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SPRUCED UP VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.36: The best game that really needs a remake

Games tend to age badly, and sometimes that's a tragedy.

WINGIN’ IT I was supposed to play loads of Like a Dragon: Ishin, but I spent two hours in chicken racing instead

Like a Dragon: Ishin keeps the Yakuza tradition of amazing mini-games alive, with a touch of human soul.

ISHIN FOR A FIGHT In remaking Like a Dragon: Ishin, the devs wanted to make everything faster – here’s why

RGG Studio director Hiroyuki Sakamoto explains why the remake of a game that never made it West improves on the original version.

DROWN AND OUT Meddling with GTA 5's underwater mod was a titanic challenge – and probably something you shouldn’t do

Installing, running, and 'enjoying' a flood mod in Grand Theft Auto 5 seemed like it would be a lot of fun – but after dipping my toes in, I realised my mistake.

IT'S ALL RELATIVE! Latest The Sims 4 leak shows off new paid kit full of underwear

Yes, you heard that right. The Simtimates collection could be on its way.

HOKEY COMPUTER VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.33: The best game that could have been made by an AI

Humans have wondered for decades if artificial intelligence will lead to their doom, but could it have invented DOOM?

IT'S CHRISTMAS Core Keeper's Christmas festivities feature snowball fights, festive furniture, and more

Turn your base into a Christmas grotto!

NO SWEARING SIMS The Sims 4 latest update eradicates all “wholly unacceptable content” from its gallery

The ‘Gallery Profanity Filter Update’.

HOOFIN’ AROUND Goat Simulator 3 review – A wacky yet meaningful lesson in the etiquette of an entitled goat

There’s goat-shaped destruction, a presidential race to boycott, and even a portal to IKEA. What more could you want?

WICKED WHIMS The Sims 5 Project Rene screenshots have leaked, showing off interiors, streets, and UI

Is nothing sacred?

BACK TO SCHOOL Two Point Campus is set to receive mod support, beta coming soon

The latest Two Point title is taking strides that it’s predecessor didn’t, and I’m glad.

CORE KARTERS Core Keeper’s next update, The Desert of Beginnings, introduces karting and bug hunting

This will be Core Keeper’s biggest content update yet.

Knowledge is Power Pokemon Go Field Research quests: November 2022 missions and rewards list

Staying on top of Pokemon Go's Field Research missions is a must if you want to be the very best. Here's the quests for November 2022.

THE RATINGS ARE IN VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.23: The best 6/10 that's better than The Last of Us

Sometimes you get good sixes and iffy nines, we don't make the rules.

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?

WABADEBADOO The Sims 4 base game is now free to play on all platforms, how to claim

Expansions, kits, and packs still cost a pretty penny, however.

THE SIMS 5? MAYBE EA reveals first look at what’s next for The Sims with ‘Project Rene’

We’re yet to see what Sim life actually looks like, though.

BLOCKY FUN Minecraft 1.20 update coming in 2023, and the Fauna Faire hits Minecraft Dungeons next week

Plenty of Minecraft for fans of the games.

HIT THE BRICKS Lego Bricktales review: A near-perfect video game representation of joyous Lego creativity

Lego Bricktales carries the energy of the finest and most experimental Lego video games of the 90s – and it’s a wonderful low-key game of the year contender.

Grounded Walkthrough: BURGL Super Chip and Lab Locations

The yard is a big place

Grounded: Where to find the Black Ant Lab in the Trash Pile

Time to dig up a big subterranean secret

Grounded: How to open the Haze lab and survive the gas

And you thought the stinkbugs smelled bad!

Grounded Insect Location and Drop Guide

Meet all of these myriad minibeasts!

Grounded: Where to find the Pond Lab, Sunken Bones and Eelgrass

We need to dive deeper

Grounded: Where to find the Hedge Lab and the Hedge Lab password

Deep in the bushes lies the find of a lifetime

Weekly Update GTA Online Weekly Update (September 29) - bonus rewards, discounts, and vehicles

Get ready to fly.

Grounded: How to power the Mysterious Machine and find the Oak Lab

Not so mysterious anymore, is it?

Grounded: How to complete the Chipsleuth - Grave Robbery quest

Follow the cryptic clues to a hidden crypt

Where do you find clay in Grounded?

Clay is an important material for making useful machines

How do you make explosives in Grounded? Fungal Growth and Red Ant Egg locations

Bugs go boom!

How to get to the Upper Yard in Grounded

Reach brave new heights!

Busted A 17-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of hacking, allegedly behind GTA 6 leak

According to sources who spoke to journalist Mathew Keys, the 17 has been arrested in connection to hacks of Rockstar and Uber.

VOXEL NOIR EGX vlog: you simply must play Shadows of Doubt

There's no doubt about its quality.

Weekly update GTA Online Weekly Update (September 22) - bonus rewards, discounts, and vehicles

Here are the juiciest freebies and opportunities this week.

rockstar-struck GTA 6 leaks: Forget what you think you know about game development

Take it from someone who knows, you've all got no idea what you're on about when it comes to GTA 6.

Blocky start Following GTA 6 leaks, devs post their own early builds to show visuals aren't finished first

One guy posted an opinion so dumb, that video game Twitter came together to counter-dunk.

Orbital decay Hardspace: Shipbreaker – now on Xbox Game Pass and PS5 – is an essential, searing rejection of sci-fi tropes

Mundanity, repetition, hopelessness... these aren't things you'd usually consider essential. So how does Hardspace: Shipbreaker make them feel so poignant?

Weekly update GTA Online Weekly Update (September 15) - bonus rewards, discounts, and vehicles

It's time for a deathmatch...

Cyberpunk 2077: How to get Nibbles the cat in V's Apartment and Photo Mode

Neko Neko

NEW SET ON THE BLOCK Terraria is the latest gaming icon that might get an official Lego set

Lego's design board is set to weigh up the release of yet another video game themed set - this time based on Terraria.

Where do you find all of the Tears of Aphrodite in Immortals: Fenyx Rising?

Magical, salty tears

How to unfog the map in Immortals: Fenyx Rising

Roll back Zeus' thunderclouds

Take-Two in the hand What if GTA 6 actually lived up to Take-Two's lofty expectations? Because it just might

GTA 6 must check many boxes to meet high fan expectations, but from what we know about Rockstar Games and Take-Two... it has a chance of living up to the hype.

Wuxia combat Where Winds Meet is a lovely RPG set in the final days of the Ten Kingdoms era of Chinese history

Play as a swordsman facing unknown paths where blood and swords are intertwined.

How do you unlock signature abilities in Saints Row? Here's how to do a barrel roll!

Make your mark with a signature ability!

How do you unlock fast travel in Saints Row?

All my homies teleport

Where do you get the best cars and vehicles in Saint's Row?

Premium rides for the city of Santo Ileso

Line 'em Up Saints Row Review: Stripped-back shooter-focused sandbox feels aimless outside of super set-pieces

Found the 3rd Street Saints all over again in the new city of Santo Ileso

break a lego Lego is a video game force to be reckoned with – but I miss its early, experimental gaming age

It's great to see so many licensed Lego games doing so well, but my heart will always belong to the weirder, more off-beat titles.

Money maker GTA Online Weekly Update (August 11) - bonus rewards, discounts, and vehicles

Another week in the bag, and more opportunities to make some real money in GTA Online!