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Hands On: "We Want It To Feel Like A Fighting Game" - Super Yooka-Laylee Kart Offers More Depth Than You Think

We've played Playtonic's new kart racer, and here's why you should be excited. The Mario Kart series has evolved in some truly remarkable ways over the past few decades, but I feel little shame in stating that the 1992 original remains one of my personal favourites (I'm odd like…

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Control Resonant Hands-On Preview: No Guns, No Problem for This Melee-Action Sequel

Control Resonant is shaping up to be exactly what it looks like: more Control, only designed as a melee action game as opposed to physics-driven third person shooter. And so far, that’s an incredibly potent mix.

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Medieval: Chronicles Looks to Offer Deep Strategic Gameplay Along With Gruesome Up-Close Action Combat | IGN Preview

The original Chronicles: Medieval announcement trailer featured the voice work of actor Tom Hardy narrating the dramatic trailer, but that isn’t all the star power that developer Raw Power is looking to bring to bear. Grand Admiral Thrawn himself, Lars Mikkelsen, will be adding…

Control Resonant has what it takes to stand out in an exceptionally crowded September release window

Summer Preview | I played the first few hours of Control Resonant and it's an exceptionally solid change of pace

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Control Resonant is how video games should be done

There are, after a good few hours playing it, quite a few games like Control Resonant. It's an RPG with a kind of pseudo open-world - an "open-ended modern world" I believe was Remedy's way of putting it in its presentation to the press earlier this week - and it has skill trees…

Monster Hunter Wilds' 'Massive Expansion' Gets First Look, 2027 Release on PS5

Ascendance! Monster Hunter Wilds' all-important expansion has finally been revealed. It's called Ascendance, and it's launching next year. As the name implies, the "massive" DLC will be taking your hunter to the skies, as you battle across what appears to be a realm of floating…

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Infinity Ward sneakily offers first look at Modern Warfare 4 multiplayer gameplay, and apparently it's all about movement now

Modern Warfare 4 developer Infinity Ward has been firing off episodes of its quasi-documentary series, From the Ward, at a rapid pace since the game's reveal last week. The show, filmed at the studio, has so far offered some insight into the development of the campaign, the…

Your first look at Unreal Engine 6 comes courtesy of a much shinier looking Rocket League teaser

Epic Games have made no secret of the next release of Unreal Engine; they first shared some details about the follow-up back in 2024, namely that it's being built around the idea of "interoperable content" that can be switched between any game that uses the engine. Now, Unreal…

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