first impressions

Alex Kidd returns from the 8-bit past in a lovely remake of one of his original adventures.

Black Skylands is an inventive top-down open-world action game that mixes indie charm with mainstream aspirations.

We played Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 and were very impressed with its tight sniping gameplay and emergent open-world design.

Naraka Bladepoint is a killer entry in the battle royale genre filled with novel ideas and a strong fundamental grounding. It's worth your time and then some.

Unpacking is a game as much about the simple act of decorating its rooms as it is about relaxng one's mind.

The best parts of Death Stranding are the tranquil moments of hiking to good music. Lake captures this same magic but stops well before going off the rails.

We went hands on with Chivalry 2 to find a game filled with excellent medieval combat, style, humor, and... murdering people with birds?

The impressive technical alpha makes it clear that what's old is new again in Diablo 2: Resurrected, and we couldn't be more excited.

The Project Triangle Strategy demo shows off a lot more of the strategy RPG than you might expect, but like any good demo, it will leave you wanting much, much more.

Balan Wonderworld is a stylish 3D platformer from Square Enix. We're worried it might not have the substance to back it up.

The Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War Beta for PS4 showed us more of what the latest entry has to offer, but if you weren't already sold, you probably still won't be.

If you're tired of waiting for Diablo 4 and have already played the ever-lovin' heck out of Grim Dawn and Torchlight, then Chaosbane will be well worth your time.

The Division 2 Private PC Beta is over. This is what we learned about the upcoming shooter from Ubisoft that left us hopeful and excited that the game will be worth it.

Volcanoids, a new steampunk survival game available through Steam Early Access, has many great ideas, but it is just too short on content at this stage.

Studio Wildcard's new massive pirate-themed MMO, Atlas, could be great, but the game is currently a mess due to bugs, lack of content, and offline raiding.

Neither turn-based strategy nor PvP are anything new, but it's pretty rare to see them together. BATALJ could be onto something.

Take on the role of an unlikely hero in this new side-scrolling adventure with quirky characters and a familiar battle system for fans of Undertale.

The Battlefield 5 beta is over, and here are some impressions, good and bad, about what's to come for the series.

The Mega Man 11 demo recently launched on multiple platforms. Let's see what advancements the series has made in the 8 years since Mega Man 10!

Green Hell is a new thrilling survival game from Creepy Jar that will make you rethink your attitude towards the genre.