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The quality feel of the driving and nice-looking environment are buried under heaps of technical issues and bland objectives.

You'll spot some rough edges and notice some omissions, but Halo 5 looks great, plays well, and has enough options to keep you coming back.

Rock Band 4 feels more like a maintenance release than a proper relaunch of this once-popular franchise.

Don't play this game.

The Beginner’s Guide offers a personal and sometimes eerie perspective on amateur game development.

Destiny's biggest expansion to date makes the game a whole lot more enjoyable and easier to recommend.

Uneven pacing and a handful of poor design decisions can't bring down Cradle's unique, sci-fi mystery.

Metal Gear Solid V practically redefines the notion of what open-world gameplay can be.

Avalanche's take on George Miller's post-apocalyptic wasteland is replete with striking visuals, basically enjoyable busywork, and not much else.

For the second year in a row, Madden makes smart, interesting changes that genuinely improve the experience.

The campaign has aged pretty poorly and the graphical updates to the campaign side of Gears of War feel half-baked, so unless you're really excited for the competitive part of Gears of War, there's nothing for you here.

By combining tactical action, complex enemy design, and a whole lot of style, Galak-Z offers an intense game that's more than just empty nostalgia.

This re-release seems unnecessary at first glance, but the conclusion of Kratos' journey serves up a level of spectacle that remains impressive in 2015.

Her Story is a bold and largely successful experiment in interactive crime fiction.

It's squid kids and ink blasting abound in Nintendo's exceptionally fun new online shooter.

Mortal Kombat X moves forward with a snappier version of the previous game's fighting and some cool new characters, but the story and other features around the edges feel a bit rough in spots.

Hotline Miami's thrillingly brutal gameplay is stretched to the point of breaking in this aesthetically pleasing, but otherwise disappointing sequel.

Battlefield Hardline did not crash during our tests and appears to function precisely as expected at this time.

There's a word for games like The Order: 1886. Rental.

Ten years later, this frustrating follow-up to Canvas Curse feels shallow and soulless by comparison.