Transport Fever 3 does not attempt to reinvent the transport-management formula, but it does make a convincing case for why the series still has plenty of room to grow. Urban Games has taken the foundations of Transport Fever 2 and added considerably more depth to the way goods, passengers, businesses and cities interact, turning what could have been a straightforward sequel into a more demanding logistics simulation. The basic premise remains wonderfully focused: connect places, move what they need, make money and gradually build a transportation network that spans more than a century of technological progress. What makes it compelling is how quickly those simple objectives start producing complicated problems. A profitable route can create traffic, noise or pollution, an expanding city creates new demands, and a seemingly sensible investment can become an expensive liability if the surrounding logistics network cannot support it. It is still a game about moving things from A to B, but the increasingly elaborate ways in which that process can go wrong are what give it its character. Continue reading “Transport Fever 3 review”
Persona 4 Revival preview (Gamescom)
Persona 4 has long occupied a special place in the Persona series, combining a supernatural murder mystery with the everyday rhythms of school life, friendships and small-town living. Persona 4 Revival looks to bring that experience to a modern audience without discarding the qualities that made the original so enduring. Based on the PC demo, ATLUS appears to be taking a largely familiar foundation and rebuilding its presentation and mechanics around modern expectations. Continue reading “Persona 4 Revival preview (Gamescom)”
Middle-earth: Shadow Bundle review (Switch 2)
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Middle-earth: Shadow of War are an interesting pair to revisit in 2026. Both games were ambitious open-world action adventures in their respective eras, but their biggest contribution to the genre was arguably the Nemesis System, which gave Orc enemies memories, rivalries and personalities and turned encounters into stories of their own. The Middle-earth: Shadow Bundle brings the Game of the Year Edition of the first game and the Definitive Edition of its sequel to Nintendo Switch 2 for the first time, offering a substantial amount of content in one package. The games themselves remain remarkably compelling, although the conversion to Nintendo’s newer hardware feels more functional than transformative. Continue reading “Middle-earth: Shadow Bundle review (Switch 2)”
Gundam Rogue Orbit preview (Gamescom)
Gundam has never been short on video games, but Gundam Rogue Orbit is taking the franchise in a notably different direction. Rather than building on one of the series’ established timelines or focusing primarily on ranged Mobile Suit combat, Bandai Namco is creating an entirely new universe built around high-speed action. After getting hands-on with the PC version during Gamescom, there is already a solid foundation here, although the biggest question is whether its new take on the Gundam formula can be matched by a story with enough substance to justify stepping away from the franchise’s traditional themes. Continue reading “Gundam Rogue Orbit preview (Gamescom)”
EA Sports FC 27 review (PS5)
EA Sports FC 27 once again finds Electronic Arts trying to answer the same annual question: how much can be changed without disrupting a football formula that already works? The answer this time is a little more interesting than usual, mainly because The Grounds gives the series a genuinely different space in which to play. The new social hub does not transform EA Sports FC into an entirely different game, but it does broaden the experience beyond the familiar cycle of matches, Career and Ultimate Team. At the same time, much of the underlying package remains recognisably the same, making this another difficult recommendation for players who already own last year’s edition purely on the strength of its incremental improvements. Continue reading “EA Sports FC 27 review (PS5)”