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[Steam Next Fest] ”Bubsy 4D” Hands-On

author image by Kayla Merritt | Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch 2 PC PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Previews Xbox One Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 10 Oct 2025

Bubsy is back in Bubsy 4D, and I’m happy to see he’s looking very good so far. With an updated art style, strongly improved gameplay, and a mission by developers Fabraz to bring the infamous orange bobcat back with a…

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[TGS 2025] “Pragmata” Hands-On

author image by Danreb Victorio | PC PlayStation 5 Previews Tokyo Games Show Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 27 Sep 2025

During our recent visit to Capcom to try out their TGS 2025 lineup, they had yet another demo of Pragmata to play, and this build brought us closer to figuring out what this game might actually end up being.

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[TGS 2025] Monster Hunter Wilds’ upcoming FFXIV collab should be a treat to veteran Hunters

author image by Danreb Victorio | PC PlayStation 5 Previews Tokyo Games Show Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 24 Sep 2025

As overdone as they are today, Monster Hunter and Final Fantasy XIV Online is as ideal a match as you can have when it comes to video game crossovers. While Monster Hunter doesn’t have the buzzing world that Final Fantasy…

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[TGS 2025] “Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection” Hands-On

author image by Danreb Victorio | Events Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Previews Tokyo Games Show Xbox One Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 24 Sep 2025

While we can’t be at Tokyo Game Show this year, Capcom was nice enough to invite us to their U.S. office in the Bay Area to get our hands on a bunch of the games they’re featuring at the event….

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[TGS 2025] “Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection” Hands-On

author image by Danreb Victorio | Events Nintendo Switch 2 PC PlayStation 5 Previews Tokyo Games Show | 0 Comments | 24 Sep 2025

When we were invited to Capcom to check out their Tokyo Game Show 2025 lineup, we were able to be one of the first people to get our hands on a demo for Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, and…

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[PAX West 2025] “Little Nightmares III” Multiplayer Hands-On

author image by Myles Obenza | Events PAX West Previews | 0 Comments | 10 Sep 2025

Little Nightmares broke the platforming mold with the original game’s release in 2017. It expertly blended 2D and 3D platforming with horror elements, with developer Tarsier Studios releasing some DLC, a mobile entry, and a full on sequel over the…

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[PAX West 2025] “Pokémon Legends: Z-A” Hands-On

author image by Danreb Victorio | Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch 2 PAX West Previews | 0 Comments | 08 Sep 2025

Despite some technical issues, Pokémon Legends Arceus represented the most exciting and meaningful changes to the Pokémon formula. Now it’s back in a post-modern setting, and after the 20-or-so minutes we had to play of it at PAX West, there’s…

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[PAX West 2025] “Kirby Air Riders” Hands-On

author image by Danreb Victorio | Events Nintendo Switch 2 PAX West Previews | 0 Comments | 06 Sep 2025

The renaissance the pink puff ball has enjoyed with the popularity of the Switch is absolutely nothing to sneeze at, but there was never a point in time in which I thought this would result in the creation of Kirby…

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[PAX West 2025] “Crimson Desert” Hands-On

author image by Danreb Victorio | Events PAX West Previews | 0 Comments | 05 Sep 2025

It’s one thing for a game demo to leave an impression, but it’s another thing to actually see the effort and appreciation from a staff with a game they’re promoting or representing. Crimson Desert is a game with dense gameplay…

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[PAX West 2025] “Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake” Hands-On

author image by Danreb Victorio | Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch 2 PAX West PC PlayStation 5 Previews Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 04 Sep 2025

Last year’s release of Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake was absolutely superb. I know this because I’m actually still playing it, and that familiarity (on top of my fandom for the series) is one of the biggest reasons why my…

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[PAX West 2025] “Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles” Hands-On

author image by Danreb Victorio | Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch 2 PC PlayStation 5 Previews Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 03 Sep 2025

Confession time: While I’ve always been a huge fan of Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy Tactics is a blindspot for me, and it’s not for lack of trying. I own all sorts of different versions of this game, from the black-labeled…

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[PAX West 2025] “Octopath Traveler 0” Hands-On

author image by Danreb Victorio | Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch 2 PAX West PlayStation 5 Previews Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 03 Sep 2025

During the last Nintendo Direct, Square Enix pulled a fast one on us when the “one more thing” was an awesome-looking HD-2D RPG, but it wasn’t what anybody thought it was. It was an action game called The Adventures of…

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