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Shinobi: Art of Vengeance Game Review

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is the perfect balance between modern sensibilities and nostalgia, making it one of the best action-platformer games of 2025. This will inevitably gain comparisons to Koei Tecmo and The Game Kitchen's Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound which was released last year due to both utilizing similar ninja archetypes, story setups, and gameplay styles. However, they play entirely differently, granting Art of Vengeance an identity of its own.

"Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater" is the Definitive Way to Experience This Stealth Game Classic

As a beat-by-beat remake of 2004’s “Metal Gear Solid 3,” 2025’s “Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater” feels like a mix of both, though tilting towards the latter, but it has just enough tweaks and new additions to justify its existence. With drastically improved visuals and a modern control scheme, “Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater” is the definitive way to experience one of the greatest stealth games of all time.

This New Video Game Lets You Play As A Vampire Human Hybrid

In 2022, former CD Projekt employees founded Rebel Wolves, a new studio aiming to make dark fantasy games. With developers holding years of experience under the phenomenal The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Cyberpunk 2077, it looks like Rebel Wolves is poised for success.

The studio's first game, The Blood of Dawnwalker, was first revealed in January this year. Its dark fantasy medieval setting is filled with vampires, monsters, and other haunted creatures, that is quite an aesthetic departure from what these developers created before.

Game Director David Jaumandreu on Wanting a 90s Seinen Anime Aesthetic for NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound

The Ninja Gaiden series has seen a resurgence in 2025 with the release of NINJA GAIDEN Black 2 back in January and the recent launch of NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound last month. To top it all off, the next mainline entry, Ninja Gaiden 4, is set to release in October.

NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound sees the classic ninja series return to its 2D roots with sidescrolling action and nostalgic NES-style pixel art. While modern 3D games are all the rage these days, Koei Tecmo isn’t letting Ninja Gaiden’s history fall by the wayside and worked with developer The Game Kitchen (best known for the excellent 2D side-scrolling action game, Blasphemous) and publisher Dotemu to honor Ninja Gaiden’s 2D origins.

Crunchyroll sat down with NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound director David Jaumandreu to discuss how the development teams brainstormed the game’s ideas, characters and art style.

Mafia: The Old Country Review: Stirring Story, Dated Gameplay

The Mafia series of games has always benefitted from a strong sense of time and place. As a Chinese immigrant, I’d often find ways to connect to these games, even if I didn’t directly associate with the focus on Italian crime families. From the Chinatown area in the first Mafia to the Triads in Mafia II, I always felt a sense of authenticity running through the series. Mafia III’s shift away from Italian-American protagonists to focus on a Black man navigating the racism of the criminal underworld in late-1960s America was perhaps most authentic of all, holding forces that still shape our society today up to the light and examining the violence inherent in them.

Battlefield 6 hands-on: Four hours of play brings back the old days

In recent years, the Battlefield series has experimented with its various settings, including both World Wars in Battlefield 1 and V as well as the near future in Battlefield 2042. But EA is returning to a modern setting with Battlefield 6. After four hours of hands-on time with this new entry, it seems very much like a continuation of the modern warfare of Battlefield 3 and 4, which were arguably the peaks of the franchise’s popularity.

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound Game Review

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is a 2D action platformer developed by The Game Kitchen, the studio behind Blasphemous. It follows two characters, Kenji Mozu of the Hayabusa Village and Kumori of the Black Spider Clan. Despite being enemies and both on the brink of death, Kenji is forced to fuse his body with Kumori's soul in order to stay alive. With their abilities in tow, they set out to stop a demonic threat from taking over Japan.

Wuchang Fallen Feathers best skills explained

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers places an extra emphasis on skills than most other Soulslike games do. As a result, it’s much more important to choose which skill nodes to invest in in order to take down the game’s tough bosses.
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers has several skill trees that correspond with the game’s five weapon types. There’s also a sixth tree that applies to protagonist Bai Wuchang regardless of what weapon she wields. Depending on your combat style, you may want to invest primarily in one tr...

Review: No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - Fun Cast, Weak Twists In This Satisfying Spin-Off

No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES is the newest entry in Spike Chunsoft's AI: Somnium Files series and is actually a spin-off of the first two games. As a 'mid-quel' between both stories, No Sleep for Kaname Date is a good companion piece for fans of the series but not so much for those unfamiliar. Its visual novel elements are bolstered by new gameplay mechanics that keep the game, and series, from becoming stale.

Shadow Labyrinth’s Fascinating Take on Pac-Man Isn’t Without Flaws

With Pac-Man hitting its 45th anniversary, the gaming’s most recognizable icons has manifested his mid-life crisis into a Metroidvania called Shadow Labyrinth. Originating from a maze, Pac-Man’s transition into a 2D platformer game doesn’t seem like it should work all that well, but it does come together (mostly). Shadow Labyrinth’s combat and exploration gives charming nods to its Pac-Man origins, but the yellow ball’s gritty re-debut is held back by pacing issues and stiff controls.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is a Touching Story about Love and Loss

Back in 2019, video game auteur Hideo Kojima and his studio, Kojima Productions, released their highly anticipated game, “Death Stranding.” It was a highly divisive game, with some critics praising its sci-fi universe while others lambasted its glorified “delivery simulator” gameplay. Its story concepts were completely out of the box, and arguably only Kojima would have the guts to create such laborious gameplay mechanics to challenge players.

Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army Game Review

Originally a spin-off of the Shin Megami Tensei series, Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army separates itself from Atlus's other games. One aspect is that the story's tone sits between Shin Megami Tensei and Persona's. It's not as apocalyptic as Shin Megami Tensei, but you're also not saving the world with the power of friendship like in Persona. This helps Raidou Remastered forge its unique identity amongst the SMT spin-offs.

Head in the Clouds 2025: Day 2

Yung Kai and Piscee were up next, establishing a more laid-back tone with their sets. Of course, Yung Kai performed his most famous song, “Blue,” which I’ve heard a million times on TikTok. But it was nice to finally hear it in person, as its lyrics about falling in love really resonated with the audience.Number_I, Piao, Higher Brothers, and 4EveJonah Love and Japanese Boy Group Number_I switched up the atmosphere with hip-hop performances. Number_I stood out in particular as they had backup dan...

Head in the Clouds 2025: Day 1

Warren Hue, ARMNHMR, and BabebeeAdmittedly, my first Head in the Clouds festival was last year in New York, so I was actually unprepared for how much bigger this one in Los Angeles was. It was at least 10x the size, and the artists were split between two separate stages. At first, I wasn’t a fan of walking across festival grounds in order to check out all of the artists, but I quickly realized that the setup was necessary in order to keep the rotation of performers running smoothly.

Persona 5: The Phantom X Makes Smart Changes to the Traditional Persona Formula

Persona 5 was released almost a decade ago in Japan. Since then, we've had many spin-offs: Persona 5 Strikers, Persona 5 Tactica, Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight, and Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth. I'm surprised we haven't had a Persona 5 spin-off fighting game. While the whole world is waiting for even the slightest crumb of Persona 6, there's yet another Persona 5 spin-off coming.

Enter Persona5: The Phantom X, a free-to-play mobile spin-off of Persona 5.
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