Indie
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INEVITABLE, REALLY Somehow, Hades 2's new character art has left fans even hornier than the first game, and you can't really blame them
Yup, all of those awoooga noises Tom and Jerry make when they fall in love.
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FINGERS CROSSED Are we finally going to see Hollow Knight: Silksong at tomorrow’s Indie World Nintendo Direct?
The game was recently rated by the Australian ratings board.
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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?
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BUBBLE BURST Stellar Blade’s combat takes a lot from Sekiro, so why does it feel different?
Stellar Blade is a fun action game, except when you try to play it like Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
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PLAYSTATION ALLSTARS The best PS5 Games to justify your next-gen PlayStation purchase in 2024
Sony's stellar lineup just keeps getting bigger.
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They should figure out the tone this time around.
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RULE OR RUIN Darkest Dungeon 2 expands its realm with free standalone mode Kingdoms later this year
Find and defeat a monstrous threat before it overwhelms and destroys the Kingdom.
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Weaponized crossover DLC blasts off this spring.
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The best Apple Arcade games to play in 2024
Here are some pocket-sized games for you to play on the go.
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Best Content Warning Mods and how to install them
Looking to mod Content Warning? Here’s how to do it, and some of the best mods for the game.
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A ‘MAGNUM’ OPUS Children of the Sun review - A moody, emotive sniper-puzzle shooter dripping with style
Children of the Sun is a short but special game that is definitely bang for your buck.
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How to get more views in Content Warning
Looking to go viral on SpookTube? Here’s how you and your crew can get more views in Content Warning.
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EXTENDED EDITION The best FREE games we'd love to PAY FOR – SUBS ONLY
As the old saying goes: the best things in life have a flat upfront cost and no microtransactions.
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PODCAST The best FREE games we'd love to PAY FOR – The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 94
As the old saying goes: the best things in life have a flat upfront cost and no microtransactions.
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Frighteningly good
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All Content Warning Items and how to use them
Here’s everything you need to know about Content Warning’s shop and the items that it sells.
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All Content Warning Monsters and how to counter them
Here’s how to get footage of the Old World while escaping each Monster safely in Content Warning.
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NO MONEY, NO PROBLEM The best free-to-play games to try in 2024
Here are some good games for you to play without the need to splash the cash.
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LAUGH IT OFF With Lethal Company and Content Warning, video games might have finally nailed the horror comedy
An underappreciated genre in games is finally getting the spotlight.
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BITING SATIRE? Palworld's first raid boss has just arrived, alongside lobbing Pals at factories to force them back to work
There's also a bunch of other new items and buildings, though the labour violations are the main thing.
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SPOOKTUBE AWAITS Is Content Warning worth buying now the free Steam giveaway is over?
The answer is yes, unless you were hoping that Content Warning was a fun single-player experience.
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PASS THE GAMES The best Game Pass games on Xbox and PC in 2024
Our top picks of the greatest games on gaming's best subscription service.
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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!
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WORD YOU BELIEVE IT Terrible news, Wordlers, you might end up seeing Wordle repeats soon, unless the NYT wants to start swearing at you
Oh, [censored]. The proverbial [censored] [censored] [definitely very censored] could hit the fan for word lovers in the near future.
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LIVE PEAKS Content Warning takes the internet by storm after going free on Steam
The creators of Totally Accurate Battlegrounds are back with another viral hit.
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I'm definitely laughing at this wholly unique joke.
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LAYOFFS, AND A SALE SEGA to reportedly lay off 240 staff, as Company of Heroes developer Relic announces plans to go independent
Creative Assembly, Sega Europe, and Hardlight will be affected by the cuts, according to reports.
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FIRE SALE Embracer Group sells Borderlands creator Gearbox to Take Two for 460 million
Embracer will retain ownership of Gearbox Publishing, as well as other developers which will be folded into Embracer.
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READY YOUR HAM BATS! One of the best roguelike survival games, Don't Starve, is getting its own tabletop adaptation
Can you survive the table?
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SATURN'S RIMS No Man's Sky Orbital update drops today, will let you customise your ship and explore revamped space stations
Finally, intergalactic Pimp My Ride is a thing, and can be found in suitably swanky surroundings.
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BRICK DADDY Bioshock creator's new game Judas reportedly feels a lot like, er, Bioshock
The upcoming game from Ken Levine-led Ghost Story Games also involves that famous “Narrative LEGO”.
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GEAR UP, FLAMEBORN Enshrouded's first major update, Hollow Halls, delivers colossal dungeons, fresh threats, and some welcome fixes
The first of many updates coming to the game.
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BEAR-ST LAID PLANS Baldur's Gate 3 devs planned for you killing everyone, didn't expect you to "jump through the entire thing"
"You always have to assume that all the antagonists and protagonists will be killed by the player." Sounds about right.
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ARMAGEDDON FACTOR Blur vs Split Second was Deep Impact vs Armageddon for mid-2000s arcade racers
They're nothing like buses! They're sports cars!
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BREAKING EXPECTATION I'm hoping Hyper Light Breaker can pull a Hades and hammer out its flaws when it finally lands in Early Access later this year – preview
It's an interesting leap from 2D to 3D, and while the game has merit, I'm worried it'll lose diehard fans.
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CHAOS CONTROLLED Oops, the Sonic Fall Guys clone leaked and - surprise - it actually looks pretty good!
Not the spinoff you might have expected, but it is the one you're getting.
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MAYO MADNESS Yes, Stardew Valley mayonnaise drinking speedruns are now a thing, and already sub 20 minutes
Hey, at least they’re not racing to get intimate with a bear like the Baldur's Gate 3 lot…yet.
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SLICE AND DIE Slave Zero X is a gore-soaked trip down memory lane, for better and for worse
Not everything from the past is good.
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Vin Diesel included.
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Stardew Valley Expanded mod is also compatible with the new update.
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Plus a new fish, mystic seeds, a big chest, waterfalls, and up to eight players on PC.
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YOU CAN'T SAY NO Should Baldur's Gate 3 and Vampire Survivors do a crossover? Seems like a leading question to me
This isn’t how polls work, Swen. I’m very disappointed.
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NAISE IT AIN'T SO Stardew Valley's next update will let you drink mayonnaise, and I do not like that
Do you think God stays in heaven because he too lives in fear of what he has created?
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GIVE 'EM SOME SPACE Star Citizen is finally pushing towards its 1.0 release, but you'll still probably have to wait a bit longer
At least it's coming... at some point.
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ENDURANCE PREMIUM Pacific Drive isn’t just a good driving game - it’s the antidote to your daily commute
All it takes to put an end to our automotive alienation is a nice station wagon and a ride down apocalypse avenue.
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The wait was worth it, promise.
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Whoever thought Roblox could be so terrifying?
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MY CHEMICAL ROOBY Palworld's getting its first raid, and as we all expected, it's about a magic evil goth girl who can fly
She’s gonna use the power of meteor showers and The Sisters of Mercy to blow your mind, we assume.
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SABER OUR SOULS Saber is actually rescuing more studios from Embracer than was announced - and that includes Metro dev 4A
Ah yes, a big corporate announcement detailing how a divorce is being handled - the good stuff.