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10 years later, Metal Gear Solid 5 remains a masterpiece that was never going to live up to its own hype
By Scott McCrae published
Opinion Opinion | Kept me waiting, but it was pretty good

Menace is an XCOM-Warhammer hybrid that makes turn-based strategy feel like an immersive sim, and for the first time in my life I'm playing a game that seems made for me
By Andrew Brown published
Preview Gamescom 2025 | From the publisher behind Manor Lords comes a long-awaited substitute for playing XCOM 2 over and over again

This Balatro-like take on Breakout trades a paddle for a revolver, and I've had a lot of fun combo'ing bullet configurations even if I wish this was more on target
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Now Playing Now Playing | Kill the Brickman is published by the Vampire Survivors studio, and has a similar moreish quality

I built a home and ran a business in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's next DLC, and the added role-playing guarantees I'll spend another 70 hours in my current game of the year
By Andrew Brown published
Preview Gamescom 2025 | Build a life in Kuttenberg with daily quests, a customizable house, and yet another misadventure for poor Henry

Hell Let Loose: Vietnam devs say their new shooter isn't a replacement for the OG World War 2 game, and don't want fans to "feel like we've abandoned them in any way"
By Catherine Lewis published
Preview Gamescom 2025 | Hell Let Loose: Vietnam is all about giving players what they've been asking for when it launches in 2026

We asked Obsidian about romance in The Outer Worlds 2, and now I'm a little hopeful the RPG may follow Avowed's example: "It truly does need to be something that's organic"
By Heather Wald published
Interview Interview | "If it [romance] naturally kind of came up as a thing, sure, maybe we could talk about that, but it wasn't a goal from the very beginning"

8 years on, Hollow Knight is still an extraordinary achievement – but can Silksong live up to the hype?
By Alex Spencer published
Opinion Feature | Revisiting the past as Silksong looms

Jurassic Park: Survival has quietly been 35 years in the making, and it's taking us back to where it all began
By Daniel Dockery published
Opinion Opinion | Going all-in on Jurassic Park's roots should excite fans new and old
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