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Previews and first impressions on upcoming games in 2025-2026. We got our hands on it before you: find out what convinced us, and what didn't.

007: First Light is IO Interactive's most honest preview in years, and it's not Hitman
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007: First Light is IO Interactive's most honest preview in years, and it's not Hitman

IO Interactive drops Hitman and makes a Bond game. Not a reskinned Hitman: a Bond game. Uncharted, Arkham, social stealth, gadgets. The previews are promising but the doubt about the writing remains.

Alexandrosse
7 min
Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes is the Crying Suns sequel nobody expected, and it's a good surprise
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Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes is the Crying Suns sequel nobody expected, and it's a good surprise

Fleet management roguelite with crisis management, real-time Viper combat and meta-progression. Scattered Hopes is Crying Suns with a BSG paint job and notable improvements, for better and for worse.

Alexandrosse
7 min
Void Reaver: six people, zero AI art, and an inventory roguelite that wants you to play Tetris between demon waves
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Void Reaver: six people, zero AI art, and an inventory roguelite that wants you to play Tetris between demon waves

A conversation with Banana Blitz Studio, the team behind Void Reaver: six people spread across France, trained on WoW, convinced that the heart of a roguelite lives in the inventory.

Alexandrosse
8 min
Ambroise Niflette and the Gleaned Bell: James and the Giant Peach as a video game, and we've been waiting since 1996
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Ambroise Niflette and the Gleaned Bell: James and the Giant Peach as a video game, and we've been waiting since 1996

Breathtaking stop motion, adorable characters, Wallace and Gromit atmosphere. The Ambroise Niflette demo is the indie aesthetic shock of the year.

Alexandrosse
6 min
Mechanicus 2 releases May 21 and the only thing stopping us from burning the incense right now is the soundtrack
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Mechanicus 2 releases May 21 and the only thing stopping us from burning the incense right now is the soundtrack

Lingua Technis as an option, playable Necrons, solid demo. Mechanicus 2 releases May 21. The only remaining question: can the soundtrack rival XCOM 2?

Alexandrosse
7 min
Dawn of War 4 announced: we hope, we doubt, and we have every reason to do both
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Dawn of War 4 announced: we hope, we doubt, and we have every reason to do both

4 factions, 150 units, Last Stand returns. Dawn of War 4 looks great on paper. The community just has one question: who's actually making it?

Alexandrosse
7 min
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2: this time there will be four of us
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Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2: this time there will be four of us

Cold Iron Studios and Daybreak Game Company announce Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 for this summer. Four marines instead of three, day-one crossplay, new Xenomorph types and a Horde mode. The first was solid. The second has the tools to go further.

Alexandrosse
5 min
Sudden Strike 5: the 2026 roadmap answers the right questions
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Sudden Strike 5: the 2026 roadmap answers the right questions

Two weeks after launch, Kite Games publishes its 2026 roadmap: QoL patch, campaign co-op, new six-mission DLC, and a scenario editor. The community is skeptical about the base game, but the announcements hit the right targets.

Alexandrosse
5 min
Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic: not a new hope, an old hope
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Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic: not a new hope, an old hope

Arcanaut Studios reunites BioWare veterans around Casey Hudson for a spiritual successor to KOTOR. Not A New Hope. The other one. The one we've been carrying since 2003.

Alexandrosse
5 min