How Lies of P Twists the Story of Pinocchio into a Compelling New Soulslike Adventure

Summary Lies of P is a fantastic interpretation of “The Adventures of Pinocchio,” dropping our beloved puppet within the nightmarish city of Krat, a fallen utopia built on the backs of mechanical puppets who have gone…

Ugly: How Indie Hardship Created Something Beautiful

Team Ugly is a studio or workshop, as we like to call it, formed by four entrepreneurs and developers blinded by the romanticism of the indie game world. It all started more than five years ago…

Forza Horizon 5 Map Creators, Build Your Next Masterpiece with EventLab 2.0

Since the launch of Forza Horizon 5, all of us here at Playground Games have been blown away by the stunning creativity and talent of the EventLab community. Your unique maps and game modes provide exciting…

Crash Team Rumble: Breaking Down All the New Activities in Season 2’s Party Mode

It’s time to gather your friends and crash the party! Season 2 arrives today for Crash Team Rumble, bringing with it the all-new 4-player co-op Party Mode. Put your platforming skills and teamwork to the test…

Assassin’s Creed Mirage: Arabic Language Support Makes This the Most Immersive Chapter Yet

When Assassin’s Creed Mirage was first revealed as a modern take on some of the features and gameplay that helped to define the series, moving away from another RPG epic, I was both surprised and a little…

Cities: Skylines II – Building the Metropolis of Your Dreams Has Never Been Simpler

It’s not an exaggeration to say that Cities: Skylines singlehandedly resuscitated the city builder gamer when it arrived in 2015; indeed it also made the genre relevant on console with a very slickly handled Xbox console port in 2017.…

NBA 2K24: Challenge Rival Teams and Bosses at the Streetball Courts in The City

Streetball tournaments have been around for years, but Rucker Park in Harlem, NY stands above the rest as the quintessential battleground for local talent — and sometimes NBA stars. Founded by Holcombe Rucker in 1956,…

Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy Is the Latest Gem in a Series of Treasures You May Not Have Discovered

A few new releases from last week flew under the radar with the meteoric response to Starfield’s early access, especially since the Xbox Wire crew was all-hands on deck to support the launch. But there was one…

Company of Heroes 3: How Relic Brought a Strategy Game to Console for the First Time

Company of Heroes 3 launched earlier this year, which served as a deserved refresh for the series, and marked its arrival on console platforms for the first time ever.  In May, the title launched on Xbox…

EA Sports UFC 5 – It’s (Almost) Time for the Premier Mixed Martial Arts Game in all of Combat Sports

There’s that moment in every major UFC event, where you’ve cheered for your fighters during the preliminaries, main card, and co-main event, but then the time comes for the main event. You’re on the edge…