Rob Keyes
Gears of War 4 brings the franchise forward to Xbox One and PC with new characters, new multiplayer modes, and a redesigned co-op Horde mode.
Battlefield 1 offers a mind-blowing, gorgeously rendered, large-scale raw war experience unlike any other shooter on the market.
Titanfall 2 delivers a wonderful and complete package, expanding on the ideas of its predecessor, and deserves recognition for it.
Best enjoyed with alcohol.
It's a game of the year contender.
Farpoint pushes the VR shooter genre where it needs to go and lays foundation for what these sorts of games can and should be going forward.
Nintendo and Ubisoft's partnership to develop Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle for the Switch was a brilliant idea and we want more!
Sparc, the first 'vsport' game from developer CCP Games is one of the best virtual reality games on the market but hardly anyone is playing it.
Need For Speed Payback squanders its potential, favoring grind, gambling, and loot boxes over gameplay, story, and progression.
The force is weak with this one.
Can Rare make this Xbox exclusive last?
This one takes the best of the last few games and drops the bad parts.
It's been worth the wait.
It looks great, plays great, and stands out in the crowded racing market.
A 4-player co-op shooter that looks and plays like a clone of the Left 4 Dead games.
What Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 comes with is an easily recommendable launch package.
Ubisoft Toronto's Starlink: Battle for Atlas is just what we needed as an original and unique toys-to-life product with wonderful gameplay and lore.
A mindblowingly impressive looking shooter with loads of free DLC (and no loot boxes)!
Game design and gameplay issues hold this one back.
A uniquely excellent team-based tactical shooter that's held back by some design choices and performance issues.