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THREE-REX | Jurassic World Evolution 2's follow-up should also look to Netflix's animated series for inspiration
The Jurassic franchise is much bigger now.
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OH YEAH | So, Danny DeVito wants to be Wario – but is he really the best fit for Mario’s gassy counterpart?
And who should play the rest of the cast from the Mushroom Kingdom?
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ANIME WAS A MISTAKE | Neon Genesis Evangelion's creator says there might be plans for more with someone else at the helm, but I can't think of a worse idea
It's the end of the end of Evangelion.
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BATTING 1000 | Got a Nier: Automata-shaped hole in your heart? You shouldn't resist picking up this ambitious sci-fi title for PC and Switch, then
1000xRESIST picks up the slack while you wait for the next Nier.
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LOVE HURTS | It’s all very sad, isn’t it - where does the games industry go from here?
It's hard to love an industry that is seemingly always in chaos.
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PLAYING MOUSE | If Disney wants a live action or animated Kingdom Hearts, the perfect template is already streaming on Disney Plus
Who? You know Who. And Disney should take a very British leaf out of the Doctor's book.
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HIGH MURDER FLOOR | On its 15th anniversary, Killing Floor stands as one of the best zombie shooters – and the timing couldn’t be more perfect for Killing Floor 3
Killing Floor has always been my zombie shooter of choice, and it all has to do with the fundamentals of its approach to gameplay.
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PODCAST | What's the best game where your character gets wet, then slowly dries off? The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 99
Water palaver! Games are so good at simulating H2O, but which is the most clever?
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GOING UP? | Hades 2 fulfilled my greatest wish from the first game, and all it took was a simple change in direction
Supergiant's sequel has introduced an Olympian challenge.
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SPACE, BABY | Doctor Who finally has its mojo back thanks to Russell T. Davies: the best to ever do it
His successors tried to turn it into a prestige drama, and that’s the last thing I want from the show that can be anything.
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COME AGAIN | One year on, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom still doesn't feel like a sequel – it's a second act
Breath of the Wild was just the beginning.
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2794 OR BUST | Bungie's classic 1994 first-person shooter Marathon now available on Steam, and it's free-to-play for PC and Mac
All aboard the UESC Marathon.
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LET’S CRY | Star Trek: Discovery goes out as it came in: robbing better shows of their mystique
Disco’s final season goes boldly where nobody asked, but remains a success story that has defied every critic
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MORE THAN PIXELS | Man's best friend in a Wasteland: Why Dogmeat reigns supreme in the Fallout universe
The OG Wasteland companion no one can replace.
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WHAT WAS THE POINT? | Is Call of Duty coming to Xbox Game Pass? Yes, no, maybe, who knows - but it’s clear no one believes what Xbox says any more
After years of building up Game Pass as a viable part of its business, and billions of dollars spent acquiring content for it, even Microsoft is seemingly struggling to justify Call of Duty on Game Pass.
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PAINFUL TACTICS | Prelude Dark Pain may look like isometric Darkest Dungeon, but its influences run much, much deeper than that
So far, it's got the style and substance required to make a splash.
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BLOOD MONEY | "Being acquired is a stepping stone to having your studio shut down" Gaming founders and CEOs speak out on the current state of the industry
We reached out to various video game studio owners following Microsoft's closure of Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin, and more.
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TIP THE SCALES | Street Fighter 6 is about to get some huge balance changes - here's some highlights from the upcoming patch
New year, new pro tour season, new balance. The Street Fighter 6 meta is about to get spicy.
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MESSATSU | The most OP character in Street Fighter history is set to terrorize Street Fighter 6 - hands-on
Akuma has always been absolutely disgustingly dangerous. In Street Fighter 6, he has more tools than ever.
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JUST SPANDEX | Everyone should just chill about the Superman costume reveal because we've been here before
Time is a flat circle, and moaning over comic book characters is eternal.
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HELL-O THERE | Should I play Hades 2 in Early Access, or should I wait for the full launch? Here’s what we think
There's more pros than there are cons right now.
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GAME PAST IT | Xbox must fully embrace third-party and Xbox Game Pass to find success – but is Microsoft struggling to see the bigger picture?
The games company Microsoft built is better positioned than ever to go big on both fronts, so why is it not going for it?
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A RUSH, A PUSH | Xbox's Hi-Fi Rush has that Dreamcast era vibe, and it was one of the best games of 2023
Last year's Xbox Game Pass surprise drop has a really retro feel to it – and it was something fresh, bold, and exciting for the industry.
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GOT A BRAND NEW ZAG | One of the best games of all time is included with Netflix on iOS, and just in time for its sequel
Godly, gorgeous, and gripping – and that's just the protagonist. You need to get yourself with Hades as its sequel tears up the charts in Steam early access.
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NIPPON IT IN THE BUD | With the closure of Tango Gameworks, Xbox sends an accidental message: it is not a platform for fans of Japanese games
No matter what Xbox leadership says in its livestreams or in statements, one thing remains true: it's relationship with Japan never came first.
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CAW BLIMEY | Crow Country is so much more than the sum of its Final Fantasy 7 and Resident Evil-inspired polygonal parts, and probably one of the best horror games of the year
Why SFB Games' latest is probably one of the best horror titles you'll play this year.
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NET A GOOD ONE | If you’ve got a Netflix subscription, you have to play these 20 essential free games
All of these essential games are included as part of your Netflix subscription, and they're all great
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KLOWNS R US | Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game is as absurd as you’d expect, for all the right reasons
Faithful to the source material and exceptionally wacky as a result, I can’t believe Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game wasn’t conceived sooner.
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DRONING DRIVERS | EA Sports F1 24 preview part three - get ready to hear Max Verstappen's actual voice convey just how boring winning all the time can be
Thanks team, shoutout to everyone back at the factory, I definitely didn't nearly fall asleep midway through that race.
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Zel-don’t to Zel-do | I'd have forever hated Tunic if it wasn't for this one menu option
Out now on PlayStation Plus, and a must play even if you are terrible at games.
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PODCAST | What's the best game with shooting where you don't get a gun for ages? The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 98
What's the point in having guns if they won't let us shoot people? Eh?
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MAYSTARWARSDERBY DAY | What are you playing this weekend?
What a month already: May Day, Derby Day, and Star Wars Day - all in the first week!
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TOAD-AY OF ALL DAYS | This Star Wars Day we celebrate the best part of the Star Wars Jedi series: Oggdo Bogdo
Here's to you, Oggdo. Please come back in Star Wars Jedi 3.
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THERE IS ANOTHER | 25 years in, LEGO Star Wars has finally created the perfect set - and it’ll cost you less than what came before
Sometimes, less is more - both in cost, in size, even in piece count. That thinking has finally come to LEGO Star Wars.
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TRAP CARD | Magic The Gathering’s ‘Universes Beyond’ tie-ins are synergistic gaming perfection
I’ve never really been a player of Magic: The Gathering. But clever tie-ins are making me into one.
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HE FALLS A LOT | The Fall Guy is an uncomplicated, old-fashioned movie magic centred on some of today's hottest stars
A much-needed return to big-budget Hollywood flicks in which star power mattered more than IP.
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MUTANT MOVIEMAKING | “I would do it all over again right now” Creating the cool Fallout fan film that dropped just before Amazon’s TV show
"I've definitely spent roughly over $65,000 of my own money on this, and I know I'll never see any of it back."
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ONE AND DONE | I'm not sure I believe those Kingdom Hearts movie rumours, but if one does happen, I'm begging, keep it simple
And clean.
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HEE-HO, LET’S GO | Darker than Final Fantasy, harder than Persona – there’s never been a better time to get into Shin Megami Tensei than with SMT5: Vengeance
There’s been a wealth of amazing RPGs so far in 2024, but now it’s time to take it up a notch with the uber-hard Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
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BEAR-D INFLUENCE | What's the best game where you fight a bear? The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 97
I'll be honest, it's far too many of them. Even if we're still waiting on a Yogi and Boo-Boo FPS.
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Podcast | Best Games Ever Podcast - Extended Edition Info Page - May 14, 2024
All the info you need to get your hands on the for-members-only extended edition of VG247's podcast.
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UNDER THE SEA | Another Crab's Treasure brings something truly fresh to Xbox Game Pass and the Soulslike genre
It may seem obvious, but Another Crab's Treasure does one thing that sets itself apart from its rivals.
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TIL YOU BUCK | Knuckles follows a long-standing tradition of baffling video game adaptations, but I can't figure out if that's a good thing or not
Rougher than the rest of them.
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BUSHIDO BRAVE | Shogun is brave, bold, and a must-watch TV epic for the ages
If you’re yet to watch FX’s hit new Japanese historical drama, there’s no more excuses: with the full season out, it’s a bingable must-watch.
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WICKED HYPE | I went into No Rest for the Wicked completely blind, and that absolutely worked in its favour
Having no expectations is better than having the wrong expectations.
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WATER THE FLOWER | Life Eater is a short, gripping 'kidnapping sim' that’ll have you questioning everything you believe in
This 'horror fantasy kidnapping simulator' is deeply disturbing at first glance, but Life Eater manages to serve up tragedy tastefully.
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SHINING STARS | As Honkai: Star Rail turns one, we look back on the Genshin Impact successor that might just outshine its blockbuster older sibling
We're all living in a gacha game world now, but who holds the throne of the F2P empire? Figuring it out isn't as simple as you think.
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AI'LL B THERE 4 U | I talked to Nvidia’s AI NPC: it’s impressive, uncanny, an ethical nightmare, and inevitably here to stay - like it or not
Is this the beginning of the robot uprising, or just a weird little novelty that will tire itself out? A little of column A, a little of column B.