[SGF 2025] “Ratatan” Hands-On

[SGF 2025] “Ratatan” Hands-On

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_UngFO7E40 As someone that had a lot of good moments with the PSP, I've always loved Patapon. Whether it was...
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[SGF 2025] “Marvel Cosmic Invasion” Hands-On

[SGF 2025] “Marvel Cosmic Invasion” Hands-On

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjnAPZm-CKw Since I was a Genesis kid in my early formative years as a gamer, sidescrolling beat-em-ups--no matter how good...
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“Street Fighter 6 (Switch 2)” Review

“Street Fighter 6 (Switch 2)” Review

With Virtua Fighter 5 REVO waiting in the wings with a yet-unannounced release date, and Soul Calibur II sitting there...
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[SGF 2025] “Dosa Divas: One Last Meal” Hands-On

[SGF 2025] “Dosa Divas: One Last Meal” Hands-On

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzOKSPSVYwY Dosa Divas was one of the SGF Play Days appointments I was most looking forward to as I finalized...
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[SGF 2025] “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2” Hands-On

[SGF 2025] “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2” Hands-On

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeyMbBxJfVs I had the power of Tanjiro Kamado and anime on my side last week, thanks to SEGA bringing Demon...
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[SGF 2025] “Lumines Arise” Hands-On

[SGF 2025] “Lumines Arise” Hands-On

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHUWdasJYrw&list=RDXHUWdasJYrw&start_radio=1 It may not have as well known a name as Tetris, but if you mention Lumines around a crowd...
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[SGF 2025] “Ratatan” Hands-On

As someone that had a lot of good moments with the PSP, I’ve always loved Patapon. Whether it was with its initial release or its remaster nearly a decade later, my memories of cute little critters yelling “pata-pata-pata-PON” are good…

[SGF 2025] “Marvel Cosmic Invasion” Hands-On

Since I was a Genesis kid in my early formative years as a gamer, sidescrolling beat-em-ups–no matter how good or bad–were essential to me. Whether it was Streets of Rage or Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: The Movie, beat-em-ups were part…

“Street Fighter 6 (Switch 2)” Review

With Virtua Fighter 5 REVO waiting in the wings with a yet-unannounced release date, and Soul Calibur II sitting there on the NSO GameCube app right from launch, Street Fighter 6 is the centerpiece of the best start a Nintendo console has ever had for fighting games.

[SGF 2025] “Dosa Divas: One Last Meal” Hands-On

Dosa Divas was one of the SGF Play Days appointments I was most looking forward to as I finalized SmashPad’s schedule. Developed by Outerloop Games, known for last year’s unique and stylish Thirsty Suitors, Dosa Divas looks like another winner…

[SGF 2025] “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2” Hands-On

I had the power of Tanjiro Kamado and anime on my side last week, thanks to SEGA bringing Demon Slayer: -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 as a part of their Summer Game Fest lineup. Announced at the end…

[SGF 2025] “Lumines Arise” Hands-On

It may not have as well known a name as Tetris, but if you mention Lumines around a crowd of gamers, you’ll probably get a head nod from all of them. It’s just one of those puzzle games that doesn’t…

[SGF 2025] “Shinobi: Art of Vengeance” Hands-On

As a ‘90’s gamer who chose the Genesis over the Super Nintendo in my childhood because black is cooler than gray and Sonic was cooler than Mario, you can bet I was over the moon when Shinobi: Art of Vengeance…

[SGF 2025] VIDEO INTERVIEW: Wizards of the Coast Senior Game Designer, Daniel Holt, talks MTGxFF

We learned how to play Magic: The Gathering and interviewed Wizards of the Coast Senior Game Designer, Daniel Holt, about the development process of this epic crossover!

[SGF 2025] “Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds” Hands-On

Looking back at the Summer Game Fest Showcase, while there were all sorts of awesome-looking video games, only one of them really made me pop with excitement, and it was because we saw that Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds would really be…

[SGF 2025] “Mixtape” Hands-On

Just as much as any genre in media, video games can be all about the vibes, and that’s exactly what I got when I first saw Mixtape during the Day of the Devs Showcase during SGF this year. That said,…

[SGF 2025] “LEGO Party” Hands-On

Oscar Wilde once said “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery….” In the gaming industry, that’s definitely true. In fact, imitation is probably the biggest thing that creates competition. At the same time, creativity can get the best of game…

[SGF 2025] First Look – “Code Vein II”

Press invited to Summer Game Fest knew that Bandai Namco would be showing something new at the show, and at least amongst journalists, conjecture was all over the place for whatever this “unannounced action RPG” would be. Once we walked…