The mission had gone according to plan. I’d destroyed the prototype mechs and gotten out with minimal damage. That all changed when a massive battleship appeared overhead, peppering me with dozens of rockets and rounds, forcing me into a balletic display of dodging as I surged up toward the bridge, determined to take the behemoth down entirely by myself. When the dust settled I was left breathless, just like so many other fights before.

Armored Core IV: Fires of Rubicon feels like you’ve been dropped into the center of an intense mecha anime. It’s one of the most superbly intuitive combat experiences I’ve ever seen in decades of playing video games. This is an unparalleled experience in terms of feel and responsiveness, fleshed out with deep and engrossing customization and a fittingly cryptic story that draws you deeper into its world and lore with each step.

Armored Core VI is nothing short of another FromSoftware masterpiece.

Attention Android users: the Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic are your smartwatch king and queen.

There are many Wear OS smartwatches that work with Android phones, but none come close to the fit and finish of the Galaxy Watch 6 series. Samsung's brought back an iconic feature on the Watch 6 Classic and tweaked the software just enough to complement the refined hardware.

It’s Android’s version of the Apple Watch. And that didn’t happen overnight — it took 10 years of iteration for Samsung to get here.