Expedition 33" to big console exclusives like "Donkey Kong Bananza" and "Death Stranding 2," NPR staff and contributors round up their favorite games of the year so far.

A lot of fun is to be had with friends playing games. Sure, the bigger the rooms, the better, but that is nothing when compared with that good old two-player world. If you want a competitive edge ...

Smite 2 launched into early access in August, but continues to lag well behind the original in terms of player numbers: Its 24-hour peak concurrent player count was 1,974, compared to 7,285 for Smite.

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