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Running an occult curio shop in a rainy town sounds cozy until the artifacts start whispering, your customers bring increasingly odd requests and your sanity sags. Strange Antiquities offers challenging puzzles, creepy charm and plenty of mystery for fans of deductive adventures.

Even with its share of bugs and quirks, Borderlands 4 proves there’s still nothing quite like vault hunting with a friend. The latest chapter in Gearbox’s long-running looter-shooter saga offers explosive fun, and a few fast fixes could make it even better.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows players get a thrilling new chapter with the Claws of Awaji DLC to extend the adventure after the main plot. From fresh storylines and new weapon styles to cunning traps and smarter enemies, this expansion keeps the action sharp and the stakes high.

The next mainline Borderlands title has arrived, offering players a sprawling new world to loot and shoot their way through. With refined combat, updated visuals and that signature Borderlands charm, it continues the saga of the Vault Hunters on an even grander scale.

League of the Lexicon is a lavishly designed trivia card game for readers, writers and lovers of language. With over 2,000 questions written by experts in literature, etymology and wordplay, it turns vocabulary mastery into a friendly competition among players.

Agatha Christie – Death on the Nile reimagines the classic mystery with a disco-era flair. Sporting an immaculate leisure suit and his trademark wit, Hercule Poirot teams up with a new detective to solve a timeless crime in a stylish 1970s setting.

The new 8BitDo Pro 3 controller blends GameCube era nostalgia with cutting edge features like Hall effect triggers, swappable buttons and rock-solid performance on the Nintendo Switch. For platformers, retro games and Nintendo classics, this may be the best controller around.

Capcom’s legendary brawler makes a surprisingly smooth leap to Nintendo’s newest console. With crisp visuals, fast performance and all the modes intact, Street Fighter 6 proves it can take the fight on the road, going portable without pulling any punches.

The new Dungeons and Dragons Starter Set: Heroes of the Borderlands is more than just an introduction to tabletop roleplaying. It’s a complete toolkit designed to welcome new players and dungeon masters alike into the heart of adventure with the world’s most famous RPG.

RoadCraft challenges players to rebuild disaster zones with grit, ingenuity and giant construction vehicles. From clearing debris to paving new roads, this realistic simulator blends tough driving physics with creative construction for hours of satisfying play.

Mafia: The Old Country offers a sweeping narrative action-adventure filled with loyalty, betrayal and the birth of organized crime, where every mission almost feels like a scene from a classic mafia film. Clearly, this is the best title yet for the Mafia series, with a story that is not to be missed.

Packed with bananas, fossils and Pauline’s charming character arc, Donkey Kong Bananza blends destructible terrain, clever transformations and lighthearted exploration into a joyful collectathon adventure that is nostalgic, fresh and extremely fun.

Fresh Look columnist Neal Sayatovich gave his first perfect review score to Tales of Graces f in 2012. This week, he takes a look at Tales of Graces f Remastered to see if that perfect score for the action JRPG still applies in 2025.

Anime Sunday is a column by Michael Blaker covering anime. This week he covers his “My Instant Death Ability Is Overpowered” Episode One Impressions.

GiN covered the Sekaicon 2025 inaugural show this year in all its glory. GiN reporter Neal Sayatovich snapped lots of photos at the event. Check them out.

From the mind of Yoko Taro and the art of Kimihiko Fujisaka comes an RPG series that feels like a tabletop session brought to life. Save State’s Vincent Mahoney writes about Voice of Cards this week, and how the trilogy’s world is depicted through the medium of cards.

Gary reports about Bluey’s Quest for the Gold Pen on the podcast news.

Trekker’s Delight discusses the first two episodes in the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Lower Decks.

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. has announced the launch of its collaboration with the football comic series Captain Tsubasa.