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Oh Behave | Getting wound up by badly behaving Deadlock players? Good news, Valve has added in some features to help stop annoying players getting away with anything they want

Keep this in mind next time you're thinking about rage quitting.

Sept. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Milkshake Bird | Mobile classic Flappy Bird comes back, immediately ruined by fact it is seemingly just a vehicle for blockchain nonsense with the original creator not involved

Clean up on aisle four, this one's a big mess.

Sept. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Happy Birthday! | Blizzard is working with, uh, Blizzard to celebrate World of Warcraft's 20th anniversary with some Overwatch 2 skins

Presumably the start of many celebrations.

Sept. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Dog Days Are Over | The Watch Dogs movie has wrapped up filming more than 10 years after it was first announced, which I'm assuming means it's a guaranteed best picture winner

The film was first announced before the game had even come out.

Sept. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Not Very Wise | Be careful of spoilers, Zelda fans, Echoes of Wisdom appears to have leaked online

A ROM of the entire game appears to have found its way to the internet.

Sept. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Just Missed Isengard | They're taking the Hobbits to 2025 - cosy life-sim Tales Of The Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game catches a delay

A new release date is right around the corner though.

Sept. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Re... What Now? | Stay calm, OG Final Fantasy 7 fans, Remake Part 3 won't "betray" you, but like the first two, don't expect everything to go the way you think

"There are these things that we feel we can only do now in the remake project that can bring a new happiness."

Sept. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Pay Up | In a time of uncertainty for live-service games, Pocketpair makes it clear that Palworld is staying as a premium title

Free-to-play isn't in Palworld's future.

Sept. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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PODCAST | The best games that bricked consoles

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times: the 360 era was a golden age but man, the hardware sucked.

Sept. 14, 2024 Jim Trinca

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Podcast | Best Games Ever Podcast - Extended Edition Info Page - September 14h, 2024

All the info you need to get your hands on the for-members-only extended edition of VG247's podcast.

Sept. 14, 2024 Tom Orry

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We're Retro Now | The best Sims game turns 20 today, calling forth a wave of warm nostalgia in the face of the franchise's uncertain future

The Sims 2 was released on this day in 2004, so if you're interested in reading this, chances are you're old like me.

Sept. 14, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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Hollow Nights | Hollowbody review - A thrilling PSX-style experience that remixes the classic survival horror formula

A new and refreshing take on the survival horror genre that pays homage to various cult classics.

Sept. 14, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Making Some Magic? | Following Immortals of Aveum not really doing a thing, some of its former devs sign on with new studio from Rockstar legend Dan Houser's Absurd Ventures

Absurd Marin is the name, and the ill-fated Immortals' director Bret Robbins is heading it.

Sept. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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Lost in Wild Space | Wild Bastards has got killer style and ideas, but feels like a scattered shotgun blast instead of a bullseye

Blue Manchu's latest game takes a while to take off and fails to dazzle.

Sept. 13, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Ay Yo | "They blow their load all over me, then I can move out" - Helldivers 2's next patch will make it easier to take on rocket-toting bots and gunships

Yes. Johan Pilestedt, chief creative officer of Arrowhead, said that.

Sept. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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SABER OUR SOULS | UPDATE: Metro studio 4A Games to remain with Embracer Group, rather than being acquired by Space Marine 2 developer Saber Interactive

Ah yes, a big corporate announcement detailing how a divorce is being handled - the good stuff.

Sept. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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Smells Fine To Them | Helldivers 2 players seem pretty cool with Arrowhead sticking stratagems in a Warbond for the first time, provided plenty of free firepower keeps coming

"As long as they don't start putting in generic strats, then I'm happy with them having some extra levers to pull."

Sept. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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Money, Money, Money | Does the PS5 Pro's high price make jumping to PC instead a no brainer? Well, it's a bit more complicated than that

If paying somewhere in the region of 700 big ones has you considering your options, you will still need to whack out a calculator.

Sept. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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That Rare Drip | Great news all you Concord players, official merch is now for sale

Nothing screams high fashion like irony.

Sept. 13, 2024 Connor Makar

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25 Staff Depart | Stray publisher Annapurna Interactive's "entire" gaming staff reportedly resigns after independence negotiations break down

"This was one of the hardest decisions we have ever had to make and we did not take this action lightly."

Sept. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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WEB GATE | Space Marine 2 has opened the door for thousands into one of richest sci-fi IPs out there, I hope future games venture into stranger places

The game is essentially a wedge in the door for one of the vastest lores in fiction.

Sept. 12, 2024 Connor Makar

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Hitting Another 900? | Skateboard man Tony Hawk teases that he's working with Activision on "something the fans will truly appreciate"

This is seemingly to do with the original Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater turning 25 this year. Feel old yet?

Sept. 12, 2024 Mark Warren

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Tooter Earth | Helldivers 2's next Warbond, Chemical Agents, will let you douse bugs in noxious gas as "galactic pest control" and comes with a fart emote

Look, I'm sure this stuff's just as safe for the wielder as all the other stuff you've had to breathe in for Super Earth.

Sept. 12, 2024 Mark Warren

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Pepsi Bad | Steven Spielberg is producing a Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi movie, in case you were wondering where Hollywood is at right now

I'm rooting for massive company number one!

Sept. 12, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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BORDERLANDS THREE | Silver Streak: Clarkson, Hammond, and May commit accidental international crime in fitting finale

One last foreign policy blunder before the curtain comes down, eh?

Sept. 12, 2024 Jim Trinca

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World Of Goo | Venom: The Last Dance's second trailer has a bittersweet vibe and a surprise Knull appearance

Goodbye... for now?

Sept. 12, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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EV come, EV go | Why The Grand Tour is really ending: Jeremy Clarkson thinks “electric cars are rubbish”

The Top Gear Trio have given a number of reasons why they're jacking it in, but Clarkson's lament about the sterile nature of EVs in the new special is perhaps the most pertinent.

Sept. 12, 2024 Jim Trinca

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Roaring Spectacle | It sure looks like Jurassic World Evolution 3 is coming next year, alongside Jurassic World: Rebirth

New parks to manage and more prehistoric mouths to feed.

Sept. 12, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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More Layoffs | Microsoft is laying off another 650 staff from its gaming division, according to memo sent by Xbox boss Phil Spencer

The reported cuts would follow 1,900 staff being let go from from the Xbox-helmed gaming arm of the company earlier this year.

Sept. 12, 2024 Mark Warren

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Blast From The Past | Xbox is bringing back classic friend requests, so someone you've spent five hours playing Fortnite with can tell you it's not that deep by ignoring them

Look, maybe you upset them by hitting the griddy a little too hard that one time you killed them.

Sept. 12, 2024 Mark Warren

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Old Ben | Ewan McGregor still wants to return as Obi-Wan Kenobi again, so don't rule out more adventures set before A New Hope

He's fantastic in the role, but we'd rather explore other eras and characters.

Sept. 12, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Last Wish | New Witcher 3 mod restores some cut content to the game's best ending, revealing where Geralt was slated to head just after the credits rolled

It seems having a get together somewhere nice was always the ideal plan for Gerry and the gang.

Sept. 12, 2024 Mark Warren

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Bird Problem | The Penguin will return in The Batman 2, but Colin Farrell was just happy to be done with him after shooting his spinoff show

Yeah, playing him doesn't look exactly comfortable.

Sept. 12, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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PayStation | Why the PS5 Pro's $700 price tag bothers me so much

Sony's PS5 Pro price shockwave has made me reconsider my entire outlook on the video game industry

Sept. 11, 2024 Tom Orry

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RIP | The actor behind Fallout YouTube's power-armoured loremaster The Storyteller appears to have died, leading to tributes from the Bethesda community

According to a tweet from his account, voice actor Jason Damron passed away from cancer on September 7.

Sept. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

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As claims of Amazon pausing Good Omens production emerge over serious allegations against Neil Gaiman, the author reportedly offers to step away from the show

The author has denied the allegations placed against him.

Sept. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Page Turner | Marvel still hasn't really shown much of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, but hopefully the reveal of a prequel comic will tide you over

It's not a trailer, but it's something.

Sept. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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I Started Blasting | Helldivers 2's next big update is buffing the gun that's designed to be "like a sniper rifle on crack" so you can blast larger enemies to bits

The railgun's durable damage is being close to quadrupled. Nice.

Sept. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

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It’s LeBigggg | NBA 2K25 review: A 7-foot 6, 300-pound center that’s plenty skilled, but still a bit turnover-prone

2K’s basketball behemoths have long felt like a pretty strong package, but this year isn’t a wholly authoritative slam dunk for reasons beyond VC.

Sept. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

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Big Bad Balancing | Elden Ring’s latest patch, patch 1.1.4, should give you a better chance of finally making a mess of Shadow of the Erdtree’s final boss (if you haven’t already)

Yep, you might want to look away, hardcore git gudders, FromSoft's made things a little easier again.

Sept. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

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Bountiful Fruit | Netflix's next anime is a beautiful look at an alternative history with talent that's worked on hits like Howl's Moving Castle, Metal Gear Solid 4, and Trigun Stampede

There's a strong team behind this one.

Sept. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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What're You Dune? | Despite currently writing the third one, Dune director Denis Villeneuve doesn't consider his take on the series to be a trilogy

"It’s important that people understand that for me, it was really a diptych."

Sept. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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PS Pals? | Keen to play Palworld on PS5? A Tokyo Game Show listing looks like it could be the latest hint at a port

It's still worth waiting for an official announcement before you start to Celaray-te.

Sept. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

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Ring Ring | You can stop photoshopping Josh Brolin onto Green Lantern's body, as the actor has apparently passed on the DC series

Another previous report claimed Ewan McGregor and Matthew McConaughey were being eyed up if Brolin declined the role.

Sept. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Paper Jam | The Office follow-up series has cast its next batch of fresh talent you'll inevitably end up cringing at

Though maybe they could tone down the cringe factor just a touch.

Sept. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Hot Stuff | Wahey, Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead says its next update will be giving flamethrowers enough of a buff to facilitate cooking showdowns

"We've heard you loud and clear."

Sept. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

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Diablo 4 Tired | Watch Diablo 4 fail to compute after one player's Barb does well beyond the highest amount of damage possible

One Diablo 4 player has caused the game to forget how to calculate damage after they did so much of it in such a short span of time.

Sept. 11, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Fly, You Fools | It sounds like The Hunt for Gollum will take a while, as Gandalf himself says the team behind it is planning for two films

Two for the price of two.

Sept. 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Taking the PSSR | PS5 Pro $700 announcement felt like it shook reality

I mean, what the hell.

Sept. 10, 2024 Tom Orry

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MAPPING THINGS OUT | Treyarch confirms Call of Duty Black Ops 6 maps won’t be too big at launch, and certainly no bigger than what you’ve played in the beta

The company also notes that map flow and variety is key, with more info to come.

Sept. 10, 2024 Connor Makar

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