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June 30
- Maxwell Lord - The comic history of the villain who mind-controlled Superman and almost destroyed the Justice League
- 70 hours later and with a full launch imminent, I already miss Hades 2 being in Early Access
- New Lego sets for July 2025, including the perfect gift I think fans will go nuts for
- The Alters has changed the way I play games for the better, and after 18 years I can finally finish Mass Effect
June 29
- Death Stranding 2 is my favorite online game this year, even though you never directly see any other players
- Henry Cavill’s Warhammer 40K series should ditch Space Marines for one of the series’ most important characters, and I know exactly how it would work
- The Squid Game season 3 finale is a crushing but ultimately hopeful conclusion – and I wouldn't have it any other way
- I don't care what Capcom says, Leon not being in Resident Evil Requiem makes no sense
June 27
- The 10 best movies on Paramount Plus to watch right now
- The Outer Worlds 2 is "going deeper and more complex" with its companions, and I'm already making grabby hands at this RPG
- Anime Expo 2025: dates, announcements, and why One-Punch Man fans should be excited
- Legendary board game designer says his upcoming Lord of the Rings project is "definitely the most thematically and mechanically rich game I’ve worked on"
- It may feature corpses, missing limbs, and AI, but with The Shrouds, legendary director David Cronenberg has made the ultimate meditation on grief: "To me, there is no afterlife"
- Donkey Kong Bananza is the perfect time to bring back an AWOL villain, and I'm already uncovering conspiracies that say our favorite crocodile will turn up
- I've spent six hours exploring the Steam Summer Sale with our Games Editor, and these are the 10 best games on discount I'd recommend so far
- Banjo-Kazooie and Paper Mario mix together in this delightful puzzle platformer that has me swapping textures to solve puzzles by changing the world
- I spent 75 hours unlocking every trophy in Elden Ring Nightreign, only for Rematch to steal its thunder with a single hat trick
- The 32 greatest Lord of the Rings movie moments
- M3GAN 2.0 ending explained: does M3GAN die? Will there be a sequel? And everything else you need to know about the horror sequel's final scenes
- Who does [SPOILER] play in Squid Game season 3?
- Does Squid Game season 3 set up a spin-off?
- Squid Game season 3 ending explained: who dies, what are the games and do they end, and what happens to Player 456 and the Front Man
- Madden 26: Everything you need to know about the new NFL game
- 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
June 26
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps - Everything you need to know about the comic run that director Matt Shakman says inspired the film
- Nintendo has made my biggest problem with Mario Kart World even worse
- The best new game I've played all year is a 30-minute demo where I just climbed rocks and ate chocolate bars – and I still care about it more than Borderlands 4 and GTA 6 combined
- The Witcher 4 is learning lessons from CDPR's past: no fetch quests, an eye on Cyberpunk 2077's fan-favorite characters, and devs who "care about the art we're making"
- Playing a horror game is my worst nightmare, but these two gnarly farming sims make me want to brave the genre
- I'm replaying Dying Light 2 to prepare for The Beast, and I finally get why it isn't scary: it tried to fix something that wasn't broken
June 25
- Oblivion Remastered proves I was wrong to give up on the original game 10 years ago, but I worry Bethesda has lost the magic that made Cyrodiil's open world RPG shine
- Nintendo, I am still waiting for a good reason to buy a Switch 2 – there's exactly one launch game I care about, and I ain't paying $500 for a JRPG I played on DS 10 years ago
- This insomnia simulator has Outlast enemies, Alan Wake dream sequences, and "evil" music by a Nine Inch Nails guitarist, and I already need to watch about 50 lore videos on it
- Now that I know The Blood of Dawnwalker is a vampire game that's not about Doing The Right Thing as a Very Special Boy, 2026 can't come soon enough
- The 32 greatest movies under 90 minutes
- Become an unstoppable action hero with Reach's next-generation VR combat
- The best settings to use with your NVIDIA RTX 50 series for DOOM: The Dark Ages
June 24
- The Fantastic Four changed superhero comics forever, and could do the same for the MCU
- My new Netflix obsession is an animated K-pop musical about demon hunters that I watched 8 times in one week
- After 10 hours of The Alters, I've been trapped in a Groundhog Day of mutiny and magnetic storms – and I fear even movie night can't save me
- Raidou Remastered really is the historical Persona I've always craved, even if I'm 19 years late to using demons to pummel Rasputin
- Setting Silent Hill f in Japan is the smartest move Konami has made for the survival horror series since The Room moved out in 2004
June 23
- Warhammer 40K: Boltgun 2 devs reveal what to expect from the Imperium's answer to Doom, and here's a spoiler: "More explosions, more blood, and more gore"
- GTA Online's new Money Fronts update is a solo-friendly Breaking Bad fantasy, and it's the most fun I've had in the game's 12-year run
- GamesRadar+ Summer Preview: The biggest games of Summer Game Fest 2025
June 22
- 32 years later, Jurassic Park's greatest legacy isn’t the Jurassic franchise, but the cultural overhaul of our idea of dinosaurs
- Thanks to No Man's Sky's Switch 2 update, I've finally found time to become the mech-wielding Mayor of my very own alien Settlement
June 21
- Master Mode is the best thing about replaying Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Switch 2, and it's a tragedy that Tears of the Kingdom will apparently never have that option
June 20
- 30 years after its release, I'm still convinced Clueless is the gold standard for teen movies
- How Obsidian became Xbox's most prolific studio: "There's not a lot of studios at Microsoft that have an entire external developer making the whole game for them"
- The 10 best shark movies to bite into this summer
- I think the ROG Xbox Ally X can tell us a surprising amount about the "next-generation of Xbox"
- After conquering Clair Obscur and Persona 3 Reload, I'm continuing my JRPG discovery journey with Final Fantasy 16 on Xbox – and I'm very impressed
- College Football 26: Everything you need to know about the upcoming sports game
- As Play Anywhere takes center stage, the future of Xbox has never been clearer: "Our plan is to keep making amazing games and have them reach as many players as we can"
- King of the Hill is committed to the idea that everything changes – that's why I’m convinced it's the perfect show to bring back
- The 32 greatest movies about siblings
- If you loved Unpacking like me, you absolutely shouldn't sleep on Camper Van: Make It Home
- Games are more accessible than ever before - here's how you can improve your playing experience with EE
June 19
- I embarrassed myself playing rhythm strategy roguelike Ratatan in front of the devs at Summer Game Fest, and I'm not alone, so the devs are already tweaking the difficulty level
- The 8 essential Marvel movies and shows to watch before Ironheart – a spoiler-free guide
- "Notoriously obtuse hardware" meant Mortal Kombat 4 has "never accurately" come to home consoles, but Legacy Kollection found a way to preserve NetherRealm's full arcade roots
- This Metroidvania-tinged old-school 2D action game is more than another Sega retro revival: it's the highlight of my Summer Game Fest
- Magic: The Gathering really understood the assignment with its Final Fantasy set, and it's going to financially ruin me
- 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple release date, cast, trailer, and everything else we know about the zombie horror sequel
June 18
- Marathon is delayed, but don't worry, Bungie says it just has to work on the AI, loot, combat, graphics, narrative, playlists, prox chat, and oops that's the whole game isn't it?
- Until Dawn studio's first sci-fi game is a body horror fest inspired by John Carpenter with tons of Lethal Company tension, and I've never been so excited to turn into a pile of sludge
- I was already excited for Marvel Cosmic Invasion after the studio's incredible retro TMNT brawler, and 30 minutes of hands-on has me even more confident that the spirit of '90s arcade gaming is alive and well
- Reach is a cinematic VR shooter pushing the boundaries of immersion as you battle to save colliding realities
- "I almost gave up": Hideo Kojima on looking into the abyss, Death Stranding 2's Australian setting, working with his idols, and connecting with koalas
- The 33 greatest Disney villains
- After 4 hours with Borderlands 4 I'm not yet sold on its biggest changes, but Gearbox says "it would be strange" if Borderlands wasn't "constantly growing and adapting"
June 17
- Hyper Light Drifter studio's new 2D side-scroller is a chimera of my favorite things: the mythology of Neon White, Metroidvania tension from Animal Well, and perfect Smash Bros. combat
- 29 years of Resident Evil has left the horror series riddled with lore issues, but I'm convinced Requiem can finally tie it all together
- Diving into Gears of War: Reloaded's chaotic multiplayer servers is like being wrapped in a warm blanket lined with sandpaper
- Best MTG Final Fantasy Commander decks, ranked and compared
June 16
- Infinitesimals is a Honey I Shrunk the Kids take on Halo with a very good jetpack, and its vibrant combat sandbox reminds me of one of the most underrated Xbox 360 cult classics
- All eyes are on Superman, but I'm suddenly more excited about this DC adaptation of the only comic I rate above Watchmen
- Best card games: New favorites that won't get lost in the shuffle
- The humble Steam Deck dock is the reason I'd buy Valve's handheld over a Switch 2 right now
- If Assassin's Creed isn't going to bring back the multiplayer we all loved, there's another stealthy murder game that can do it even better: Hitman
- Grounded 2 is targeting updates every "four to five months" after Obsidian learned the hard way: "When we started with Grounded 1 in early access we were trying to do monthly updates – that was a hassle and it didn't work"
- Predator: Badlands release date, cast, trailer, and everything else we know about the sci-fi sequel
June 15
- With The Outer Worlds 2, Obsidian is dedicated to making sneaky playstyles truly viable: "We have a strike team going room-by-room to see if we can stealth properly through each location"
- Obsidian won't rule out bringing Grounded 2 to PS5 in the future, but says that its initial release is "all about being in Game Preview and Early Access"
- Tears of the Kingdom is great, but the Switch 2 upgrades have made me confront the hard truth: Breath of the Wild is still the superior Zelda game
June 14
- Everything is bigger in Grounded 2, but Obsidian never considered stretching beyond four-player co-op: "It would have undermined what Grounded was really about"
- After playing The Outer Worlds 2, I'm convinced that it has the potential to be Obsidian's greatest game – and the best FPS of 2025
- Fresh from the Xbox Showcase, There Are No Ghosts At The Grand is the supernatural powerwashing musical I didn't know I needed
- After playing Grounded 2 for 30 minutes, it's clear that my favorite survival game is getting a massive glow-up
- Kill Team: Typhon introduces an unexpected twist to its competitive gameplay, and I think it might be a game-changer
June 13
- A new Hong Kong drama about three d/Deaf friends brings sign language to the big screen in a different way
- I played 30 minutes of the new game from the original Little Nightmares devs, and it turns out a twin-stick survival horror Metroidvania is a recipe for spooky heaven
- From Zelda-likes to Batman-style action, here's the 20 Steam Next Fest demos you have to play this June before they disappear
- "Everyone in the industry said it's not possible" – The Witcher 3 at 10: diving into the legendary RPG's creation, legacy, and secret sauce that makes CDPR's quests so special
- I've sacrificed millions of imps in my new favorite roguelike city-builder, but it's still not enough
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has quickly become one of favorite adventure games of all-time, and the DLC promises to give me exactly what I want - more of it
- The 32 Greatest Animated Movies of the 2010s
June 12
- Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is the hardcore Soulslike you'd get if you tried to turn Sekiro into Chinese Dark Souls 3, and that devotion to FromSoftware is exactly why I like it
- This co-op platformer was a "boyhood dream" for the self-taught stop-motion animator now directing it, and it might just rival It Takes Two with a more earnest story and action less likely to destroy your relationships
- Marvel stars' A24 rom-com Materialists has great reviews, but many are repeating the 'elevated horror' mistake of the 2010s – and we need to dump it before it's too late
- Bandai Namco's first-ever roguelike is an entertaining, direct descendent of Hades with anime girls, but I wish it really was "unlike any roguelike" the way its devs promised me
- Cyberpunk 2077 on Switch 2 is not without its flaws, but this is the best portable trip to Night City so far
- The Outer Worlds 2 is fixing the first RPG's biggest weakness by improving guns "in every way", and the sci-fi nerd in me is already screaming about the Shrink Ray
- Final Fantasy 14 devs know some fans found Field Operations "boring," but it's helped make Occult Crescent better: "We hope those kinds of players will be sure to try it out"
June 11
- Capcom's android apocalypse Pragmata is such a genius mix of shooters and puzzle games, both of which I normally hate, and I'm starting to rethink my entire existence
- With Haunted Chocolatier still miles away, farming sim with serial killers Grave Seasons is here to scratch that cozy horror itch until it bleeds
- Onimusha: Way of the Sword looks like an incredible PS2 throwback in all the right ways, but with a modern feel and a swaggering protagonist I already love
- In just 30 minutes, Resident Evil Requiem scared me more than anything in the series' 29-year history
- Resident Evil Requiem's demo tops the series' scariest moments with what might be the most upsetting monster Capcom’s ever devised, and as a horror baby I'm afraid of how much I want to play it
- One week of Switch 2 backwards compatibility: The good, the bad, and the bilinear-filtered ugly
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 – Everything we know so far about the upcoming shooter
- I've played 200 hours of Street Fighter 6, and the Switch 2 version is a perfectly fine companion piece – even if it could never be the ideal platform
- How strong is Superman and does James Gunn even know? What the comic history of the Man of Steel's powers tells us
- The 32 Greatest Alien Invasion Movies
June 10
- Ninja Gaiden 4 hands-on: PlatinumGames and Team Ninja are cooking up something pretty special in this bloody and brutal return to form
- Playing Gears of War: Reloaded on PS5 is exceptionally surreal, especially in online co-op with a player on Xbox Series X
- Fortnite on Nintendo Switch 2 is a huge upgrade, and the mouse mode controls are my new favorite way to play
- Everything we know about Valve Deckard, the long-awaited sequel to Valve's Index VR headset
- Persona 4 Revival: Everything we know so far about the new Persona 4 remake
June 9
- Ninja Gaiden Ragebound is a perfect distillation of the series' 37-year legacy and an absolute highlight of Summer Game Fest
- Everything we know about the Asus ROG Xbox Ally
- Resident Evil Requiem's Grace Ashcroft has me theorizing on the next REmake – and it's not Code Veronica
- I played Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds for an hour and its chaotic item-based destruction reminded me of how fun it is to be bad at a kart racer
- 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
- Jurassic World Evolution 3: Everything we know so far about the new dinosaur management sim
June 8
- Grounded 2: Everything we know so far about the upcoming survival game
- I'm not saying I regret buying a Nintendo Switch 2, but the ROG Xbox Ally X is almost everything I want from an Xbox handheld
- Jurassic World Evolution 3 is the "next frontier" for the series with baby dinosaurs, new creative tools, and a globe-trotting campaign
- I didn't know how badly I needed a PvPvE Dark Souls in my life until Mistfall Hunter threw one in my lap
June 7
- Every new indie game that shadowdropped during Wholesome Direct 2025: From a Sims-like decorating game to a chaotic cooking roguelike
- Stranger Than Heaven: Everything we know about the new Project Century game
- 007 First Light: Everything we know so far about IO Interactive's new Bond game
- From a Stardew Valley-like with a horrifying twist to an adventure from the artist behind Journey, these are the Day of the Devs SGF Edition 2025 games I need in my life
- Day of the Devs Summer Game Fest Edition 2025 brought us 7 new reveals - here's what they were
- Resident Evil Requiem: Everything we know about Resident Evil 9
June 6
- Lies of P: Overture's mutant kangaroos and new difficult settings give the long-awaited DLC a Resident Evil 4 vibe, and I wouldn't have it any other way
- Ill looks like a gnarly cross between Half-Life and The Thing, and its developer has just one goal: delivering "a good f**king horror game*
- Fresh from unveiling Atomic Heart 2 and wild spin-off The Cube, Mundfish's CEO has his sights set on making a game as impactful as Crysis: "This is art!"
- Deadpool VR stars Neil Patrick Harris as the merc with a mouth, and its super slick combat has impressed me so far
- After looking through Bring Her Back's viral black market website, I need Danny and Michael Philippou to make a V/H/S-style found footage movie about its creepy, cursed objects
- Nintendo Switch 2 vs PS5: A battle of the console giants
- You need these 7 board games from the UK Games Expo 2025 in your collection
- 50 years on, new shark horror movie Dangerous Animals puts to rights many of the mistakes Steven Spielberg confessed to making in his epic Jaws
- You win, Switch 2 – I guess I paid over $400 to play The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker again
- Mario Kart World's intermissions are a fun novelty, but I'm already sick of them detracting from more time in the circuits
- The 32 greatest cinematic legal thrillers ever made
- 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
- Ballerina ending explained: Is John Wick in the new action movie? Is there a post-credits scene?
- The big Zenless Zone Zero 2.0 interview: buffing old characters, standing up to Miyabi, the missing idol faction, and the "undeniable" Yixuan
June 5
- Marvel's new summer event harkens back to one of the publisher's last great eras, and the villain will actually surprise you
- Nintendo Switch 2 GameShare explained
- Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller vs Switch Pro Controller
- By bringing Cyberpunk 2077's density to The Witcher 4, CDPR is finally bridging the tech gap between its biggest RPGs
- Elden Ring scared me away for a year, but returning to the FromSoftware classic has convinced me its movie adaptation needs to be a horror
- Pragmata: Everything you need to know about Capcom's new sci-fi adventure game
- Which Nintendo Switch 2 accessories do you need from day one?
- My least favorite Elden Ring Nightreign character just became one of my top choices by stopping a collapsing universe with a sword
- Nintendo Switch 2 vs Asus ROG Ally
- Wildcard Wishlist: These are the games we've pinned our hopes and dreams on turning up at Summer Game Fest 2025
- Nintendo Switch 2 game upgrades explained
- Nintendo Switch 2 vs Nintendo Switch OLED: how does the new console shape up against its predecessor?
- Nintendo Switch 2 GameChat explained: how to use the handheld's new social hub
- Lords Mobile launches Pacific Rim collaboration and celebrates 19th anniversary of developer IGG
- The 15 best Switch 2 games to play right now
- Switch 2 vs Xbox Series S: How does Nintendo's handheld compare?
June 4
- With Ubisoft Forward looking unlikely this year, here's what I'm still expecting from the publisher at Summer Game Fest 2025
- From arduous to glorious: How Oblivion Remastered saved the Siege of Kvatch
- The 32 greatest biopics of all time
- With creators of Cyberpunk 2077, Frostpunk 2, and award-winning indies under one roof, Digital Dragons is helping Polish game developers "catch up to the West"
June 3
- "We can't fully imagine all the types of ways that people will play": Like Tears of the Kingdom, Mario Kart World is going to thrive on player imagination
- New Lego sets for June 2025 include my favorite Fortnite kit and mega-Hogwarts
- Predicting the games of Summer Game Fest 2025: What we expect to see from each of the 20 major publishers in attendance
- I’m sad to see Ncuti Gatwa go but a surprise Doctor Who regeneration is something I’ve always wanted
- 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"
June 2
- Xbox Games Showcase 2025 needs to build on Microsoft's momentum, but it may need to go beyond The Outer Worlds 2 to pull it off
- Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken puts an Inception spin on PS1-era survival horror games, and I totally get why it's winning pre-launch awards
- How to get your gaming setup ready for Elden Ring Nightreign
- In this rat-filled city builder, one wrong move can change everything - and in my case it was forgetting to add a toilet
June 1
- Remember 2017's Star Wars Battlefront 2? It’s good now – like, really good