NEWS

After a long wait, EA brings back its classic wheelie-focused game, delivering impressive control and a whole world’s worth of slightly unsettling, endearing personality. Even though it rarely gets said outright, the new Skate game works much like an MMO at its core. That might not be exactly what many players are looking for right … Read more

Borderlands 4 delivers a tighter, more connected storyline alongside a real open world within its quasi-cel-shaded shooting spectacle. Still, even with these small upgrades, the experience is held back by irritating navigation and combat that doesn’t quite manage to shine as much as it should. Although I usually believe looter-shooters are among the least appealing … Read more

Baby Steps strikes a fine line between frustration and achievement, mixing a walking simulator with a climbing adventure that feels genuinely distinctive. No other piece of timber has ever managed to carry so much nail-biting suspense. You’ll see it ahead on the route, acting like a plank bridge and forcing you into a pause where … Read more

The heavily political 1997 PlayStation release is widely viewed as one of the finest strategy games ever made. This remaster offers a strikingly fresh take on a story that was already considered timeless. Ramza Beoulve’s tale is presented like a historical record—a retelling shaped by one historian’s account and then passed on to you by … Read more

Maybe it’s sorcery. Maybe it’s enchantment. Either way, Supergiant pulls off the impressive feat of pulling the moon into view with its massive set-piece action and sweeping narrative in Hades 2. In Hades, you meet Sisyphus, the former founder and ruler of Ephyra, who’s now banished to the underworld and sentenced to push a boulder … Read more

A fun-filled arcade karting romp can feel wildly over-the-top, but a well-tuned handling model with a surprisingly high skill ceiling brings in an unexpected level of substance. Recently, I decided to throw myself fully into the things I’m into, which meant getting rid of every old polo shirt that had me looking like a wannabe … Read more

Ghost of Yōtei’s sequel delivers more impressive katana battles and genuinely moving storytelling, but it would feel stronger as a no-frills action game, free from its underwhelming side quests and an antiquated open-world setup. I still can’t quite work out how I’m meant to think about Ghost of Yōtei. And, to be honest, neither could … Read more

Kyle Crane is back, determined to strike back at the sinister scientist who has been running experiments on him for the past 13 years, in an entertaining adventure through Techland’s best moments—though it can be a little uneven now and then. To start things off, back in 2011, we met Dead Island—Techland’s divisive, melee-heavy zombie … Read more

Hercule Poirot heads to Egypt, only to find himself pulled into the tangled politics of someone else’s disastrous love story, though the brighter side is that there’s no shortage of murders. Playing as Hercule Poirot usually signals that success is within reach. Agatha Christie’s best-known creation is sharp, intensely methodical, and often wildly frustrating—especially now … Read more

Compact gaming PCs are getting more popular, yet the assembly process can be complicated—something you shouldn’t have to manage on your own. That’s where the Wired2Fire HAL 9000 Mini PC I’ve recently been testing becomes relevant. It’s a strong mini PC built around full-sized desktop parts, including an AMD Ryzen 7 9700X processor, RTX 5070 … Read more