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STAY INDOORS | What are you playing this weekend?
Stay inside where it's warm and play some games.
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Target Black Friday deals 2021 for TV, audio and video games
These Black Friday deals are the bullseye of retail season.
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Birthday Beats | The Wii is 15, so here’s 15 Wii games that deserve Switch ports or sequels
As it gets older, the best of the Wii becomes more difficult to play without tracking down original hardware and buying cables that can connect it to modern displays. For the Wii’s 15th birthday, here’s a list of 15 Wii games that deserve ports or sequels.
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Hail to the Chief | Halo Infinite campaign hands-on: looks like a glorified Xbox One game, plays like an absolute dream
Halo Infinite was granted quite a bit of extra development time, something which is reflected in satisfying, tight encounter design across engaging but wide-open arenas. The visual upgrade is less impressive, however.
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DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH | Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are faithful, basic remakes - for better and worse
The latest pair of Pokemon Remakes are perhaps the most faithful do-overs in the series yet, keeping things simple and changing little.
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FXXK | Xbox 20th Anniversary: How Xbox made me the most important person in games media to ever exist
The original Xbox launched in Europe some months later, but I simply had to play Halo as soon as possible, even with a broken console.
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playing god | Jurassic World Evolution 2 lets you try to fix the movies' many flaws
Be better than the people in the films in the neat Chaos Theory mode.
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AGE BEFORE BEAUTY | The PS2 GTA Trilogy has aged worse than I imagined, and messy remasters don’t help matters
20 years is a long time, and the PS2 GTA trilogy is still revolutionary - but some games age better than others. For the most part, these three feel every bit their 20, 19, and 17 years.
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the Hands-On Between | Elden Ring beta hands-on: Potential co-op greatness in FromSoftware's most open world yet
On top of challenging foes, Elden Ring forces you to contend with indecision.
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Jump in this Xmas | If Xbox can't beat PS5 this holiday, I'm not sure it ever will
With Forza Horizon 5, Halo Infinite, and a superb Game Pass catalogue, Xbox wipes the floor with Sony's holiday offering.
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DRM-barassment | Dozens of games were unplayable at the weekend thanks to a fault with Denuvo DRM
A Denuvo domain went offline this past weekend, and it resulted in a swathe of games being unplayable on PC.
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arrow to the kingdom | A history of global Britain in Skyrim, by Dave Hurst: games writer
Skyrim can tell us so much about our history, if you look for it.
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adult life skills | Game Pass Gem: Unpacking is the kind of game you wish you'd thought of
Why is filling a room with stuff so damn compulsive?
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No es una reseña | Forza Horizon 5: Rushing to review would be a crime with a game this beautiful and chill
I'm taking my time to see the sights, but that means I'm not making much progress.
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Retro hotness | Demon Turf is a deceptively deep 3D platformer that N64 fans should love
If you're after pure gameplay depth and challenge, don't ignore this retro-inspired gem.
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Interview | We spoke to players of Fortnite's Chinese test server about its closure
With the test server closing after roughly three years, players of Epic Game's battle Royale are mourning its departure.
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Groot Enough | Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy reviews round-up - all the scores
We compile a selection of reviews of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy from prominent critics.
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Shiny Hype | I’m tumbling back down the Pokemon Cards rabbit hole, but I wish they weren’t so hard to get hold of
I write this article in between opening one booster pack after another, desperately praying for a Charizard. Despite this, it is 2021, not 1999.
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Simple Brilliance | Dungeon Encounters is interesting, deep, and probably the most mechanically rich Square Enix game in years
The designer behind many of Final Fantasy’s best gameplay systems is back with an incredibly deep new game - but it’s bare-bones by design.
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oledgendary list | 7 Best Switch OLED games that will pop on your new OLED screen
These games combine great visuals with amazing use of colour to really show off that new Switch OLED screen.
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parfect | A Little Golf Journey is the relaxing Switch game I didn't know I wanted
Golf without the stress and with added exploration.
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Not a ‘Grim’ Reaper | Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Hands-on | Another promising expansion awaits
Endwalker is looking to be another great outing for FF14 players new and old - with new areas to explore, dungeons and bosses to tackle, plus two brand new jobs that make you feel like a badass.
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Get Equipped | The VG247 Gear List: the best gaming hardware used by the team
At VG247 we spend a shed load of time playing games. Here's our picks for the best gear for doing so.
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It's in the name | 42 new names for FIFA that EA can use free of charge
EA Sports FC surely can't be what FIFA is going to be called in the future.
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Silence is Golden | Metroid Dread proves that Samus is cooler than Master Chief
For the first time in what feels like forever, a new Metroid game truly gets what made Samus so cool to begin with.
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Finally Saturday | What are you playing this weekend?
It's finally the weekend. You're free again.
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Aim 4 Toffee | Back 4 Blood is the best feeling FPS on console I've played in ages
I'm sure auto-aim and aim-assist haters will think otherwise, but it just feels great to play.
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P2W meets SHIELD | Marvel’s Avengers is breaking promises and angering fans with paid boosts - but what really matters is balance
Despite pre-launch promises, Marvel's Avengers now has paid XP boosts. But does this really matter if the balance is correct?
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Power Up | Switch OLED review: a far more impressive upgrade than I’d imagined
The Nintendo Switch’s new OLED model is a meagre upgrade on paper, but in practice it’s a significant improvement for handheld play.
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Marvel Future Revolution Coupon Codes for Gold, Potential Reports, and more
Marvel Future Revolution Coupon Codes take the grind out of your game.
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Not my vibe | Jett: The Far Shore review impressions - This game really doesn't want me to like it
Sometimes the thing you want to like ends up being the opposite of what you wanted.
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Chaos Reigns | Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin brings a little FF13 to its world - hands-on
After a surprise E3 announcement and a playable demo designed to garner fan feedback, we take a look at a new demo of the latest Final Fantasy spin-off, showcasing feedback-driven changes and new additions.
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Making Waves | Life is Strange Wavelengths is the ending Before the Storm needed
Life is Strange: Wavelengths is may be a True Colors DLC, but it's also the real conclusion to the storylines of Life is Strange: Before the Storm.
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Let’s Le-go! | The new Lego Mario ? Block is filled with brilliant Easter Eggs
The latest Lego Mario set will please fans who wanted more of an elaborate display piece than a play set - and it’s crammed with easter eggs.
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AMD fights back | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT review: a 1080p natural - just don’t turn on ray tracing
If you’re looking for a solid entry-level GPU, AMD’s latest offering in that bracket is a strong card that’ll deliver great 1080p performance.
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Say Cheese | Introducing a revolutionary new website concept to VG247 - comment section avatars
Always at the forefront of innovation, VG247 brings game-changing new technology to the commenting masses.
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Hail to the Chief | Halo Infinite is already vastly superior to Halo 4 and 5
Book it. It took a couple of games, several years, and arguably far too long, but I think it’s fair to say that 343 Industries is finally ready to deliver a Halo game that can live up to the legacy of Bungie’s best.
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new neuer | FIFA 22 seems to have made goalkeepers good again - apart from when they're not
It's early days, but the people between the posts are behaving like pros for once.
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Joy of the Mundane | What's behind the Simulation game genre's rise to prominence and success?
The devs of the leading flight, PC building and powerwashing simulators reveal their dark arts.
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Ninty Time | Watch today's Nintendo Direct here
Nintendo's first proper stream since E3 2021 will last around 40 minutes.
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Superb-fluous | Death Stranding Director’s Cut is Kojima’s most self-indulgent game yet
What does the new content add to Kojima's game about uniting society?
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All for One | Guardians of the Galaxy hands-on: strong worldbuilding sets up an MCU-accurate mix of the bland and brilliant
Eidos Montreal's Guardians of the Galaxy game has delightful snippets of Deus Ex DNA and a real vision for a unique version of these heroes - but it also feels as safe as the most tame popcorn flicks in the MCU library.