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A SWAT team full of wizards makes for a brilliant mash-up of strategy game ideas that also happens to fix one of my biggest gripes with XCOM 2

I felt like Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered didn't need to exist – but its $10 price tag is incredible value for an upgrade that's far more than a fresh coat of paint

I've got high hopes for this League of Legends and Overwatch-fueled Steam Next Fest hit, but I'm worried history will repeat itself

With The Elder Scrolls 6 and Fallout 5 still on the distant horizon, Bethesda's plans for Starfield to join its "big 3" seem like a pipe dream

After Redfall and Suicide Squad, Concord's failure must be the nail in the coffin for the industry's failed live-service gold rush

Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom prepares us for the world after Tears of the Kingdom, but lets its hero down in the process

How Destiny 2's narrative team wrangled 10 years of lore into a perfect finale with The Final Shape: "Magic has been so important to this franchise"

11 years in Early Access has turned Project Zomboid into the ultimate survival sim, but I think the best is yet to come

I've found my strategy soulmate in Cataclismo, the new Starcraft-Lego mashup that proves defending is way more fun than attacking

Hello Kitty Island Adventure is taking up Animal Crossing's mantle, but that's tougher than you'd think: "we've almost gotten to the point where cozy games are overused"

Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance is a pick and mix of my favorite JRPG elements, and I can't believe it's taken me this long to get into the series

FromSoftware's next game should be full-on horror - and one sequence in Shadow of the Erdtree proves it

Hello Kitty Island Adventure's open-world twist on Animal Crossing: New Horizons was "really risky," but now its devs are preparing to fix its only negative feedback

I'm really good at Mario Kart, but this ultraviolent, freerunning alternative kicked my whole ass

The Plucky Squire is a charming, dimension-bending picturebook platformer that's going toe-to-toe with Mario's attempts to change up the genre

Beyond its A-list roster, Marvel Rivals' attempt to steal Overwatch's crown falls dramatically short

I went to war in Manor Lords all so my city-builder civilians could get a proper drink