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VIDEO | An heir to LucasArts? After 8 years in development, Harold Halibut is too good to be a 90s throwback

Part Wallace & Gromit, part Red Dwarf, there's a magic to the way this Game Pass gem blends old and new.

April 22, 2024 Jim Trinca

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LittleBigPlanet 3's servers are staying offline "indefinitely" meaning more than a decade's worth of user-made levels are gone for good

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PLAY WITH NOTHING | LittleBigPlanet 3's servers are staying offline "indefinitely" meaning more than a decade's worth of user-made levels are gone for good

The servers were taken offline in January, but were planned to be restored originally.

April 21, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Image showing three cute characters from popular smartphone game Cookie Run Kingdom.

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Satiate your sweet tooth.

April 15, 2024 Holly Alice

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A collage of characters and locations from some of our favourite mobile games. L-R: Dan Heng from Honkai: Star Rail; America Chavez and Groot from Marvel Snap; a domed tower level from Monument Valley 2; Diluc from Genshin Impact; and Darius III and Artoria Pendragon from Fate/Grand Order.

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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?

April 12, 2024 Rebecca Jones

A character in Elden Ring, one of the best PS5 games, looking at a shooting star

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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.

April 11, 2024 James Billcliffe

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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.

April 10, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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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.

April 9, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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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.

April 9, 2024 Jim Trinca

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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.

April 9, 2024 Jim Trinca

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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.

April 5, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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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.

April 2, 2024 James Billcliffe

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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!

April 2, 2024 Connor Makar

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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.

April 2, 2024 Mark Warren

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CRESTING THE HILL | We may be getting a Silent Hill 2 remake release date soon

The Silent Hill 2 remake has been rated in the United States, suggesting imminent release date news.

April 1, 2024 Sherif Saed

The player using a power and a gun to battle an enemy in Judas.

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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”.

March 27, 2024 Mark Warren

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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!

March 26, 2024 Jim Trinca

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A LOT OF HOT AIR | For Candy Crush Soda, King blew 8 million dollars on hot air balloons that never flew

A funny story about an eye-watering waste of money for us, but a drop in the bucket for the mobile giant.

March 20, 2024 Connor Makar

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WE ARE FAMILY | Good news, Steam's just introduced a better way to enjoy dodgy smut and 6/10s with your grandparents

You know you need to try and get them into Far Cry 6 and…uh…Fetish Locator Week Three

March 19, 2024 Mark Warren

The Prince, a young humanoid figure with a green, cylindrical hat, is pushing a ball of random stuff in key art for Katamari Damacy. A city and mountain can be seen in the distance, as well as a cow and a rainbow.

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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.

March 18, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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The King and Queen of all Cosmos, who are larger than many planets, are looking at a planet with their son the Prince and all of his cousins surrounding it in artwork for Katamari Damacy.

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

Rolling out the red carpet.

March 18, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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HOORAY! | PlayStation and Switch owners: Prepare for a stunning cinematic puzzle adventure when Planet of Lana arrives in April

The wait was worth it, promise.

March 16, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

An empty hotel lobby with a large double door at the end of it in the Roblox horror game Doors.

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Whoever thought Roblox could be so terrifying?

March 16, 2024 Dion Dassanayake

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GOOD JOB, ORI | Former Xbox console exclusive, Ori and the Blind Forest, saved Moon Studios from bankruptcy

The game has passed 10 million sales, according to CEO of Moon Studios.

March 11, 2024 Connor Makar

Luigi is holding what looks like a vacuum cleaner in Luigi's Mansion 2. Mario, in his Paper form, is holding a mallet, with the supporting cast of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door behind him.

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WELCOME TO THE FOLD | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remake and Luigi's Mansion 2 HD finally have release dates

And they're not too far away.

March 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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A floating head poster of a person screaming, another person with glasses looking concerned, and some kind of ghostly person holding their arms outstretched.

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HOME SWEET HOME | The cult classic film that inspired Resident Evil is finally available to watch for free

Where it all started.

March 4, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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The best FPS games to play in 2024

Sometimes, you just need to pop some heads.

Feb. 29, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Captain Pikachu at the Empire State Building to celebrate Pokemon Day 2024.

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POKE DAY NEWS GALORE | Pokemon Day brought a flurry of news, including details on Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket, Pokemon Unite, and more

More Pokemon updates than you can shake a Sudowoodo at!

Feb. 27, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

On the left, Battletoads in Battlemaniacs box art, on the right Blast corps box art.

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PORTS ON PORTS | Pentiment and Grounded weren't the only Microsoft games announced for Switch today

You've got plenty to make your way through, now.

Feb. 21, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble key art showing various monkeys in plastic balls facing off against one another.

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MONKEY BUSINESS | Super Monkey Ball gets a brand new game for the first time in a decade, complete with online multiplayer

And some new features too!

Feb. 21, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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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.

Feb. 20, 2024 Jim Trinca

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SECOND TO NONE HYPE | Xbox's big update podcast has already amassed over two times as many comments as it has seconds in length

Just a little bit of buzz around Phil Spencer and co’s plans, eh?

Feb. 16, 2024 Mark Warren

Silent Hill 2 remake screenshot of James holding a pistol, looking at a dirty wall with text on it that reads "reap what you sow."

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IT WAS THEM, NOT ME | Bloober Team pins the blame on Konami for that bad Silent Hill 2 remake combat trailer

You reap what you sow, I guess!

Feb. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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VERY PODDERS | Good news, Phil Spencer's very important Xbox business update is coming this Thursday...via a podcast

Here comes the big news we’d been promised by Microsoft, in a format we all expected.

Feb. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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Kojima stands in a studio, dancing, to announce Physint.

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PHYSINT THAT GREAT | Coming close to death and Metal Gear Solid fans bugging him on Twitter: Kojima shares why he's making Physint

Maybe just log off for once, everyone.

Feb. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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PLAY WISHLIST REPEAT | Demo dive! Jump into Steam Next Fest and try out some these neat demos

We wade through the shallows and swim the deep end so you don't have to.

Feb. 9, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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CROW-NING GLORY | What do you get when you mix Final Fantasy 7 and Resident Evil? My favourite Steam Next fest demo

Crow Country has quickly hit the top of my most anticipated releases.

Feb. 8, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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SOON(TM) | Don't worry, Phil Spencer says Xbox will address all your very urgent questions about exclusivity...next week

No time like the present, eh Xboxers?

Feb. 6, 2024 Mark Warren

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PIXEL HEARTS | The best dating sims to play in 2024

Whether you’re looking for a goofy romantic experience or something that’ll tug at your heartstrings, here are some of the best dating sims to give a go.

Feb. 5, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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DOUBLE JUMP SCARES | The best horror games to play in 2024

From founding fathers of horror to underrated gems, here are some of the best horror games to sink your teeth into.

Feb. 5, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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JUST BREATHE, OK? | Even this Baldur’s Gate 3 dev thinks that Xbox porting games to PS5 is a good thing, so calm down

That video game box you bought is going to be ok, even if someone else gets to play Indiana Jones too.

Feb. 5, 2024 Mark Warren

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A domestic scene from the original The Sims base game. In a kitchen/dining room stocked with middle-tier items, an adult male Sim gives a backrub to an adult female Sim, while a female child stands looking at a baby in a bassinet.

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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.

Feb. 4, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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METROTATSIC | Hollow Knight: Silksong, Prince of Persia, and now Tales of Kenzera: ZAU: Metroidvania is back, baby!

Some much-needed love for this amalgamation of gaming genres.

Feb. 1, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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JUDUSSY | Judas trailer unveils more of BioShock creator Ken Levine's enigmatic first-person shooter

Some good ol' fashioned spooky action.

Feb. 1, 2024 Connor Makar

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TELL ME A GOOD ONE | The best story games to play in 2024

If you're looking for a game with a story that will captivate you, check some of these out.

Feb. 1, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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THE GREAT ESCAPE | The OG Snake, Kurt Russell, shares why he'd never voice Solid Snake

Well, technically Naked Snaked.

Jan. 31, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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S**TE TRAP | Do NOT mention this game on the podcast

Don't say you weren't warned!

Jan. 29, 2024 Jim Trinca

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THE NEXT GENERATION | Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy review - Every bit as charming as its predecessors, if a little more uneven

Hold your objections, there are no spoilers here!

Jan. 25, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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FURRY FEAR | Third chapter in the Poppy Playtime Series, Chapter 3: Deep Sleep, is out later this month

Experience an all-new terrifying adventure.

Jan. 24, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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A FRINGE ADVENTURE | Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's central concept based on real-world theory involving ancient sites

Sounds right in Indy's wheelhouse.

Jan. 21, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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WHIP IT GOOD | Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: Here's your first look at whip-cracking action

Puzzles, traps, and fedoras coming later this year.

Jan. 18, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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