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Game hubs
Every hub image is either official Steam promotional art or an original GamePlayer editorial card. Credits sit on the image and belong to the rights holder, not to us. New AU guides include Black Ops 7, NBA 2K26, AFL 26, Kirby Air Riders, Battlefield 6, FC 26, Borderlands 4, and Silent Hill f. Full media credits.
Image credit: © Valve Corporation
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Dota 2
The infinite war
Image credit: © Bethesda Softworks LLC / ZeniMax Media Inc.
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Another ten years of dragons
Image credit: © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
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StarCraft II
Still the RTS benchmark
Image credit: © FromSoftware, Inc. / Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
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Elden Ring
Become Elden Lord
Image credit: © Larian Studios and Wizards of the Coast LLC
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Baldur's Gate 3
The RPG benchmark
Image credit: © Edmund McMillen and Nicalis, Inc.
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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Down into the tears again
Image credit: © OrangePixel
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Heroes of Loot
A ten-minute dungeon
Image credit: © No Brakes Games / Curve Games
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Human: Fall Flat
Ragdolls, then friendship tests
Image credit: © Team17 Digital Ltd. / Ghost Town Games
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Overcooked! 2
Friendship, plated under fire
Image credit: © Bird Studio / Shueisha / Toei Animation and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.
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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
The Saiyan saga, replayed
Image credit: © LocalThunk / Playstack Ltd.
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Balatro
One more ante
Image credit: © Team Cherry Pty Ltd
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Hollow Knight
Hallownest still calls
Image credit: © Team Cherry Pty Ltd
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Hollow Knight: Silksong
Hornet’s climb
Image credit: © Sabotage Studio
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Sea of Stars
A SNES dream that knows it is one
Image credit: © Electronic Arts Inc. / Hazelight Studios AB
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Split Fiction
Two players, one reckless imagination
Image credit: © Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
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Grand Theft Auto VI
Vice City after dark — preview only
Image credit: © Atari Interactive, Inc.
Hardware
Atari 2600+
The living-room cabinet returns
Image credit: © Nintendo
Hardware
Nintendo Switch 2
Handheld first, always
Image credit: © Nintendo
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Mario Kart World
One island, twenty-four engines
Image credit: © Nintendo
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Donkey Kong Bananza
Punch a path to the core
Image credit: © Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
For those who come after
Image credit: © Sony Interactive Entertainment / Kojima Productions
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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
The strand that hits home
Image credit: © Capcom Co., Ltd.
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Monster Hunter Wilds
The Forbidden Lands, live
Image credit: © Sony Interactive Entertainment / Sucker Punch Productions
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Ghost of Yotei
Atsu under the mountain
Image credit: © Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, Game Freak, and Creatures Inc.
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Lumiose after dark
Image credit: © Nintendo
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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Samus on Viewros
Image credit: © Activision Publishing, Inc.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
Avalon, then the Dark Aether — AU till notes only
Image credit: © 2K / Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
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NBA 2K26
Leave no doubt — after you pick an edition
Image credit: © Nacon / Australian Football League
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AFL 26
Big Ant’s footy, not an EA annual
Image credit: © Nintendo
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Kirby Air Riders
Air Ride comes back — Switch 2 only
Image credit: © Electronic Arts Inc.
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Battlefield 6
All-out warfare, Australian unlock included
Image credit: © Electronic Arts Inc.
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EA Sports FC 26
The club is yours — read the SKU first
Image credit: © 2K / Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. / Gearbox Software
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Borderlands 4
Kairos, four hunters, three receipts
Image credit: © Konami Digital Entertainment
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Silent Hill f
Fog in 1960s Japan — calendar, not a score