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BACK AROUND THE RING | Believe it or not, now is the best time to replay Elden Ring

Replaying FromSoft's artisanal RPG when it first came out was a slog, honestly. Coming back now is a far better idea.

Feb. 1, 2024 Connor Makar

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A close up of the main enemy from Diablo 4, Season 3: Season of the Construct

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WHAT ARE WE DOING? | Diablo 4 Season of the Construct feels like it was made in a vacuum – Season 3 review

Diablo 4 is treading waters in its third season, which is somehow less interesting than its first two.

Feb. 1, 2024 Sherif Saed

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GOLD FOR GIZMOS | WoW Classic Season of Discovery devs are banning gear-for-gold raids and players rejoice - here's why

Players have been relying of GDKP runs for years. But their upcoming ban is going down swell. Here's the breakdown.

Feb. 1, 2024 Connor Makar

Characters in Fallout, Skyrim, and Starfield.

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C3-ING THE VISION | “We can make the games we love to play” Inside the showcase dedicated to overhauling Skyrim, Fallout, and more

“There’s a whole community who live and breathe the same language, love these games, but don’t get a chance to work together, share knowledge, and inspire one another.”

Jan. 31, 2024 Mark Warren

A close-up of Mr X, hatless, looking at you through a door – and almost certainly contemplating your death.

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MAYBE I'M A LEON | 5 years on, I will never forget how Resident Evil 2 Remake taught me to love horror games

Resident Evil 2 Remake is still one of the best video game remakes, even if it's already five years old.

Jan. 30, 2024 James Billcliffe

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FEELING BLUE? | Hate jazz? This anime will make a believer out of you

Blue Giant will convert you to the side of jazz.

Jan. 30, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Some Pals looking downright horrified in Palworld.

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CATASTROPHE | Palworld's suddenly everyone's favourite game, but for the love of Garfield, please stop that cat from meowing

Cats are great, but do I want to listen to them yowl for hours on end? No.

Jan. 29, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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GET YOUR GAME ON | What are you playing this weekend?

Fire up a bit of escapism.

Jan. 27, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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Harley Quinn and Captain Boomerang stand in front of a skull-shaped cloud

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AT-LAST SHRUGGED | The outlook on Suicide Squad and Skull and Bones is tepid – is this the end of the live service craze?

Two major live service games are about to come out, and player sentiment ranges from actively opposing them, to a big giant meh.

Jan. 27, 2024 Sherif Saed

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A party of characters watches fireworks in Monster Hunter World.

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WORLD RECORD | Six years later, Monster Hunter World remains as essential as ever (and it deserves its Steam renaissance)

Six years ago, I bought Monster Hunter World on a whim – and to this day, I am so pleased that I did.

Jan. 26, 2024 Sherif Saed

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SIGN UP | This season's cheesiest anime is also one of its most unmissable

A Sign of Affection is gooey as all hell, but it's also just what you need right now.

Jan. 24, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Kazuma Kiryu crying in Like A Dragon Gaiden.

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Like A Dragon Gaiden is the perfect conclusion to a story that never ends

Kazuma Kiryu’s metamorphosis is a heart-wrenching reminder that, for better or worse, life goes on.

Jan. 24, 2024 Mark Warren

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MISSING INGREDIENT | Delicious in Dungeon episode 3 finally captured that Studio Trigger magic

All you need is a dash of Trigger.

Jan. 23, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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MERELY A LEGEND? | As Apex Legends turns five, do you still care about it?

Apex Legends thrust itself into the FPS space a while ago, but does it still inspire excitement?

Jan. 22, 2024 Connor Makar

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition

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UGH TO THE SNOW | What are you playing this weekend?

Winter, winter - please go away.

Jan. 20, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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Cross generation skin for Smite 1 and Smite 2

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SMITE... AGAIN! | "We created a new game mode in a day!" How staying faithful is the key to Smite 2's success

After a decade working on Smite, the team believes that improving on the original is all the fans want.

Jan. 19, 2024 Connor Makar

A character from Final Fantasy 14, androgynous and red-haired, stands holding a taco. They look at it longingly.

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A NEW DAWN | The End of Endwalker: The state of Final Fantasy 14 before its next expansion, Dawntrail

What it’s like to play FFXIV, right now.

Jan. 19, 2024 Danielle Lucas

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BLUE TO REDLINE | Got the January blues? The best anime racing film around might just help you

Nothing will pick you up like Redline can.

Jan. 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Photography of the Geforce 40 Super Series Family on a green and black background.

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A GOOD LOOK | The new GeForce RTX 4070 Super is Nvidia’s best mass-appeal graphics card this generation

It's a good look for Nvidia; literally and metaphorically.

Jan. 16, 2024 Alex Donaldson

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MANY SCRAPPY RETURNS | Against all odds, The Last of Us, Part 2 Remastered’s No Return mode is nigh-on perfect

I would never, in a million years, have expected a bolt-on roguelike upgrade to be this good. Even if it doesn’t fit in TLOU’s universe.

Jan. 16, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

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A trio of PS5 characters, in a line, over a vague version of the PS5 home screen. Left to right, there's Ellie (The Last of Us), Aloy (Horizon Forbidden West) and Kratos (God of War).

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PAUSE AND REFLECT | Forget about live service, PlayStation already has a brilliant solution to its single-player games dilemma

Sony doesn’t need live service games to survive, it’s already figured out a solid alternative that plays well to its established strengths.

Jan. 15, 2024 Sherif Saed

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BANGERS AND CRASH | Ten years on, Wreckfest is the game that's come closest to filling the Burnout-shaped hole in my soul

The scrap-littered circuits of Scandinavia may not be as glamorous as Paradise City, but they do the trick.

Jan. 15, 2024 Mark Warren

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BADGE OF HONOUR | "It’s a little bit more than we can take on" - Why Smite's rarest skins aren't coming to Smite 2 for now

Executive producer Alex Cantatore speaks to us on the hard choices made with the leap to Unreal Engine 5.

Jan. 13, 2024 Connor Makar

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GETTING GODLY | Smite 2 preview: Same Smite taste, zero Surtr

We were able to get our hands on Smite 2 the day it was announced. Here's what we think.

Jan. 13, 2024 Connor Makar

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GO GO GADGET | The Best Stuff from CES 2024

As always, a new year kicks off with the technology industry descending on Las Vegas to showcase what's new for 2024. Here's some of the best stuff that was at the show.

Jan. 11, 2024 Alex Donaldson

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WORK, WORK, WORK | The Mandalorian movie is just repeating Marvel's mistake of giving us homework

Sure, I'll just watch four seasons of television so I can enjoy a two-hour-long movie.

Jan. 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Alan Wake, frozen in a rictus of fear and terror, with his face slightly distorted in a blurred zoom.

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ANXIETY WAKE | Alan Wake 2 understands anxiety better than any other game I’ve ever played

Alan Wake 2 is an honest look at what it means to live with anxiety, and it hides it well.

Jan. 9, 2024 Sherif Saed

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LUNCHEON CRAWLER | Netflix's newest anime about eating monsters has some great lessons about cooking

Delicious in Dungeon might actually have something to teach you.

Jan. 9, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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CLOUD NINE | The best game streaming service is getting a bit better – GeForce Now updates revealed at CES

Better access to servers, lower barrier to entry, and a trial – GeForce Now continues to show other game streaming services how it's done.

Jan. 8, 2024 Alex Donaldson

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NEW YEAR, NEW YOU | What are you playing this weekend?

Grab your controller, settle in, and let the weekend gaming begin.

Jan. 6, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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RISKY GAMES | In 2024, PlayStation 5 finally makes good on its live service promise – but will anyone care?

he first of PlayStation’s many first-party live service games arrive this year. Will it chart a new direction for the company, or immediately stumble?

Jan. 5, 2024 Sherif Saed

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OLD SCHOOL ACTION | 14 years later, I've got a real hunger for the original Darksiders

I'm not sure why, but 2024 is my year of good old action.

Jan. 5, 2024 Connor Makar

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An Xbox Series S, with a lot of games scattered around it, fades into some green-hued British money.

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E-VALUE-ATION | Xbox Game Pass' success isn’t entirely down to value

I love Xbox Game Pass, but value isn’t why.

Jan. 5, 2024 Tom Orry

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'EAR ME OUT | Are bone-conducting headsets what middle-aged gamers need to feel alive again?

Creative’s Outlier Free Pro+ has been a revelation for gaming with hearing loss.

Jan. 4, 2024 Jim Trinca

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Ichiban Kasuga shooting a water pistol at Mukku in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

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5 dumb (and AWESOME) things to look forward to in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

The Yakuza series might be silly at times, but it's also great.

Jan. 4, 2024 James Billcliffe

Ichiban and Nanba getting ready for battle dressed as a scuba diver and cowboy in Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth

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KAWAII HAWAII | Is LAD: Infinite Wealth the most enticing Yakuza yet? | Preview

Yakuza is such a long-running series that the big question is always the same: Do I need to play the other Yakuza games to enjoy Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth?

Jan. 4, 2024 James Billcliffe

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Sargon, protagonist from Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, emits a burst of power in the center of a group of enemies.

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BAGS OF TIME | Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - 25 hours is the perfect length for a Metroidvania, actually

Some games in the genre no one can agree on what to call might take longer, but I think 25 hours is a sweet spot for Metroidvanias.

Jan. 4, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

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THE FINAL WORD | I'm sorry, but Final Fantasy 15 is better than 16

Starting off 2024 with a hot one.

Jan. 3, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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WORLD'S A STAGE | How Princess Peach Showtime actually lives up to one of Miyamoto’s age-old Mario philosophies

Princess Peach Showtime being a stage-play gone wrong is something that the Mario series is already quite familiar with...

Jan. 2, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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A NIOH DAY | In 2024, will Nioh devs’ Rise of the Ronin finally have what it takes to challenge the FromSoft throne?

FromSoftware’s next big game may be a while away yet, but one of its toughest competitors is gearing up to launch what’s looking to be its most significant release ever.

Jan. 2, 2024 Sherif Saed

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LOOKING BACK | The developers of Skate, Dead Island 2, and more look back at 2023

As the year ends tonight, we hear from various devs from throughout the industry on how the year has gone.

Dec. 31, 2023 Connor Makar

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B-COME AS YOU ARE | Forget triple-A GOTYs, 2023 was year of the ‘B game’

2023 is the year B games became comfortable being themselves, and confident enough that there’s an audience who wanted just that.

Dec. 31, 2023 Sherif Saed

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STRIKING GOLD | Here’s why you should play Persona 4 Golden this festive season

Having made its way to the Nintendo Switch this year, we finally marked Persona 4 Golden off our backlog.

Dec. 31, 2023 Kelsey Raynor

Three images from Fashion Dreamer are shown: a Muse is taking a photo in the studio area on the left, another Muse stands inside their showroom in the centre, while two Muses stand beside eachother talking in the rightmost image

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IMPERFECT FIT | Fashion Dreamer - as fun as it can be - has nothing on the 3DS’ Style Savvy

Dishing out fashion advice galore is great in Fashion Dreamer, but it's missing the charm and challenge that the Style Savvy series provided.

Dec. 30, 2023 Kelsey Raynor

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CHERNOBYL TOO FAR | Stalker 2: Can it ever deliver on the enormous potential built up over the years?

I am rooting for Stalker 2 as hard as I can, but I can’t stop asking myself whether it’s even realistic to expect it to truly live up to the legendary status of its predecessors.

Dec. 29, 2023 Sherif Saed

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