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"Stop trying to get us to make the next Fortnite or Destiny," says the dev of this odd reverse bullet hell tactics game
Interview Interview | Rami Ismail on tackling a unique blend of quickfire strategy with Australia Did It, coaching me through the "curiosity" at the heart of my hands-on
Yakuza Kiwami 3 review: "The meatiest brawling this crime thriller's tackled in years combines with its warmest story"
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Horizon's co-op game may be a shameless Monster Hunter-like, but it's enough to get me excited about a new PlayStation live service for once
Opinion Opinion | Horizon Hunters Gathering seems like a natural extension of this post-apocalyptic world, and looks fun enough to override the cynicism in my body
I'm on board with this retro throwback train-set detective game, which taught me to love menu-based sleuthing
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved is dedicated to sharing the developer's love of retro mysteries, and it's too charming to put down
Beast of Reincarnation's battles are about "the joyful dilemma of choice", building on Pokemon battle planning expertise
Interview Interview | Beast of Reincarnation's Kota Furushima tells me about combat, working together with your dog companion, and the post-apocalyptic journey that awaits
10 best Far Cry games of all-time, ranked
Best List From Far Cry Instincts to Far Cry 6, here's our definitive ranking of the best Far Cry games we've seen in Ubisoft's FPS series
This revenge quest romantasy left me murdered, devastated by a love triangle, and bewitched – I'm obsessed
Now Playing Now Playing | Searching for love, revenge, and intrigue in Mistonia's Hope: The Lost Delight, my latest otome obsession
I love Highguard's 2Fort-style sieges – when they actually happen
Now Playing Now Playing | Highguard can deliver some excellent firefights that come close to my favorite, tight FPS skirmishes – but it doesn't quite hang together yet
Big in 2026: The ultimate guide to the video games that will shape 2026 and beyond
2026 Preview Our annual new year preview returns to spotlight the 50 most anticipated upcoming video games, and the people developing them
007 First Light will do something no Bond game has done before – slow down: "Players might be surprised"
Exclusive Big in 2026 | "Being Bond [is] something that hasn't been explored before in video games": Interrogating 007 First Light's Martin Emborg and Andreas Krogh on how the Hitman developer is tackling the world's most iconic spy
10 Best Call of Duty Games of All-Time
Best List Here's how we rank the best Call of Duty games ever in 2026, from Black Ops 6 to Modern Warfare 2
On the Radar with Animal Crossing: New Horizons
On the Radar | Revisiting Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and Update 3.0 have us obsessed all over again
The Pokemon developer's new action RPG pits one woman and her dog against a "harsh and unforgiving" world
Exclusive Big in 2026 | Beast of Reincarnation's game director Kota Furushima talks building a new RPG world, and the power of canine companionship
The best Animal Crossing: New Horizons villagers have been our faves since day one
Best List Best List | Putting our paws together to celebrate our Animal Crossing faves
Should Resident Evil 5 remake come next? I forced my coworker to play co-op with me to investigate
Opinion Opinion | "Seven minutes is all I can spare to play with you"
Nioh 3 is already locked in as my favorite Soulslike of 2026, feeling like Team Ninja's response to Elden Ring with its open exploration and intense yokai clashes
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Six years later, the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch 2 and Update 3.0 have hooked me back into this cozy world thanks to these five fresh features
Best List Best List | Animal Crossing's big update across both Nintendo Switch consoles comes with some fantastic upgrades that give ample excuse to go back to the island
Time ticks on in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, whether I'm obsessed with playing or taking a break
Opinion On The Radar | Ask not for whom the Bells toll: Animal Crossing is a cozy game that's always been in the background of many players' lives, but it's not going to wait around for the perfect moment either
"We wanted to make something darker", Reanimal's devs tell me: Without "the safety net charm of Little Nightmares"
Exclusive Big in 2026 | Tarsier Studio's Andreas Johnsson and Dave Mervik on experiencing horror with a friend for Reanimal, bringing fans across from Little Nightmares, and personal terror
These devs are basically making their own Danganronpa that began as "100% a fan game"
Interview Interview | Selina Kibara, creative director of Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter, talks going from Danganronpa fan game to original murder mystery: "I would rather make something that's derivative than something that's disingenuous"
The best Persona games, ranked
Best List With Persona 3 Reload and Persona 5 Royal released, we rank the 12 best Persona games to see how the classics stack up
The Hundred Line's "Spiderverse"-inspired 100 endings might continue to grow, the Danganronpa creator tells me: "You'll end up with quite a Frankenstein's monster of a game in the end – but I absolutely have the ambition to make that"
Year in review Year in Review 2025 | Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi on The Hundred Line as a hyper ambitious "culmination"
