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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

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The Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound key art without the logo, showing Kenji and Kumori jumpin in front of skyscrapers, with the full moon behind them

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

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A squad of runners huddle together against a clinically stark white background, their gear dotted with color - in the Marathon key art

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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Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour is a baffling, fascinating toy that still makes no sense to me

By Rollin Bishop published

Preview Hands-on | I played Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour maybe more than any other Nintendo Switch 2 game and yet…

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Holding the Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Switch 2 hands-on: Four hours with the console has me convinced this is the refresh Nintendo needs

By Sam Loveridge last updated

Hands-on Preview | After four hours with the Switch 2 and its new games, this feels like a true evolution

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Princess Peach on bike with Mario and Bowser on track in backdrop.

Mario Kart World gets my gold medal thanks to the thrilling 24-player Knockout Tour, and I can't wait for another lap

By Rollin Bishop last updated

Preview Hands-on | Mario Kart World might truly be the system seller Nintendo Switch 2 needs

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Key art for Den of Wolves showing a squad of four wolves with unique masks

My first Den of Wolves heist, from Payday's creators, has me dropping plasma shields and brain-diving with teammates to steal minds: "We've been refining this formula for over 20 years now"

By Tom Regan published

Hands-on Hands-on | Den of Wolves takes the co-op heister into the near future but "we're trying to anchor our sci-fi in reality"

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The Doom Slayer aims a super shotgun at a demonic enemy with an inverted cross helmet in Doom: The Dark Ages, in a Big Preview frame

I didn't expect to say it, but Doom: The Dark Ages adding a shield and a parry somehow makes it feel more Doom than ever

By Oscar Taylor-Kent published

Hands-on Hands-on | Three hours with Doom: The Dark Ages is enough to convince me these less-than-obvious additions to the series are incredibly creative, and simply superb fun

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Revenge of the Savage Planet

Revenge of the Savage Planet is a refreshingly colorful and light-hearted co-op throwback to the carefree action platformers of the noughties

By Tom Regan published

Hands-on "It was really validating for us when we saw those games": Revenge of the Savage Planet promises to be our next co-op favorite after Split Fiction

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Alsynes attacks an enemy with a laser halberd in Mecha Break's Mashmak mode

"For mechas, this will be a breakthrough": Mecha Break impresses across its chaotic 6v6 action and revamped Mashmak extraction mode

By Eric Van Allen published

Hands-on Real steel – Mecha Break feels tailor-made for the mecha sickos

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