The cream of the crop is the UGREEN x Honkai: Star Rail Limited Collectible Gift Box, which is now available in the United States on Amazon, the UGREEN Official Store, and TikTok Shop. It contains the Yao Guang-themed collection, and when you open it up, there’s a pop-up effect.

The list of products include the following:

• UGREEN x Honkai: Star Rail Limited Collectible Gift Box ($249.99)
• UGREEN MagFlow Air Magnetic Power Bank Honkai: Star Rail Edition ($89.99)
• UGREEN Nexode Air Charger Honkai: Star Rail Edition ($49.99)
• UGREEN Nexode Pro Power Bank Honkai: Star Rail Edition ($59.99)
• UGREEN Nexode Retractable USB-C Cable Honkai: Star Rail Edition ($19.99)
• UGREEN FineTrack Mini 2 Honkai: Star Rail Edition ($21.99)

Now, if this does really well, we can hope to see a UGREEN and Zenless Zone Zero collaboration in the future.

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At first glance, D-topia has a cozy, relaxing vibe that makes you want to curl up on the couch and lose yourself for a few hours. The colorful art style, charming characters, and slower pace make it feel like a game you can unwind with after a long day. But beneath that cozy exterior, something much more intriguing is going on.

You’ll spend your time solving fun, engaging environmental puzzles while helping the residents of D-topia with their everyday problems. The puzzles not only look satisfying to complete but also feel like a natural part of the world and its characters, making each solution feel meaningful rather than just another obstacle to clear. Early previews have also hinted at unique mechanics that reveal hidden clues and objects, adding another layer to the exploration.

What really has me interested, though, is the mystery surrounding this so-called “perfect” world. On the surface, everything seems peaceful, but the more you look around, the more it feels like something isn’t quite right. There are subtle hints that this AI-managed paradise is hiding secrets, and I’m excited to see how deep that mystery goes. I always love games that slowly peel back the layers of their world instead of showing all their cards right away.

D-topia strikes a really interesting balance. It looks relaxing enough for fans of cozy games, while also offering enough mystery and puzzle-solving to keep players invested in uncovering what’s really happening beneath the surface.

If you’re looking for a game that lets you relax, solve clever puzzles, and slowly unravel an intriguing story, D-topia looks like it’s worth checking out.

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The first thing that stands out is the look. This is Marvel, but not quite the Marvel most people are used to. The game is not trying to copy the MCU or feel like another comic book adaptation. It takes familiar characters and locations, then pushes them through a very specific anime lens.

Still, the real question was always going to be the gameplay. Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls is a 4v4 fighter, but not exactly in the way I expected. Your team of four shares one life bar, so this isn’t like Marvel vs. Capcom. You can’t tag someone out, let them recover, and keep rotating through your roster. Here, your team feels more like one connected unit. Another interesting wrinkle is that only the first two characters are available right away. The other two have to be brought in through certain in-match conditions.

I can already see different kinds of players approaching this in completely creative ways. Some people are probably going to lean hard on one or two characters and treat the rest of the team almost like backup tools. Others will probably build around flexibility, picking characters who can cover a range of setups and matchups. It’s hard to say how deep that rabbit hole goes after only a short demo. However, the system already feels like it has room for players to experiment.

My biggest concern going in was whether the controls would be too complex. Arc System Works makes incredible fighting games, but they are not always the easiest things to pick up casually. Thankfully, Tōkon felt much easier to understand than I expected.

The inputs are familiar, with classic quarter-circle motions and shared special move commands across most of the roster. When you’re making a fighting game with characters as popular as Spider-Man, Iron Man, and Wolverine, you need people to feel like they can actually play it without needing a study guide open next to them (yes, Tekken, I’m talking to you). Tōkon seems to understand that.

There is also a simplified control option that lets players use specials and supers with a single button press. It was mapped to the right trigger in the build I played, and I can see how that would be a huge help for newer players.

As for the characters, I got to try a solid group, even though the full roster was not available. I spent time with Dr. Doom, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Wolverine, and a few others. I wanted Iron Man to be my favorite because, well, he’s my favorite character of all time. But Wolverine connected with me almost immediately.

He was fast, aggressive, and exactly the kind of character I like when I want to stay on top of my opponent. Once I got them pinned against the wall, Wolverine let me keep the pressure up. I was winning comfortably with him, while with other characters, I was either barely scraping by or getting myself into trouble. That probably says more about my playstyle than the game’s balance. However, Wolverine was still easily my early favorite.

My time with Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls was far too short to call it a sure thing. There is still a lot I want to know, especially about the single-player content and how online matches will feel once real players start tearing the game apart. Fighting games live and die by that stuff.

But as a first impression, this was extremely promising. It looks incredible, the controls feel more approachable than I expected, and the 4v4 structure gives it a different identity from the Marvel fighters people already know. It is easy enough to welcome casual players. Still, there seems to be enough depth here for competitive players to dig into as well.

For someone who loves Marvel but is only decent at fighting games on a good day, Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls made a very strong first impression. If Arc System Works and PlayStation can nail the online experience and give players enough to do outside of versus matches, this could easily become one of my most-played fighters in 2026.

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You play as George, an older music lover finally chasing his dream of opening his own record shop. The core loop revolves around discovering songs and turning them into records you can actually sell. Each track drops you into a colorful representation of George’s imagination where you play through rhythm-based stages. When you finish a song, you put it on the shelf, then help customers find records that speak to whatever they’re looking for. Before long, I found myself caught in the cycle of collecting songs just to see who they’d connect with next.

The rhythm gameplay starts off approachable. Like most rhythm games, it mostly asks you to nail basic timing, but it doesn’t stay there. New mechanics gradually layer on top of each other, introducing directional inputs, trickier patterns, and more demanding sequences.

What really sells the experience isn’t the rhythm gameplay, though. It’s the people who walk through George’s front door. Every customer arrives carrying something—a memory, a regret, a crush, a loss. Thus, finding the right record becomes less about making a sale and more about understanding who they are.

There’s a surprisingly wide range of musical styles on display, which helps keep things fresh. Not every genre was something I’d normally seek out, but that almost became part of the appeal.

By the time my demo ended, I was gleefully surprised at how much I got into the game. I was entranced by the game’s rhythmic element. Then, I became happy helping the people I’d met and the stories tied to the records sitting on George’s shelves. That’s what makes Mr. Records stand out. It understands that music isn’t just something we listen to—it’s something we attach pieces of our lives to.

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Movement has a slight floatiness, but in a good way. Demi covers ground quickly, and that extra air time makes dodges, aerial attacks, and last-second adjustments feel surprisingly satisfying.

Combat is fairly straightforward. You have your basic combo attacks, charged attacks, aerial launches, ground slams, and a dodge mechanic that rewards good timing by powering up your Void abilities. There wasn’t much complexity in the demo I played, but it felt easy to pick up.

Not to mention, the adds are fairly easy to take down. Most of the mistakes I made came from mistiming dodges or attacks rather than the encounters themselves being particularly demanding. Once I got a feel for the rhythm, moving through combat became pretty effortless.

The final boss put up more of a fight initially, mostly because I needed a few attempts to understand what the game was asking of me. After the mechanics clicked, though, the encounter became much more manageable. If you’ve spent time with action-adventure games before, you’ll probably figure it out quickly.

The environmental puzzles don’t go out of their way to point you toward the solution, which I appreciated. A few had me wandering around for a minute, but the answers are usually hiding in plain sight. Paying attention to your surroundings goes a long way here.

Demi and the Fractured Dream launches February 2027 on PC, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 1 & 2.

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Silent Hill: Townfall features the first-person perspective, but it’s not the first in the franchise to have that view; for example, Silent Hill 4: The Room and Silent Hill: The Short Message. And like Silent Hill f, the upcoming game is not set in Silent Hill, from what we can tell so far. It is set in 1996 and features St. Amelia, a fictional island in Scotland, and a new protagonist named Simon Ordell.

Let’s get the important info out of the way. I asked the dev team, Screen Burn, if the game would have any references to the town of Silent Hill. They were, of course, secretive about that. They weren’t secretive, however, about why they were excited to have the game set in Scotland, since the studio is based there.

Check out our reaction to the presentation below.

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Silent Hill: Townfall is a collaboration between Konami and Annapurna Interactive and is developed by Screen Burn Interactive.

About Silent Hill: Townfall

Synopsis: Simon Ordell is called back to the island of St. Amelia to ‘put things right’, encountering a town lying quiet beneath a heavy fog, seemingly abandoned but not at rest. Venturing deeper, and driven to understand his connection to the place and its inhabitants, Simon begins to discover fragments of a past rising to the surface.

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Version 1.1 “Under Pressure” is now available, with the Dos Caminos update built around the brothers and features two connected in-game paths. Developed with Rocks production, the Moncada brothers in OneState are figures that players can follow and craft a story around.

“I’m excited to join forces with OneState, the open world Social RolePlay immersive mobile game. Now you can drop in the LA style city map with my skin character and become one of the most influential figures in town,” Daniel Moncada said in a statement. “The question is, do you want to be the friend of The Cartel? – See you soon!”

Players can unlock the two twin brothers and two exclusive outfits (Grim Specialist and Silent Professional) in the first release of the Dos Caminos update.

The Moncada brothers portray legendary criminal-world figures and recruiters, as they allow players to enter the more dangerous part of the city.

“I’m very excited to join the ChillBase family on this amazing game,” said Louis Moncada. “Can’t wait for everyone to see the final product. It’s amazing!”

The new update also includes Rock Production, a clan-level production system for synthetic diamonds, perfect for the black market. There are end-to-end cycle, multi-stage processing and equipment chains, and cooperative delivery runs in the city.

“We’re constantly expanding OneState and creating new opportunities for players. This update adds a whole new layer of advanced gameplay for our clans and gangs.,” said Matvei Lipatnikov, the founder and CEO of ChillBase.

The new version also includes new clan activities, motorcycles, a new city landmark, and 4-player cooperative runs.

Last week, ChillBase brought the OneState world to life at Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles with a two-day offline activation. The event featured street artist Chris Riggs transforming a car into an art installation inspired by the video game. You can check out the festivities on Instagram here.

For more info, you can visit https://onestate.com/.

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The Cyberpunk 2077 Dex Glasses

With the collaboration with CD PROJEKT RED, the Cyberpunk Dex retails for $125 and is inspired by one of the first Night City fixers you meet in the game, Dexter DeShawn. The glasses aim to capture the feel of Night City, and feature blue-light-blocking technology. The shield-lens frame is brought to life, bringing the style of a cyberpunk future and also the persona of Dex.

It’s made of magnesium-aluminum alloy and plastic, and it features G-Shield protection to help with smudges, scratches, and glare. It also has a 0.2 diopter to help you focus. The lenses are available in Amber and Amber-Max, so those wanting the red color lenses similar to Dex in the game may be disappointed. However, that’s the price to pay for the glasses’ focus on blocking blue lights.

The Dex glasses come with Cyberpunk-inspired padded sleeve, microfiber cleaning cloth, and a 12-month warranty.

Alienware’s Bermuda Triangle

Alienware, known for offering PC gamers high-end, pre-built gaming computers, is teaming up with GUNNAR Optiks. Enter the Bermuda Triangle glasses, featuring a wraparound shield lens, angular lines, and a futuristic design, which fits right at home with the brand’s sci-fi aesthetic.

These glasses also feature blue-light-blocking lenses to help reduce digital eye strain during gaming marathons, streaming, or multitasking. The wraparound shield lens offers a panoramic field of view that’s perfect for gaming, and the frame is a lightweight polymer. The nose pads are adjustable, and the G-Shield coating helps resist smudges and scratches.

The Bermuda Triangle glasses include a white protective sleeve and a microfiber cloth.

The Cyberpunk 2077 Dex and Alienware Bermuda Triangle glasses are available at gunnar.com.

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The majority of Directive 8020 is set on a Space Colony ship called the Cassiopeia. The crew’s objective is to be the first people on Tau Ceti F and make sure it is okay for the colony ships following to settle there. One of the best parts of the game is the environment and its atmosphere. The game does a good job of making you feel trapped on a ship with the threat and the characters on board.

Directive 8020 Characters and Story

The cast consists of 10 characters total, but focuses on 5 of them. A couple of the characters stand out, but others are bland. A lot of the dialogue is stale with no chemistry between characters, and other times, the dialogue is compelling. So overall, it is a mixed bag.

Dialogue choices in the game matter as they are used to progress traits, which unlock destinies. Destinies are other outcomes for some scenarios that occur if the corresponding trait has leveled up enough. There is also an optional messaging feature, which is a nice added detail to help get to know the characters. During some parts of the game, the active character can message the other survivors, and sometimes the player can choose which message to send to help progress traits.

The story of Directive 8020, for the most part, is predictable as it follows a lot of horror tropes, especially since its main inspirations are Alien and The Thing. By the end of the game, the story does get better and includes some really memorable twists, which makes the 8-chapter story worth checking out. The game takes the approach of the player knowing a lot of elements that the characters do not. This both helps and hurts the story as some parts are predictable, but others lead to surprising outcomes.

A big example of this is the use of flashforwards, where the player knows what is going to happen when the story reaches a certain point. The story also does not change too much, as most outcomes are very similar. In a game where choices matter, not many parts feel like the player’s choice really matters.

Replayability and Exploration

The turning-points system is back, which is a good thing. It is a really good system that allows players to replay and change the story’s outcome at any time. Locked outcomes show requirements that are needed. These requirements are that either a character’s destiny be unlocked, a certain character be alive, or that a particular previous story branch be achieved. The game also shows total completion. It is easy for a completionist to track which scenes are missing, as well as find collectibles.

The biggest feature in Directive 8020 compared to Supermassive Games’ previous games is being able to walk around and explore parts of the ship. The levels are linear as it is a narrative-driven game, but there are parts where you can explore side rooms. These lead to finding more details about the setting and story, as well as finding secret collectibles. It makes the game more engaging, allowing the player to get to know the ship and its secrets. There is also a lockpicking minigame, adding to the exploration and the feeling of tension when sneaking around.

Stealth

The game features stealth sections where the player has to sneak around the current threat. However, the enemy AI could be heavily improved. The enemies always follow a set, predictable path, which makes it easy to evade if the player pays attention. But if the player gets caught, there is a second-chance mechanic that lets the character stun the enemy and get away. The stealth never changes, except that the setting becomes creepier as the game progresses. As the game goes on, some stealth sections feel repetitive. It is more of the same, which makes it feel lackluster.

Final Reaction

Overall, Directive 8020 is a fine game. Fans of this kind of game will enjoy it, and its added features help get new players invested. The story is worth experiencing despite some stale characters and uninspired gameplay segments.

The game is available now on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S/X. On PC, there is a lack of optimization that the developers hopefully will patch soon.

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The visuals of Deadhaus Sonata looked like a clean version of an early 2000s game. Even though it is simplistic compared to a lot of modern games, including some other indie games, it still had a particular feel that looked good for the most part. The biggest visual drawback is the rain visuals where it felt there was too much and too dense. There was also an issue where the character creator would not work so at this point could not make any new characters or customize appearance.

Players control a vampire with a focus on combat, which unfortunately felt stiff and was not enjoyable. The main attacks felt clunky, plus the dodge didn’t feel responsive and was hard to execute. The most promising aspect of combat is the use of ability cards, which can be assigned to any ability slot. The abilities themselves did help the combat feel a little better, but much like the base combat, it still feels clunky. The mechanics presented could be refined in future updates to create a good combat system.

Another major frustration with the game is the lack of explanations for how to accomplish tasks or what to do next. Normally, having to figure out mechanics is fine, but with the game in an early state, the bugs make it frustrating to do so. One example was the main narrator repeating itself constantly when looking at the celestial clock or other menus. Sometimes the voice repeats over itself and causes a headache.

The Celestial Clock is one of the systems in the tutorial that took a little bit of time to figure out how it works. The game does not fully explain its function, but it has a lot of information presented with it, such as the current time and weather. The clock also shows a solar system of planets and current positions, which is used for puzzles.

After the tutorial, the game has a focus on limited exploration, where you pick an area to go to. There’s no direction on what to do other than roam around and defeat enemies. I could tell there are other areas to explore, but it does not say how to unlock those areas. At one point, there was an event to defeat enemies attacking a tower, which felt like an unwinnable situation because while defeating waves of enemies, they still destroyed the tower anyway. After finishing the final map, I had no idea what to do next, as the main objective only said to go back to the hub, leaving me with no other direction and nowhere new to go.

Overall, Deadhaus Sonata’s initial early access release is a disappointment as it feels like a game in alpha. What the small team of developers made has the potential to become a game worth playing, given more time. There is a foundation of puzzles in the exploration, along with aspects of combat, such as the abilities or finishers, that show there’s a solid idea that needs time to be worked on and fleshed out. Hopefully, the game is more fun with friends when figuring out what to do next. Despite the game starting in a rough state, it could make a comeback just like No Man’s Sky.

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