First Looks

First Looks are tightly edited editorial pieces of our first impressions going hands on with a new game, piece of tech, or other cool thing. It's informational! But just barely. Fun fact: This series used to be called At a Glance, but we decided that's a dumb name.

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Anthem - First Look

Even with expectations set to a reasonable level, not taking into account BioWare's ...

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey - First Look

Is there such thing as too much video game? You betcha. It's called Assassin's Creed...

Picross S2 - First Look

Let's take a look at the new Picross game for Nintendo Switch. More low resolu...

Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom - First Look

Ni no Kuni II is a large, dense game, but it's first few hours give a solid fi...

Metroid: Samus Returns - First Look

've played a few hours of Metroid: Samus Returns. Here's what I think of the g...

StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void - First Look

After many years of waiting, Carlos is excited to finally construct those addi...

Assassin's Creed Syndicate - First Look

Pumpkin products, changing leaves, hoods, hidden blades, and stabbing dudes in...

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes - First Look

We call in our bomb defusal experts to save us from catastrophe. Unfortunately...

Transformers: Devastation - First Look

Will the Autobots be able to stop the Decepticons' plans? Will Megatron transf...

Metal Gear Online - First Look

Is the third iteration of Metal Gear Online actually something worth playing? ...

Star Wars Battlefront Beta - First Look

David, a veteran of the Battlefront, gets called back into duty to see for him...

Persona 4: Dancing All Night - First Look

Carlos and David put on their dancing shoes, blast some hot Meguro jamz, and g...

Super Mario Maker - First Look

Why would Nintendo need to remaster Mario games in HD when you can do it yours...

YouTube Gaming - First Look

YouTube has launched it's competitor to Twitch. They're calling it YouTube Gam...

Hearthstone: The Grand Tournament - First Look

Cards, jousting, and steeds! Oh my! The Grand Tournament has begun! Let's play...

Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist - First Look

Carlos, David, and special guest Grandpa Motou play a couple rounds of everyon...

Rocket League - First Look

David isn't really into soccer, or any sports for that matter. But if you thro...

Portal Stories: Mel - First Look

David and Carlos try to think with portals. They don't do very well. So. anyon...

Hearthstone: Tavern Brawl - First Look

Hearthstone has a crazy new mode where anything can happen. Let's take a look....

Super Smash Bros for Wii U: Character DLC - First Look

Nintendo released a bunch of new DLC characters right before E3. Let's take a ...

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: Mewtwo DLC - First Look

Have you ever seen 8 Mewtwos duke it out on a floating rock? Well, you're abou...

Hearthstone for iPhone - First Look

Have you ever wanted to play card games on the toilet? Well, now you can becau...

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number - First Look

David and Carlos are both from Miami. They agree that Hotline Miami 2 is a muc...

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse - First Look

Clay, rainbows, and Kirby make for an adorable combination. But, do they make ...

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth - First Look

David and Carlos are ready to Alice their way into dungeons, make maps, and so...

Assassin's Creed Rogue - At a Glance

We try something different by defying the creed only to return to the usual sa...

OS X Yosemite - At a Glance

Sending a text message from your computer is pretty great, but is the rest of ...

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel - At a Glance

Watch David and Blandon shoot things, jump really high, run out of oxygen, and...

Hyperlapse - At a Glance

Instagram has a new app for iOS to create time lapses. PD and Blandon check it...