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GAMES IN YOUR POCKET The best mobile games to play in 2024

Want to know the best games you can handily check out on your mobile device?

TOP OF THE DROPS The best PlayStation Plus games on PS4 and PS5 in 2024

Our top picks for Sony's money-saving subscription service!

FROM FARM TO TABLE Why Black Ops' David Vonderhaar doesn't want his new studio Bulletfarm to compete with Call of Duty

David Vonderhaar made Call of Duty for nearly 20 years. Now he's creating something new at BulletFarm.

QUE SERA SERA 20 years on, Katamari Damacy is still the most "video game" video game there is

Those two decades sure rolled around quickly.

DO YOUR THING Bandai Namco celebrates Katamari Damacy's 20th anniversary by... opening a Twitter account

Rolling out the red carpet.

PODCAST Inspired by Dune 2, what's the best game with a load of sand in it?

What's course, rough, and irritating, but gets nowhere? It's the VG247 podcast!

RIP Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama dead at 68

The legendary manga artist also made huge contributions to the Dragon Quest series and many other titles.

PIRATE BAE What's the best Pirate Game that ISN'T Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag? Find out in The Best Games Ever Podcast

Contains only minimal discussion about Blackbeard's syphilitic pinger.

CROSS UP Are you Toph enough? Avatar: The Last Airbender is getting a fighting game

There's no word on a developer yet, but the game will be launching in Early Access in 2025.

QUARTER-LIFE CRISIS 24 years later, no-one can quite agree on when exactly The Sims actually came out

One year short of the franchise's big quarter-century anniversary, we set out to trace it back to its exact calendar roots.

MW3 best FR 5.56 loadout

For a fun burst assault rifle in MW3 Warzone and Multiplayer, look no further.

MW3 best Holger 556 loadout

For a versatile assault rifle that’s easy to control, here’s our best Holger 556 loadout in MW3.

The best PS2 games to play in 2024

It's time to take a trip back in time to one of the best generations of gaming.

It’s about time Apollo Justice got his dues

Move over, Phoenix Wright; it's the real hero's time to shine.

The best Nintendo DS Games to play in 2024

While the NDS library sits at over 2000+ titles, there are a few that stand out from the rest.

The best video game soundtracks to revisit in 2024

From classical symphonies and industrial noise to acid jazz and synthwave, these game soundtracks leave no stone left unturned.

The best co-op games to play in 2024

Whether you simply want some quick co-op fun or a lengthy campaign to embark on, we've got you and your friends covered with these co-op games.

SUM SUM (OF CASH) The Sims just got official merch and it's about as pricy as the average expansion pack

I don’t need the Sul Sul Bubble Tee. I don’t need the Su-(pulls out credit card).

TO INFINITY... PlayStation Plus Classics next batch of games could include a PS1 classic

And something for the thrill seekers too.

HAANG ON Netflix's live action Avatar: The Last Airbender trailer lands tomorrow, five years after series announcement

The show was first announced back in 2018.

WHAT A MELON Suika Game: there’s a reason this weird watermelon game is one of Nintendo Switch’s best-selling titles

“What if 2048 had a physics engine” is one of the stupidest elevator pitches ever. And yet.

NOT GONNA HAPPEN MW3: It wouldn’t be another Call of Duty launch without people complaining about SBMM

Modern Warfare 3 isn't even out yet, but some have already brought out the tired old tirades about SBMM.

THAT'S A PLUS If you’re excited about GTA 6, you better get used to GTA+

Some handheld classics are being added into the mix.

SHAPESWINGER Spider-Man 2 has a very glitchy way of saying it thinks Miles is a bit of a square

Is it about my spider-cube?

THWIPPING TO THE TOP Spider-Man 2 is already the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game ever

PlayStation has produced another hit with Spider-Man 2, and it's already setting a new record.

WE ARE IRON MAN EA's Iron Man is taking a Dead Space approach to fan feedback

Iron Man and Marvel fans have been roped in to provide feedback about the upcoming game.

FUTURE VISION Adult animation has a bright future, if the bigwigs in charge let it happen

Fionna and Cake and Scavengers Reign prove how desperately we need more adult animated shows.

GUMSHOE IN What's the Best Detective Game, and why isn't it Disco Elysium?

Fans of sleuthing are well catered for by video games, but which is the best of the best?

LAYOFFS Team17 hit by redundancies - UK firm latest to suffer layoffs

According to a source familiar with the situation, the studio is facing its second wave of layoffs this year.

Hey Ray Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will have ray tracing on no matter what visual mode you choose

Whatever your preferred frame rate is, the lighting will look great.

IT'S ME, I'M FANS Capcom finally acknowledge Ace Attorney Investigations again on their 40th anniversary website

An exhibit dedicated to Investigations 1+2 has short-circuited the brains of Miles Edgeworth fans everywhere.

DESPERATE MEASURES Activision Blizzard offers up streaming rights as CMA rejects initial acquisition proposal

Ubisoft would hold rights to stream Acti Blizz games for 15 years, in effort to save the deal.

So Long, Farewell Call of Duty veteran David Vonderhaar leaves Treyarch after 18 years at the developer

Voderhaar is staying the games industry, however.

Autoports Hasbro really wants Microsoft to bring back older Transformers games through Xbox Game Pass

A number of Transformers game were delisted in 2017.

Deals Here's where to pre-order Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS5 bundle and DualSense controller

Find out which retailers are issuing pre-orders for the Spider-Man 2 PS5 bundle.

ENERGY DRINK? Yes, the next Call of Duty is Modern Warfare 3

Modern Warfare 3 leaks became so rampant that the developer had to acknowledge them.

HOW SYMBIOTEIC Venom returns in Marvel's Spider-Man 2, but he's not who you think he is

There's also a cool Spider-Man 2 PS5 Limited Edition on the way

BELLOW MIGHTILY Become the Eighth Wonder of the World in Skull Island: Rise of Kong

It's an origin story, so don't expect it to include a sacrificial blonde.

Back In Black Ops Call of Duty comes back to life as Xbox-360-era games get surprise update

The games had been plagued by server issues for a number of years.

LIKE A DRAGOON “Experimentation and emotion”: The past, present, and future of RPGs with Final Fantasy 4's Takashi Tokita

One of the most influential RPG creators – developer of Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Live A Live and Parasite Eve – talks about the future of the genre.

COLOR US SHOCKED Call of Duty 2023 release date leaked by judge during FTC hearing with Microsoft

Legal slip-up.

CALL OF WAKE PS Plus July includes Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Alan Wake Remastered

Sony confirms July's games after Dealabs leak.

THE PANIC DANCE Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective review - A special point-and-click package that still feels original 13 years later

The only thing that Capcom has actually done wrong is not give Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective a sequel.

PLAYING DEAD What's the best game where you play dead guy? The Best Games Ever Show episode 57

From Manny in Grim Fandango to Reagan and Gorbachev in, uh, Reagan Gorbachev, dead guys have better video game representation than the Welsh

PEACHY KEEN 18 years later, Princess Peach is getting another game of her own

While there’s no name for the game yet, it can be expected during 2024.

MURDER MYSTERY Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective could get a sequel if it receives enough support

Though, Shu Takumi thinks it would be difficult to create a sequel.

Cool! PinCool is a new studio from a former Dragon Quest producer and NetEase

The studio will work on a range of interactive media.

SYMBOLIC Metal Gear Solid Δ looks pretty goofy written down, but which games have worse titles?

What's in a name? Loads, actually. The Best Games Ever Show Episode 53

PSTUFFED IT It won’t matter one bit, but the PlayStation Showcase left me concerned about the PS5’s future

Spider-Man 2 and a love of the PlayStation brand means this won’t matter to most, but from my point of view, Sony fluffed this big time.

MAMMA MIA A short history of how Mario, gaming’s most famous Italian, almost wasn’t Italian

What if Mario had been designed as a generic European guy? What then?