My first Metroid Prime 4: Beyond hands-on fully restored my faith in it

After demoing its Switch 2 Edition, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond finally has my attention.

Features         April 3, 2025

Mario Kart World is a ton of fun, but I don’t know if it’s $80 fun

We had a blast trying Mario Kart World on Nintendo Switch 2, but its $80 price tag has us nervous.

Features         April 3, 2025

Space Invaders Infinity Gene Evolve brings the Xbox Live Arcade era back

Space Invaders Infinity Gene Evolve is a great mutation of a classic shooter that calls back to Xbox Live Arcade's glory days.

Features         April 2, 2025

The Nintendo Switch 2 already has its first accessory, and you can reserve it now

Before today's Nintendo Switch 2 Direct even began, Dbrand already started taking reservations for one of the console's first third-party accessories.

News         April 2, 2025

How to watch the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct stream: how long is it, and what to expect

The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct is almost here. Here's everything you need to know so you don't miss it.

News         April 2, 2025

5 things we expect to see during the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, and 3 we don’t

We're finally getting the full lowdown on the Nintendo Switch 2 tomorrow. Here's what you can realistically expect to see, and what you probably won't.

Features         April 1, 2025

The Nintendo Switch 2 needs this one feature to make it my favorite console ever

With days to go until the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, we're manifesting one last feature request that could make the new portable perfect.

Features         March 31, 2025

Apple Arcade’s latest puzzler should be your new go-to iPhone game

Apple Arcade's best studio is back with Puffies, a delightful sticker puzzle game that's eared a permanent spot on my iPhone.

Features         March 30, 2025

Katamari Damacy Rolling Live is a delightfully weird and wacky revival

Katamari Damacy Rolling Live brings the long-dormant series out of retirement as an Apple Arcade exclusive, and it's still as delightfully weird as ever.

Features         March 29, 2025

Nintendo confirms ‘Switch 2 Editions’ of games in website fine print

The fine print on a new Nintendo website just revealed the existence of "Nintendo Switch 2 Editions" for games.

News         March 27, 2025

Nintendo’s surprise Direct told us more about the Switch 2 than the Switch

Today's Nintendo Direct was supposed to be focused on the original Switch, but it told us a lot more about the Switch 2 and what to expect from it.

Features         March 27, 2025

If you love Into the Breach, try this fast-paced spin on it

Grit and Valor 1949 is a clever twist on Into the Breach that transforms the turn-based tactics game into something faster.

Features         March 26, 2025

Before the Switch 2 Direct, let’s revisit Nintendo’s 2017 Switch reveal one last time

It’s almost time. After a tease of an initial reveal back in January, the wait for firm details on the is finally coming to an end. Come , we’ll likely know the system’s specs, price, release date, and its launch games. It’s a moment players have been anticipating for years and something that’s sure to […]

Features         March 23, 2025

Steam players just got a terrifying new surprise thanks to Devolver

Devolver Digital just surprise released a new horror RPG, the grotesque and entrancing Look Outside.

Features         March 21, 2025

Atomfall review: doomsday adventure is stuck in the blast radius

Atomfall's clever approach to quests and bartering aren't enough to elevate an otherwise dull apocalyptic adventure.

Reviews         March 21, 2025

FBC: Firebreak turns Control into a workplace comedy

We got a deep look into FBC: Firebreak, Remedy's unexpectedly wacky new shooter that feels like Control meets Office Space.

Features         March 20, 2025

Assassin’s Creed Shadows review: finding peace and quiet in a merciless world

Assassin's Creed Shadows is a surprisingly serene open-world game whose quietest moments outweigh its loudest.

Reviews         March 18, 2025

33 Immortals is the most fun you can have with Xbox Game Pass this month

33 Immortals launches into early access today, and it's a must try for Xbox Game Pass subscribers.

Features         March 18, 2025

Expelled! will make you feel like a dumb teenager again

If you ever got caught up in an elaborate lie in order to save your own skin growing up, Expelled! is the game for you.

Features         March 15, 2025

WWE 2K25 review: rock solid wrestling sim teases its heel turn

WWE 2K25 is another deep wrestling simulator that's loaded with content, but its appalling Island mode feels like the start of a heel turn.

Reviews         March 12, 2025

I can’t stop thinking about this enigmatic new game about AI

Centum, an enigmatic new point and click adventure game out today on PC and Switch, is the strangest game we've played so far this year.

Features         March 11, 2025

Instead of Disco Elysium 2, ZA/UM is making a brand new espionage game

ZA/UM's next game isn't Disco Elysium 2; it's a brand new espionage game called C4.

News         March 11, 2025

Mario is still cool 40 years later, and Meghan Trainor knows why

Mario has an unlikely pal in Meghan Trainor for Mario Day, who shares why the character is still cool to kids.

Features         March 10, 2025

Wanderstop review: cozy tea shop game embraces its flaws

Wanderstop embraces its imperfections as a tea shop management game to tell a moving story about self-acceptance.

Reviews         March 10, 2025

This delightful new adventure game feels like a long-lost PS1 classic

Slime Heroes may look like a simple cartoon action game, but it packs in some deceptively deep combat hooks.

Features         March 9, 2025

This clever new platformer takes you inside of a PC desktop

Mainframes is a clever new 2D platformer that takes you on an odyssey through a PC desktop.

Features         March 6, 2025

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is alive and it’s coming this summer

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 is finally coming this July and it's bringing new parks, new skaters, and an unlikely Doom crossover.

News         March 4, 2025

Split Fiction review: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

Split Fiction is a dazzling co-op adventure that's dragged down by weak writing, making for a divided It Takes Two follow-up.

Reviews         March 4, 2025

Streets of Rage 4 studio’s next game is Absolum, a new roguelike beat-em-up

The team behind Streets of Rage 4 is returning with Absolum, a fantasy beat-em-up fused with clever roguelike progression.

Features         March 4, 2025

I have finally filled the Guitar Hero sized hole in my life

Rift of the Necrodancer plus a PDP Riffmaster is a match made in Guitar Hero heaven.

Features         March 2, 2025

FIFA meets Silent Hill in Steam Next Fest’s most unhinged demo

If you want to play some truly bizarre demos before Steam Next Fest ends, you need to try Fear Fa 98 now.

Features         March 1, 2025

Gorn 2 brings more gladiatorial violence to VR this year

Gorn 2 is coming to VR headsets this year, and we got our first taste of its wacky violence and beef axes.

Features         February 27, 2025

Everything announced at Pokémon Presents 2025

It's Pokémon Day, which means we've got a brand new Pokémon Presents presentation today filled with news.

News         February 27, 2025

Post Trauma gets a haunting new trailer, release date, and Steam Next Fest demo

The Silent Hill-inspired Post Trauma launches next month, and you can watch its creepy new trailer exclusively on Digital Trends.

News         February 26, 2025

If you only play one February game, make it this car management RPG

February was full of big games, but don't sleep on Keep Driving: an ingenious road trip RPG that's worth your time.

Features         February 26, 2025

Avowed might be the best work of ‘pandemic art’ to date

Underneath all its Pillars of Eternity lore, Avowed tells a deep story that has a lot to say about how the Covid-19 pandemic was used as a political tool.

Features         February 25, 2025

You can try a radical new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game on Steam right now

If you're looking for some great game demos to try during Steam Next Fest, start with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown.

Features         February 24, 2025

Skin Deep is absolutely absurd and I already love it

Skin Deep launches on April 30 and we took the Blendo's wacky sci-fi game for a first test drive.

Features         February 24, 2025