[SmashPad Demo Fest] SP Plays -“Replaced”
by Chris SelogyLet’s spend the next half hour trying out this demo of Replaced.
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Category: Previews
[Steam Next Fest] Hands-On: “Wax Heads” captures the communal connection music has through a slice-of-life narrative sim
by David Rodriguez
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22 Feb 2026
As someone that prides himself on being able to recommend new, cool music to my pals, Wax Heads just hits all the right buttons so far.
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[Steam Next Fest] Hands-On: “Armatus” promises a darkened, kinetic shooter experience for the roguelite landscape
by David Rodriguez
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Nintendo Switch 2 PC PlayStation 5 Previews Steam Xbox Series X |
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20 Feb 2026
We’re not particularly starving for roguelites. Now a favorite of indie developers the world over for around a decade, it takes a lot for a new one to stand out among the crowd in gameplay, but also in art style. The ones I usually play tend to be on the brighter, sillier side with levity or at least a sense of humor to balance out the drama a la both Hades games. Armatus dares to be a little different with a dark, apocalyptic take for the setting while retaining a gameplay loop that makes genre fans ravenous.
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[Steam Next Fest] Hands-On: “Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War!” has what it takes to eliminate the Bug menace
Ultimate Bug War! is a clear callback to the FPS games of the late 90s with some flavoring from the PlayStation 2 era in the 2000s and, of course, modern accoutrements and comforts. At its core though, it’s really simple: you have a wide arsenal of Bug-repelling weapons. Use them freely and fiercely to defend humanity as Private Sammy Dietz.
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FINAL PREVIEW – “Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection” could potentially break Persona 3-like ground as a spinoff
by Danreb Victorio
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Nintendo Switch 2 PC PlayStation 5 Previews Steam Xbox Series X |
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12 Feb 2026
After playing Monster Hunter Stories 3 for over 10 hours, the potential for this turn-based spinoff to reach greater heights is definitely there. Monsties, anyone?
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[Steam Next Fest] Hands-On:”Crushed In Time” nails classic adventure tones with a time-stretching premise
Have you ever wished you could interact with a cartoonishly charming world with all the elasticity of Mario’s face from the Super Mario 64 start screen? Draw Me A Pixel is where your hands need to reach for then.
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[Steam Next Fest] Hands-On: I had to hold myself back from playing too much “Fallen Tear: The Ascension”
by Danreb Victorio
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Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Previews Steam Xbox Series X |
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12 Feb 2026
I first saw Fallen Tear: The Ascencion after I received a press release promoting a trailer for the game. When I found out it was being developed by a studio in the Philippines, it had my full attention. My roots are important to me.
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FINAL PREVIEW – “Romeo is a Dead Man” lets you have fun with bastards
by Michael FertittaI had the opportunity to sit down with a preview build for Romeo is a Dead Man after all this waiting, so now it’s time to see what I have gotten myself into.
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[TGA 2025] “Damon and Baby” Hands-On
by Danreb Victorio
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19 Dec 2025
During The Game Awards’ week, we booked an appointment with Arc System Works to go hands-on with a couple titles, and one of them ended up being Damon and Baby. When it was first unveiled, it looked like an action…
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Magic x Marvel: Spider-Man Swings Into MTG!
by Marie Ablaza
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Features Magic: The Gathering Previews Reviews Tabletop |
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14 Nov 2025
Marie Ablaza is back to dive into the latest Magic: The Gathering collaboration. Check our our look into Marvel’s Spider-Man!
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“Octopath Traveler 0” Final Preview
by Michael Murphy
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11 Nov 2025
RPGs can be a fickle genre in the gaming world. If it doesn’t capture you in the first hour, then it isn’t worth your time, especially with games getting longer and longer. Octopath Traveler 0 is one of those rare…
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“Halo: Campaign Evolved” Hands-On
There’s still plenty of work to be done with Halo: Campaign Evolved, but I also look forward to the series hopefully entertaining new fans now that the series is no longer an Xbox-exclusive.
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