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Once annualized royalty, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 makes it clear CoD campaigns can't keep up with the pace – like Modern Warfare 3, this feels like another 'point five' release Opinion | Call of Duty Black Ops 7's campaign continues a trend of half-step releases in all but name

Refusing to let go of annualisation, filling gaps with AI assets... It can't be sustainable, and it shows in the final product. Developers need time and space to make things worth engaging with.

As the player two here, the greatest challenge of this boss fight was trying to battle it through the tears of laughter.

"At times, I'm annoyed by a companion who only slows me down in Fury Green – I find myself often needing to turn around and save his useless ass during battle, when all I want to do is forge ahead. But I want to believe that my stoic Samus is somehow into it."

I hope you can pick him up by the collar.

We sent Ashley to a mystical forest for this wonderful preview. Despite the '4' in the title, this Metroid certainly feels different.

And @luke-k.bsky.social ties it into Wolverine as well!

Five years later, PS5 is in the best place it's ever been, but after 8 years covering PlayStation, I've never seen a console generation like it Opinion | PlayStation's strong points have never been better across a lineup of thrilling adventures, all while it struggles to shift gears – but does the publisher really need to?

Reckoning with a console generation that feels like it's only getting started five years in.

No better way to kick off our article series looking at the PS5 anniversary than with Luke talking about superheroes. He ain't done yet!

I need Sonic Racing CrossWorlds to add Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, and more instead of just SpongeBob and friends, even if I have to make a Dreamcast summoning circle Opinion | Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds needs the Sega All-Stars, and Shinobi, Jet Set Radio, and Crazy Taxi are what I crave most

This is why you have to read every article I write - already predicted their inclusion: www.gamesradar.com/games/sonic-...

Lumines Arise review: "Just as effective as Tetris Effect, block matching to a beat becomes a transcendent experience" The latest Review,,,reviews, breaking news, comment, reviews and features from the experts at GamesRadar+

Lil Lumines Arise review - still a puzzle format that gives me incredible highs and anxiety-ridden lows, but a lot of fun. I also grapple with the strange nature of reviewing iterative puzzle games.

Played through this after loving the demo, and Act One is a really great start. Impeccable vibes and style, and getting into the rhythm of spraying and grappling through the space colony is great. More than a couple of really impactful vistas I'll avoid spoiling for now as well.

The best PlayStation games on PC From action blockbusters to RPG epics, here's the best of the PlayStation games we're playing in 2025.

Crossover episode! On PC Gamer following up my PS5 port reviews over the years with a roundup of the best PlayStation games on PC at the moment. "There's still a thrill to getting a taste of formerly PS5 exclusive jumping action on your gaming rig".

This supernatural detective story is incredibly immersive, with magical solutions that force you to learn their rules rather than feeling cheap The Séance of Blake Manor is an incredibly detailed supernatural mystery where every guest is laden with secrets to unravel.

"Weaving together mythology, magic, and historical detail, each case you solve fairly sticks to the rules, no matter how supernatural." My Seance of Blake Manor review! @spookydoorway.bsky.social @rawfury.bsky.social

feeling seen-oblade

Plant powers rule in this grimdark Metroidvania about reclaiming industrial spaces, and I love the condensed approach to maps that still pack secrets Hands-on | Alruna: End of History is a Metroidvania with blooming good powers

Really enjoyed playing Alruna: End of History - a plant powered grimdark Metroidvania!

One of those that had me like 'am I going to be the only one feeling this way?' But, revisiting HW:AoC and other Warriors games alongside this, I still feel that way.

Zelda is a fantastic lead in this action-packed Tears of the Kingdom prequel, but boring missions hold the magic back Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment manages to find exciting stories to tell, even set far in the world's past.

This was a tricky review! Sharper combat is a plus, but I found the mission design pretty weak compared to other Warriors games, so not a lot of reason to appreciate it. www.gamesradar.com/games/the-le...

This gothic fairy tale is short, but has become my favorite mystery game of the year Carimara: Beneath the Forlorn Limbs is a fairytale mystery packed with character and a gorgeous sense of aesthetics.

Carimara is truly something special! A half hour long, luscious fairy tale mystery. Here's my review! @cr-games.bsky.social @bastinusrex.bsky.social

Ah yeah, the currencies definitely were part of what reminded me of it! Lots of cool stuff coming together in this so far

Dishonored and Citizen Sleeper collide in this dice-rolling steampunk RPG, and I can't wait to explore its dangerous city Hands-on | Duskpunk's steampunk city is powered by the dead, and I could be next

I've loved dice rolling through Duskpunk's opening! www.gamesradar.com/games/advent... @jamespatton.bsky.social

ThinkyCon 2025 next week!!

I kickflipped so hard I destroyed a moon in the demonic Skate Story, which is already my favorite skater of 2025 Hands-on | Move over Tony Hawk, I've got a new favorite skating game thanks to the underworld ollies of Skate Story

Skate Story is as good as it looks, bursting with immaculate vibes that sell the freedom of boarding, all in a vaporwavey take on the underworld. @devolverdigital.com @bysameng.com @skatestory.com

Nope! I felt a stronger draw to it, but didn't go in.

Pokemon Sword and Shield made me a lapsed fan but Pokemon Legends: Z-A has turned me back into a super nerd Now Playing | Pokemon Legends: Z-A made me rethink my feeling that post-pixel catching was over after I bounced off the modern generations

I thought modern Pokemon had lost me, but Legends Z-A has pulled me back in.

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 has stunning imagery, but falls flat on delivering on the promise of its presentation Opinion | Bloodlines 2 has some striking moments that almost work, but become completely unravelled, lacking impact in play

VtM: Bloodlines 2 has some stunning imagery that the game struggles to deliver on. I drill down into what I liked, and how it doesn't quite land.

Unironically - though the dedication to slap bass makes up for it.

Does anyone else half expect to hear Werehog Sonic's howl when the Pokemon Legends Z-A night transition plays?

Dead Finger Dice is such a vibe but I feel incredibly bad at dice poker today.

Been catching up on some games I missed from throughout the year and wow, Hunter: The Reckoning — The Beast of Glenkildove is rad so far. (A World of Darkness text adventure - same universe as Vampire).

The real monster was Netflix