Previews Back 4 Blood from Turtle Rock Is Vying to Reclaim the Left 4 Dead Throne – Hands-On It’s been 11 years since Turtle Rock Studios and Valve released Left 4 Dead 2, though passionate fans surely don’t need to be ... By Mark DelaneyDecember 22, 2020
Previews Scavengers Has Promise but Lacks Clarity in Its Apocalyptic Blizzard – Hands-On Scavengers is fine. That’s a weird sentiment to come away with from a game, especially in this profession. It’s not that I don’t ... By Elijah BeahmDecember 10, 2020
Previews Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s Multiplayer Is Lacking in Many Ways We’ve gotten our hands on early builds of the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War multiplayer mode thanks to its recent alpha ... By Joseph YadenOctober 18, 2020
Previews The Falconeer Is Majestic in Its Dogfighting, Awkward in Its Exposition – Hands-On At first glance, The Falconeer does not look like it was made by a single developer. Yet Tomas Sala has created what many ... By Elijah BeahmSeptember 28, 2020
Previews Crash Bandicoot 4 Recaptures the Magic Where Other Sequels Failed – Hands-On We rightfully think of Crash Bandicoot as a PlayStation icon. The manic mascot became the face of the brand in the ‘90s, even ... By Mark DelaneySeptember 20, 2020
Previews Remothered: Broken Porcelain Feels Like a Hidden Gem Horror Movie – Hands-On The autumn season has always been my favorite. Offering cooler weather, crunchy leaves, and, most importantly, the seasonal high of Halloween and all ... By Mark DelaneySeptember 18, 2020
Previews No Place for Bravery Is Brutal Yet Heartfelt as a Beautiful Top-Down Action Game – Hands-On There’s a compelling world on display in Glitch Factory’s No Place for Bravery, and the top-down action game wastes no time hinting at ... By Phillip MoyerSeptember 15, 2020
Previews Tunic Is a Charming Zelda-Like, but Where’s the Hook? Odds are good that even if you’ve never played a Nintendo game in your life, The Legend of Zelda’s DNA has made your ... By Elijah BeahmSeptember 4, 2020
Previews The Signifier Is Shaping Up as a Mind-Bending Blend of Black Mirror & Sherlock Holmes You know the “Crocodile” episode of Black Mirror? The one where a woman kills a whole bunch of people trying to protect herself ... By Damien LawardornSeptember 2, 2020
Previews Dirt 5 Playgrounds Mode Is a Blast (and a Pain) of User-Generated Levels When Codemasters’ Dirt 5 launches this October, hardcore racing sim fans may be surprised to find its suite of modes contains Playgrounds, a ... By Mark DelaneyAugust 27, 2020
Previews Dreamscaper Offers a Breathtaking World That Makes Up for Its Slower Roguelite Pace – Hands-On The first time Cassidy entered the dreamscape, I was mesmerized. The way she stretches and falls backwards to her bed with a subtle ... By Amy CampbellAugust 27, 2020
Previews Monstrum 2 Is a Diamond in the Rough of 4-vs-1 Horror – Hands-On Having cut its teeth on subversive, single-player horror games over the past few years, Team Junkfish is branching out into the 4v1 multiplayer ... By Damien LawardornAugust 26, 2020