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I'm already obsessed with Silent Hill f after 5 hours thanks to its incredible story and atmosphere, but I'm anxious about the parry-heavy combat

I spent 4 hours playing Battlefield 6 multiplayer and speaking with the creators, and here are my 10 biggest takeaways

EA Sports FC 26 has surprised me by forgoing a gimmicky selling point in favor of smarter, smaller tweaks: "Gameplay is always going to be the most important thing"

Madden 26 preview: Scott Hanson delivers ESPN NFL 2K5 half-time show vibes at long last

Donkey Kong Bananza is a destructive delight that's basically Super Mario Odyssey+, and I can't believe it wasn't a Switch 2 launch title

Sea of Remnants is an online pirate swashbuckler take on Honkai Star Rail that's had me rolling dice in turn-based duels and trading cannonfire with a gorilla

Poirot is inexplicably set in the disco-lit '70s in this new Steam Next Fest demo – and seeing the moustachioed detective strut his stuff might low-key slap

This Steam Next Fest demo mixes Journey with The Last Guardian, having me run through gorgeous fields with my fluffy herd

Batman Arkham combat is reimagined as a disco nightmare in this Steam Next Fest demo – and yes, you can already import your own songs

I struggle to learn board game rules, but this RPG tactics Steam Next Fest demo has shown me the power of digital versions to teach

You can play the RPG that inspired Undertale during Steam Next Fest and it even features the work of Toby Fox himself

What if Spot the Difference was evil? This bizarre Steam Next Fest demo has cursed me to keep replaying it, and I'm getting Five Nights at Freddy's vibes

I thought only needing two buttons would make this Steam Next Fest rhythm demo easier... I couldn't have been more wrong

Nioh 3 completely changes the formula, allowing me to transform from samurai to ninja with a single button press as I take on its 'masocore' world

Deadpool VR stars Neil Patrick Harris as the merc with a mouth, and its super slick combat has impressed me so far

Death Stranding 2 hands-on: An emphasis on combat and vehicles feels like an evolution of Metal Gear Solid 5, while continuing to push the first game's in-depth hiking physicality

RoboCop: Rogue City – Unfinished Business finally puts me in control of the series' iconic ED-209 bot, and it's as silly as it is violent: "Realism is not a part of RoboCop at all"