GAMING REVIEWS

Esoteric Ebb review: a brilliantly weird fantasy CRPG where politics, dice rolls, and bad decisions collide

WWE 2K26 review: the wrestling is better than ever, but the soul of the game feels a little missing

Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf review: a hand-painted sci-fi dream that ends before I’m ready to wake up

Scott Pilgrim EX review: a time-traveling beat ’em up that levels up nostalgia instead of just farming it

Pokémon Pokopia review: no battles, no badges, just pure Pokémon vibes, and it somehow works

Resident Evil Requiem review: a terrifying fusion of survival horror, raw power, and a franchise reborn

Reptilian Rising preview: an ’80s tabletop fever dream where Julius Caesar fights laser raptors (and it actually works)

Battlefield season 2 roadmap breakdown: every new weapon, map, vehicle, and limited-time mode explained

Back to the red future: Nintendo’s Virtual Boy still plays like a beautiful, bizarre 90s fever dream

Demon Tides review: Beebz, bat wings, and the most addictive jump physics I’ve felt since Mario

The Gathering TMNT: turtles in time, timeless staples, and a cardboard trip through dimension x

God of War: Sons of Sparta review: before the blades, before the beard, before Kratos learned to weaponize trauma

TR-49 review: the dystopian puzzle game that turns linguistics into a weapon and somehow makes it feel uncomfortably real

Logitech Pro X2 SUPERSTRIKE review: tunable speed, pro control

Tokyo Scramble review (Switch 2): a dinosaur stealth horror game that should’ve stayed buried

High On Life 2 review: a cult comedy shooter that grinds like Tony Hawk and jokes like it’s 1999

Reanimal review: the most beautiful horror game in years and a masterclass in cinematic dread

Pokémon Pokopia preview: the coziest Pokémon life sim might also be its most emotional reinvention yet