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Monolith did some fine work with these two games, and these Switch 2 ports give a new audience the chance to experience the enduring magic of the Nemesis System.

It stumbles sometimes with its story, but thanks to new and improved movement mechanics, Gears of War: E-Day ends up delivering some of the tightest combat and one of the series’ most excellently paced campaigns in a long, long time.

NASCAR 26 is a surprisingly meditative racer that captures the precision of stock car racing, even though its broader evolution is less convincing.

CDPR’s free upgrade offers plenty to enjoy ahead of Geralt’s final adventure, making the Continent feel at home among today’s best open worlds.

As good as Minecraft Dungeons 2 looks on the outside, and as inoffensive as it seems, it fails to capture the wonder or creativity of its namesake, much less present a compelling loot-focused gameplay loop. The many steps back that it takes from the original don't help either.

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve shows the jet-fighting franchise at its best, with a fantastic story that expands on Strangereal and a variety of fun multiplayer modes.

WARDOGS doesn’t necessarily do anything new within the FPS space. There is nothing here that you won’t have seen before if you are well versed in the genre. However, it does include a huge variety of these tried and tested systems and executes each of them pretty well. [Early Access Review]

EA Sports FC 27 doesn't stick the landing with some of its biggest additions, but meaningful improvements and changes in other areas make it one of the series' better entries in recent years.

Silent Hill: Townfall might be a much more contained experience than recent series entries, but thanks to a strong story, unsettling atmosphere, and tense gameplay, it nonetheless shines just as bright.

Trails in the Sky Second Chapter is a superb sequel that builds meaningfully on its predecessor while modernizing one of the series’ most beloved adventures.