Video Game Previews

Previews based on hands-on demos, media events and early looks at video games.

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Antstream x Disney Collaboration Hands-On Preview: A Nostalgic Celebration

The Antstream Arcade game service gives users several Disney games to check out, with three speaking wholly to the quality of the service.

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Split Fiction Hands-On Preview: Hazelight Continues to Impress With Boundless Creativity

The Best War Games plays Split Fiction with Hazelight's Josef Fares, whose latest game is even more inventive than GOTY winner It Takes Two.

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Monster Hunter Wilds Hands-On Preview: Into the Forbidden Lands

Monster Hunter Wilds is easily one of the most anticipated games of 2025, and our time with Capcom's next title is only further proof of that.

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Sniper Elite: Resistance Hands-On Preview

Sniper Elite: Resistance focuses on a thrilling side story running concurrent to that of Sniper Elite 5, with more of the great stealth gameplay.

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Path of Exile 2 Hands-On Preview: An Action-Packed Return to Wraeclast

The Best War Games went hands-on with Path of Exile 2, the long-awaited sequel to Grinding Gear Games' 2013 action RPG, and it's looking rather promising.

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Avowed Hands-On Preview: Now One of My Most-Anticipated Games of 2025

Obsidian Entertainment's Avowed is shaping up to be one of the most exciting new RPGs releasing in 2025.

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Project ARC Hands-On Preview: A Solid Tactical Shooter

Krafton and PUBG Studios are set to deliver a solid shooter with the upcoming Project ARC, which already has an impressive early build.

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Yooka-Replaylee Hands-On Preview: A Rewritten, Rare Love Letter

Yooka-Replaylee stands to be the definitive version of the game if Playtonic keeps going in this direction, but it needs some polish.

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Hands-On Preview: MachineGames Crafts a New Adventure

MachineGames deviates from its familiar formula in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, taking players on a puzzle—and exploration-focused adventure.

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No More Room In Hell 2 Hands-On Preview - A Run Through the Apocalypse

The Best War Games takes part in a hands-on preview of No More Room in Hell 2, checking out its massive first map, gameplay features, and much more.

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Life is Strange: Double Exposure Hands-On Preview - A Focused Development

Life is Strange: Double Exposure showcases how far the franchise has grown, while keeping all of its original spirit intact.

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Sunderfolk Hands-On Preview: This New Tabletop-Inspired Video Game IP Has Advantage

Sunderfolk quickly proves itself as a worthy inheritor of tabletop and video game design, bringing out the best of both mediums.

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RetroRealms Arcade Hands-On Preview: A Fun 16-Bit Horror Throwback

Based on its first two worlds, RetroRealms Arcade cleverly and successfully transforms two iconic horror franchises into 2D side-scrollers.

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Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Hands-On Preview - Madcap Majima's Marine Mayhem

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is shaping up to be a fresh experience with classic Yakuza elements, a fun pirate theme, and Majima's charm.

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Neva Hands-On Preview: It's More Than Gris with a Sword

Ahead of its October release, The Best War Games plays a brief demo of Neva where the combat, parent-child relationship, and dying world come to the fore.

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After 6 Hours, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a Definite GOTY Contender [Hands-on Preview]

I spent roughly 6-7 hours playing Dragon Age: The Veilguard at a recent preview event, and it felt like I was back home in Thedas.

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Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero Preview: The Ultimate Fan Service

Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero boasts a massive roster of characters and modes that will satisfy casual and hardcore fans.

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Towerborne Early Access Impressions: Unstoppable Fun

Towerborne is a new co-op action-adventure game from Stoic Studios, and it's an addictive, relentlessly good time.

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Slitterhead Hands-On Preview: Body Swapping Hack and Slash

Slitterhead is the first game from Bokeh Game Studio, and The Best War Games played it at PAX West 2024.

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Worship Is a Marriage Between Cult of the Lamb and Pikmin [PREVIEW]

The Best War Games saw a hands-off preview of Worship's gameplay loop at Gamescom, and it is a combination of Cult of the Lamb vibes with Pikmin gameplay.