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Key art for Alien: Rogue Incursion

This new Alien game will tide you over until Alien: Isolation 2

Alien: Isolation's sequel is still years away at this point, so fans should check out the new VR game Alien: Rogue Incursion for a similar experience.
Sun Wukong holds his staff in Black Myth: Wukong.

Black Myth: Wukong’s impact is more important than any award

Two astronauts frolic as bugs fly overhead in Revenge of the Savage Planet.

Revenge of the Savage Planet spins Google Stadia trauma into comedy gold

A Meta render gives you an idea of what you'll experience in VR with a Quest 3S.

If you didn’t become a VR gamer in 2024, you probably never will

Shadow, with Doom Wing spread out, holds Maria's hands before his final battle with Black Doom in a scene from Sonic X Shadow Generations.

Shadow Generations is a master class in confronting grief and moving on

A disembodied hand walks through a street in Starstruck: Hands of Time.

You need to add these oddball 2024 hidden gems to your backlog

A soldier shooting in Splitgate 2.

Splitgate 2 is going cross-gen, and that’s good news for PC players

Best XBOX Games of 2024

The best Xbox games of 2024: Indiana Jones, Hellblade 2, and more

game awards 2024 wrap up the changers speech

The Game Awards finally figured out its formula

Two swordsmen clash blades in Crimson Desert.

Crimson Desert mixes fantasy action with pro wrestling, and it rules

Aerith prays in FInal Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth creators love that you’re debating its ending

Ciri in The Witcher 4.

The best trailers from The Game Awards 2024: Witcher 4, Intergalactic, and more

Key art for Sly 2: Band of Thieves.

3 you PS Plus games that you need to check out this weekend (December 13-15)

Sly 2: Band of Thieves, Temtem, and Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy are worth checking out on PS Plus this weekend.
Indiana jones buried in the sand.

3 new Xbox Game Pass games that you should play this weekend (December 13-15)

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Wildfrost, and Overthrown are the last new Xbox Game Pass games of 2024, so you should check them out this weekend.
Teens and a giraffe pose for a school photo in To a T.

Katamari Damacy’s creator just wanted to make a ‘normal game’ with To a T

Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi set out to make a "normal game." Instead, he created To a T.
Best PS5 Games of 2024

The best PlayStation 5 games of 2024: Astro Bot, Helldivers 2, and more

Sony may have whiffed with Concord, but the PS5 had a surprisingly fantastic year otherwise.
A zombie leaps towards a player in Dying Light: The Beast.

Dying Light: The Beast is smaller, scarier, and more sustainable

Dying Light: The Beast just got a terrifying new trailer, and we have even more details on its compact horror design.
Key art for Warframe: 1999.

Warframe: 1999 launches today and it’s bringing plenty of 90s angst

Digital Trends chatted with voice actor Neil Newbon and Warframe: 1999 creative director Rebb Ford to learn more about the sci-fi shooter's next update.
A screenshot of two players in Steel Hunters.

Steel Hunters is the next game from the studio behind World of Tanks

Steel Hunters is a new mecha extraction shooter from Wargaming, the studio behind games like World of Tanks.
Zoe and Mio stand in front of a glowing object in Split Fiction.

I played It Takes Two’s follow-up, Split Fiction, with Josef Fares

The next co-op game from It Takes Two developer Hazelight is Split Fiction, and we played it with Josef Fares.
A screenshot of players celebrating in Rematch.

Sifu developer’s next game is absolutely not what you’re expecting

Rematch is the next game from Sifu developer Sloclap, and it's a multiplayer-focused soccer game.
Two players in a chase in Thick as Thieves.

Thick as Thieves reimagines Thief as a multiplayer immersive sim

We spoke with gaming legend Warren Spector and the team at Otherside about their surprising multiplayer Thief spiritual successor, Thick as Thieves.
Key art for The Game Awards 2024.

The Game Awards 2024: Here’s the complete list of winners

It's once again time for the video game industry to come together to recognize the year's biggest and best games. Here are all the winners at The Game Awards 2024.
A robot hand holding a borderlands psycho mask in front of a dark blue screen.

Everything announced at The Game Awards 2024

We've rounded up every announcement from The Game Awards 2024, including Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, Borderlands 4, and The Witcher IV.
The Game Awards trophy looming large over a Fortnite island.

No matter what gets Game of the Year, you’ve already won

Every year we have tons of Game of the Year awards and announcements, but the winner isn't what matters.
The landscape in Synduality: Echo of Ada

Synduality: Echo of Ada feels like a cross between Gundam and Genshin Impact

Synduality: Echo of Ada combines mechs and anime for a unique take on the third-person shooter genre.
The Japanese-inspired artwork of Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island

2024’s most underrated game turned me into a cheater

Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island is the hardest game of 2024, surpassing even Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.
Cloud and Aerith dancing in a play in Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth.

Game Awards 2024: the case for and against every Game of the Year nominee

What will win Game of the Year at this year's Game Awards? For the first time, every single nominee has a chance at gold.
Best Switch Games of 2024

The best Nintendo Switch games of 2024: Zelda, Mario Party, and more

If 2024 was the Nintendo Switch's last full year, it went out in a memorably eclectic fashion.
Pac-Man in Secret Level.

Secret Level creators explain its horrifying Pac-Man episode

Pac-Man: Circle is the most shocking episode of animated gaming anthology Secret Level. Its creators explain how the subversive episode came to be.
A creature swims down a river in Naiad.

Try this beautiful new game that just surprise-launched ahead of The Game Awards

The Game Awards season just kicked off with the surprise release of Naiad, a minimalist adventure game that's worth checking out.
Game of the Year: Astro Bot

How Astro Bot charmed its way to becoming our Game of the Year

Astro Bot is Digital Trends' 2024 game of the year, but that decision came with a lot of soul searching.
Best Indie Games of 2024

Our favorite indies of 2024: 10 must-play games you shouldn’t miss

From Animal Well to Balatro, these indies made 2024 a fantastic year for original games.
Key art for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind.

Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind shows there’s still space for retro originality

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind shows there's room left for innovation in the retro beat 'em up genre.

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