Gamescom 2023

Killing Floor 3 and its gorgeous Unreal Engine 5 maps are "a canvas that can be painted with blood and guts"

My Gamescom 2023 highlight was an RPG inspired by the best PS2-era racing games

In Cities Skylines 2, I foolishly contaminated a small town and followed a citizen's epic journey to find a parking space

In preparation for Jusant, the Life Is Strange developer went on real-life climbing excursions to learn "the choreography on the rocks"

Reka let me be a witch and build a house that moves on chicken legs and it was as magical as it sounds

Days of Doom is like Plants Vs Zombies meets The Walking Dead, and I love it already

Escape from Tarkov arena is a "mediocre" game that's being made "to have as many players as possible"

The Lord of the Rings Return to Moria is the next game I want to play with my dad

Lysfanga: The Time-Shift Warrior is like Hades with time travel, and I love it

Nightingale's alternate Victorian setting, fantastical Fae creatures, and crafting have me excited to become a Realmwalker

Pacific Drive is the ultimate road trip through an irradiated hellscape

I played Super Mario Bros Wonder and didn't stop smiling for a second

Supermassive Games talks Little Nightmares 3: "Horror doesn't have to come from just being dark"

Action, gardening, psychedelia: Ultros is my game of show for Gamescom 2023

I was sold on Still Wakes the Deep with three evocative Unreal Engine 5 gameplay clips

Hyenas preview: A zero-gravity extraction shooter with real potential

Alan Wake 2 at Gamescom was one of the best demos I've seen in years