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NEW LANDS | Genshin Impact version 5.0 launches August 28 with a new continent, characters, cute traversal mechanics

Turn into different cutesy dragon forms and roll on character banners in a major Genshin patch.

Aug. 16, 2024 Connor Makar

Artwork showing the main Genshin Impact character sitting on a hill overlooking the game's anime world.

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Aug. 16, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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Ada Hederberg, the cheapest 89-rated player in EAFC 24 Ultimate Team

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EAFC 24 Cheap 85, 86, 87, 88 and 89-rated players for SBCs

SBCs require top-notch players, but you don't have to pay top-notch prices!

Aug. 16, 2024 James Billcliffe

Gilgamesh looking well hench in Civilization 6.

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Launched Into Orbit | Good news faff dislikers, Civilization 7 is dropping the 2K launcher as a requirement on PC, with Steam copies of Civ 6 having just done the same

Like a Catholic Gandhi inevitably nuking a Queen Victoria-led empire that somehow contains the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, a great victory was achieved here.

Aug. 15, 2024 Mark Warren

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Aug. 14, 2024 Josh Broadwell

Ellie shooting a blaster in The Outer Worlds.

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Outta This World | Fallout co-creator Tim Cain shows off the remarkable The Outer Worlds demo that got the publisher thumbs up only a year into development

There are a few more bald blokes than we got in the final game, but you can definitely see the vision in what became the Roseway level.

Aug. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

John Marston on a horse in Red Dead Redemption.

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Back In Mars-town? | Red Dead Redemption's long-rumoured PC port might finally have been revealed via the PlayStation Store, as we all expected

"Experience the epic western adventures that defined a generation — now on PC for the first time ever."

Aug. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

Artwork for Pokemon Unite showing characters like Pikachu, Gengar and Mr Mime facing off in a frenetic battle.

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Aug. 12, 2024 Dion Dassanayake

Steph and Alex from the Life is Strange series, against an abstract background of red, purple, and yellow.

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Hot And Heavy | Life is Strange: Heatwaves proves that the franchise is still willing to experiment, and has me more excited than ever for Double Exposure

The second prose novel tie-in to Square Enix's coming of age superhero drama series is more interesting than Steph's Story, but not quite as satisfying.

Aug. 11, 2024 Rebecca Jones

Peely from Fortnite wearing a Wolverine-themed skin.

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MF Peely | Fortnite is doomed... and by that I mean its next season is all about Marvel's big bad Doctor Doom

The doctor is in.

Aug. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

The player shooting a Margaret Thatcher in Thatcher's Techbase.

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Maggie's Back | Remember the Doom mod that lets you kill Margaret Thatcher? You can now try and beat Jeremy Corbyn's world record on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, but not Switch

"Shigeru Miyamoto doesn't want you pissing on graves."

Aug. 9, 2024 Mark Warren

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AMINGO! | Return of original Marvel vs Capcom 2 characters in a new game "always a possibility" says Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection producer

Bring back Ruby Rose or Amingo in any capacity and my soul is yours, Capcom.

Aug. 7, 2024 Connor Makar

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Genshin Impact's Emilie standing in front of a Lumidouce Case

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Aug. 7, 2024 Josh Broadwell

Genshin Impact's Emilie testing the fragrance of a scent sample

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Aug. 7, 2024 Josh Broadwell

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Age Concern | Nintendo World Championships might be my favorite multiplayer game in years, but the improvements for a potential sequel are obvious

Ahead of a Nintendo World Championship: SNES Edition, say, Nintendo has got its hooks in me - but there is certainly room for improvement.

Aug. 6, 2024 Alex Donaldson

Zelda in a casual outfit with her hair tied back stood on a bridge near some guards in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.

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Reverb | The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom's latest trailer shows that Breath of the World's influence will spread even to the 2D games

Smoothies! Outfits! Horses! Side quests!

Aug. 5, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Zelda and Link are stood in a dark cave, a mummified corpse with a hand place on its chest, a glowing light eminating from the hand in Tears of the Kingdom.

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I Give Up | Zelda players have managed to bring back Tears of the Kingdom's unbreakable Master Sword, but the steps to do it are so confusing I think my brain is broken

Better get out your notebook for this one.

Aug. 5, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Three rocky faces with fire coming out from their mouths and eyes in a trailer for a new Darksiders game.

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Let's Ride | The edgy, Zelda-like Darksiders series is getting a brand new game, so best get yourself ready for the apocalypse

You'll have to wait to hear anything concrete about it though.

Aug. 4, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Star Wars: Bounty Hunter - Jango Fett on Coruscant

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Jet-Packed | Star Wars: Bounty Hunter's remaster is above-average, but be prepared to face the original's rough edges

The coolest Fett is back.

Aug. 2, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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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.

Aug. 1, 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!

Aug. 1, 2024 Connor Makar

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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.

July 31, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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July 31, 2024 Josh Broadwell

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Ghostface from Scream, Noob Saibot, Sektor, Cyrax, Conan the Barbarian, and the T-1000 all lined up in a promotional image for Mortal Kombat 1.

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Who's There? | Mortal Kombat 1's next round of characters are half guests again, but Ghostface and Terminator 2's T-1000 are still pretty cool picks

Conan the Barbarian is there too, I guess.

July 27, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Ugly Duckling | HunterxHunter NenxImpact preview: Not the prettiest dish, but rich with sauce

Eighting is back at it again, with a new game equal parts hilarious and exhilarating.

July 26, 2024 Connor Makar

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July 25, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

Genshin Impact Navia materials: An anime woman with brown-blonde hair, wearing an elaborate black hat with a floppy brim that has a single blue crystal hung from it like an earring, is standing with a telescope pressed to her right eye.

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July 22, 2024 Josh Broadwell

Genshin Impact's Navia standing on the edge of a ship overlooking Fontaine's main city

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Genshin Impact Navia builds and teams

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July 22, 2024 Josh Broadwell

A fish guy driving the Tesla Cybertruck in Fortnite.

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Musk We Drive It? | We're so sorry, Fortnite players, the world's worst automobile is on its way to default dance-ville

Yep, that one Elon reply-guy you hate on Twitter is about to get super into battle royales.

July 22, 2024 Mark Warren

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Stardew Valley's creator has been releasing plenty of free updates in the eight years since its release, and "on the honor" of their family name, they promise they always will be

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Pinky Promise | Stardew Valley's creator has been releasing plenty of free updates in the eight years since its release, and "on the honor" of their family name, they promise they always will be

"Screencap this and shame me if I ever violate this oath."

July 22, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Keep At It | Warframe dev's CEO thinks studios shouldn't abandon struggling live-service games so quickly: "I think they eject too soon"

"It comes out, doesn’t work and they throw it away."

July 22, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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A still from Minecraft showing a recreation of Hollow Knight: Silksong, with Hornet preparing to fight an enemy boss.

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Coming Any Day Now | Hollow Knight: Silksong is taking so long to come out, it's already been remade in Minecraft

Well, some of it anyway.

July 22, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Dustin' Timberlake | Warframe is getting a horrific mutated boyband, and its lead singer is voiced by Resident Evil's Leon Kennedy

Coming to Warframe 1999, these infested liches will make up a large part of the grind this fall.

July 21, 2024 Connor Makar

Splatoon 3 key art for the Grand Festival Splatfest showing the musicians from every Splatoon game all together.

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I Have An Inkling | Splatoon 3's Splatfests are seemingly coming to an end, but at least some incredibly fresh amiibo are on the way

Something fishy is going on.

July 21, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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BLAST FROM THE PAST | Warframe 1999's exciting new zone was created with an unlikely inspiration from the developer's past

Very Y2K, very European. Warframe's newest update looks unlike anything we've seen from the sci-fi MMO before.

July 21, 2024 Connor Makar

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BLOODY MONEY | "It often discriminates against people" Mortal Kombat 1 champion SonicFox speaks on Esports World Cup woes

One of the greatest fighting game players of all time speaks out on the rising wawve of government-funded esports.

July 21, 2024 Connor Makar

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Zagreus from Hades stands between two desaturated screenshots from the game.

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Good God | It's not just the story: every single game developer can learn something from Hades' creative take on an underused mechanic

Don’t Hade the player…

July 19, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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The cover of Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition.

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Too Retro? | Switch players simply don't understand why Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition is missing this crucial feature

Look, all they're asking for is the chance to irreparably ruin some friendships without having to take a picture of the screen.

July 18, 2024 Mark Warren

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Strapped | Fans have noticed Netflix's Devil May Cry anime finally answers one of the series’ most important questions

Look, DMC is incredibly over-the-top, but we draw the line at floating swords.

July 18, 2024 Fran Ruiz

Some characters facing of against a dragon in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

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Respectfully Looking | Dragon Age: The Veilguard did see Bioware take a "hard look at multiplayer", but eventually decide to stick to what it does best

Sometimes a desire to return to your roots snaps you out of your distracted boyfriend meme, it happens.

July 18, 2024 Mark Warren

The EA Sports FC 25 Ultimate Edition cover.

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Mystery United | Watch the EA Sports FC 25 reveal here, and enjoy the fact the Ultimate Edition cover looks like a Champions League-themed whodunnit

It was Colonel Zidane in the drawing room with a headbutt to the chest, I'm telling you now.

July 17, 2024 Mark Warren

Key art for Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club, showing three young people in a city street looking surprised and concerned, a man superimposed to the left of them wearing a paper bag with a creepy smile for a mask.

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Happy Faces | It turns out Emio is... the first new Famicom Detective Club game in over 30 years, and the director of Super Metroid is back to make it

Seems like the best possible result, honestly.

July 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A player exploring one of new planet biomes from No Man's Sky's Worlds update part one.

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Science Fact | No Man's Sky's Worlds Update part one comes with a bunch of new uber-immersive planet biomes, and a flamethrower-toting mech suit

"It feels like we’re bringing technology back from the future!"

July 17, 2024 Mark Warren

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Never Save Saving. | Amazon Prime Day 2024: We reveal the best gaming deals today

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July 16, 2024 Robert Anderson

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Woah... | Crash Bandicoot 5 was reportedly in the works, but one former Toys For Bob dev says it's been canned: "It's gonna break hearts"

Better luck next time.

July 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Zelda is stood talking to a floating, sentient orb of some kind, a staff floating in front of her in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.

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The Legend Of Who? | Zelda might be the star of the show in Echoes of Wisdom, but it turns out Link will be playable after all

At least for a little bit, anyway.

July 14, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

The Karate Kid: Street Rumble, a 16-bit-esque beat-'em-up showing the main cast of characters posed ready to fight.

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Back To The Past | Looking for a game that will make you feel really old? The OG Karate Kid movies are getting a side-scrolling beat-'em-up later this year

Is this really an IP that needs exploring, though?

July 14, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Waning Inspiration | The First Descendant devs respond to allegations they copied a bunch of Destiny 2 icons

Nexon has actually released a statement regarding the similarities between several in-game icons in The First Descendant and Destiny 2.

July 12, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Setting Up The Court | NBA 2K25 gets a release date, and it'll see NBA and WNBA players share a cover for the first time in series history

It might only be for one of the gazillion different editions on offer, but hey, a nice thing.

July 10, 2024 Mark Warren

A man in a trench coat and paper bag with a creepy smiling face on it is stood ina dimly lit room, the image is covered in a film grain effect.

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Important Questions | Nintendo wants to know who Emio is, and we're assuming until it's stated otherwise that they're just Mario's strangest villain yet

Seriously, who the hell is Emio?

July 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke