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WoW Classic Season of Discovery - What's New Trailer

See the new features and content in action.

SLAPSTICK TROOPER Lethal Company is video game comedy in its purest form

Gaming’s answer to Red Dwarf doesn’t need a script.

Fortnite Chapter 4: Season OG - Blast Off! Trailer

VOX POP Steam’s best destruction simulator is astounding on PS5, but it's missing a crucial feature

Blow off Steam while you’re blowing off steam in Teardown’s console edition.

HORROR KING Five things Alan Wake 2 does better than every other horror game

The game Remedy has spent its entire existence building to could teach other studios a few things

HOLLYWOOD HYRULE The best Zelda movie has already been made

From Studio Ghibli to Star Wars, the tropes Zelda draws from can be found everywhere.

BRISTOL TEMPLE MEALS Is Honkai Star Rail’s fried chicken crossover worth a trip to Bristol?

Somehow, one of the biggest games in the world has done a deal with a tiny chicken shop chain in the south west.

JUNON SEQUITUR Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth takes you beyond Midgar

We explore the most expansive Final Fantasy since the PS1 era.

Gore-o Watch all the base Mortal Kombat 1 fatalities here, if you have the stomach for it

There's plenty more to unlock, but here's a nice taster of the kind of fatalities you can use.

A NORMAL UNBOXING Is Lies of P's Deluxe Edition worth going physical for?

It's got a steelbook case, a hardback tome of concept art, and we unboxed it in The Usual Way.

A WORTHY ENTERPRISE Does Starfield finally give Xbox a killer exclusive?

It’s taken a long time, but all those studio acquisitions are finally showing some dividends.

WELCOME TO EARTH Starfield lets you explore Earth but you might not want to

Our pale blue dot is in Bethesda’s space odyssey, but don’t expect to see your house.

SCRAPPY SKU Does Starfield look good on Xbox Series S?

With performance concerns about the game’s 30fps cap, you might be wondering how the Series S holds up.

WHAT AN ACT Baldur's Gate 3 proves David Cage right about LA Noire

Heartbreaking: the man had a point.

CONSOLE-ATION Will Baldur’s Gate 3 be any good on PS5?

Squeezing this enormous CRPG onto console will be no easy task.

DEVIL'S DUE Diablo 4 debate: Does it really need to be an open world MMO?

Is there such a thing as too much Diablo, and is it a liberty to have a battle pass for a $70 game?

NO LOL What if Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom had permadeath? What then?

The answer may surprise you!

GLUE ARE THE WEAPON Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom still has weapon degradation, but you won’t care

Swords don't matter any more: this is an engine of chaos.

GRID CIRCULAR Tron: Identity is the perfect Disney universe for Bithell Games to play around in

A surprising culmination of everything the studio has been building towards since Thomas Was Alone.

CASH HAEMO ROYALE Vampire Survivors absolutely deserved to win Best Game at the BAFTAs

It achieves more with a handful of sprites and some clever psychology than most AAAs do with infinite budgets.

ALIEN MAGIC Starfield’s latest tease shows that Bethesda is embracing its fantasy roots

On the one hand, their space bound epic depicts a realistic sci-fi future. On the other, it’s got a big swirly thing in it.

FALSE DESTINY Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League shows how shareholder culture is killing AAA

By wasting Rocksteady’s pedigree and talent on live service guff, the quest to fatten dividends may have robbed us of a good Arkham follow-up.

AGHAST BOOT Your next Indie obsession drops in a few weeks, and it ain't on Game Pass

Visit a beautiful island archipelago where everyone is terrified of what happens next (not Britain)

MOTION SLICKNESS Is PS VR2 the last time we'll get a Mario 64 moment?

Gaming tech hasn't seen a revolution for a long time, but Sony's latest hardware could be one.

ELDER MAGIC Oblivion's connection to Discworld is a legacy worth celebrating

From The Elder Scrolls to Tomb Raider, Terry Pratchett had a profound influence on the world of video games.

NOT LIVE OR KICKING Why are all the games dying? The Thursday Nite Rant

From Apex Legends Mobile to Knockout City, dozens of live service games are being killed off.

LICENCE TO ILL Goldeneye on Xbox Game Pass is a bitter disappointment

Compared to the abandoned 360 remaster, this re-release is a painful reminder of what could have been.

FREAK KINGDOMS Wo Long Fallen Dynasty is a Souls-like that gives you a helping hand

Dark Souls too lonely? Elden Ring too daunting? Game Pass has got your back. Kinda.

CRUNCH BREAK The Callisto Protocol proves that crunch is dumb and doesn't work - The Thursday Nite Rant

Middling scores, poor user reviews, and myriad technical issues: did those 15 hour days really pay off?

LIGHT TOUCH The Witcher 3 Next-Gen Upgrade: Should I Choose Raytracing or Performance?

It's a long-awaited upgrade, but now console players are faced with a stark choice.

DEJA VU Synced: Off Planet is another live service shooter set in an apocalyptic future

If you like that sort of thing, 2023 is your year, it seems.

NEED FOR EXPOSURE NFS Unbound is great, why didn't EA tell anyone? The Thursday Nite Rant

Need For Speed has finally found its identity, but the publisher almost seems ashamed of it.

LAST MINUTE HEROICS Midnight Suns is a surprise late contender for Game of the Year

Firaxis finally gives us an Iron Man Mode we can all enjoy.

GERALT OF NVIDIA The Witcher 3 is getting a next-gen upgrade, but does it need one?

The original still holds up remarkably well, but there’s always room for improvement.

ALTAÏR WE GO 15 years of Assassin’s Creed: Why there’s never been a better time to replay the first game

The game that changed everything.

REQUIESCAT GAME PASS Pentiment shows the true value of Game Pass

Games with niche appeal but of huge cultural value benefit from the subscription model.

EYE AM THE MOB God of War: Ragnarök casts Odin as a mob boss in a deft blend of The Last of Us and Skyrim

Once again, Kratos' latest adventure is a greatest hits package of AAA gaming.

PANDORA'S IDIOT BOX God of War: Ragnarök loves your £2000 TV

The game ships with a suite of graphics options to make your OLED sing like a valkyrie.

PARP FOR THE COURSE Classic TV themes in Trombone Champ

We are very, very sorry about this.

CAPTAIN SCIATICA I hate Marvel Snap and so does my toilet seat

Why can't I stop? Why?

POTATO, POTAHTO Xbox Series S isn’t holding next-gen back, reality is

Devs will always have to cater for the lowest common denominator, which the Series S isn’t.

PIKACHU PERFORMANCE Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is brilliantly ambitious, but possibly too much for the hardware it has to run on.

I hate to be a "we need a Switch Pro" guy but man, we need a Switch Pro.

VIVA ESPAÑA Resident Evil 4 Remake lets you move and shoot, but remains staunchly authentic

How do you improve on perfection?

THE MIDDLING JOKE Gotham Knights answers the question “Would Batman games be as good without Batman?” with: “No”

A circus of Robins can’t fill the Bat-boots.

RAT RACE A Plague Tale: Requiem will let you leg it to the end

Asobo Studio's blockbuster sequel wants you to know that stealth isn't everything.

THE MAD RATTER A Plague Tale: Requiem refines and expands on the original like every good sequel should

The rat apocalypse gets a blockbuster encore in the style of Aliens or Terminator 2.

DISGUSTENG What the hell is Scorn? This icky survival horror will leave Game Pass subscribers squirming

Xbox decides to involve HR (Giger).

AGGRESSIVELY MID The First Descendant feels too generic to succeed

High production values and competence can’t elevate bland ideas.

FIGHT CLUB Street Fighter 6’s online experience sets a new gold standard for players

The battle hub is a perfect blend of high-concept social space and match lobby.

PRATT FALL We replaced Chris Pratt with Charles Martinet in The Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer

Mario's original voice actor has quite the range.