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Crazy Taxi: World Tour Hands-On at Gamescom 2026: The Childhood Chaos I Have Been Waiting to Drive Again
A Childhood Memory Came Back to Life There are games I remember because they were good, and then there are games that somehow became part of my life outside the screen. Crazy Taxi belongs firmly in the second category. I loved the series as a kid, but one of my strongest memories has almost nothing…
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Honkai: Nexus Anima at Gamescom 2026: HoYoverse’s Creature Collecting World Is More Interesting Than It First Appears
A World Built Around Bonds, Not Just Creatures Going into my meeting with HoYoverse during Gamescom 2026, Honkai: Nexus Anima was one of those games I thought I understood before I actually spent enough time looking at it. On the surface, the description is simple enough: this is a creature-collecting adventure strategy game set within…
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Petit Planet at Gamescom 2026: HoYoverse’s Cozy Galaxy Made Me Want to Slow Down
A Different Kind of HoYoverse Game Walking into my meeting with HoYoverse at Gamescom 2026, Petit Planet immediately felt different from almost everything I normally associate with the company. There are no enormous battles demanding perfect timing, no constant pressure to optimize a character build, and no feeling that the game is trying to push…
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Daedalic at Gamescom 2026: Ghost Haunting, Hordeguard and Star Trek’s Q Trials
Ghost Haunting Brings Classic Point and Click Design Back to Life During our meeting with Daedalic at Gamescom 2026, the first game presented to us was Ghost Haunting, a handcrafted 2D point and click adventure developed by Cologne based studio Creative Monkeys. We did not play the game ourselves during the meeting, but the presentation…
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ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE Hands-On at Gamescom 2026: A Childhood Aviation Dream Finally Takes Flight
Gamescom is full of games that I want to play, but ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE was different for me from the moment I walked into the meeting. Aviation has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. My father served in the Air Force for close to 30 years…
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Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000 at Gamescom 2026: Warcore, Massive Battles and My First Look at the Future of Total War
Going into my Gamescom 2026 meeting for Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000, I had a very different level of curiosity than I normally have before a strategy game presentation. I have been playing Total War with my brother for years, and during the last couple of years we have also fallen deep into the Warhammer 40,000…
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Alpha Response: When Tactical Ambition Meets Chaotic Action
Stepping Into the Line of Fire Alpha Response, the latest project from Gooseman the legendary mind behind Counter-Strike immediately caught my attention. As someone who grew up on tactical shooters, the promise of a game that puts you in the boots of elite police units worldwide was too tempting to ignore. The premise is simple…
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Sintopia Demo Review: A Clever Idea That Struggles to Reward Creativity
A Brilliant Concept That Immediately Caught My Attention The first thing that grabbed me in the Sintopia demo was its unusual premise. Instead of managing a city, amusement park, or colony, I was suddenly promoted to a middle manager of Hell Incorporated, responsible for processing sinners, deciding who deserves redemption, and keeping the entire underworld…
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Beyond The Board Demo Review: A Clever Puzzle Adventure That Still Needs Polish
A Fresh Take on Chess Inspired Puzzle Design The Beyond The Board demo immediately caught my attention because it takes the familiar idea of chess and transforms it into something completely different. Instead of focusing on strategy against another player, the game turns chess movement into the foundation of a minimalist puzzle adventure. You control…
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Heroes of Mount Dragon: Soaring High or Stuck on the Ground?
Entering the World of Üna From the moment I launched Heroes of Mount Dragon, I was swept into the mystical realm of Üna a world teetering on the edge of chaos, where ancient dragon power pulses beneath every hand drawn hill and vibrant forest. Developed by RuniQ, a studio founded by veterans from Beenox and…
