“Saros is the best game Housemarque has ever made and one of the defining PlayStation 5 exclusives of the generation. Its color-coded bullet ballet, eclipse-driven procedural design, persistent progression, and Rahul Kohli's career-best vocal performance combine into a roguelite that rewards both newcomers and Returnal veterans. The few rough edges — model fidelity in cinematics, hub navigation, an unforgiving learning curve — are easy to forgive once the bullet ballet clicks.”
Diablo IV's Lord of Hatred expansion launches April 28 with the Paladin and Warlock classes, the return of the Horadric Cube, 20 new skill variants, and a campaign set on the island of Skovos.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate drops from $29.99 to $22.99/month in a permanent price cut, but future Call of Duty titles lose day-one access under new Xbox head Asha Sharma's strategy reset.
Slay the Spire 2's beta patch v0.104.0 overhauls the Ascension system, introduces a new Badges feature, reworks Ironclad cards, and finally fixes Neow's Fury to let players choose their own cards.
Ball x Pit's free Shadow Update launches today with two new characters, 11 time-bending ball types, a Guildhall building for re-rolling upgrades, and four new passives across PS5 and Switch platforms.
Capcom’s Pragmata arrives on Switch 2 with the full sci-fi experience intact, earning excellent reviews and showcasing Nintendo’s new hardware with a free demo across all platforms.
Don’t Nod’s Aphelion launches April 28 as a day-one Game Pass title, sending astronaut Ariane to the frozen planet Persephone in a sci-fi adventure blending exploration, stealth, and shifting realities.
Sega launches the transmedia Sega Universe initiative to revive classic franchises including OutRun, NiGHTS, Streets of Rage, and Sakura Wars — expanding them into games, film, music, and fashion.
Helldivers 2's Exo Experts Warbond drops April 28 with the first-ever purchasable mech stratagems, two new exosuits, and a fresh weapon arsenal.
Grinding Gear Games teases Return of the Ancients, Path of Exile 2's biggest expansion yet, with a May 29 launch and full reveal livestream on May 7.
Review
Saros is the best game Housemarque has ever made and one of the defining PlayStation 5 exclusives of the generation. Its color-coded bullet ballet, eclipse-driven procedural design, persistent progression, and Rahul Kohli's career-best vocal performance combine into a roguelite that rewards both newcomers and Returnal veterans. The few rough edges — model fidelity in cinematics, hub navigation, an unforgiving learning curve — are easy to forgive once the bullet ballet clicks.
Review
Lord of Hatred is the expansion Diablo 4 has been waiting for. A focused, emotionally weighty campaign, a Warlock class that will go down as one of Blizzard's best designs, a skill tree rework that quietly fixes the base game, and the return of the Horadric Cube add up to the most complete version of Diablo 4 that has ever existed. It is the capstone the franchise deserved.
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REPLACED is a breathtaking cyberpunk pixel-art experience that earns its long development through visual craft and narrative ambition rarely seen in the medium. Combat, platforming, and save system rough edges keep it from greatness, but what works here works at an exceptionally high level.
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A bold, beautiful sci-fi adventure that prioritizes atmosphere and emotion over action
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