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HEAD IN THE CLOUDS | Nintendo in 2023: Is Tears of the Kingdom going to be the Switch’s last big hurrah?

Rumours abound that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will be the Switch’s swansong – but is it too soon to write off the handheld/home console hybrid?

Jan. 10, 2023 Dom Peppiatt

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LORDRAN IT OVER | Almost a year after Elden Ring changed everything, there’s never been a better time to return to Dark Souls

If you’re considering a replay of Dark Souls, there’s no better time to praise the sun than right now – in a cold, forgettable week in January

Jan. 9, 2023 Dom Peppiatt

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SHELL OUT | Now that it’s back on Game Pass, you really need to give this underrated Souls-like a go

2023 has begun, and while we still don’t have a full picture of the Game Pass line-up in January, there’s one game that you should definitely play: Mortal Shell.

Jan. 6, 2023 Sherif Saed

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ALL ROADS TO CHROM | Fire Emblem Engage is Three Houses turned up to 11, for better or worse – preview

If you're concerned about the Persona-fication of Fire Emblem, you might want to temper your expectations for Engage.

Jan. 5, 2023 Alex Donaldson

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WHO THE F IS CHALICE | Enter the CUMMMFPK Dungeon: The joy of coming to Bloodborne late

It’s taken me seven years, but I’m finally wrist-deep in BloodBorne’s guts – and perhaps coming to FromSoft’s pièce de résistance late is the best way to play it.

Jan. 3, 2023 Dom Peppiatt

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ECHOES RETRIEVED | Xbox Game Pass is hiding a must play game for Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger fans

Gorgeous pixel art, compelling RPG mechanics, heavy metal turtle racing – what more could you want from a love letter to 16-bit RPGs?

Jan. 3, 2023 Dom Peppiatt

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GOD-TIER | Best of 2022: Elden Ring, and Alex's other GOTY picks

Sometimes picking out a best game each year is a painful, difficult choice. Sometimes it’s easy. This year, it’s… sort of both? Let me explain.

Dec. 23, 2022 Alex Donaldson

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FIVE GOLD RINGS | Best of 2022: Elden Ring, and James' other GOTY picks

My picks are vanilla ice cream, but it’s the posh stuff that has the little black bits of pod in. Haagen Dazs at the very least.

Dec. 21, 2022 James Billcliffe

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Dec. 20, 2022 Sponsored

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FINAL FANTASY XXX | Final Fantasy 16 is going to be at least a little bit horny

The latest game in the long-running Final Fantasy series is going to contain 'partial nudity' and 'sexual themes'. Ooh-err, matron.

Dec. 20, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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HORSIN' AROUND | Best of 2022: Elden Ring, and Sherif’s other GOTY picks

In which I explain why 2022’s most obvious pick also happens to be the best game I played all year.

Dec. 17, 2022 Sherif Saed

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OFF THE CUFF | "It just wouldn’t work on PS4": Forspoken devs on why the RPG had to come to PS5

Luminous Productions has been on quite the journey with PS5 console exclusive Forspoken - but it’ll hopefully be a journey with a happy ending.

Dec. 12, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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FREYED PATIENCE | Forspoken devs looked at two PlayStation exclusives to learn what open-world mistakes to avoid

The Final Fantasy 15 developer knows that open world games are starting to lose their sheen a bit, and is doing what it can to remedy that.

Dec. 12, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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CLIVE-A-CLIVE | Final Fantasy 16 release date set for June, 2023 on PS5

Square Enix showed off more from Final Fantasy 16 at The Game Awards 2022 – and it's certainly got the hype train moving again.

Dec. 9, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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TRAP CARD (GAME) | Card games are boring, so how did two of them become my favourites of 2022?

I’ve been banging the ‘card games are boring’ drum for years, so I didn’t expect to be spending so much of my game time this year with two of them.

Dec. 8, 2022 Sherif Saed

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Elden Ring Colosseums: All Colosseum locations in Limgrave, Leyndell and Caelid

Here's everything you need to know about Elden Ring's first free DLC.

Dec. 7, 2022 Kelsey Raynor

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ELDEN VARIETY | Each of Elden Ring's three PvP colosseums actually has different game modes

Elden Ring's free colosseum DLC has a couple of surprises for PvP fans.

Dec. 7, 2022 Sherif Saed

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THE TAMRIEL MCCOY | Shocking no one, Todd Howard knows something about The Elder Scrolls 6 release date

We don't know specifically when it's coming, but Mr. Bethesda wishes we all had it right now. Awhh.

Nov. 30, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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Gross | The thing you hated from The Witcher Netflix show is coming to the game

All wrinkled and shrivelled up.

Nov. 24, 2022 Connor Makar

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evil missed | Evil West review – One of the year’s best action games let down by outdated level design

Evil West is a fun action game, but it could've been a lot more fun.

Nov. 21, 2022 Sherif Saed

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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.

Nov. 9, 2022 Jim Trinca

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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.

Nov. 8, 2022 Jim Trinca

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Bayonetta 3 Bewitchments and challenges - Every Chapter and Phenomenal Remnant

Looking to find out the answers to questions like 'what are Bayonetta 3 Betwitchments' and 'what do they do'? Look no further.

Nov. 3, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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Bayonetta 3 Umbran Tears of Blood locations

You may need some help chasing down all the Witch familiars in Bayonetta 3 – so we're here to help.

Nov. 2, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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LOADING... | Disney Dreamlight Valley not loading? Here’s what you can do while waiting on a fix

There’s also in-game compensation on the way, too.

Nov. 1, 2022 Kelsey Raynor

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IVANTTOSUKURBLOOD | Play as a vampire for free this weekend in V Rising

Just in time for Halloween.

Oct. 29, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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THE WITCH & FAMOUS | 11 things I wish I knew before playing Bayonetta 3

PlatinumGames latest Nintendo Switch blockbuster lands today – and we have some spoiler-free information that might help you play the game a bit better.

Oct. 28, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director’s Cut is now free to play via GOG Galaxy

And it’ll stay that way, too!

Oct. 27, 2022 Kelsey Raynor

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HAIR NECESSITIES | Bayonetta 3 review: An instant classic that feels like a proper old-school, content-packed Nintendo adventure

Bigger levels, bigger fights, bigger hair – Bayonetta 3 somehow manages to edge the Platinum formula even harder to deliver one hell of a climax.

Oct. 25, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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HAPPY BLOODFEAST | Remember V Rising? It’s temporarily going free-to-play, with a free Halloween-themed DLC

You’ll want to be quick to nab it, though.

Oct. 25, 2022 Kelsey Raynor

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OGRE COMPENSATING | Why Tactics Ogre: Reborn is amazing – and how that bodes well for Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion

No matter how many times you’ve played this important entry in the TRPG genre, you’re going to want to make time for it again.

Oct. 24, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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Pray to God Hand | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.22: The best game about gods that isn't God of War

Are "god games" about gods?

Oct. 21, 2022 Tom Orry

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Everybody, Yeah! | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.21: The best dead game you'd buy a console for if it came back

What franchise do you want to see rise from the grave?

Oct. 14, 2022 Tom Orry

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IN THE HAIR TONIGHT | Witches be trippin’: A few hours in, Bayonetta 3 looks like a Nintendo Switch all-timer

Bigger, louder, dumber, and better – this is the sequel every Bayonetta fan has been waiting for.

Oct. 13, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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ABOUT TIME | Elden Ring is finally separating PvP balance from PvE

Elden Ring's new patch makes a significant tweak to how balance is handled for PvE and PvP.

Oct. 13, 2022 Sherif Saed

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Oct. 12, 2022 Sponsored

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CHANGE THAT PASSWORD | Square Enix advising Final Fantasy 14 players to change passwords due to hacking attempt

A third party is attempting to gain access to the Square Enix Account Management System.

Oct. 7, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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Snake on a plane | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.20: The best game you played on your phone

Good mobile games come in all shapes and forms.

Oct. 7, 2022 Tom Orry

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olympia medal | PS Plus needs these forgotten God of War games before Ragnarok releases

Kratos’ first story arc spans more than three games, but Sony refuses to unearth the God of War PSP titles for players who want the full trip down memory lane.

Oct. 4, 2022 Fran Ruiz

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Revisiting Tamriel | I didn’t need another reason to replay Skyrim, but then the Anniversary Edition arrived on Nintendo Switch

They released Skyrim… again?

Sept. 29, 2022 Kelsey Raynor

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monster hearts | EA reveals Wild Hearts, a Monster Hunter-like from Dynasty Warrior devs that's current-gen only

Wild Hearts sounds like the name of an indie game about feelings, but it's actually a very violent action RPG about hunting monsters.

Sept. 28, 2022 Sherif Saed

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HEAVEN AND HELL | The DioField Chronicle review: An understated, under-marketed strategy RPG romp that deserves better

The DioField Chronicle feels like it’s been sent to die as some mega-niche undertaking, but it’s nevertheless a pleasingly experimental tactical RPG adventure.

Sept. 27, 2022 Alex Donaldson

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Hoodwinked | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.18: The best game you thought was one genre but turned out to be another

The wool has been pulled over our eyes on more than one occasion.

Sept. 23, 2022 Tom Orry

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ZACK ATTACK | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion goes above and beyond as a remaster, but its PSP origins are plain to see

Square Enix’s remaster of the most important Final Fantasy 7 spin-off is one of the most impressive I’ve ever seen, though it’s still a PSP game at heart.

Sept. 16, 2022 Alex Donaldson

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Audiotore de force | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.17: Best Assassin's Creed game that isn't an Assassin's Creed game and you can't pick Ghost Of Tsushima

We're altairibly sorry, but our game is a lot like yours.

Sept. 16, 2022 Tom Orry

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Cross up | Guilty Gear Strive and Blazblue Cross Tag Battle are finally on Game Pass

Two of Arc System Works' best fighters have made it to Game Pass at last!

Sept. 15, 2022 Connor Makar

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Into the Frey | Square Enix knows you’ve got ‘open world fatigue’, reckons Forspoken can be a tonic for your blues

We’ve all had a good laugh at Forspoken, but the game’s co-director Takefumi Terada wants you to know it’s more than a one-note viral joke.

Sept. 14, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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boy story | New God of War Ragnarok trailer shows off more combat, more story, and more of that gorgeous world

Kratos' story is coming to a close, and it looks like Sony Santa Monica wants to wrap things up in style.

Sept. 13, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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ronin free | Nioh developer Team Ninja announces new 'sprawling RPG', Rise of the Ronin – a PS5 console exclusive

Team Ninja is developing another game alongside Wo Long – and it looks amazing.

Sept. 13, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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all sorts of stuff | Nintendo Direct: here's what you may have missed

Everything else announced during Nintendo Direct.

Sept. 13, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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