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SHORT FUSE

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has revamped weapon durability, and that's a good thing – here’s why

The most controversial mechanic from Breath of the Wild rears its head again in the new Legend of Zelda game – and I’m glad.

SHOT ON GOAL

A live service game with "no BS" – why the team behind Omega Strikers thinks it can last

With ranked, true crossplay, and "no BS", the team at Odyssey Interactive thinks they're making what gamers want.

HELL IS OTHER PEOPLE

What has the Diablo 4 Beta taught us? Blizzard is back, but we need to be cautious

It’s not just you; everyone seems to have gotten involved with the excellent Diablo 4 beta – but let’s not forget Blizzard’s recent history.

LEARNING CURVE

Nvidia’s DLSS offering expands today with 5 new titles and an upgrade for Forza Horizon 5

DLSS is arguably the best reason to own one of Nvidia's newer-generation graphics cards - and today, it becomes a little bit more useful.

GOTTA HAND IT TO EM

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's coolest new feature is named as a tribute to Nintendo’s pre-gaming past

Did you pick up on the Ultrahand in the latest trailer? And, more importantly, do you know why it's significant?

RAINCOAT

How Sherlock Holmes, slick 3D graphics, and Switch exclusivity sets the ambitious Rain Code apart

We speak to writer Kazutaka Kodaka on his detective inspirations, releasing close to FF 16, and more at GDC!

Bare deaths

Did Resident Evil 4 inspire this bear horror movie?

Of all the films to take notes from Capcom's survival horror classic, we didn't expect this one.

BAD CHOICE EDITION

The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition is, for now, an expensive downgrade

Questionable visual changes and abysmal performance mean this remaster should head back to spacedock for a refit.

INFANT ANNIHILATOR

The Layers of Fear remake will not have that baby running into a wall

While it was considered as an easter egg, the game's much-memed endless child wipeout has been removed from the canvas.

BARGAIN BIN

We played the cheapest games you can buy on Nintendo Switch, but are they any good?

Sorting the trash from the treasure with the cheapest Nintendo Switch bargains, so you don't have to.

HAMMER TIME

Playable Amy is great, but Sonic Origins Plus is pointless if it doesn’t address the original’s problems

Sonic Origins Plus is making a splash with playable Amy Rose. But Amy and her hammer won’t be worth squat if the rest of the game isn’t fixed.

FAKING IT

VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.44: The best game where you'd swap places with the main character

Surviving most video games would be hell, but some of them let you just chill out on a beach.

WHEELY WEIRD

The first major update for Thrustmaster’s eSwap controller is here – and it’s as genius as it is weird

Thrustmaster’s modular controller takes a big leap into new areas with its first genre-specific add-on. It’s weird, but… it kinda works, too.

LORE AND ORDER

What makes Redfall different to other Arkane games? It’s all comes down to trust

Conversations with friends? No, this isn’t a Sally Rooney novel, but an intriguing mechanic in Arkane’s latest sci-fi romp.

XBOX-SANGUINATION

Stalker, Far Cry 2, and, well, Arkane: Redfall proudly wears its most obvious influences on its bloody sleeve

The trailers don’t do it justice: Redfall looks great, feels great, and promises something great – if Arkane can overcome an age-old problem.

TANKS FOR NOTHING

Resident Evil 4's tank controls were not, and are not, a problem

You got a problem with tank controls in the original Resident Evil 4? Or are you just secretly miffed at the camera?

LONG TIME COMIN’

One of 2023's best games is already being forgotten – even though it’s on Game Pass

There’s a good side and a bad side to having some of the best games come to Game Pass on Day One…

ROAD BLOCKS

Lego 2K Drive: I’m in for a new Lego Racing game no questions asked – but what we really need is Lego Island

Could this rumoured new game be the start of Lego returning to its more experimental era? If so, then I have an idea...

SKYRIM’S DAD

Oblivion: Somehow, 17 years have passed since The Elder Scrolls went mainstream and changed gaming forever

From Fallout to The Witcher, Oblivion paved the way for console-friendly RPGs to become the dominant force they are today.

RAISE HELL

What are you playing this weekend?

Es un fin de semana de Diablo!

BE PREPARED

Before you rush to buy the discounted Steam Deck, know what you’re buying – some essential tips

I love my Steam Deck, but there’s a limit to what it can do.

J’ADORE HARDCORE

If you want a real taste of hell, you should play Diablo 4 on Hardcore mode

Let’s be honest here, the real Diablo experience lies in the threat of permadeath – not this softcore nonsense.

ATLAS BUGGED

Atlas Fallen has great combat and that joyous single-A energy

If you like your games slightly wonky – but effortlessly charming – Atlas Fallen is likely for you.

GET TO THE POINT

VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.43: The best game that takes ten or more hours to get good

A sewage pipe that leads to an ocean.

BOOTBOX

I booted a boombox around Sons of the Forest so you don't have to

Who says silence is golden? I went on a quest to bring music to my Sons of Forest base.

X GON GIVE IT TO YA

Metroid Fusion remains the scariest 2D game ever

The Metroid franchise has never been too cheery, but GBA’s sole new Metroid entry cranked the spook factor up to eleven. 21 years later, it still unnerves us.

HOUSE OF THE GUNDEAD

Devolver is releasing a new light gun shooter into arcades – but what we really need is a home port

Dodge Roll's latest, House of the Gundead, belongs in arcades, sure... but I bet a lot of players would be happier seeing it in their own homes.

STOMACH CHVRNING

Switchback VR for PS VR2 is so scary I genuinely had concerns for my health

Do you like the idea of a stomach-churning rollercoaster, but with added jump scares and general terror?

HERE'S TO 10 MORE

10 years of Warframe | The ups, the downs… and what to expect in the next 5 years of 'mapped out' content

We speak, once again, to Rebecca Ford about where the game stands, and learn a little about the next five years of mapped out content.

PLAYSTATION PROLAPSE

PS5 Pro? Even if the spurious rumors are true, right now I just don't care

At this point in the generation, with how it's all gone so far, do we really need a PS5 Pro? I don't think so, really.

LUCKY RABBID FOOT

Please, Nintendo, let Mario take on more mature genres

Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope has reminded us of all the potential out there for the Mario franchise outside well-trodden sports games and safe spinoffs.

SMELL OF THE GAME

With Guilty Gear Strive, Game Pass finally has a fighting game worthy of the Series X

Arc System Works’ gorgeous fighter is more than just a solid 2D fighting game oozing with style; it’s a graphical masterclass.

IT'S ABOUT TIME

20 years ago, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time proved we don’t need remakes

Rewinding back to a time when reboots were good, and necessary, and different.

JANE'S AFFLICTION

One of the greatest, grizzliest roguelikes is on Game Pass, and you need to play it now

Darkest Dungeon is punishing, grim, and upsetting – yet still somehow one of the most compulsively playable games on Game Pass.

LISTEN TO A TALE

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum trailer tells more of the story

Learn what Gollum has been up to since losing his Precious.

BOTTLED LIGHTNING

13 years later, Final Fantasy 13 still tells one of the series’ most ambitious stories

The worst Final Fantasy? It’s not as crystal clear as it seems.

VIDEO(GAME) NASTIES

Sons of the Forest: 5 horror films you didn't know inspired the game

The hottest game of the moment has been heavily inspired by some of cinema's greatest horror hits – but do you know which?

SELF DOUBT

VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.42: The best game you could complete as your real self

Could you be... a plumber?

X/S BAGGAGE

The Xbox Series S is the best value in gaming – that doesn’t mean it isn’t also a problem

The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S were always supposed to be treated the same, but the reality of that promise is starting to show its teeth – and it's not good news.

SQUAD IS VEXED

Destiny 2 Lightfall’s latest hidden Exotic quest reminds me why I still love the game, despite everything

How can one little mission smuggled into a weekly update make me shake my head and say ‘oh Destiny’ all over again?

BRAWL CHOKED UP

Like it or not, the Smash Bros series wouldn’t be what it is without its most maligned entry

In defense of everyone's least favourite Super Smash Bros. game.

ALL FLAGS FLYING

Elden Ring’s open world made it more accessible to new players, so how does Wo Long do the same without one?

One very clever design decision in Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty may not get the love it deserves, but its effects are transformative in making the game more accessible to new players.

FINDING YOUR WAY

Could this love letter to collectors be the next big MMO this year? Our Wayfinder preview

Wayfinder has a good heart and a lot of promise, but can it survive in the Live service hell of 2023?

ON THE OTHER HAND

The scariest thing about Sons of the Forest... is a finger

There's a lot to be scared of in Endnight Games' latest Steam Early Access project – but it's the digits that do me in.

ONE NIGHT STRAND

Destiny 2 Lightfall, one week later – the good, the bad, and the very, very ugly

Bungie has once again kicked it out of the park with some elements of Destiny… but completely dropped the ball with others. It’s becoming a pattern.

A HARDWARE'S NIGHT

Bring back incredible video game peripherals, you cowards

What do slot machines, party games, and arcades all have in common? The best thing about them is dying.

MONEY FOR OLD OAK

Pokemon Trading Card Game Classic is a stroke of genius

Revisiting the classic Pokemon TCG experience with a premium new set may seem like an odd move, but it's a very, very canny one.

JUST PARANORMAL MEN

Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries Of Honjo is a must-play for Danganronpa, Zero Escape, and Japanese horror fans

A surprise Square Enix horror visual novel is just what I needed to curl up with, even if it did get under my skin.

ROLE BACK THE YEARS

As Final Fantasy 16 boss Naoki Yoshida calls it “discriminatory”, is it time to drop the term ‘JRPG’?

A brief history of the JRPG descriptor, and contemplations on the etymology of the genre – and its implications.

UNFORGIVABLE

VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.41: The best game that you can't forgive

When a video game annoys you for the last time, the grudge stays with you forever.