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 ...

When Bandai Namco launched Code Vein in 2019, I gave it an earnest try. More than just an anime-looking and occasionally over-the-top riff on Dark Souls, Code Vein’s world of vampires and absorbed ...

Weak characters kill loftier ambitions, but a brisk pace keeps the combat lively. PC Gamer's got your back Our experienced team dedicates many hours to every review, to really get to the heart of what ...

Waseem is a writer here at GameRant. He can still feel the pain of Harry Du Bois in Disco Elysium, the confusion of Alan Wake in the Remedy Connected Universe, the force of Ken's shoryukens and the ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Soulslike games are known for their punishing combat and tense exploration, and Code Vein 2 delivers both alongside a time-traveling story and ...

The idea of an anime-style soulslike releases plenty of good chemicals in my brain, but the first Code Vein back in 2019 turned out to be just okay in my book. Like a number of Bandai Namco's original ...

Waseem is a writer here at GameRant. He can still feel the pain of Harry Du Bois in Disco Elysium, the confusion of Alan Wake in the Remedy Connected Universe, the force of Ken's shoryukens and the ...

The Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) is open-sourcing the recipe and ingredients for advanced coding agents, making them trainable on an organization’s own code base at low cost — a move that could loosen ...

Melissa Sarnowski has been a game writer for over two years. While she's willing to dig into any game for an article, she heavily focuses on The Legend of Zelda, Resident Evil, Final Fantasy, and The ...

Melissa Sarnowski has been a game writer for over two years. While she's willing to dig into any game for an article, she heavily focuses on The Legend of Zelda, Resident Evil, Final Fantasy, and The ...

‘Code Vein 2’ reviews are out, and while the game is certainly reviewing better than some other 2026 releases, it has not impressed many critics. Code Vein 2 fails to impress critics January’s video ...