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Id Software’s “most ambitious game yet” finally drops the multiplayer, but at least the payoff seems worth it.
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In the Naoe If you liked Shogun, you’re going to love Assassin’s Creed Shadows' intriguing new ‘Immersive Mode’
Hot off the back of one of 2024’s best TV shows, Ubisoft is aiming to swaddle you in late Sengoku period Japan just as wholly as any prestige series.
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Gimme fuel, gimme fire, gimme the extra FTL travel I desire.
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"We were so happy with the game’s stability at launch and hope you have enjoyed our Quality of Life patches since then."
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Good news if you live somewhere like the Channel Islands and want to battle the Illuminate, it seems.
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Back On Wicked No Rest for the Wicked's The Breach update will be its first big one of 2025; and here's our first look at it
Moon Studios promised to make 2025 a big year for No Rest for the Wicked, and the developer is finally ready to tease some of what's to come.
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It’s Miller Night Doom: The Dark Ages takes unexpected influence from Frank Miller’s Batman - and was even dubbed Doom: Year One during development
The creative director for Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal, Hugo Martin, is the game director of Doom: The Dark Ages - and he’s a big Batman fan.
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Upcoming J'aime? Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 brings a bit of French Final Fantasy-ish flavour to Xbox Developer Direct, and gets a proper release date
Just some oui folks going on an adventure with turn-based battles that features a wonky Eiffel Tower.
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Shadow Drop Ninja Gaiden 2 is getting the modern remake treatment, and you can play it right now on Xbox and PC
How appropriate to shadow drop a ninja game. Get to it!
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Not So Far South South of Midnight still looks cool as hell, and now it has a release date to prove it's a real game you'll be playing soon
South of Midnight has long been one of Xbox's most intriguing games of 2025, and today, we got to learn exactly when we're going to be playing it.
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Ninja Gaiden is making a triumphant return. Original creator Team Ninja looks to be cooking up something only it could make.
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Character Developmen Shadows’ character-switching is a remedy for anyone getting bored of the Assassin’s Creed gameplay loop that’s been baked into the series since Origins
We can all agree that the soft reboot of Assassin’s Creed was a ‘good thing, actually’ but Shadows iterates on the formula again - to great effect.
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It's set in a mining town and stars "a chaotic, self-destructive provocateur who sees humanity as inherently selfish and cruel".
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Time To Shine Oscar nominations 2025: Emilia Pérez, Wicked, and The Brutalist lead the pack, and The Substance surprises
All things considered, this year's roster is quite varied.
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More Cards, Nice Pokemon TCG Pocket's next expansion is Space-Time Smackdown, and apparently Dialga and Palkia are straight-up breaking the universe to get to your deck
They're arriving next week, because even messing with time apparently has its limitations.
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In a good way, and with the same cool minimalistic art style the studio's made its trademark.
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Ok, so the cars are a big part of Rocket League, duh, but I challenge you to look at this and say there aren't lots of similarities.
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The project was in development at Lucasfilm until the rights lapsed in 2021.
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Damn, even the perennial cash cow that is EA's footy behemoth hasn't quite delivered in the way it hoped this year.
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D2 On The Go Surprising absolutely no one, Diablo 4 is reportedly on its way to Switch 2
Diablo 4, just like many other big games already popular on existing consoles, is said to be in development for the Switch 2.
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Attack Of The Clones Mickey 17's second trailer is somehow even goofier than the first and doubles down on a hopefully definitive March release
Die. Respawn. Die. Respawn.
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One step closer to making a straight-up Bloodborne adaptation.
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Doomed To More Games Watch the Xbox Developer Direct showcase for January 2025 here
More of the video games, this time from Phil Spencer and co.
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Drifting Away Hyper Light Breaker really shows how much the games industry has changed in a decade
Though it's a bit hard to say how good that is right now.
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Something's got to give.
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A more thoughtful story and a fair new meta give HSR 3.0 a strong identity
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Rule of Thirds Dynasty Warriors Origins review: 2025 has its first great action game
A perfect jumping-on point, and an excuse to play the year's first great action game.
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A Perfect Circle Indiana Jones and the Great Circle review: an acquired taste, but a barnstorming classic
The best thing I can say about Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is that I know I’m going to be thinking about this for a long time yet.
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White Wolf, more like the Word Wolf, amirite? Alright, put your steel sword away...
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It’s still fairly barebones in its initial early access form, but there’s a solid core there to refine going forwards.
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Here We Go Again Dexter sequel series Resurrection looks like it's out to Kill Bill, as it adds Uma Therman to the cast
Not who I would have guessed, but a strong addition.
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Get Into Gear Let's rock: the Guilty Gear Strive anime finally has a release date, and yes, you will be able to watch it on Crunchyroll
Will it make sense? Probably not! Do I care? Nope!
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Bump In The Road Netflix just hit a new record of 300 million subscribers, so isn't it just lovely that it's raising its prices for the umpteenth time?
Starting to feel like the value for the cost isn't quite what it used to be.
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Close Enough, Right? Bloodborne PC emulation is now good enough that even everyone's favourite tech nerds think it "demonstrates the direction we'd want an official remaster to move in"
Things are looking "very encouraging" for DIY efforts bring the game people keep begging for a proper PC port of to PC.
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Maybe they'll put him in a bunch of alien make-up.
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Blizzard is kicking off the new year with a free Diablo 4 trial, and some discounts to get you to convince your friends to jump into the new season.
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Bad news going forwards, or J.O.E.L chucking out another MO bone? We'll see.
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Gotta Take Its Time Make sure you're free March, 2027 Sonic fans, because the fourth film just got a release date
Sure, that's a bit of wait, but I'm sure it'll be worth it.
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So many showcases, so little free time.
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Big Time Hail Mary Can Behemoth save PS VR2?
PSVR2 needs to go big or go home, and Behemoth might literally be its best chance.
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Desperate Shipping Babe, wake up, a new GTA 6 trailer two release date theory has dropped, and it's definitely not people reading too much into some desperate shipping container maths
The moon may have let them down, but they theorise on, unperturbed.
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Sharing Is Caring I know Nintendo won't do it, but I really hope the Switch 2 brings back the DS' best feature
In another world we're all still enjoying the DS.
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Bang For Your Buck Hope you've got lots of spare time, because the next wave of Xbox Game Pass titles for January has 14 games coming to the service
That might be too many games...
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The even goofier side of The Phantom Menace.
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This'll save at least some of you from asking why there's two Batmen.
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Nora-t Good News Unannounced Horizon MMO from NCSoft reportedly cancelled, possibly leaving us with only one other multiplayer Horizon thing in the works
The Horizon multiplayer thing Guerilla itself's been working on is seemingly still coming at some point.
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2025 is looking very much like the year of the return of the RTS, and one of the most anticipated of the bunch wants you to play it ahead of launch.
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In Mintyberranzan Big Baldur's Gate 3 custom campaign mod about an all-new adventure to Minthara's terrifying home town is aiming to release a demo pretty soon
Time to see if all the horrifying tales Minty's spun after starting a sentence with the dreaded 'In Menzoberranzan...' are true.
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Maybe this one should have stuck to being animated.
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Flawless tekkers, no notes.
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Get free Dice in Monopoly Go!
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Haikyuu Legends Styles guide: Full list and best picks
The best Styles in Haikyuu Legends change depending on the role you want to play for your team.
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Secrets Galore! Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion endings guide
Here’s how to unlock Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion’s secret ending.
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Good Riddance EA is killing its Origin PC app soon, so it's a shame the EA app that replaced it isn't that much better
EA is officially shutting down the old and creaky Origin PC app because it runs on such old code Windows no longer supports it.
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"We’ll continue to update with more information as soon as possible!"
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You've not got long to wait, best to start getting on your parents' good side now.
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Seriously Tho Sure, the Nintendo Switch 2 has finally been revealed...but what does that tell us about GTA 6?
Right, everyone’s fired off their hot takes - now it’s time for the real work to begin.
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Real Slop Hours One of the worst Resident Evil games could be coming to current-gen consoles, if a new ESRB rating is accurate
Though it seems more like a remaster than a remake.
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The more things change in the Galactic War, the more they stay the same.
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Second Dinner is trying to get it up and running again as soon as it can.
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Price Ain't Right? Will GTA 6 cost $100? There's hope for that kind of price tag around the industry, analyst says, as it continues to face "an uncomfortable truth"
It's the age-old debate about game prices reignited by a finance guy, and Baldur's Gate 3's publishing director has weighed in.
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Cross-Blocked You'll be able to turn cross-play off on consoles in Black Ops 6 and Warzone Ranked Play sometime in Season 2
Treyarch is making a few changes to Ranked Play in Black Ops 6 as well as Warzone, as the developer gears up for the launch of the game's second season.