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PRAGMATA Review: Capcom’s New IP is An Adorable Lunarcapitalist Satire
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Pragmata pairs pulse-pounding survival with a charming takedown of space capitalism. Here's why this weird, wonderful new IP is worth the trip to the moon.
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Resident Evil Requiem Review: A Careful Synthesis of Action & Dread

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Requiem is ambitious in how it constantly jumps between perspectives and survival horror schools of thought, and this is backed by some earth-shattering narrative twists that make it feel like…
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Mewgenics Review: A Morbid Masterpiece Well Worth the 13-Year Wait

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Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel deliver an absurdly moreish tactics game that, despite its grotesque subject matter, is almost impossible to put down.
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Cairn Review: A Poignant Treatise on Playable Persistence

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A Gamer’s Guide to Surviving Long-Haul Flights

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The Postmode GOTYs 2025: All Game of the Year Awards

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Let's celebrate the year's best efforts in video games. Which big franchise is back, and what will be the Future Game of The Year?
Stray Children Review: A Fermented Fairytale That Evokes Mother 3 and Undertale
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Stray Children Review: A Fermented Fairytale That Evokes Mother 3 and Undertale

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Onion Games deliver a haymaker of a spiritual successor wracked with contemporary anxieties and eye-popping visuals.
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The Sly Cooper studio struts its stuff, delivering some of the best open-world game design since Red Dead Redemption 2
SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide Could Be Purple Lamp’s Breakthrough Platformer
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SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide Could Be Purple Lamp’s Breakthrough Platformer

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Notes from a gamescom hands-on with SpongeBob's latest platforming adventure.
Scott Pilgrim EX Is An Electric “Adventure Brawler” Powered By Anamanaguchi
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Scott Pilgrim EX Is An Electric “Adventure Brawler” Powered By Anamanaguchi

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Hands-on with Tribute Games' latest beat-em-up, which folds in the Evil Exes as playable characters.
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival is Absolutely Terrifying Survival Horror — Until You Pick Up A Weapon
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Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival is Absolutely Terrifying Survival Horror — Until You Pick Up A Weapon

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Lumines Arise already feels like a sumptuous synaesthetic successor to Tetris Effect

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Doom: The Dark Ages Review: A Nostalgic Power Trip With a Weak Story

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id Software tone down the difficulty and ramp up the narrative in this techno-medieval adventure
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Blue Prince Review: Riven for the Indie Roguelike Generation

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Dogubomb's puzzle adventure is a lightning bolt of brilliant game design.
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The Duskbloods looks like From Software’s take on Hunt: Showdown

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