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Amelia Crowe
Preview lead. Hands-on previews and first-hour reports. Will travel for a good vertical slice.
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Reviews
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Donkey Kong Bananza Review: Smash First, Ask the Island Later
Nintendo rebuilds Donkey Kong as a demolition sandbox — joyful, loud, and occasionally too proud of the dirt.
4 Sept 2026 · 2 min read
Reviews
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Mario Kart World Review: Nintendo's Biggest Kart, Not Its Tightest
A connected map and knockout races make this the most ambitious Kart yet — with a few seams Nintendo usually irons out.
4 Sept 2026 · 2 min read
Previews
Image credit: © Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
GTA 6 Preview: Vice City After Dark
A first look at Rockstar's dual-protagonist crime story — and why the Florida heat might be the real open world.
8 May 2026 · 1 min read
Previews
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Hollow Knight: Silksong Preview — The First Hours in Pharloom
Hornet is faster, meaner, and already making Hallownest feel like a tutorial. Hands-on from the opening climb.
12 Sept 2025 · 1 min read
Reviews
Image credit: © Electronic Arts Inc. / Hazelight Studios AB
Split Fiction Review: Two Players, One Reckless Imagination
Hazelight's latest co-op adventure is a genre blender that only works if you trust the person on the other stick.
7 Mar 2025 · 1 min read
Reviews
Image credit: © Sabotage Studio
Sea of Stars Review: A SNES Dream That Knows It Is One
Sabotage's turn-based adventure is gorgeous, musical, and just self-aware enough to avoid pastiche.
1 Sept 2023 · 1 min read
Reviews
Image credit: © Team17 Digital Ltd. / Ghost Town Games
Overcooked 2 Review: Be the World's Best Chef
Ghost Town Games plated a sequel that is louder, faster, and still the most honest friendship test on consoles.
9 Sept 2019 · 1 min read
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Image credit: © OrangePixel
Heroes of Loot Review: Exciting Dungeon Crawler for Mobile
A bite-sized Gauntlet riff that understands the phone in your pocket. Not deep, but it respects a ten-minute session.
4 Aug 2019 · 1 min read