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Forza Horizon 6's Metacritic score sends it speeding past Pokemon Pokopia and Resident Evil Requiem to become 2026's best-rated game of the year

Playground Games continues its hot streak

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“Playground does it again:” Our Forza Horizon 6 review roundup points to a major win for Xbox with the highest rated game of 2026 so far

Forza Horizon 6 reviews are now live ahead of launch, with Playground Games earning strong praise across Xbox Series and PC. The game currently sits at 92 on Metacritic, with critics highlighting its visuals, gameplay, and open-world design.

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Instantly one of the best-rated games of 2026, nostalgic adventure Mixtape flies up Metacritic

It holds the number one spot on OpenCritic too

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 actor was "nervous" to see its Metacritic score after appearing in notorious The Lord of the Rings: Gollum and witnessing "the occasional zero"

But Rich Keeble really didn't need to worry

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Saros Metacritic score makes it one of the best games of the year, putting the cosmic roguelike right behind Resident Evil Requiem and Pokemon Pokopia

Housemarque is two for two on big, weird sci-fi shooters

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Pragmata exceeds 1 million sold copies in 2 days

Capcom can't stop winning.

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Capcom's golden age continues with Pragmata, which joins Resident Evil Requiem and Monster Hunter Stories 3 among 2026's top 10 highest-rated games on Metacritic

Capcom can't be stopped

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The critics got it wrong: Super Mario Galaxy movie already had 2026’s best opening day

It's a hit. What a surprise.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs never imagined to achieve the kind of massive success it did: 'Our official goal towards the end of production was to reach for 85 in Metacritic'

Shoot for the moon and you'll land among the stars.

PC Gamer

For the first time ever, Square Enix is crowned top publisher on Metacritic thanks to its 2025 run of remakes like Final Fantasy Tactics and Dragon Quest 1+2

While Nintendo failed to crack the top 10 in Switch 2's launch year

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Xbox ranked as the number 5 game publisher of 2025, trouncing Nintendo, PlayStation and other big hitters

Xbox has been ranked the 5th best game publisher of 2025 by Metacritic, beating Nintendo and PlayStation with strong review scores and consistent releases across its studios.

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Pokemon Pokopia once again overtakes Resident Evil Requiem on Metacritic as the best game of 2026, with a score of 90 that's going to be hard to beat

Will it be able to keep that top spot when GTA 6 launches, though?

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"We all have not forgotten Cyberpunk 2077": Crimson Desert fans worry for the RPG's console editions after review no-show joins disappointing 30fps PS5 showcase

"Cyberpunk did the same"

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs bet on the RPG's Metacritic score, but bet so low that "everybody lost," resulting in forfeits like gobbling whole roast chickens

"One person had to eat a chicken, a roast chicken in one sitting within a certain amount of time while another person beatboxes"

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Crimson Desert review roundup: Scores, praise, criticism, and early verdict

One of 2026's most anticipated projects hovers around 80.

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Palworld and Ori devs offer Crimson Desert support, suggesting players give it "some time" and remember "one man's 77 is another man's 100"

Pearl Abyss has "something interesting going on"

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Crimson Desert developer's shares tank despite the game's strong Metacritic score

Pearl Abyss reportedly saw a huge drop in its share price following the release of Crimson Desert reviews.

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Crimson Desert's Metacritic score sinks Pearl Abyss share prices by 30% over the cardinal sin of being perfectly fine

Before the maximalist RPG's official launch

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Crimson Desert reviews and Metacritic scores are in ahead of launch — here's what everyone's saying about the massive game, and something I'm worried about

Crimson Desert reviews and its Metacritic score are here. Does Pearl Abyss' massive adventure game live up to the hype? Here's what people are saying.

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Rosalía broke every branding rule and won – here's what creatives can learn from her

Mastering tradition is the key to creative reinvention.

Destructoid

It’s official: Pokopia is now the highest rated Pokémon game on Metacritic

The future of Pokemon spin-offs looks bright.

TechRadar

Pokémon Pokopia is the highest-rated Pokémon game since X/Y on Metacritic, and it's not even out on Nintendo Switch 2 yet

Pokémon Pokopia launches on Nintendo Switch 2 this week, and it's already Metacritic's highest-rated Pokémon game of all time.

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As Pokopia ties for the series' best game according to Metacritic, fans are left confused by its competition: "…Pokemon Y was the highest-rated Pokemon game?"

Some argue that other Pokemon games are "SO much better"

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Pokopia Metacritic score not only makes it 2026's highest-rated game, but the best Pokemon title of all time

And second place isn't HeartGold/SoulSilver, somehow

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Resident Evil Requiem ties with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 to score as the best-rated game of all time on Metacritic according to players

And Leon Kennedy beats Cory in the House

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