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I walked an hour in the rain to play horse girl gacha game Umamusume: Pretty Derby at the actual Kentucky Derby
By Rollin Bishop published
Feature Hands-on | I didn't see any actual horses race despite my proximity but I raced plenty of Umamusume

I had fun blasting fungus limbs in Mycopunk, Devolver Digital's co-op shooter, but it'll take a lot to lure me away from Deep Rock Galactic
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Hands-on Hands-on | Devolver Digital's new co-op shooter, Mycopunk, has fun and unique sci-fi blasting ideas, but it needs to offer a lot to win me over from its competition

After 3 hours, I'm impressed by how Blades of Fire smelts Dark Souls and Monster Hunter together to forge high-impact action into twisted new shapes
By Abbie Stone published
Hands-on Hands-on | Three hours with MercurySteam's followup to the superb Metroid Dread – Blades of Fire is a soulslike strengthened in the fires of fun ideas

"What's happened to Sebulba, what has he been through?": At Star Wars Celebration, I exploded a podracer and talked to Star Wars: Beyond Victory's director about bringing back the prequels legend
By Molly Edwards published
Hands-on I got to be one of the first people to try Star Wars: Beyond Victory – A Mixed Reality Playset and podraced my heart out: This is where the fun begins

They let me play Monster Train 2 early, and now I need to apologize to my family
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Hands-on Hands-on | Small, wonderful tweaks and additions make Monster Train 2 feel like a whole new roguelike to master

I was a Drag x Drive skeptic, but playing the Nintendo Switch 2's wheelchair basketball game using two Joy-Con as mice made me a believer
By Rollin Bishop published
Preview Hands-on | If Drag x Drive is a proof of concept for the Switch 2, it certainly proves the concept

37 years later, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound finally makes me appreciate the series' 2D era – this is a must-play for modern fans
By Scott McCrae published
Hands-on Hands-on | With incredibly slick platforming action, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound balances on the knife's edge between retro throwback and modern action

After playing Marathon for 8 hours, I don't think Bungie's extraction shooter will be the next Helldivers 2 hit, but I don’t think it will be the next Concord bust either
By Austin Wood published
Hands-on Hands-on | Marathon might be the most polished extraction shooter yet
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