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TO THE MOON Dragon’s Dogma 2 took five years to develop - but the ideas behind it have been 12 years in the making

Capcom's sequel promises to achieve what director Hideaki Itsuno wanted to do over a decade ago – and he's excited for you to see his vision come to life.

NEW TUXEDO Whether it pans out or not, Aaron Taylor-Johnson would be a great James Bond

He's got both the style and the brawn.

QUE SERA SERA 20 years on, Katamari Damacy is still the most "video game" video game there is

Those two decades sure rolled around quickly.

ENDURANCE PREMIUM Pacific Drive isn’t just a good driving game - it’s the antidote to your daily commute

All it takes to put an end to our automotive alienation is a nice station wagon and a ride down apocalypse avenue.

CIDER TIME What are you playing this weekend?

Why shouldn't you iron a four-leaf clover? You don’t want to press your luck.

THE SHU FITS Remembering Blue Dragon, the spiritual successor to Chrono Trigger that everyone wanted and nobody played

Remembering the other great Akira Toriyama game that doesn't get the attention it deserves from under the shadow of one of the all-time RPG greats.

CH-CH-CHANGES The best change Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender made from the original shows how good it could have been

Wasted potential.

STAY ON TARGET Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection has everything we could've wanted, yet still has a ways to go

Do or do not. There is no try.

GNARLY Preview: Ascendant Infinity has heart, but is that enough to escape the shadow of FPS giants?

Even if Ascendant Infinity has merit, it'll take a lot of work to keep it from the shadow of Apex Legends and The Finals.

IN VERNAL ARMS Monster Hunter Now’s latest update proves that, in 2024, it’s still one of the best mobile games out there

New weapons, new monsters, more rewards – oh, and a Deviljho; it doesn’t get much better than this.

MASTER BLASTER The Finals season 2 preview: a promising upgrade to 2023's best FPS

We were able to play The Finals season 2 a few days early, and it looks like a banger.

MODYSSEY Charting Cyberpunk 2077’s journey from sighs to highs through the eyes of its modding community

“I watched in the wings to see whether it would wither on the vine or bear fruit.”

HISTORY CHANNELED Rise of the Ronin early impressions: Team Ninja’s PS5-exclusive isn’t without its shonky charm

Diluting the tight action of Nioh and loaded with open world busywork weakens Rise of the Ronin’s appeal – but there’s a certain joy amongst all the flaws.

STAR POWER Despite its problems, watching the Oscars and its celebration of talent is a breath of fresh air after The Game Awards

Geoff Keighley could learn a thing or two from the Academy Awards.

FLIPPING THE BIRD The Boy and the Heron deserves the Oscar win, but it doesn't need it

I'm still glad it did win, though.

FFVII: RESTART When it's done remaking Final Fantasy 7, Square Enix should remake it again

After Rebirth, Remake and Re-whatever's next, Square Enix should get ballsy and do a full Restart.

GAMES, BEER, COUCH What are you playing this weekend?

It's a time for games and other things.

600 STRONG Activision QA workers make history by establishing largest gaming union in US with recognition from Microsoft

Strength in numbers: Microsoft backs historic gaming union.

DYNE TO MEET YOU Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth never misses, but sometimes its interpretation of the original game lacks bite

Has Square Enix defanged FFVII a little too much in its up-to-date reinterpretation of the story? Maybe.

MARCHING ORDERS Day Two of My New Life: Why Honkai Star Rail's March 7th was one of last year's best new female characters

And it's not just because her name is really close to International Women's Day.

WOLF IT DOWN Excited for the Chainsaw Man movie? You should watch this 90s anime from the director of Ghost in the Shell

It's not for the lighthearted though.

TO THE POINT Fantasy 7 Rebirth proves that most other remakes are pointless

Yes, even your favourite one.

OUT OF CREDITS With Street Fighter 5’s arcade version ‘sunsetting’, even arcade games aren’t safe from ‘always online’ BS

SF5 Type Arcade’s online servers are being shut off, and the game will disappear from Japanese arcades. Nowhere is safe from the always-online nonsense.

PAWNHUB After 3 hours of Dragon’s Dogma 2, I’m convinced it's not just GOTY contender – it may be an all-time great

Could it be an all-timer? Could it be a masterwork for all? Here’s hoping Capcom doesn’t go wrong at the final hurdle.

COCO'S CHANNEL Nuts to Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Demon's Souls, Activision mastered the remake five years ago

You may not like it, but Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is what peak remake performance looks like.

IT'S CRYSTAL CLEAR Without Final Fantasy 15, we wouldn't have Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

The Final Fantasy 15 defender has logged on once more.

SPICE, SPICE BABY Dune Awakening preview: A lot spicier than just Rust with worms

We got to see Dune Awakening a little early, and came away thirsty for more.

PLAYTIME! What are you playing this weekend?

Hello, weekend. Nice to see you.

GETTING SAUCER-Y Don't use a guide for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s dating choices – it's better if you revel in the joy of the unknown

Play the game blind, and experience the thrill of authentic romance in FFVII Rebirth. Aerith, Tifa – and even Barret – will thank you for it.

BEEN AROUND THE BEND Netflix's Avatar is a failure because it doesn't understand why animation even works

There's just a lot that animation can do that live-action can't.

JOIN THE WAR EFFORT Thanks to Helldivers 2, tricking normal people into role-playing has never been easier

For now it's fighting for democracy. I'll have these chumps playing wizards and making goblin sounds in 3 months max.

NINTENDO OUI Pokemon Legends Z-A has the chance to redeem one of the series' most disappointing entries

Kalos has a lot of untapped potential.

RETRO TROOPER Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster is a must-play modern study of overlooked FPS history

The name's Katarn, Kyle Katarn.

FLATTENING THE CURVE Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree might have actually solved Souls DLC’s scaling problem, and it’s all thanks to Sekiro

Typicallly, jumping into the DLC for a FromSoftware game made me cautious due to difficulty and scaling – but Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree is fixing that.

TAKE A LOOK Warframe's Dante Unbound update is a hoot - with new reworks, tennogen cosmetics, and new "page master" frame

Book smarts can only get you so far. Unless you're Dante, in which case it'll be plenty.

NIER ENOUGH Sure, we’d all love a Nier sequel, but what I really want is the return of another Yoko Taro classic

I'd say there's a non-zero chance of it happening.

STAGE RIGHT Princess Peach Showtime is obviously for Nintendo's younger players, but it’s still delightful – hands-on

Princess Peach is the star of the show in this lovely kid-friendly adventure - but there’s more to it than first meets the eye.

HELLISH PAST Want to know where Helldivers 2 is going? Just look back at the original game

As exciting and packed with content as Helldivers 2 is, it's actually missing quite a bit from the original game.

KEEP IT ROLLING 2XKO will have "server-based rollback netcode", but how will that impact the game and its players?

What are the pros and cons for such an approach? Let's find out.

PERFECT BLEND 2XKO (Project L) preview: An intoxicating cocktail of Marvel vs Capcom and Street Fighter 6

It's hard to argue against Project L, a game that's so much more than the sum of its (very impressive) parts.

SUPER FUN TIME What are you playing this weekend?

Ridin' high, never sleepin', livin' for the weekend.

NIGEL MAN-I'M SOLD New Star GP preview - A V12 roar-infused F1 racer riding the racing line between arcade and sim

New Star Games is seeking to deliver something with retro vibes, but the depth of a modern game.

DOWN BAD FOR XP BARS Helldivers 2 showed me how badly live service gamification has broken my brain

I didn't realize how bad it had gotten until Helldivers 2 showed me the light.

Fighting words Everything we know about 2XKO (Project L), the Riot Games fighting game

Here's everything we currently know about the upcoming fighting game from Riot Games.

TOP TARNISHED TIPS Bad at Elden Ring? Ahead of the DLC, here's some expert advice from streamers who've beaten it in wacky ways

Don’t fear the Shadow of the Erdtree. Even if you’re not armed with a sax, a polaroid, or powerful brain energy.

Inspired by Alien: Isolation, Level Zero vows to be a high-stakes, multiplayer horror game - preview

Pairing asymmetrical horror with extraction shooter mechanics, Level Zero looks to be a refreshing take on the genre, and it’s arriving in March.

TIME AND AGAIN Diablo 4 rival Last Epoch is finally out - but was it worth the wait?

Last Epoch is a clever ARPG with a lot of inventive solutions to long-standing genre problems, but it’s not quite all there.

MONEY MATCH Tekken 8 community up in arms over plans to add premium currency to game, post-launch

Folks seem mad about the sudden addition of microtransactions to Tekken 8, but should they be?

DOWN 2 SUPER EARTH Why is Helldivers 2 so popular?

The team at Arrowhead may be familiar with magic, but they aren't wizards. So why on Super Earth is Helldivers 2 so popular?

FEATURING DANTE One of my favourite RPGs of all time just turned 21 years old – and it’s as good today as it was in 2003

When a demi-fiend becomes a demi-friend – then you’ll have the power to kill god. Happy birthday, Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne.