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Hi there! Continuing my Summer Game Fest previews, I went hands-on with a few very, very different games from major publishers and indie developers alike. There are also a couple of games that I wasn't able to personally play, but instead watched live gameplay as the developers
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It's hard to believe that Summer Game Fest 2026 is already over, and it was a whirlwind of an extended weekend. This was the most packed my schedule has ever been, and that's a common sentiment for most of my peers that I spoke with in
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I just finished watching the 2026 Xbox Games Showcase and accompanying Gears of War: E-Day Direct presentation. Overall, I'm quite pleased with what was shown, and there a ton of great games to look forward to, with several first-party titles that have been gestating for a
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One constant you can always count on is the regularity of the showcases hosted by Geoff Keighley, including Summer Game Fest. While many past years have waxed and waned in content and pacing, for my tastes, this year's entry was a fantastic presentation, stuffed to the brim with
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Hello there, and welcome to my first-ever non-Friday edition of Campaign Mode! I'm writing this after the June PlayStation State of Play finished, with some fairly big (if admittedly long-rumored) reveals for what's coming next to the PlayStation 5. This State of Play
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Hello everyone, and welcome to another Campaign Mode. This week, I'm pretty happy to go over why it's never been a better time to dive into the scarily-massive world of Warhammer video games. I also want to touch on some unfortunate news that deserves more
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Hello there, and welcome to another Friday edition of Campaign Mode. This week, I'm taking a closer look at the very, very, very lengthy writeup Bungie game director Joe Ziegler gave regarding the future of Marathon, and the various, partially conflicting feelings that the outline is giving me.
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Over the last couple of weeks, I've put some time into Kiln, the latest game from Xbox Game Studios developer Double Fine Productions. Kiln has you customize your own pottery, with towering vases having different abilities compared to small, nimble teacups. It's been a fun (if
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Hi there! I almost didn't have anything written this week, but Creative Assembly was kind enough to do a presentation across the Total War game slate, sharing some meaningful updates that are coming to existing titles, as well as new looks at the games that are still a
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Hi there! This week, I'm excited to share my first interview for Campaign Mode! Fittingly, I've been speaking with the strategy experts at World's Edge, who told me all about Age of Mythology: Retold's latest expansion and how the studio is continuing
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Any time I talk to anyone across video game development or publishing, no matter what we started off discussing, the same topic inevitably comes up: "So, do you think Grand Theft Auto 6 is really launching later this year?" Obviously, I understand the inexorable gravitation. Rockstar Games'
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Over the last few weeks, I've found so much of my time being consumed by Marathon, the latest game from first-person shooter developer Bungie. It's been a long time since I've found myself thinking about a multiplayer game this way, and while there