"While Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 may be the weakest Call of Duty in several years, it is still one of the best shooters to release in 2025, a year that has been more fiercely competitive than anything we have seen in over a decade."
Adrenaline Rampage innovates on the “survivors genre” in ways that prove the genre is still wide open to innovation, and that further subgenres are a matter of when and not if.
The Echoes Of The End: Enhanced Edition update improves upon the original release in almost every way; unfortunately it arrived too late to save Echoes Of The End from total obscurity.
While Marvel Rivals is not perfect, it remains the most complete and feature-rich superhero live-service game released to date, and as we round out 2025, I cannot help but wonder what 2026 has in store for this genre-defining third-person shooter.
While it was always problematic, The First Descendant’s headlong descent into goonerism has all but destroyed any chance of it being accepted as anything more than “a game for gooners.”
GodBreakers is a pretty solid action roguelike, and the ability to steal powers from your enemies is rather enjoyable, but its bland aesthetic and repetitive gameplay rob me of any desire to play further.
Fragpunk’s unique take on the hero shooter genre is refreshing, but without a massive increase in active players, it may already be too late to ensure its long-term survival
