Men's Journal

'Code Vein II' Review: An Approachable but Uneven Soulslike Experience

Bandai Namco's latest Soulslike has 'Elden Ring' DNA, courtesy of its open world, but it can't maintain the quality of FromSoftware's Game of the Year effort. Code Vein II drops you into a ...
National Review

They Are Who We Thought They Were

America’s Offensive Might Contrasts with Hegseth’s Defensive Crouch James Talarico’s Creepy ‘White Skin’ Tweets Disqualify Him from Public Office Another Tap to Be Turned Off? In what may be the least ...
Eurogamer

Despite less than stellar reviews, there is a Code Violet sequel in the works

The poorly-received Dino Crisis-like Code Violet has a sequel in the pipeline. For those unfamiliar with Code Violet, it's a third-person action horror game from TeamKill Media, which places you in ...
MIT Technology Review

The AI Hype Index: Grok makes porn, and Claude Code nails your job

MIT Technology Review’s highly subjective take on the latest buzz about AI Everyone is panicking because AI is very bad; everyone is panicking because AI is very good. It’s just that you never know ...
Game Rant

Code Vein 2 Review

Dalton Cooper is the Managing Editor of GameRant. Dalton has been writing about video games professionally since 2011. Having written thousands of game reviews and articles over the course of his ...
The Blood-Horse

Code Review Among Several Promising Maiden Winners

This column highlights the performances of 3-year-old maidens who have made no more than five starts and who either sold for more than $500,000 at public auction, have siblings that are graded/group ...
Play Station Universe

Code Vein II Review (PS5)- A Soul-Sucking Soulslike

Code Vein II PS5 Review. Anime, vampires and Soulslikes-these are the three hallmarks that make up Code Vein, a franchise that first arrived on the scene in 2019 to popular fanfare due to its unique ...
The Escapist

Code Vein 2 review: Shadow of the Elden Ring

If one would claim that the role of art is to create something wholly original, then Code Vein 2 stands in direct opposition to this. The opening minutes feel like the cutscene equivalent of a friend ...
Polygon

Code Vein 2 is a misfire in every way

Sequels carry certain expectations with them, like the promise of building on the promise of what came before and correcting past mistakes. Bandai Namco’s Code Vein 2 is exceptional in that it manages ...
GamesRadar+

Code Vein 2 review: "This vampire take on Elden Ring almost works, but the dungeons themselves lack bite"

Code Vein 2 feels like the first post-Elden Ring Soulslike to try something of a similar scale, but it's made too many compromises to get there. Inspired moments are trapped in a bland, repetitive ...
Kotaku

Looks Like 2026 Just Got Its First Stinker

Code Violet is a cross between Resident Evil and Dino Crisis and it’s nowhere near as cool as that sounds Code Violet Every year needs its marquee bad game, and just two weeks into 2026, it looks like ...