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Subscribe to the world's #1 PC gaming mag Try a single issue or save on a subscription Issues delivered straight to your door or device From£35.99View PC Gaming Show Summer Game Fest TES4: Oblivion Elden Ring: Nightreign Recommended reading They put a revolver in Dark Souls—Mortal Shell 2 looks like it wandered out of an edgy teenager's heavy-metal fantasies, and I cannot wait to play it Painkiller's new weapons trailer gives us a good look at the reboot's guns, and I'm delighted to see that its iconic stake launcher still skewers enemies to walls Doom: The Dark Ages' melee-heavy, parry-focused gameplay was nothing like I expected, and now I'm more eager to play the full thing than ever Painkiller is back, and maybe they'll finally get it right this time Look how they've massacred my boy: The newest Pac-Man game will have mechs, airdashing, and a 'dark sci-fi' story The Summer Game Fest just rolled out what is very likely the most disturbing videogame trailer I have ever seen The new side-scroller from the developer of Blasphemous isn't as brutal as you might expect—but it is a seriously satisfying slice of retro ninja action Super Meat Boy 3D looks a bit like plasticine but I'm not hating it Rich Stanton 8 June 2025 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Xbox) Today's Xbox Games Showcase saw the reveal of Super Meat Boy 3D, a new entry in the series that transplants our protein-packed hero into the third dimension. The original Meat Boy was always notable for its art style as much as the brutal challenge, and that's clearly been the challenge here: I like what they've done, even if I'm not quite ready to say I love it. This feeling wasn't universal in the PCG Slack channel, with some finding the new aesthetic a little too clean and jolly, but I kinda think they've got it right. Meat Boy's trail of blood looks icky and sticky, he moves with the alacrity I associate with the character, and the deaths are just funny. Good thing too because, going by the breakneck pace of this trailer, you're probably going to be dying a lot. Meat Boy himself looks a little, well, beefier, and the trailer's focus is on showing that the environments have all the comedy deadliness of the 2D games: razor-sharp spinning wheels, slicing blades everywhere, and instantaneous death always one misjudgement away. Related articles They put a revolver in Dark Souls—Mortal Shell 2 looks like it wandered out of an edgy teenager's heavy-metal fantasies, and I cannot wait to play it Painkiller's new weapons trailer gives us a good look at the reboot's guns, and I'm delighted to see that its iconic stake launcher still skewers enemies to walls Doom: The Dark Ages' melee-heavy, parry-focused gameplay was nothing like I expected, and now I'm more eager to play the full thing than ever We get glimpses of various levels, and as well as the unforgiving environments this seems to have a little more focus on boss fights. We see Meat Boy taking on several mini-bosses, as well as some comically large bosses with gigantic chainsaws and the like. Super Meat Boy 3D Announcement Trailer | Xbox Games Showcase 2025 - YouTube Does the world really need a new 3D Meat Boy? Hell why not: I'll take it over yet another extraction shooter, and it does look like this captures some of the charm of the original (let's not talk about that awful auto-runner). Super Meat Boy 3D is due for release in 2026 on PC. The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. Rich Stanton Senior Editor Rich is a games journalist with 15 years' experience, beginning his career on Edge magazine before working for a wide range of outlets, including Ars Technica, Eurogamer, GamesRadar+, Gamespot, the Guardian, IGN, the New Statesman, Polygon, and Vice. He was the editor of Kotaku UK, the UK arm of Kotaku, for three years before joining PC Gamer. He is the author of a Brief History of Video Games, a full history of the medium, which the Midwest Book Review described as "[a] must-read for serious minded game historians and curious video game connoisseurs alike." You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name. 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