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Resident Evil’s Nintendo Switch debut brings horror to your bedroomResident Evil’s Nintendo Switch debut brings horror to your bedroom
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp brings the series’s leisurely charm to smartphonesAnimal Crossing: Pocket Camp brings the series’s leisurely charm to smartphones
Skyrim and LA Noire get a new life on the Nintendo SwitchSkyrim and LA Noire get a new life on the Nintendo Switch
Star Wars Battlefront II’s single-player campaign is a great new story with a nostalgia problem

Who needs Luke and Lando when you’ve got Iden Versio?

Bryan Bishop
Doom on the Nintendo Switch is surprisingly greatDoom on the Nintendo Switch is surprisingly great
The Frozen Wilds is a perfect excuse to jump back into Horizon Zero DawnThe Frozen Wilds is a perfect excuse to jump back into Horizon Zero Dawn
Super Mario Odyssey review: an absolute delight

A weird, wild world bursting with ideas

Andrew Webster
Middle-earth: Shadow of War is so big that it’s overwhelmingMiddle-earth: Shadow of War is so big that it’s overwhelming
If you’re craving a Metroid game on the Switch, try these new indie games insteadIf you’re craving a Metroid game on the Switch, try these new indie games instead
Star Fox 2 is strange, daring, and an important piece of game historyStar Fox 2 is strange, daring, and an important piece of game history
Super Nintendo Classic Edition review: the perfect way to play 16-bit classicsSuper Nintendo Classic Edition review: the perfect way to play 16-bit classics
Death of the Outsider is a fitting coda for the Dishonored seriesDeath of the Outsider is a fitting coda for the Dishonored series
Metroid: Samus Returns review: a sci-fi classic is reborn

After a decade-long hiatus, ‘Metroid’ is back in 2D

Andrew Webster
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is fan service at its finestLife is Strange: Before the Storm is fan service at its finest
Yakuza Kiwami is a great chance to see where the series startedYakuza Kiwami is a great chance to see where the series started
Mario + Rabbids is a shockingly good Nintendo Switch strategy gameMario + Rabbids is a shockingly good Nintendo Switch strategy game
Subsurface Circular is a good robot mystery game — but it could have been greatSubsurface Circular is a good robot mystery game — but it could have been great
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy review: who needs Nathan Drake?

A new lead provides the blueprint for Uncharted’s future

Andrew Webster
Sonic Mania review: the return to form you’ve been waiting for

The hedgehog finds new life going back to his roots

Andrew Webster
Hellblade is a harrowing, frustrating descent into madnessHellblade is a harrowing, frustrating descent into madness
Tacoma is a tense and beautiful sci-fi story about adversity and AITacoma is a tense and beautiful sci-fi story about adversity and AI
Pyre is a mystical take on basketball from the team behind TransistorPyre is a mystical take on basketball from the team behind Transistor
The wonderful mystery series Professor Layton makes a mostly seamless transition to mobileThe wonderful mystery series Professor Layton makes a mostly seamless transition to mobile
Nintendo isn’t abandoning the 3DS and neither should youNintendo isn’t abandoning the 3DS and neither should you
Nintendo’s excellent shooter Splatoon is even better on the SwitchNintendo’s excellent shooter Splatoon is even better on the Switch
Final Fantasy XII deserves its second chanceFinal Fantasy XII deserves its second chance
Final Fantasy XV’s new episode is like a brief, thrilling action movieFinal Fantasy XV’s new episode is like a brief, thrilling action movie
Arms review: is Nintendo’s new fighting game for you?Arms review: is Nintendo’s new fighting game for you?
Rime is beautiful and heartbreaking, but a little too familiarRime is beautiful and heartbreaking, but a little too familiar
Ultra Street Fighter II for Switch is the first true portable fighting gameUltra Street Fighter II for Switch is the first true portable fighting game
Old Man’s Journey is a brief, poignant adventure through a beautiful landscapeOld Man’s Journey is a brief, poignant adventure through a beautiful landscape
Prey is a complex, tense, and scattered piece of survival horrorPrey is a complex, tense, and scattered piece of survival horror
Wilson’s Heart is a stylish pulp horror game with too many loose endsWilson’s Heart is a stylish pulp horror game with too many loose ends
What Remains of Edith Finch is the game equivalent of a haunting short story collectionWhat Remains of Edith Finch is the game equivalent of a haunting short story collection
Rick and Morty in VR is just as weird and smart as the showRick and Morty in VR is just as weird and smart as the show
The Guardians of the Galaxy game is best when it’s not trying to be a video gameThe Guardians of the Galaxy game is best when it’s not trying to be a video game
iPhone puzzle game Kami 2 goes perfectly with your morning coffeeiPhone puzzle game Kami 2 goes perfectly with your morning coffee
Final Fantasy XV’s first big add-on isn’t very funFinal Fantasy XV’s first big add-on isn’t very fun
Persona 5 review: a cult classic shined to perfection

The best Persona yet

Andrew Webster
Rock Band VR is a fresh, messy take on an old formulaRock Band VR is a fresh, messy take on an old formula

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