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Every fall, video game publishers kick into high gear to get their biggest releases out in time for holiday shopping. We’re here to make sure you don’t get overwhelmed. Our Holiday Gaming hub will give you all the news on the season’s hottest games and catalog our reviews to help make your holiday shopping (or listmaking) easier.
Now is the perfect time to start playing The Rogue Prince of Persia
The Rogue Prince of Persia just got better thanks to its biggest update since its early access launch.
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl review: ambitious, but still a work in progress
There's an ambitious shooter somewhere in Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl, but its buried by technical woes and frustrating design.
Chromatic review: The best new way to play Game Boy games
ModRetro's Chromatic is a new gaming handheld that you can use to play Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartridges, and it does that quite well.
I own a PlayStation 5 Pro. It still hasn’t replaced my regular old PS5
After living with the PlayStation 5 Pro for a few weeks, I'm still using my regular old PS5 more than I expected to.
Sonic Rumble is a fun battle royale, but an oddly slow Sonic spinoff
We played a few rounds of Sonic Rumble, the Blue Blur's surprisingly slow take on the battle royale genre.
Don’t sleep on Infinity Nikki. It could be 2024’s biggest video game
If you haven't heard of Infinity Nikki yet, you might want to familiarize yourself with it as it could be one of 2024's biggest game launches.
This must-try new horror game is the creepy love child of Silent Hill and Killer7
Sorry We're Closed takes the Silent Hill horror formula and places it into a remarkably inventive indie that's stylish as heck.
The Rise of the Golden Idol review: you need to solve this hilarious mystery
The Rise of the Golden Idol turns its puzzling predecessor into a downright hysterical comedy of errors that you shouldn't miss.
Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct: How to watch and what to expect
Here's what you should know before tuning into the Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct to get the latest news on World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, and more.
Unknown 9: Awakening review: don’t sleep on this surprisingly intricate gem
Unknown 9: Awakening is a promising start for a new series once you learn to love its combat.
Quiz: Can you tell the difference between these PS5 and PS5 Pro screenshots?
Can you tell a PS5 screenshot apart from a PS5 Pro one? Take our quiz to find out if the Pro is the right upgrade for you!
PlayStation 5 Pro review: PS5 upgrade delivers few compromises at a cost
The PS5 Pro impresses thanks to PSSR upscaling, but its more subtle upgrades will only wow hardcore tech enthusiasts.
Mario & Luigi: Brothership review: Nintendo’s new RPG will leave fans divided
Mario & Luigi: Brothership adds more RPG depth to the series, but its flat writing and overabundance of gimmicks drag it down.
Slitterhead review: Silent Hill creator’s latest aims high, misses the mark
Slitterhead is an experimental horror-action game from Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, but many of those experiments don't quite pay off.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s best sidequest puts gender identity front and center
If you only have time to complete one companion quest in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, make sure its Taash's story.
What’s new in November 2024: 7 games to keep an eye on
Mario & Luigi: Brothership, Lego Horizon Adventures, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 are just a few of the games you should have on your radar this month.
Play this gruesome Japanese horror visual novel this Halloween
Visual novels and horror are popular in Japan. When the two merge together, you get a brilliant horror game experience in Spirit Hunter: Death Mark 2.
Life is Strange: Double Exposure already teases a direct sequel
Life is Strange: Double Exposure is out today and the narrative adventure includes some very clear sequel teasers.
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered looks incredible. Does it matter?
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered gives the 2017 classic a major visual overhaul that you need to see to believe, but does that really make it worth revisiting?
Life is Strange: Double Exposure makes more sense if you make this hard choice
One of the first major decisions in Life is Strange: Double Exposure is to decide if Chloe is alive or dead. One of those options makes for a better story.
It’ll cost $10 to roll over your Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp save
Nintendo has announced the paid app for longtime Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp players, and it'll cost $10 for a limited time.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 review: thrilling campaign helps the series rank up
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 shocks and awes with a killer globe-trotting campaign, but its multiplayer remains the mixed bag we've come to expect year after year.
Life is Strange: Double Exposure review: Max Caulfield triumphantly returns
Deck Nine continues Max Caulfield's story in Life is Strange: Double Exposure, and does so in a very respectful and relatable fashion.
Alien: Rogue Incursion could be the best Alien game since Isolation
Alien: Rogue Incursion brings the series to VR, and it's every bit as tense as that sounds based on our deadly first demo.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard review: a very safe return to form for BioWare
Dragon Age: The Veilguard plays it a little too safe as an RPG, but provides a solid foundation for BioWare to build upon in the future.
The Callisto Protocol’s first spinoff is a strange, fun Hades clone
The Callisto Protocol's first spinoff game, [REDACTED], looks like a horror-themed Hades clone, but it has a few bright ideas of its own.
Sonic X Shadow Generations review: Sega finally lives and learns
Sonic X Shadow Generations brings together a flawed classic and a long-overdue sequel together for one vital collection.
The Jackbox Survey Scramble will turn your game night into Family Feud
Jackbox's latest game is all about the joys of filling out surveys, and it's surprisingly more thrilling than that sounds.,
Batman: Arkham Shadow review: the Bat’s best game since Arkham Asylum
Batman: Arkham Shadow proves the VR doubters wrong by delivering the best Batman game since Rocksteady's Arkham Asylum.
Wilmot Works it Out is the ultimate video game for jigsaw puzzle lovers
If you've ever enjoyed an evening quietly putting together a jigsaw puzzle, Wilmot Works it Out is a video game built for you.
I wish I played the original Romancing Saga 2 before its misguided remake
Romancing Saga 2: Revenge of the Seven reimagines an RPG cult classic, but its modern touches sand down the the original's pixelated charm.
Tetris Forever includes a new game with a time-warping twist
We checked out Tetris Forever ahead of its November release, and we got to play a new game created for the collection.
Alan Wake 2’s Lake House DLC takes cues from Annihilation and Alien
Alan Wake 2's final expansion, The Lake House, is out today. We spoke to Remedy about how it brought the world of Alan Wake and Control together for the DLC.
Fear the Spotlight review: Blumhouse’s lo-fi horror game is imperfect, but sincere
Fear the Spotlight doesn't quite land as a '90s horror throwback, but it delivers some great puzzles and eerie lo-fi images in a sleek package.
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