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IGN snootily turned down an offer to review the Nex Playground around its 2023 release. And why not? It’s a casual games console from a company with no cachet in the space – a colorful little cube whose primary input method is your own body, via an ultra-wide camera lens on the front of the system. And yet, like the Wii before it, this underestimated machine (scoffed by elite gaming media types everywhere!) managed to outsell Microsoft’s Xbox consoles over the 2025 holidays. Were we, the gaming media, wrong? So now, here I am as one of IGN’s child-having freelance writers, with a review of the

Of the multitude of unusual characters that are playable in FIFA Heroes, there are some new additions that are absolutely my favorites. Dreamworks Animation's Shrek enters the fray as part of the new season pass, and I cannot stop giggling. There's something pretty wonderful about watching the giant green ogre play a cross in to Messi, who passes it to Puss in Boots to finish. Sadly, the Shrek characters, consisting of Shrek, Fiona, Puss in Boots, Gingy, Pinocchio, and Lord Farquaad will only be playable until August 10. It comes shortly after the release of FIFA Heroes on June 24, and coincid

A 100-player milsim that's inspired by Arma but plays like Battlefield.

If you live for piloting heavy tech in the heat of battle, it's time to suit up and join the fight. RF Online Next, Netmarble’s new MMORPG based on the long-running RF Online franchise that has attracted more than 20 million players across 54 countries, throws players into a world of large-scale warfare, strategic competition, and futuristic combat. At the center of the action is the iconic Mining War, where hundreds of players clash in a battle for supremacy and valuable resources.RF Online Next's Mining War is a massive Realm vs Realm (RvR) conflict that supports up to 450 players in

Project P.I.T.T, Brekekekex, Trees Hate You, Desktop Explorer, and Penguin Colony are the five most unhinged Steam Next Fest demos still available.