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Every fall, video game publishers kick into high gear to get their biggest releases out in time for holiday shopping. We’re here to make sure you don’t get overwhelmed. Our Holiday Gaming hub will give you all the news on the season’s hottest games and catalog our reviews to help make your holiday shopping (or listmaking) easier.

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Don’t sleep on Infinity Nikki. It could be 2024’s biggest video game

If you haven't heard of Infinity Nikki yet, you might want to familiarize yourself with it as it could be one of 2024's biggest game launches.

Michelle holds a handgun in Sorry We're Closed.

This must-try new horror game is the creepy love child of Silent Hill and Killer7

Sorry We're Closed takes the Silent Hill horror formula and places it into a remarkably inventive indie that's stylish as heck.

A scientist runs while on fire in The Rise of the Golden Idol.

The Rise of the Golden Idol review: you need to solve this hilarious mystery

The Rise of the Golden Idol turns its puzzling predecessor into a downright hysterical comedy of errors that you shouldn't miss.

 The War Within.

Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct: How to watch and what to expect

Here's what you should know before tuning into the Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct to get the latest news on World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, and more.

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Unknown 9: Awakening review: don’t sleep on this surprisingly intricate gem

Unknown 9: Awakening is a promising start for a new series once you learn to love its combat.

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Quiz: Can you tell the difference between these PS5 and PS5 Pro screenshots?

Can you tell a PS5 screenshot apart from a PS5 Pro one? Take our quiz to find out if the Pro is the right upgrade for you!

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PlayStation 5 Pro review: PS5 upgrade delivers few compromises at a cost

The PS5 Pro impresses thanks to PSSR upscaling, but its more subtle upgrades will only wow hardcore tech enthusiasts.

 Brothership.

Mario & Luigi: Brothership review: Nintendo’s new RPG will leave fans divided

Mario & Luigi: Brothership adds more RPG depth to the series, but its flat writing and overabundance of gimmicks drag it down.

A praying mantis enemy in Slitterhead.

Slitterhead review: Silent Hill creator’s latest aims high, misses the mark

Slitterhead is an experimental horror-action game from Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, but many of those experiments don't quite pay off.

 The Veilguard.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s best sidequest puts gender identity front and center

If you only have time to complete one companion quest in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, make sure its Taash's story.

 Brothership.

What’s new in November 2024: 7 games to keep an eye on

Mario & Luigi: Brothership, Lego Horizon Adventures, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 are just a few of the games you should have on your radar this month.

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Play this gruesome Japanese horror visual novel this Halloween

Visual novels and horror are popular in Japan. When the two merge together, you get a brilliant horror game experience in Spirit Hunter: Death Mark 2.

 Double Exposure.

Life is Strange: Double Exposure already teases a direct sequel

Life is Strange: Double Exposure is out today and the narrative adventure includes some very clear sequel teasers.

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Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered looks incredible. Does it matter?

Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered gives the 2017 classic a major visual overhaul that you need to see to believe, but does that really make it worth revisiting?

Chloe staring at Max in the school bathroom.

Life is Strange: Double Exposure makes more sense if you make this hard choice

One of the first major decisions in Life is Strange: Double Exposure is to decide if Chloe is alive or dead. One of those options makes for a better story.

A logo that says "Welcome to Animal Crossing Pocket Camp Complete." There are a bunch of character interacting on a camp ground, with a rainbow in the background.

It’ll cost $10 to roll over your Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp save

Nintendo has announced the paid app for longtime Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp players, and it'll cost $10 for a limited time.

 Black Ops 6.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 review: thrilling campaign helps the series rank up

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 shocks and awes with a killer globe-trotting campaign, but its multiplayer remains the mixed bag we've come to expect year after year.

 Double Exposure.

Life is Strange: Double Exposure review: Max Caulfield triumphantly returns

Deck Nine continues Max Caulfield's story in Life is Strange: Double Exposure, and does so in a very respectful and relatable fashion.

 Rogue Incursion art.

Alien: Rogue Incursion could be the best Alien game since Isolation

Alien: Rogue Incursion brings the series to VR, and it's every bit as tense as that sounds based on our deadly first demo.

 The Veilguard.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard review: a very safe return to form for BioWare

Dragon Age: The Veilguard plays it a little too safe as an RPG, but provides a solid foundation for BioWare to build upon in the future.

A prison guard fights The Sentient in Redacted.

The Callisto Protocol’s first spinoff is a strange, fun Hades clone

The Callisto Protocol's first spinoff game, [REDACTED], looks like a horror-themed Hades clone, but it has a few bright ideas of its own.

Old Sonic runs away from Metal Sonic in Sonic Generations X Shadow.

Sonic X Shadow Generations review: Sega finally lives and learns

Sonic X Shadow Generations brings together a flawed classic and a long-overdue sequel together for one vital collection.

A survey titled Bad to Touch\ appears in The Jackbox Survey Scramble.

The Jackbox Survey Scramble will turn your game night into Family Feud

Jackbox's latest game is all about the joys of filling out surveys, and it's surprisingly more thrilling than that sounds.,

 Arkham Shadow.

Batman: Arkham Shadow review: the Bat’s best game since Arkham Asylum

Batman: Arkham Shadow proves the VR doubters wrong by delivering the best Batman game since Rocksteady's Arkham Asylum.

Puzzle pieces appear on the floor in Wilmot Works it Out.

Wilmot Works it Out is the ultimate video game for jigsaw puzzle lovers

If you've ever enjoyed an evening quietly putting together a jigsaw puzzle, Wilmot Works it Out is a video game built for you.

 Revenge of the Seven stand in a line.

I wish I played the original Romancing Saga 2 before its misguided remake

Romancing Saga 2: Revenge of the Seven reimagines an RPG cult classic, but its modern touches sand down the the original's pixelated charm.

Different Tetris boards appear in Tetris Forever.

Tetris Forever includes a new game with a time-warping twist

We checked out Tetris Forever ahead of its November release, and we got to play a new game created for the collection.

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Alan Wake 2’s Lake House DLC takes cues from Annihilation and Alien

Alan Wake 2's final expansion, The Lake House, is out today. We spoke to Remedy about how it brought the world of Alan Wake and Control together for the DLC.

A woman hides from a spotlight-headed creature in Fear the Spotlight.

Fear the Spotlight review: Blumhouse’s lo-fi horror game is imperfect, but sincere

Fear the Spotlight doesn't quite land as a '90s horror throwback, but it delivers some great puzzles and eerie lo-fi images in a sleek package.

A player gets tackled in Maximum Football.

Maximum Football aims to make every play feel realistic

Maximum Football game director Micah Brown gave Digital Trends a deep dive into the game's physics-based approach to its simulation gameplay.

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