GAMING REVIEWS

Code Vein 2 Review: time travel, vampires, and a soulslike sequel that can’t quite escape its own shadow

Fable reboot preview finally shows how choice, chaos, and humor collide in open world Albion

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Switch 2 Review: Coming Back to Midgar, One More Time

MIO: Memories in Orbit review: gorgeous, cruel, and completely unwilling to go easy on you

Five defining video games from 1996 that continue to shape modern gaming 30 years later

Yakuza Kiwami 3 preview: weaponized nostalgia, daddy rank, and the slowest emotional ambush in the series

Big Hops review: I came for the platforming, stayed for the joy of moving through the world

The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon review: Falcom shot its densest lore into space, and it works

Pathologic 3 reboot knows you’ve been here before and has some uncomfortable thoughts about it

Code Vein II preview: a time-traveling souls-like that turns boss fights into emotional goodbyes

Neon lights, cracked bones, and unfinished business: Yakuza Kiwami remains timeless on Switch 2

Sektori review: when a twin-stick shooter becomes a test of nerves, skill, and obsession

Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Mega Dimension review: challenging combat and great mega designs undercut by repetition

Terminator 2D: No Fate review: a pixelated love letter to Judgment Day and 90s arcades

Unbeatable review: a punk rock rhythm game that forgets to play music

Routine Review: the sci-fi horror game that strands you in a 1970s space resort and dares you to survive

Destiny 2: Renegades review: Destiny picks up a lightsaber and hopes we won’t notice

Skate Story review: kickflipping through hell with style and existential dread