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Vampire Survivors kicked off a game development gold rush, but has a legitimately new genre emerged between the cash-ins?

By Julian Benson published 20 April 25

Feature "The first thing I noticed was the literal ripoffs": Luca Galante reflects on Vampire Survivors' landmark launch, and developers talk the birth of a new genre

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Strohl, Gallica, the protagonist, and Hulkenberg in a Metaphor: ReFantazio anime cutscene screenshot.

"One wrong move and everything's lost": Metaphor: ReFantazio battle lead explains why turn-based JRPGs rule and why they absolutely have to be hard

By Kaan Serin published 20 April 25

News Kenichi Goto doesn't want players to get careless

34 years later, MCU star Paul Rudd reprises the SNES role that got him into acting with an adorable Nintendo Switch 2 trailer

By Kaan Serin published 20 April 25

News And he's barely aged a day

It's been 20 years since Nintendogs released, and I need it on the Switch 2 like my e-pups have needed food since 2007

By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published 20 April 25

Now Playing Now Playing | I've charged my DS Lite for Nintendogs' 20th birthday and the nostalgia is so real

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Assassin's Creed Shadows review gameplay showing Yasuke overlooking the sea and lush green scenery

Along with Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft seems to be bringing Assassin's Creed Shadows to Nintendo Switch 2 according to PEGI

By Kaan Serin published 20 April 25

News Another huge open world for the Switch 2?

FC 25 FUT Fantasy FC tracker and February promo guide

By Ben Wilson last updated 19 April 25

Guide Son, Malen and Rashford star on the FC 25 FUT Fantasy FC tracker

FC 25 RTTF tracker and Champions League upgrades guide

By Ben Wilson last updated 19 April 25

Guide Dani Olmo and Inaki Williams are the big names on the FC 25 RTTF tracker

WWE 2K25 locker codes guide to free MyFaction cards

By Ben Wilson last updated 19 April 25

Guide Secure new packs and VC with all active WWE 2K25 locker codes

Indiana Jones and Sophia Hapgood in Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, asking about a lost Plato dialogue that may lead to them to the ancient city

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis was almost "based on an unproduced Indy script," says project lead: "But after reading it, I decided it was unproduced for a reason"

By Mike Bevan published 19 April 25

Interview The Making of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis: "The main research was done sitting on a couch watching the movies unspool on video tape"

Interview

Screenshot of a Clone Trooper shooting their gun from Star Wars: Zero Company

Star Wars Zero Company is inspired by the best parts of every era: Andor's "political intrigue," Rogue One's grit, and the OG trilogy's "mythic pulp adventure"

By Kaan Serin published 19 April 25

News Respawn's tactics game is coming out next year

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Pocketpair uses examples from Final Fantasy 14, Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter, and more to defend Palworld against Nintendo's lawsuit

By Kaan Serin published 20 April 25

News Catching strays

"One wrong move and everything's lost": Metaphor: ReFantazio battle lead explains why turn-based JRPGs rule and why they absolutely have to be hard

By Kaan Serin published 20 April 25

News Kenichi Goto doesn't want players to get careless

34 years later, MCU star Paul Rudd reprises the SNES role that got him into acting with an adorable Nintendo Switch 2 trailer

By Kaan Serin published 20 April 25

News And he's barely aged a day

Along with Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft seems to be bringing Assassin's Creed Shadows to Nintendo Switch 2 according to PEGI

By Kaan Serin published 20 April 25

News Another huge open world for the Switch 2?

Star Wars Zero Company is inspired by the best parts of every era: Andor's "political intrigue," Rogue One's grit, and the OG trilogy's "mythic pulp adventure"

By Kaan Serin published 19 April 25

News Respawn's tactics game is coming out next year

A screenshot from Star Wars: Zero Company, showing a shadowy figure looking down at an orange, holographic battlefield filled with droids.

Respawn and XCOM veterans' new strategy game Star Wars Zero Company looks like Fire Emblem: Clone Wars Edition, and it's coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox in 2026

By Kaan Serin published 19 April 25

News Lucasfilm Games, Bit Reactor, and the Star Wars Jedi studio lift the lid on their joint tactics games

Screenshot from fan-made mod Hollow Knight: The Sanctuary, showing our bug protag falling through a level with chains and bats in the background.

Nearly 4 years later, Hollow Knight: The Sanctuary, an expansion-sized mod resurfaces right on the heels of long-awaited Silksong news

By Kaan Serin published 19 April 25

News And more news should be coming in the weeks ahead

We asked Metaphor: ReFantazio's lead UI designer about RPGs that inspire him, and he name dropped a surprise PS2 sleeper hit from 25 years ago

By Kaan Serin published 19 April 25

News Koji Ise was inspired by a lesser known game that also has incredibly papery menus

There are dozens of us: Paradise Killer's new open-world management sim aimed straight at Yakuza sickos is off to a great start on Steam with 98% positive reviews

By Jordan Gerblick published 19 April 25

news Promise Mascot Agency is as weird as it gets, and it turns out there are weirdos everywhere

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Monster Hunter Wilds cheaters have gotten so bad, Capcom's warning players hacked quests could make the game "unplayable": "We plan to implement additional countermeasures"

By Austin Wood published 18 April 25

News Capcom is hunting hackers, and invites players to report anyone suspicious

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 doesn't have kids because Warhorse Studios was worried players would kill them, and Skyrim's children proved them right years ago

By Ashley Bardhan published 18 April 25

News Leave the children out of this

Lords of the Fallen screenshot showing two players side by side

It took 18 months and over 50 updates, but Lords of the Fallen finally added the one feature I wanted from this Soulslike RPG at launch: "full shared progression co-op"

By Austin Wood published 18 April 25

News Just when I think I'm out, they pull me (and a friend) back in

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle screenshot

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle review: "The best adventure Indy has embarked on in over 30 years"

By Josh West last updated 16 April 25

Review

Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread review - "Manages to give everyone something D&D can't match"

By Katie Wickens published 14 April 25

Review A new kind of adventure

The key art for the Blue Prince showing a doorway on a blue wall, which is open to reveal several more rooms within its frame, a person deep within opening another door several layers deep to a bright white light

Blue Prince review: "This exploration roguelike is like nothing else I've played, and became a puzzle obsession I just couldn't shake"

By Oscar Taylor-Kent published 7 April 25

Review

Salary Nyan attempts to get through a restaurant door and becomes stuck in Promise Mascot Agency, while the player looks at cards to help them out

Promise Mascot Agency review: "Yakuza management mechanics are messy, but I'm won over by its truly immaculate bizarre vibes"

By Oscar Taylor-Kent published 7 April 25

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South of Midnight review: "A spellbinding tale that struggles to find its rhythm"

By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published 3 April 25

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Photographs of the Agricola board game in play

Agricola review: "Accurate representation of the highly competitive and often unstable world of agriculture"

By Katie Wickens published 21 March 25

Review Grind your way through life as a farmer

Key art for Atomfall showing a character in the English countryside looking at a nuclear plant some distance away

Atomfall review: "This isn't British Fallout – it's something much better than that"

By Luke Kemp published 21 March 25

Review

A woman chasing a shining butterfly with a leaping cat on her shoulder in InZOI

inZOI review: "Currently feels like a soulless imitation of the worst parts of The Sims"

By Miri Teixeira published 20 March 25

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Looking over the countryside in Assassin's Creed Shadows

Assassin's Creed Shadows review: "More confidence, texture, and purpose than we've seen since Assassin's Creed pivoted into RPG territory"

By Andrew Brown published 18 March 25

Review

HeroQuest box, models, tokens, board, and cards on a wooden table

HeroQuest review: "The grandaddy of dungeon crawlers"

By Benjamin Abbott published 14 March 25

Review The best thing about HeroQuest... is that it's back

Talisman 5th Edition review: "The characterful imperfections of the original game remain clear to see "

By Abigail Shannon published 11 March 25

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WWE 2K25 review: "A colossal package even if you never go anywhere near Virtual Currency"

By Ben Wilson published 10 March 25

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Vampire Survivors kicked off a game development gold rush, but has a legitimately new genre emerged between the cash-ins?

By Julian Benson published 20 April 25

Feature "The first thing I noticed was the literal ripoffs": Luca Galante reflects on Vampire Survivors' landmark launch, and developers talk the birth of a new genre

Feature

It's been 20 years since Nintendogs released, and I need it on the Switch 2 like my e-pups have needed food since 2007

By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published 20 April 25

Now Playing Now Playing | I've charged my DS Lite for Nintendogs' 20th birthday and the nostalgia is so real

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Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis was almost "based on an unproduced Indy script," says project lead: "But after reading it, I decided it was unproduced for a reason"

By Mike Bevan published 19 April 25

Interview The Making of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis: "The main research was done sitting on a couch watching the movies unspool on video tape"

Interview

Assassin's Creed Shadows screenshot of Yasuke standing in front of the door to a building within a castle complex

Clearing castles stealthily as Yasuke in Assassin's Creed Shadows is one of the most satisfying challenges in the RPG

By Heather Wald published 19 April 25

Now Playing Now Playing | Now that I've mastered castles as Yasuke in Assassin's Creed Shadows, I can't stop doing them

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Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky

My favorite Pokemon game has been trapped on one console for 15 years, and I desperately need Nintendo to let more people play it

By Joel Franey published 18 April 25

Opinion Opinion | Explorers of Sky is one of the truly great Pokemon games, but it's at risk of being forgotten to history

Opinion

I kissed a creepy neighbor in a survival horror RPG and all I got was this lousy photo paper

By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published 18 April 25

Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Look Outside is exactly what you should not do in Devolver Digital's creepy new offering

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Super Mario Maker 2 is 2D Mario’s ultimate form, and it’s all thanks to Nintendo’s community

By Fran Ruiz published 18 April 25

Opinion Opinion | 2D Mario games needn’t be reinvented, but giving fans official creative tools has already made a positive impact

Opinion

Star Wars: Beyond Victory - A Mixed Reality Playset artwork

"What's happened to Sebulba, what has he been through?": At Star Wars Celebration, I exploded a podracer and talked to Star Wars: Beyond Victory's director about bringing back the prequels legend

By Molly Edwards published 17 April 25

Hands-on I got to be one of the first people to try Star Wars: Beyond Victory – A Mixed Reality Playset and podraced my heart out: This is where the fun begins

Hands-on

Everything we know about The Duskbloods

By Andrew Brown last updated 17 April 25

Guide Bloodborne is reborn in The Duskbloods, the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive with extra-sharp fangs

Elden Ring Nightreign: Everything we know so far

By Josh West last updated 17 April 25

Guide Soulslike meets roguelike in Elden Ring: Nightreign, the new FromSoftware epic launching May 30

Mario Kart World: Everything we know about the upcoming Switch 2 game

By Emma-Jane Betts last updated 17 April 25

Guide Mario Kart 9 (aka Mario Kart World) is heading to the Switch 2 in 2025, so here's all the latest news about the new Nintendo game

The Elder Scrolls 6: Everything we know so far

By Sam Loveridge last updated 17 April 25

Guide Despite the Obsidian remake rumours, Elder Scrolls 6 is still one of our most wanted games in 2025

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News Head back to Furin with our guide to Wind Breaker season 2 episode 4's release plans

The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey is sick of being asked this question about Ellie: "I've grown up!"

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Director of the highest-rated MCU movie teases his The X-Files reboot: "Some of the episodes will be really f***ing scary"

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News Ryan Coogler is tackling his reboot of The X-Files next, now his new movie Sinners is out

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Andor season 2 first reactions call the Star Wars show "a miracle" that makes Rogue One even better

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