Dune: Awakening succeeds in making players feel like everyone is out to get them, all while encouraging you to rise to the occasion and come out the other end stronger.
We spoke with Stranger Things’ Finn Wolfhard about his history with video games, Pokémon, Lego, and learned how video game music influences his own music.
There are terrible bad games that you should avoid at all costs, mediocre bad games that disappear from your memory when they leave your field of view, and then there is the difficult-to-define good bad game.
We traveled to Chengdu, China, to check out Eclipse Glow Games’ debut game, Tides of Annihilation, and talk with the team about mixing Chinese action with the Legend of King Arthur.
Dune: Awakening succeeds in making players feel like everyone is out to get them, all while encouraging you to rise to the occasion and come out the other end stronger.
Minecraft Dungeons II is a straightforward, entry-level action-RPG that proves this spin-off franchise can stand on its own and improve with subsequent entries.
When Eriksholm finally lays out all of its stealth puzzle pieces on the board two-thirds through the game, the entire experience sings, inviting playful and smart experimentation. I just wish I had access to all of these pieces sooner.
Like a standout freshman bursting onto the scene, College Football 25 was a pleasant surprise, but College Football 26 aptly demonstrates it wasn’t just beginner’s luck, delivering an equally impressive sophomore effort.
This futuristic vibe and unrealistic speeds may not be for everyone, but I’m delighted to see this style of play still alive and kicking its way down the course.
While Iron Galaxy has excellently modernized the gameplay and graphics of these classics to feel right in 2025, I wish it had done a better job of highlighting the influence these games once had in their heyday.