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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
Uncanyon logo over a stone ruin with green water, orange trees and puzzle devices.
Puzzle adventure / 2027

Uncanyon turns the space between worlds into a puzzle

Uncanyon's Reality Fragments make the overlap between worlds part of the puzzle.

GamerGuru Previews 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
Geralt rides Roach through a forested landscape in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered.
Free upgrade / Returning players

Witcher 3 Remastered: what happens to your old save

The free remaster preserves progress while resetting builds, then layers movement, combat and visual changes over Geralt's familiar road.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 16 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
Two footballers feature in EA SPORTS FC 27 Ultimate Plus Edition cover art.
FC 27 / Console upgrade

FC 27 Dual Entitlement: free PS4 to PS5 and Xbox upgrade

Move to PS5 or Xbox Series X|S with your Ultimate Team, but do not expect Career saves to follow.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 15 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
A Slay the Spire battle shows three enemies, cards in hand and intent icons above the enemies.
Roguelike design / Enemy intent

How Into the Breach and Slay the Spire put danger in plain sight

Two modern classics reveal just enough of the next turn to turn chaos into a decision.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 15 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
A Pathfinder reaches towards a large blue Aniimo in a sunlit field in official Aniimo artwork.
Creature RPG / Launch preview

Aniimo makes creature collecting a playable perspective

Aniimo's most distinctive idea is not catching creatures. It is asking players to travel through Idyll as one.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 14 Sep 2026 · 5 min read

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