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A boxy green cubey enemy attacks Remi in Hell is Us

With "multi-map spanning secrets" and "phantasmagorical" horrors, Hell is Us wages a brutal civil war that already has me on edge

By Oscar Taylor-Kent published

Hands-on Hands-on | Hell is Us shapes up to be a unique action adventure thanks to its dedication to compass navigation as much as tricky combat

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Key art for Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD Remake showing two heroes looking out across a grass field and snowy plain, from the PlayStation Store

Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake makes me feel like I'm sipping on warm cocoa, minimal meddling keeping these oldies golden

By Tom Regan published

Hands-on Hands-on | Slaying slimes and becoming the dragon warrior in Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake

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A Hiss is on fire thanks to a teapot power in FBC: Firebreak

Control's co-op shooter spin-off FBC: Firebreak finally hooked me thanks to a fire-spewing teapot upgrade and an evil gnome

By Oscar Taylor-Kent published

Hands-on Hands-on | FBC: Firebreak took a while to win me over, but I'm itching to jump back into the fray with my paranormal office artifacts

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Nora Vasconellos grabs some air in the College stage in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4's new levels impress me as much as the rebuilt classics: "This needs to feel like we found this on a hard drive for THPS4 and we revitalized it"

By Jesse Vitelli published

Hands-on Hands-on | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 makes me feel young again, and plenty of new additions make Iron Galaxy's loving restoration even more exciting

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Helldivers 2 miniatures, dice, tiles, and components on a wooden table

Helldivers 2: The Board Game is a mighty fine cup of liber-tea, and I can't wait to play more

By Benjamin Abbott published

Preview From initial impressions, the new Helldivers 2 board game is just as brutal and brilliant as its inspiration

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Mejiro McQueen is neck and neck with a rival horse girl in Umamusume: Pretty Derby

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

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A big enemy with a fleshy orb in Mycopunk fires lasers from its spindly tentacles as it walks around on metal legs

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

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Aran holds a huge sword aloft, mouth open in a battle cry in the promotional key art for Blades of Fire used as the header on storefronts

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

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Star Wars: Beyond Victory - A Mixed Reality Playset artwork

"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

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in Monster Train 2

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

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