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A Sumatran tiger and two cubs stand above a busy zoo in Planet Zoo 2.
Animal welfare in plain sight

Watch the tiger before opening Planet Zoo 2's welfare panel

A thirsty tiger slumps, thriving animals live longer, and guests notice when a habitat is failing.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 25 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
Private Park sits in a military vehicle wearing South Korean uniform in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.
A campaign on two fronts

Private Park is the soldier to watch in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

Price is hunting a superweapon; Park and his conscripted squad must retake their own cities.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 25 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
Plants surround a bed beneath a large aquarium window inside a Rivage crew room.
Rivage / The missing crew

Rivage's missing crew are written into its rooms

A.R.E.S. is empty, but its rooms still have the habits of the people who lived there.

GamerGuru Spotlight Desk · 24 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
Lu Bu sits on Red Hare in an official Dynasty Warriors 3 Complete Edition Remastered image.
Free demo out now

Lu Bu is waiting in Dynasty Warriors 3's free demo

Six officers enter Hulao Gate, but a familiar bonus fight is hiding beyond Dong Zhuo.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 24 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
A hooded figure in a breathing mask stands against blue and orange light in Dune: Awakening artwork.
Dune: Awakening / Faction missions

Dune: Awakening makes a sandbike race count towards faction power

A sandbike race reveals how Dune: Awakening's faction board ties political progress to what you actually do.

GamerGuru Spotlight Desk · 23 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
Agent 47 stands among a crowd of guests in a dark interior in HITMAN.
Party infiltration

Hitman's disguises are a social puzzle

At a Paris gala, Agent 47 studies what each uniform lets him do; Corvo faces a different riddle inside Lady Boyle's party.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 23 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
Two ornate airships fly side by side above a sea of clouds in Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter.
JRPG launch / Estelle Bright

Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter lets Estelle take the long road alone

Estelle's solo journey gives the remake sequel a story with room to breathe.

GamerGuru Spotlight Desk · 18 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
LEGO Batman stands in front of Gotham's rain-soaked skyline and a glowing bat signal
Licensed games / Adaptation design

LEGO Batman turns familiar scenes into a playground

The best Batman adaptations give a familiar moment something new to do with the player in it.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 17 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
Will fights colourful creatures on a sandstone platform in Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault.
Action RPG design / Moonlighter 2

Moonlighter 2 makes every relic argue with the one beside it

The sequel's cleverest trick is making the same relic matter in the dungeon, the bag and the shop.

GamerGuru Spotlight Desk · 15 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
Glimmer shines a burning matchstick at a small doorway in a skull-shaped structure in Well Dweller.
Metroidvania design / Movement upgrades

Well Dweller wants its movement upgrades to change the whole map

A developer's self-critique of Crypt Custodian makes Well Dweller's glowing matchstick much more interesting.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 15 Sep 2026 · 4 min read

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