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October 31
- The Outer Worlds 2 developers have one major combat tip: "Pick a lane and stick with it"
- The best retro gifts 2025 according to experts of all things old-school gaming
- Best retro handheld 2025: my portable picks for playing the classics
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 3.0 - everything you need to know
- Poor Things director's new movie Bugonia is a madcap sci-fi dark comedy that features Emma Stone's best performance
- I'm deleting my 1000-hour island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons to play the Switch 2 update from scratch, and I never thought I'd be so excited to owe Tom Nook bells again
- Battlefield Redsec holds Warzone to the fire by leaning into tactical chaos, and I'm quickly warming up to EA's devilishly dangerous battle royale
- Test your fandom knowledge with the GamesRadar+ quiz collection
- How well do you know the original Ghostbusters movie?
- The best thing about survival horror is how cannibalistic it is, and Bloober Team is living proof of why it works so well in this subgenre
- The most unsettling horror game of the year is the Mouthwashing publisher's No, I'm Not A Human – Junji Ito meets Papers, Please with a monstrous twist
- The best Halloween games to play right now
- As a Disney kid who grew up on survival horror, Bye Sweet Carole is the final girl princess game I never knew I needed – and it's taken over my entire Halloween
- Can you guess the iconic horror game from just one screenshot?
- What is Operation Precept in It: Welcome to Derry, and is it based on anything in the book?
- It: Welcome to Derry episode 2 – Who are the skeletons in the car, and how do they connect to the Bradley Gang?
- IT: Welcome to Derry episode 2 – Who is Dick Hallorann and how does he connect to Pennywise?
October 30
- The Outer World 2's Incognito ship is your home base, but it also takes inspiration from the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars and reflects how "the player chooses to play"
- Arc Raiders gives Escape from Tarkov a run for its money, and the secret is making the shooter feel like an RPG that you can "almost play as a single-player game"
- Dishonored and Citizen Sleeper collide in Duskpunk, a dice-rolling steampunk RPG that has me trading secrets and picking pockets to survive
- 15 years later, The Walking Dead's very first episode is still one of the best starts to a series ever
- Can you name all 84 Super Smash Bros Ultimate fighters without looking them up?
- The Hunt for Ben Solo is exactly what Star Wars needs right now, and Disney is crazy not to make it
- "We experiment a lot, and now we're in the era of reaping the fruits": From Silent Hill 2 to Cronos: The New Dawn, here's how Bloober Team gilded its survival horror rep
- The Witcher season 4 ending explained: who dies, what happened to Ciri, and how does it set up the final season?
- The Witcher season 5 release date speculation, story, and everything we know about the final season so far
October 29
- Pokemon Legends: Z-A's mindless platforming is driving me up a wall because it won't let me jump over them
- After hitting level 30 in Battlefield 6, I'm just going to say it: the slow progression is fine, actually
- I've been recommending nerdy presents for over a decade, and I think these are the best gifts for gamers in 2025
- After a few months of work led to 11 million copies sold on Steam, Peak devs embrace what many companies refuse to learn: "We're not going to continually have a graph go up"
- The Outer Worlds 2's first area is all about nailing Obsidian's "hardcore RPG feel" – which you can trace back to New Vegas, Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines, and the first Fallout
- GamesRadar+ Replay Terms & Conditions
- Star Wars: Visions volume 3's psychedelic stormtrooper battle expands the notion of what Star Wars can be
October 28
- Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc’s central love story left me so emotionally devastated that I couldn’t even be happy when a guy with a chainsaw on his head rode a shark
- I've been waiting 6 years for Pokemon to bring back its cutest features, and Pokemon Legends: Z-A has given me hope that I'll get what I want soon
- My stealth build in The Outer Worlds 2 has me obsessed with a particular gadget, but every single one has "multiple purposes" because Obsidian didn't want them to be "singular use tools"
- Battlefield 6’s new revive system is the perfect showcase for its more physical combat, and I've fallen in love with dragging teammates around like meaty potato sacks
- I kickflipped so hard I destroyed a moon in the demonic Skate Story, which is already my favorite skater of 2025
- The new Kirby Air Riders figures look amazing, but I wish Nintendo would bring back amiibo accessories
- The best Xbox Series X headset: here's why the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless still reigns supreme in 2025
- New on Disney Plus in November 2025: all the latest movies and shows streaming this month
October 27
- I thought IT: Welcome to Derry was going to be typical franchise nostalgia bait, but a perfect, bloody bait-and-switch in episode 1 proved me wrong
- Mark my words, Pokemon TCG Mega Evolution is going to change the face of the game
- Pokemon Sword and Shield made me a lapsed fan but Pokemon Legends: Z-A has turned me back into a super nerd
- The Outer Worlds 2 is a love letter to Obsidian's favorite genre, and nobody knows it better than its devs: "The fact that we're able to deliver this style of RPG in this day and age is a fantastic thing"
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 has stunning imagery, but falls flat on delivering on the promise of its presentation
- It: Welcome to Derry Easter eggs and cameos: All the Stephen King and wider franchise references you might have missed
October 26
- Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a brawler that channels the energy of '90s superhero cartoons, and I can't resist a Spider-Man and Rocket Raccoon team-up
October 25
- I'm not an Ultramarines fan, but these new Warhammer 40K models are enough to make even me reconsider
October 24
- Spider-Man 4 may be drawing directly on one of Marvel's most recent comic events that brings in Daredevil, Luke Cage, She-Hulk, Shang-Chi, Tombstone, and many more
- Halo: Campaign Evolved hands-on: Is this Unreal Engine 5 remake a bizzaro world Combat Evolved or an "opportunity to pave the way for the future of Halo"?
- The best Nintendo Switch 2 controller 2025: Compatible gamepads road tested with Ninty's new handheld
- New Prime Video drama Hedda from The Marvels' Nia DaCosta is a masterclass on how to reboot a classic story
- Demon Slayer and Chainsaw Man has convinced me that anime can never return to the bad old days of non-canon movies
- The best scary Halloween movies to watch all year round
- Pokemon Legends: Z-A makes the world feel livelier than ever before, but it's not because of Lumiose's design
- I spent 507 days obsessed with playing Hades 2, so I'm revisiting the first roguelike to decide which is my actual favorite
- Gen V season 3: Everything we know so far about the third season of The Boys spin-off
- Spooky Express is an adorable puzzle game that has me mapping out tracks in Trainsylvania to help undead passengers, and it's perfect for Halloween
- Test your knowledge with our ultimate Buffy the Vampire quiz
- New on Netflix in November 2025: all the latest movies and shows streaming this month
- Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc ending explained: who dies, who is Reze, and how the finale sets up the anime's future
- What to watch before Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
October 23
- Universal's Five Nights at Freddy's Haunted House is way scarier than the movie
- "There's a ravenous sense that people want to wash more stuff": PowerWash Simulator 2's devs are rolling out the red carpet for cleaning sickos, and they've already got big plans for 2026
- Pokemon Legends: Z-A put my favorite Pokemon on a random roof, and it couldn’t have been a more fitting spot
- After 15 hours of Bloodlines 2 disappointment, the embrace of Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong has healed my bloodied heart
October 22
- Adventure Time's Finn and Jake set out to create their own Hero's Handbook in new story promising "three legged wolves, Hot Dog Knights, Flame guards, and maybe even some Giants"
- Gen V season 2 ending explained: What happens to Cipher, who dies, and how does it set up The Boys season 5?
- Magic: The Gathering's Spider-Man set is only just fine, which isn't good enough
- After playing Reanimal's terrifying opening, it's filling the Little Nightmares void in my heart
- Battlefield 6 Season 1 is a compelling free content drop that should see the FPS through the disruptive release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
- Powerwash Simulator 2 has made me abandon my favorite nozzle and I don't know how to feel
- Pokemon Legends Z-A tests my 25 years of Pokemon experience in all the wrong ways, and I'm begging Game Freak to ease up on the tutorials
October 21
- Spider-Man 4: The comic history of Rachel Cole, Sadie Sink's potential Brand New Day character with ties to the Punisher
- "There's level design, and then there's Hitman level design": IO Interactive leads reflect on 25 years with Agent 47, the "ramifications" of the World of Assassination, and "actually realizing we were about to do this"
- I'm convinced all roads lead back to Baldur's Gate 3, as Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era has inspired my first Paladin run in the RPG
- I'm convinced Support is the strongest class in Battlefield 6, and I've spent 20 hours playing the FPS like a strategy game because of it
October 20
- Don't underestimate Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era's arena mode – it taught me how to win a campaign after 5 failed attempts
October 18
- Which Warhammer Helsmiths of Hashut models should you buy for your army? I've made all them, so here's what I think
October 17
- If you want to get into Disney Lorcana, Fabled is your golden ticket
- The Mastermind is a brilliantly frustrating anti-heist movie that defies expectations, and it's one of my favorite movies of the year
- Pokemon Legends Z-A and Arceus are true successors to the classic Pokemon games I first fell in love with
- Step aside Duskbloods, Dawnwalker, and Bloodlines 2 – somebody give me a Buffy the Vampire Slayer RPG to commemorate the series' revival
- I spent an undisclosed but fireable amount of time playing games at work, and here are my 10 Steam Next Fest demos you shouldn't miss before they're gone
- I'm just as obsessed with Strange Antiquities as I was with Blue Prince, and it's easily one of the best detective puzzle games I've played this year
- How many Pokemon games can you name in 10 minutes?
October 16
- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment's Zonai contraptions empowers Zelda's allies in the best way possible, and I'm excited by how much has changed
- I'm playing Hades 2 right after finishing the original, and it highlights how Supergiant Games wants players to "git gud" or get lost
- A Minecraft Movie 2 release date, cast, plot, and everything else we know so far about the block-tastic sequel
October 15
- Good Boy made me realize I've judged horror fans who fuss over furry on-screen stars too hard, and now I've found 9 more scary movie dogs that prove them right
- As The Legend of Zelda's 40th anniversary looms, I'm begging Nintendo to stop ignoring its greatest run of Zelda games and make this generation's Ocarina of Time
- No Man's Sky's biggest problem in 2025 is being too good, and now I'm trapped in a vicious cycle
- The Nintendo Switch 2 kit guide: build a handheld setup that will last
October 14
- Blumhouse first-person horror game is a Silent Hill dystopia where nobody sleeps, and you need to stealth around like it's Alien: Isolation – which I might be better at if I weren't so scared
- I've been playing Heroes of Might and Magic since I was 6, and after putting 10 hours into Olden Era's huge Steam demo, the strategy series has never felt better
- Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul has "always wanted" to be in a game, but The Boys-esque superhero comedy Dispatch was the first truly irresistible role: "Nothing really felt like the right fit"
- I swear by using TCG playmats as mouse pads, and that's never going to change
- Wonder Man release date, trailer, cast, plot, and more news about the upcoming Marvel show
October 13
- After careful consideration, I've decided to recommend these Jurassic Park games before dinosaur fans pick up Jurassic World Evolution 3
- Ghost of Yotei's art director wanted the RPG to look like a "living painting," but the detail required stresses even me out: "When the wind blows, the trees know how strong the wind is"
- It took 8 hours of losing to find my favorite thing about Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Even after 14 years of League of Legends, fighting game 2XKO can do little but make me think of the games I wish Riot was still making instead
October 11
- If you love painting Warhammer, this aura farming Space Marine model is a must-have
October 10
- Peacemaker season 2: The finale's comic book history could be hinting at one of DC's biggest villains
- After a six-year wait and middling second season, One-Punch Man desperately needs to prove itself again
- As an '80s kid, MTG Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles just feels right... but why can Aunt May and a Pigeon beat Super Shredder?
- Peacemaker’s season 2 finale: laughter, tears, and a lot of setup for the future of the DCU
- 20 years after its release, watching Tim Burton's Corpse Bride as an adult hits so much harder in a world obsessed with relationships
- The best part of Silent Hill f is also my favorite from Bloodborne, and it has nothing to do with "Soulslike" combat
- I tried a massage gun to see if it'd help my bad gaming posture, and I don't know why they aren't a bigger trend among gamers
- How does ANC work, and why is it more than just a gaming headset gimmick?
- With plate Tetris, dog-spinning, and limb-tangling smooching, Consume Me perfectly merges narrative and mechanic design to warmly tackle heavy themes
- Can you list all the Resident Evil games in order?
- How does the Peacemaker season 2 finale set up James Gunn's upcoming Superman sequel, Man of Tomorrow?
- Battlefield 6's campaign is rooted in silliness, but after playing through all 9 levels I wouldn't have it any other way
- Tron: Ares ending explained - Does Ares use the permanence code? Where is Sam Flynn, and what does it mean for the future of the Grid?
- Peacemaker season 2 ending explained: who dies, what is Salvation, and what is Peacemaker's fate?
October 9
- I don't think I'm good enough at Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 to contend with the new update, so I'm heading back into the JRPG to face my biggest fear
- After 7 years, I can't believe people are still missing out on Red Dead Redemption 2 because of a little snow
- Remember Evolve? The studio behind Delta Force certainly does, because it's making an Escape From Tarkov-style shooter where one player is a very hungry monster
October 8
- My newest Crunchyroll obsession has filled the Summer Hikaru Died-shaped hole in my life
- Gen V season 2 episode 6 explained: Is Annabeth a supe? Who is the burned-up man?
- Pokemon Legends: Z-A has got the shiny hunting sicko in me cautiously optimistic, but I hope the RPG doesn't repeat one of Scarlet and Violet's biggest mistakes
- If Baldur's Gate 3 and Pentiment were blasted into space, you'd get Warhammer 40K: Dark Heresy – and after checking it out for an hour, I couldn't have plucked a better RPG from my dreams
- PSA: These two hidden Ghost of Yotei settings give the action absurd levels of aura
October 7
- The new Assassin's Creed Mirage DLC will have to wait, because I can finally play the Far Cry 3 expansion I missed out on 13 years ago
- The complete Little Nightmares timeline and story recap
- The 10 best Digimon games of all time, ranked
- When does difficulty become un-fun? Dev says their game has moments of "intentional bulls***" but the trick to difficulty is making the player feel it's their fault they failed
- With just 3 days until Battlefield 6 launches, DICE pleads its case in the Open vs Closed weapons debate one final time: "Open Weapons is the right path forward for Battlefield 6"
October 6
- 30 years after Age of Apocalypse, an "all-new, all-different" team of X-Men will travel to the Marvel Universe from the dystopian timeline with one of the original writers on board: "This time, it counts"
- Ghost of Yotei's creative director reveals the "philosophical challenge" of open world RPGs and the joy of letting fans play how they like: "As long as you're having fun, we don't care too much"
- I smashed out a win on Haven's Hollow at Call of Duty: Next, so naturally the incoming Resurgence map is my new Warzone favorite
- Assassin's Creed Mirage: Valley of Memory is a sleek DLC for die-hard fans, but it just might transform the whole game
- Modern N64 setup guide: everything you need to get Ninty's retro console singing
- If you're not building around casts in Hades 2, I'm sorry to report that you are playing this roguelike on hard mode
- Silent Hill f builds on the worst game in the series to make a far bigger statement, and I'm begging fellow Short Message haters to give it a chance
October 5
- Black Ops 2, Treyarch's unexpectedly experimental shooter, still surprises and discomforts – though not always intentionally
- 5 hours into Silent Hill f, I'm finally embracing its terrified heroine – and taking notes for Resident Evil Requiem
October 4
- I've been grappling with the AI future of humanity through playing D-topia, a cozy narrative mystery that asks us to consider just how much friction we need to thrive
October 3
- I had more fun exploring Ghost of Yotei than I have in any other open-world game – not just this year, but ever
- Where should you start with the Atelier JRPG series? This cozy, witchy, crafting series is one I'm always eager to share with more people
- Silent Hill f revives the horror series' 26-year-old debate: can combat be so bad it's good?
- The best Silent Hill movie is the underrated '90s horror that originally inspired the games, and it's now back in theaters with a terrifying new restoration
- Halloween: The Game – Everything we know so far about Michael Myers' new game
- Zelda, Okami, and Jak & Daxter inspired Demi and the Fractured Dream, its devs tell me, and I can feel it after playing only one dungeon
- Gloomy Eyes is the perfect Tim Burton-esque scarytale to usher in October, and I was immediately charmed by its creepy yet chill puzzles
- The Big Preview of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
October 2
- The Sims 4 Adventure Awaits is fun whiplash from childhood to adulthood, with Animal Crossing-esque bug catching, My Little Pony-like imaginary friends, a playable recreation of Love Island, and more
- 18 years after it initially released, I finally played Super Mario Galaxy for the first time on Switch 2, and I'm completely obsessed with one power up
- Can you guess the iconic horror movie from just one frame?
- The "JRPG renaissance" has empowered this musical game about using sick beats in battle: "I love musicals, and I'm a massive fan of Hamilton"
October 1
- Gen V season 2 episode 5: What are Marie's powers? How does that major cameo from The Boys change the entire show?
- Capcom's committed to returning to JRPGs in a big way with Monster Hunter Stories 3: "As Capcom developers, we're able to add our interpretation of what a JRPG is today"
- I'm begging you not to sleep on the Hades 2 boon that single-handedly carried me all the way to the top of Mount Olympus
- "Not much has been done in that region in Fallout lore… So why not?": Fallout 76 is heading to Ohio for its biggest expansion in 5 years, and it's bringing Walton Goggins' The Ghoul along
- Serial World is Pokemon meets Slay the Spire, meaning another roguelike deckbuilder JRPG is already vying for my heart