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Hela's magic backpack needs to make its co-op world worth sharing
Hela's backpack gives every mouse a movement language. The question is whether its open world makes that language social.

LEGO Digital Play acquires Offroad Games, but has not announced a game
Offroad Games has joined LEGO Digital Play, but the public announcement leaves its games and future brief open.

Black Ops Cold War's evidence board gave its campaign room to think
Its evidence board asked players to collect, compare and decide before the next mission started.

How to record Steam games and save clips without filling your drive
Set up Steam's built-in recorder, save a clip, and keep temporary footage under control.

Active Matter's console launch must make its harsh extraction loop readable
The extraction shooter has a sharper identity than its military hardware suggests, but its Steam and console launch needs a kinder way in.

Mewgenics sends every battle back to the house
Its house gives every risky expedition a history that the next cat party has to live with.

Maneater 2 turns a theme park into a shark's food chain
The sequel's theme-park setting can make eating, exploring and evolving feel like one escalating act of vandalism.

Ubisoft tests Connect Services for Prince of Persia on Steam
The test is limited to The Lost Crown for now, with no timetable for other Ubisoft Steam games.

Where the Seeds Fall makes every descent a landing puzzle
A flower thrown before a leap could give CygamesEdge's platformer a much sharper kind of vertigo.

Madden NFL 27 and Dustborn are free to try on Xbox this weekend
Madden NFL 27 and Dustborn do not require Game Pass this weekend.