the 2015 original.
Gears of War: E-Day's Story Director Got Laid Off Right After the Game Went Gold
Juan Vaca helped finish Gears of War: E-Day's story, then lost his job at The Coalition days later in Xbox's second 2026 layoff wave.
Rockstar's $400 GTA VI Collector's Edition Doesn't Include the Game, and Fans Are Furious
Rockstar's $400 Vice City Collection ships with an alligator figure, sunglasses, and a shot glass — but not GTA VI itself.
Xbox Just Handed Halo to Activision — and That's the Smaller Story
268 more Xbox layoffs came with Halo moving to Activision, Rare and World's Edge following it, Obsidian going to Bethesda, and Playground merging with Turn 10.
Dune: Awakening Console Review Roundup: A Survival MMO Finally Lets You Play Alone
Funcom's survival MMO lands on PS5 and Xbox with a full single-player mode, and early console reviews think the port actually holds up.
Bungie Reverses Course, Says It's 'Not Done With Destiny' — Unsealing the Vault After Months of Backlash
Bungie will restore vaulted Destiny 2 content and recommit to the franchise, months after ending development and laying off nearly 300 staff.
Persona 4 Revival Hands-On: TGS 2026's Demo and the Naoto Trailer That Completed the Party
TGS 2026 put a playable Persona 4 Revival demo on the floor and revealed Naoto Shirogane as the last confirmed Investigation Team member.
Lollipop Chainsaw Is Back: The Sequel, the Movie, and the Anime, All Confirmed at TGS 2026
Dragami Games revealed Lollipop Chainsaw 2 Back2Back for PS5 in 2027, days after a live-action movie and an anime were also confirmed at TGS.
Kirby and the World Beyond Ditches Levels for a Full Open World — Everything Shown in the Reveal
Nintendo revealed Kirby and the World Beyond, the series' first open-world entry, launching Spring 2027 for the franchise's 35th anniversary.
Trails from Zero and Trails to Azure Hit Switch 2 and PS5 — Worth Double-Dipping?
Falcom's Crossbell duology gets enhanced Switch 2 and PS5 ports, but reviewers agree the lack of an upgrade path is a real problem.
WARDOGS Hit #1 on Steam Within Days — Then Its CEO Defended Crunch and Screening Job Applicants' Tweets
WARDOGS topped Steam's charts in its first week, then its CEO defended mandatory crunch and screening applicants' anti-crunch tweets.
StarCraft Is Becoming an Open-World Shooter — Blizzard's Third Try at Breaking the Franchise's Own Mold
Blizzard's new mainline StarCraft game ditches real-time strategy entirely for an open-world, third-person shooter landing Spring 2030.
Diablo V Is Real — And Sanctuary Has Already Fallen
BlizzCon 2026 revealed Diablo V, a sequel where Sanctuary has already fallen, introducing the Heir to Westmarch and a new Plague Knight class.
RuneScape: Dragonwilds Hits 1.0 Today With Its First Raid, Consoles, and a Dragon Queen Boss Fight
Dragonwilds exits Early Access today with consoles, crossplay, its first raid, and a five-headed dragon boss fight — all at the same $29.99 price.
Metroid Ravenous Wants Samus to Feed on Enemies to Survive — And Scalpers Already Smell Blood
Nintendo revealed Metroid Ravenous with a franchise-first drain-life mechanic, and its $120 Special Edition is already reselling for $250-plus.
Hideo Kojima's PHYSINT Leaves PlayStation for Xbox, Ending a 25-Year Relationship
Sony canceled its publishing deal on Kojima's PHYSINT, and Xbox Game Studios is stepping in — closing a 25-year PlayStation chapter.
Marvel's Wolverine Review Roundup: Insomniac's Lowest-Scoring Marvel Game Yet
Marvel's Wolverine launched to a genuinely split reception, landing well below Insomniac's Spider-Man games on aggregate review scores.
NBA 2K27 Review Roundup: The Best This Series Has Played in Years, Undercut by the Grind
NBA 2K27 rebuilds dribbling and defense from scratch and adds a genuinely great historic-era mode, but VC pressure still drags it down.
Control Resonant Preview: What to Expect From Remedy's Sequel
Control Resonant drops the shooter for melee action and swaps Jesse Faden for her brother Dylan when it launches September 24.
Ghost of Yōtei: Complete Edition Brings Back Jin Sakai for a New Roguelike Mode
Ghost of Yōtei's October 1 Complete Edition adds a new story expansion, a roguelike bounty mode, and a playable Jin Sakai.
Borderlands 4's September Content Wave: Loveless, FL4K's Story Pack, and a Level Cap Raise
Borderlands 4 gets a fifth Vault Hunter, a FL4K-focused story expansion, a free level-cap raise, and a new bounty pack, all on the same day.
Valheim 1.0 Review Roundup: Deep North Closes Out 5.5 Years of Early Access
Valheim exits Early Access after five and a half years with the Deep North biome, a console debut, and a price hike — and critics are largely thrilled.
Life is Strange Studio Don't Nod Warns It Might Not Survive Past January 2027
Don't Nod says it may cut up to 90 jobs and warns of a going-concern risk after Tencent pulled back support and Aphelion flopped.
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Reveals a New Hunter Named Rose — Not a Belmont, Yet
Konami's Press Start 2026 showcase revealed Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, a new entry starring a non-Belmont hunter named Rose, out October 15.
Mewgenics Finally Hits Consoles Today — Was the 13-Year Wait Worth It?
Edmund McMillen's cat-breeding tactics roguelite lands on PS5, Xbox, and Switch 2 today, seven months after a chaotic PC launch.
The Blood of Dawnwalker Review Roundup: Rebel Wolves' Debut Vampire RPG Is Divisive, Not Disastrous
Rebel Wolves' debut vampire RPG splits critics between its writing and its repetitive combat, but sold a million copies anyway.
Marvel's Wolverine Preview: Inside the Rage System That's Replacing Health Regen
Ahead of its September 15 launch, hands-on previews of Marvel's Wolverine detail a rage-fueled combat loop and a story built around Team X.
Onimusha: Way of the Sword Review Roundup: Capcom Revives a Dormant Franchise After 20 Years
Capcom's first mainline Onimusha in two decades lands strong reviews, with critics praising its boss fights over its combat purity.
Xbox Gutted Its Studio Lineup — Here's Where Arkane Lyon and Marvel's Blade Actually Stand
Microsoft cut roughly 3,200 Xbox jobs and put five studios up for sale — and Arkane Lyon's fate, along with Marvel's Blade, is still unresolved.
Serious Sam Turns 25 With Shatterverse, a Co-op Multiverse Roguelite
Behaviour Interactive's Serious Sam: Shatterverse launches August 31 with multiple alternate-timeline Sams and wave-based co-op roguelite runs.
Mortal Shell II Review Roundup: Cold Symmetry's Soulslike Sequel Ditches the Stiffness for an Open World
Cold Symmetry's sequel trades linear corridors for an open world, and critics say the combat finally feels right.
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Review: Critics Are Sold, PC Players Are Still Waiting for a Smooth Launch
Arc System Works built one of the year's best-reviewed fighters, but its PC port is still limping through stutter and stability fixes.
Brigandine Abyss Review Roundup: The Cult SRPG Revival Critics Call Good, Not Great
Brigandine Abyss revives the PS1-era strategy RPG cult classic, and critics say it's solid, imbalanced, and oddly repetitive.
The Witcher 3 Remastered Is Coming Free September 29 — Here's Everything Changing
CD Projekt Red's free Witcher 3 remaster lands September 29, alongside a first look at the paid Songs of the Past expansion.
Silent Hill: Townfall's Gamescom Trailer Was Almost 20 Minutes Long — Here's What It Showed
Konami's Gamescom slot for Silent Hill: Townfall ran nearly 20 minutes, and it used the time to show cast, setting, and real gameplay.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy Review Roundup — Asobo Ditches the Rats for Arkham-Style Combat
Asobo's Plague Tale prequel swaps rat swarms for sword combat, and reviewers are split on whether that trade pays off.
Metro 2039 Is Ditching Artyom for a New Protagonist — Here's What Else Changed
4A Games' Renegade trailer confirms Metro 2039 drops Artyom for a new hero and reshapes the Metro's factions under a single regime.
Gears of War: E-Day's New Trailer Shows the Story Before the Locust Emerged
A Gamescom 2026 trailer gives the first real look at Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago's story on the day the Locust Horde surfaced.
Gamescom Awards 2026: Every Winner
CD Projekt Red, SEGA, and Onimusha: Way of the Sword each took home multiple trophies at the Gamescom Awards 2026.
Gamescom 2026: Every Major Announcement Worth Knowing About
From Gears of War: E-Day to the Gamescom Awards, here's a rundown of everything that actually mattered from Gamescom 2026.
Final Fantasy VII Revelation's New Trailer Is All About the Weapons — Here's What That Means
Square Enix's Gamescom trailer for Final Fantasy VII Revelation centers on the Weapons superbosses, and confirms the Remake trilogy's finale.
Exodus Finally Has a Release Date — And It's Looking Like the Mass Effect Successor Fans Wanted
Archetype Entertainment confirmed Exodus launches April 7, 2027, with a trailer built around a mech-piloting octopus companion named Salt.
Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition Switch 2 Review Roundup — Is the $80 Port Worth It?
Elden Ring finally runs on Nintendo hardware, and critics are split on whether the Switch 2 port's compromises are worth it.
Modern Warfare 4's Open Beta: Is This Call of Duty's Course Correction?
Modern Warfare 4's open beta ditches omnimovement and Warzone-reused maps, and early hands-on impressions suggest it's actually working.
GTA VI: Who Is Lucia Caminos?
Everything confirmed and rumored about Lucia Caminos, GTA VI's co-lead and the series' first fully voiced female protagonist.
GTA VI: Who Is Jason Duval?
Everything confirmed and merely rumored about Jason Duval, one of GTA VI's two playable leads alongside Lucia Caminos.
Rockstar Gave YouTubers an Early Look at GTA VI North — Here's What They Said
Four content creators visited Rockstar North in July for a hands-off GTA VI preview, under embargo until after the Extended Look aired.
GTA VI Leaks and Rumors: The Complete Timeline
From a 2018 codename rumor to this week's Extended Look, here's every leak, tease, and confirmation that shaped GTA VI's road to release.
GTA VI: Everything We Know After the Extended Look
Rockstar's roughly 27-minute Extended Look confirmed the November 19 date and detailed Leonida, Jason, Lucia, and the new Wanted system.
Star Wars Zero Company Review: XCOM's Ghosts Finally Found Their Perfect War
Bit Reactor's debut nails XCOM-style tactics in the Clone Wars, but launch reviews say the story can't keep pace with the combat.
Beast of Reincarnation Review: A Rocky Launch and an Unusually Candid Apology
Game Freak's first major non-Pokémon RPG landed to mixed reviews, and its director publicly apologized for the rough edges.
Hollow Knight: Silksong's Sea of Sorrow Expansion Is Free — Here's What We Actually Know
Team Cherry's free Sea of Sorrow expansion is confirmed for 2026, but the exact release date, and most of its content, still isn't.
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 Review — MGS4 Finally Escapes the PS3
Metal Gear Solid 4 leaves PlayStation 3 for the first time in nearly two decades, and the collection around it mostly earns the wait.
Star Wars Zero Company Preview: XCOM's Team Built a Clone Wars Tactics Game
Bit Reactor's ex-Firaxis team brings XCOM-style tactics to the Clone Wars era, and early hands-on previews are calling it polished and charming.
The GTA VI Hack Story Is Actually Two Different Hacks — Here's What's Confirmed
A protest hacker called CyberLeek is leaking GTA VI footage over anti-consumer demands, and it's not the same incident as April's ransom hack.
Shadow of the Erdtree: What the DLC Actually Changes About Elden Ring's Story
The expansion isn't just more content — it recontextualizes Miquella, Marika, and the entire Golden Order.