Company of Heroes 3 review — Capturing the chaos of war in a real-time strategy game
It’s been 17 years since Company of Heroes 2 debuted with the Russian campaign of World War II. And now we’re finally getting Company...
Forspoken review: 2023’s unlikely (and unlikeable) heroes
Neither Forspoken nor its main character make a good first impression. Without spoiling, the latter spends the first several hours of the game complaining...
Bayonetta 3 is incredible fun, with one unattractive drawback
Hi there — you all know me by now. I’m the Bayonetta fan. Practically one of the first things I told the GamesBeat staff...
Sonic Frontiers review — Stop laughing
Poor Sonic is often the butt of jokes, even after starring in two hit films and a stellar retro revival with 2017’s Sonic Mania....
The Last of Us Part 1 review: Leave a good-looking corpse
The question of whether a game is worth the money it costs to play is always a part of reviewing it. Each game’s artistic...
Soul Hackers 2 review — an enjoyable, unambitious adventure
Shin Megami Tensei (SMT) is a long running game franchise in Japan. The series launched in 1987 with Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei and...
Stray review: Kitty caper compels, keeps campaign cursory
When Annapurna first announced Stray in 2020, it caught everyone’s eye thanks to its simple elevator pitch: In a grimy cyberpunk city inhabited by...
Sniper Elite 5 review — The Desert Ghost goes to France
World War II was, and still is, a popular setting for games. Most of the time you’re with a squad of soldiers à lIa...
RiffTrax: The Game review: Easily worth the price of admission
I was really upset when The Sci-Fi Channel (now SyFy) cancelled Mystery Science Theater 3000. I had only discovered the show in 1997, but...
Elden Ring review — a brilliant monument to FromSoftware’s legacy
Elden Ring has nearly everything I ever wanted from a Souls game. It’s chock full of additions, improvements, and inclusions from other FromSoftware titles...