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The bot thickens | Why Amazon may never win its battle with Lost Ark’s bots
A peek behind the curtain at Lost Ark's botting market as prices tumble, and players get more and more frustrated.
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LORE BORE | To reach a series high, Kingdom Hearts 4 only needs to do one thing – but I fear it won't
Over the years, Kingdom Hearts has become more enamored with its own lore than its Disney roots. For me to truly love KH4, I need it to focus on its Disney worlds once more.
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RELAX & JUST DO IT | What are you playing this weekend?
A gypsy wind is blowing warm tonight.
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boxing clever | It’s official: Unpacking was 2021's game of the year (and it’s coming to PlayStation soon)
According to the public vote at the BAFTA Game Awards 2022, Unpacking was the best game of 2021 – and soon, more people will get to play it.
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On a role | Is Tiny Tina's Wonderlands a must-buy for D&D fans? An expert definitively answers: "maybe"
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands is a love letter to our favourite RPG, but can the game scratch the same itch as a proper tabletop game?
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INTRUSIVE FORTS | Rare has copied Bungie's homework for Sea of Thieves Season 6 – and it's working
Rare is once again doing cool new stuff with Sea of Thieves, but I think I might know who inspired the studio to do it.
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PITFALL PARABLE | The real hardest boss in Elden Ring? Platforming and control layout
No matter how good I get at every other aspect of Elden Ring, the platforming is still an absolute nightmare.
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tell its zone story | Lego Sonic is brilliant, and it’s spawning incredible fan creations
Sonic the Hedgehog’s Lego outing is now more widely available in stores, and it’s a gateway to some incredible custom builds.
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DIMENSION JUMP | Chrono Cross is a classic that deserves its remaster – but fans of Trigger should know what they’re in for
Chrono Cross isn't Chrono Trigger, for better and for worse, and that's worth knowing if you're curious about this remaster.
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yager to pivot | Yager had to kill a good game few cared about to make an accessible sci-fi Tarkov that’s already a hit
Yager’s decision to pivot The Cycle’s entire structure and relaunch the game is one that took self-reflection, but anyone who played The Cycle: Frontier will tell you that it’s already paying off.
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respec your elders | "Looking at a sort of Bioware style of storytelling": The future of RuneScape beyond the Elder God Wars
We sat down with Matt Casey and Tim Fletcher to talk about how the Elder God Wars may have changed RuneScape forever.
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lay your cards right | PS Plus April includes one of the best games you'll ever play
More than the sum of its parts, Slay the Spire is one of the most endlessly playable games I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing.
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cry me a rivia | The Witcher 1 is not the obvious remake candidate you might think
Moving on to a whole new Witcher game – and a whole new Witcher saga – is the lesser evil when you think about what the alternative could have been...
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Like and subscribe | Will you be subscribing to the new PS Plus subscription tiers?
Sony enters the game
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DEMOCRACY MANIFEST | Triangle Strategy is a slow burn, but its combat and vote systems are truly brilliant
I’ve been struggling to get all the way through Triangle Strategy, which moves like molasses. But its excellent design keeps pulling me back in.
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A quick buccaneer | Sea of Thieves beneath the surface: How griefers who bullied me for hours became my best hearties
Surface-level Sea of Thieves is a far cry from the game that lies beneath – and I learned that the hard way.
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throwing cel-shade | Street Fighter 5’s final major update adds a beautifully crisp new graphics mode
Capcom may be working on Street Fighter 6, but it's not letting go of its last big fighting game just yet.
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PS Non-Plussed | PlayStation Plus Premium: Is it really an Xbox Game Pass rival?
The VG247 team reacts to Sony's big PS Plus revamp, and opinions are… tepid.
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shell yourself short | Elden Ring’s turtles are so much more than grade-A meme fodder
In the grim world of The Lands Between, turtles are peaceful and powerful creatures – but that power dooms them to a grim fate.
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capital idea | Ghostwire: Tokyo's authentic representation makes a mockery of Ghost of Tsushima and Sifu's cultural tourism
Tango Gameworks’ open world may be formulaic, but its setting has a depth that could have only come from a Japanese studio.
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nervous shipwrecks | Elden Ring DLC: What FromSoft could – and should – do next
With Dark Souls, Bloodborne and more in mind, we're looking ahead to the DLC that could come to FromSoft’s latest.
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Arc 'n' Ride | Arc Raiders: 8 things we know about the co-op shooter coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S
The upcoming free-to-play, sci-fi, co-operative shooter is intriguing – and has a some real talent behind it.
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restart your engines | I’m pumped for Witcher 4 and CDPR’s engine change, but I really hope it doesn’t kill Cyberpunk and REDengine
Unreal Engine 5 is great, but pour one out for a dedicated, RPG-focused engine blamed for Cyberpunk 2077's failings.
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a walk in the ark | Lost Ark devs talk Diablo comparisons, console ports, and why it took so damn long to come West
We speak to Amazon Games about how it sees Lost Ark's place in the market, the future of the game, and why it's only available in very few countries.
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A KIND OF MAGIC | As a melee stalwart, Elden Ring really hits different switching to magic
On my third Elden Ring play-through, I’m mixing things up – and it’s giving the game yet another lease of new life, hundreds of hours in.
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is this tamriel life | Will The Elder Scrolls 6 look better than modded Skyrim?
Skyrim with mods is beautiful – more beautiful than you'd think possible from modern games. Can Bethesda ever hope to equal it?
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Block out some time | Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is TT Games' biggest – and probably best – licensed game to date
It’s been a long time coming, but the collected saga rethinks the Lego formula in a more fun, engaging, and interesting way.
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GAMES GAMES GAMES | What are you playing this weekend?
Only one of us is playing Elden Ring this weekend. Everyone else must be taking a break.
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Oblivin la vida loca | The Elder Scrolls 6 should have the charm of Oblivion, not just the scale of Skyrim
Bethesda’s long-running fantasy RPG series should allow itself to be sillier – and more colourful! – moving forward.
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2 minutes 2 midnight | If Midnight Club is making a comeback, it's about time – Take-Two is sitting on a gem of a franchise
Midnight Club: Los Angeles was a great swansong for the arcade racer, but now the genre’s a bit less packed, it’s time for Take-Two bring it back.
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KWEH-SHING BLOW | Chocobo GP is a truly lovely kart racer suffocated by DLC and season bulls**t
After waiting for a new Chocobo Racing spin-off for years, I’m forced to bounce off an otherwise great game right away by greedy mobile-style monetization.
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initial judicial | I hate how the stupid bosses in Elden Ring are all named after GRRM's initials
George R.R. Martin and Hidetaka Miyazaki are goddamn nerds.
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work your asset off | Elden Ring is a masterclass in content reuse
FromSoft turns an artisanal eye to how – and when – to reuse content for maximum impact in The Lands Between.
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Cain and unable | As good as Elden Ring is, it can’t save how awful FromSoft’s first, experimental Ring game was
Between the cult King's Field trilogy, the sci-fi weirdness of Armored Core, and the iconic Demon's Souls, there was Eternal Ring. Unfortunately.
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distant worlds apart | Stranger of Paradise is cool, but I yearn for a simpler Final Fantasy anniversary game
The Team Ninja Soulslike is a nice addition to the Final Fantasy extended family, but I want so see something else from Square Enix.
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give it a triad | GTA 5 hits PS5 tomorrow... but I don't want to stop playing GTA: Chinatown Wars
A peculiar little Nintendo DS oddity, Rockstar's top-down tale of drugs, vice and family feuds is as worthy as any of its console siblings.
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raining, cats, dogs | Ghostwire: Tokyo is really, really weird – but that's a really, really good thing
Tango Gameworks’ latest game is proper weird, and a must if you've ever wanted a buddy cop thriller with talking animals. Yes, really.
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LONG WEEK | What are you playing this weekend?
It's been a long week. Time to unwind and fire up a game or two.
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eat your heart out | Kirby and the Forgotten Land: The long, complicated road to Kirby's first full 3D game
As everyone's favourite sentient pink blob (finally) takes the leap into full, proper 3D, we investigate the difficult journey Kirby has been on in order to get here.
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too tool for school | The most useless summon in Elden Ring is a nobleman who quit after learning the most basic spell
One of Elden Ring's best accomplishments is how its subtle commentary can throw shade.
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Another Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin demo is live right now
Tonight's PlayStation State of Play show introduced us to a new demo for Final Fantasy spin-off, Stranger of Paradise ahead of its launch next week.
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patch made in heaven | Cyberpunk 2077’s patches are far more than just small fixes – they’re an increasingly impressive overhaul
CD Projekt RED's is doing something remarkable with Cyberpunk 2077, and it's a real surprise more people aren't talking about it.
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Use your melon | If you're waiting for Skate 4's release, don't skip the incredible OlliOlli World
You want a good skating game? You want one of the best skating games on modern systems? Play Olliolli World. Now.
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ikea we go again | Lessons from an endless search for the perfect Gaming & Home Working setup
From screens to mice, HDMI Switchers to foot pedals, furniture to headsets, it can be hard finding the right mix of gear for Work & Home life.
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fighting words | "It just led to more mistrust and confusion" - Fighting Game TOs speak out on Capcom's new licensing agreement
Following last week's reveal of new rules for fighting game events, we spoke to tournament organizers on their thoughts on the new rules.
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IT'S TAKEN OVER | What are you playing this weekend?
All aboard the Elden Ring train. Next stop: the Lands Between.