Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile is much better than I expected it to be By Marshall Honorof published 16 February 23 Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile offers surprisingly good touchscreen controls
Bayonetta 3 hands-on: Delightfully weird By Marshall Honorof last updated 25 October 22 Bayonetta 3 has fantastic gameplay and a stellar sense of style, but the graphics simply don’t do justice to the titular witch and her latest bizarre quest.
God of War Ragnarök doesn’t make you wait for the good stuff By Marshall Honorof last updated 22 October 22 In God of War Ragnarök’s first few hours, you’ll find legendary armor, explore a lush overworld and square off with deadly Norse gods.
Pokémon Scarlet/Violet hands-on: A big step forward for a classic series By Marshall Honorof published 21 October 22 Pokémon Scarlet/Violet puts an open-world spin on a well-worn formula, and the results seem promising, with plenty of Pokémon to catch and three worthwhile narrative threads to follow.
I just tried Xbox Game Pass on Samsung smart TVs — and it's nearly flawless By Marshall Honorof last updated 1 September 22 Xbox Game Pass subscribers will soon be able to stream hundreds of games directly to Samsung Smart TVs, and the technology looks impressive so far.
Splatoon 3 hands-on: More kids, more squids By Marshall Honorof published 24 August 22 Splatoon 3 has something to offer new fans, with its intuitive gameplay and colorful design, as well as returning fans, with a handful of substantial new modes.
Amazon Luna hands-on: Is Amazon’s cloud gaming service any good? By Marshall Honorof last updated 4 August 22 Amazon Luna shows some promise as yet another cloud gaming service, but it’s pretty similar to what’s already out there.
Sonic Frontiers is the strangest Sonic game in a while By Marshall Honorof published 13 June 22 Sonic Frontiers pits the Blue Blur against an open world with plenty of platforming challenges, but it’s an unusual genre for a Sonic game.
WrestleQuest and Vice NDRCVR are small games with big ideas By Marshall Honorof published 12 June 22 I went hands-on with WrestleQuest and Vice NDRCVR at Summer Game Fest, and they demonstrated that publisher Skybound Games is willing to take chances on unconventional ideas.
Outriders Worldslayer could take you six hours — or hundreds By Marshall Honorof published 11 June 22 Outriders Worldslayer has a streamlined campaign, but lots of endgame content
Lego Brawls lets Jurassic Park, Ninjago and Pirates duke it out By Marshall Honorof published 11 June 22 Lego Brawls is a family-friendly competitive brawler, where you can customize your own minifig and duke it out with characters from a variety of Lego properties.
Star Trek: Resurgence is exactly what a Star Trek game should be By Marshall Honorof published 11 June 22 Star Trek: Resurgence feels just like an episode of the TV show, letting players experience the moral dilemmas and character drama inherent to the setting.
Day of the Devs showed off the weirdest games at the Summer Game Fest By Marshall Honorof published 11 June 22 At Summer Game Fest, Day of the Devs let you play as a fly, a frog, a bear and more
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course serves up a beautiful, difficult meal By Marshall Honorof published 11 June 22 Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course pulls absolutely zero punches in terms of difficulty, but it’s worth the challenge to witness the gorgeous animation and inspired enemy design.
Street Fighter 6 hands-on: Killer combos just got easier By Marshall Honorof published 10 June 22 Street Fighter 6 offers both Modern and Classic controls, depending on how complicated you want your controls to be. Either way, the combos look great.
Xbox cloud gaming works so well, it could make consoles superfluous By Marshall Honorof published 19 November 21 Xbox Cloud Gaming is finally available on consoles, and it works extremely well. What does this mean for the future of Xbox?
Elden Ring lives up to its 'open world Dark Souls' promise By Marshall Honorof published 16 November 21 Elden Ring has a lot of the same DNA as the Dark Souls series, with challenging combat and a lot of secrets to uncover.
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy hands-on: Kicking it old school By Marshall Honorof published 22 September 21 Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy features an original story about the beloved band of galactic misfits, but you’ve probably played similar games before.
Razer’s new wireless mouse, keyboard and headset excel — but they could be more cohesive By Marshall Honorof published 15 October 20 The Razer DeathAdder V2 Pro, Razer BlackWidow V3 Pro and Razer BlackShark V2 Pro are excellent peripherals, but come with some caveats.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has one cool new feature — and one big mystery By Marshall Honorof published 14 October 20 Assassin's Creed Valhalla lets you build and customize your own Viking settlement, but some questions linger about the game's story.
Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory hands-on: RPG meets rhythm game By Marshall Honorof published 14 October 20 Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory lets you experience the series' soundtrack in an agreeable rhythm game with some welcome RPG elements.
Baldur’s Gate 3 shows promise — but getting started is tough By Marshall Honorof published 7 October 20 Baldur's Gate 3 throws players into the deep end in terms of lore and mechanics, but it's shaping up to be a satisfying game.
SteelSeries Arctis 1 Wireless for Xbox is (almost) the perfect gaming headset By Marshall Honorof published 5 June 20 The SteelSeries Arctis 1 Wireless for Xbox gaming headset works effortlessly with almost any system, but has a few big drawbacks.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the relaxing Nintendo Switch game we need right now By Marshall Honorof published 5 March 20 Once I got into Animal Crossing: New Horizons' groove, I understood why people adore this franchise so much.
Whirlwind FX Element keyboard offers a new approach to RGB lighting By Marshall Honorof published 3 March 20 The Whirlwind FX Element keyboard is a full-size RGB mechanical model that costs only $100.
Wasteland 3 is a Fallout-style RPG that supports your terrible decisions By Marshall Honorof published 3 March 20 Wasteland 3 offers tons of choices in combat and conversation
Astro ID let me build the gaming headset of my dreams By Marshall Honorof published 2 March 20 The Astro ID program has perhaps the deepest level of customization I've ever seen in a gaming headset.
Fuser could revive the whole rhythm game genre By Marshall Honorof published 2 March 20 Fuser may be the game that reignites the rhythm genre as a whole – and that would be rather remarkable.
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous brings another tabletop favorite to PC By Marshall Honorof published 2 March 20 If Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous asks a lot from its players, it’s because it offers a lot back in return.
Outriders plays like Destiny, only better By Marshall Honorof published 2 March 20 Outriders is worth checking out, thanks to delightful gunplay and a decent story setup.