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Modern Warfare III 2023 is the most disappointing Call of Duty in years — what should have been a DLC is sold at full price, with a campaign so short and uninspired that it feels like a betrayal of the series' own standards.

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Assassin's Creed Mirage is exactly what Ubisoft promised — a return to the roots of the series, with a focus on stealth and parkour that works beautifully, set in one of the most beautiful and authentic game worlds Ubisoft has ever created.

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Insomniac Games has delivered a superhero game that convinces in practically every area — the emotional story around Peter Parker and the symbiote is compellingly told, the perfected web-swinging with Web Wings sets a new benchmark, and Spider-Man 2 lives up to every expectation.

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EA Sports FC 24 proves the FIFA licence was never the soul of the game — the first entry under the new name is technically impressive, HyperMotionV works, and the career mode improvements show EA Sports is listening.

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Diablo IV is the best entry in the series since Diablo II — Blizzard has found the perfect balance between modern accessibility and the dark, oppressive atmosphere that defined the franchise, with an endgame that will keep dedicated players busy for months.

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Starfield is the quintessential Bethesda game — full of technical quirks, but also full of magic and unexpected moments. The greatest strength lies in its atmosphere: when you set foot on a foreign world for the first time, the sense of discovery is genuinely hard to match.

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Immortals of Aveum is so close to something great — and yet doesn't quite get there. The combat system is innovative and delivers spectacular moments when you commit to it, and the concept of a magic shooter is genuinely fresh and welcome.

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Baldur's Gate 3 is a landmark — Larian Studios has created the definitive CRPG of the modern era, with a depth of choice, consequence and roleplaying freedom that sets a new standard the entire genre will be measured against for years to come.

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Exoprimal is an unusual game that pulls off its absurd premise surprisingly well — mechs versus dinosaurs sounds like cheap B-movie trash, but thanks to solid mechanics and thoughtful team design it works, and Capcom has created something that stands genuinely apart from other multiplayer shooters.

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Testament: The Order of High-Human is a textbook example of how ambition alone is not enough — Fairyship Games clearly had a grand vision and plenty of passion, but the execution fails on fundamental design problems and a lack of polish that frustration outweighs every flickering highlight.

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Final Fantasy XVI is the boldest reinvention in the series' history — Square Enix has created an action RPG that sacrifices the comfort of the familiar for something genuinely new, and in doing so has crafted one of the most emotionally powerful entries in decades.

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Six years of development and Nintendo has delivered a game that surpasses its predecessor in many ways — Tears of the Kingdom is a worthy sequel that leaves its own mark, even if it lives in Breath of the Wild's shadow.

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Redfall is a disappointing game that does not do justice to Arkane Austin's reputation — it feels like a development team forced to work against its own strengths, creating a game in a genre that simply doesn't fit their DNA.

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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is everything a sequel should be — Respawn has taken every element of Fallen Order and improved it, with Cal Kestis growing into one of the most compelling protagonists in the Star Wars universe.

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Dead Island 2 is the bloody surprise of the year — after years of troubled development, Dambuster Studios has delivered a focused, fun zombie slasher that knows exactly what it wants to be and executes it with gleeful, gory confidence.

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Frogwares has pulled off a remarkable feat with The Awakened — a remake that feels like a standalone game, masterfully merging Holmesian deduction with Lovecraftian horror in a way that works surprisingly well, and a testament to a studio that refused to break.

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Resident Evil 4 Remake is the gold standard for remakes — it takes one of the most influential games ever made and improves it in almost every way, without losing what made the original legendary.

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Hogwarts Legacy achieves what most licensed games consistently fail at — it makes a world feel alive that fans had known only from books and films for decades. The exploration of castle and grounds, the lovingly written side quests and a flexible combat system carry an experience that earns every one of its 30 hours.

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EA Motive has pulled off a masterstroke with the Dead Space Remake — not a simple graphical upgrade but a complete reimagining that modernises and expands without losing the soul of the original, and the Ishimura has never felt more alive or more terrifying.

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Need for Speed Unbound is a game in conflict with itself — the visual style is genuinely bold and the driving satisfying, but an overlong grind loop and thin content keep it from delivering on its considerable stylistic ambitions.

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