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Make Friends | City 20 is the dystopian survival game you've been waiting for – and it has a Steam Fest demo
City 20's demo is limited in size, but offers a glimpse of a truly deep experience.
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IMITATION OF LIFE | For better or worse, The Sims 3 set the standard for modern life sims
15 years on, The Sims 3's ambition has left an impressive legacy, but so has its aggressive embracing of what it means for games to be always-online.
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WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS | Why did no one tell me how dark - and good - the original Digimon movie is?
It took me on quite the adventure.
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DEFYING EXPECTATIONS | XDefiant dares to ask the question: "What if Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 was good?"
'Call of Duty meets hero shooters' could be done right after all.
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ANTI-SOCIAL MEDIA | Dot and Bubble brings Black Mirror-style social commentary to Doctor Who with thought-provoking results - Review
Doctor Who toys with heavy social commentary with a new episode that doesn't actually feature the Doctor all that much. But don't worry - the lead is, like, so charismatic.
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TUNE IN, OR ELSE | 2023's best animated sci-fi series might be getting a second chance at Netflix, but I hate that it's on us to save it
Remember when TV shows got at least a couple of seasons?
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WARN A BROTHER | MultiVersus is better than ever on its second bite of the apple, but I can’t believe it didn’t learn its lesson from the first launch
A better single-player suite of content, a more sensible approach to premium currency, a bigger roster… but, damn, those servers…
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PLEASE, CAPCOM | I am once again asking Capcom to remaster Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (and its sequel) for modern platforms
AAI1 turns 15 today, so let's party like it's 2009 with one of the fandom's most popular talking points.
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FIGHTING FOR POINTS | F1 24 review: Breaking the DRS train a little, but not a huge amount
EA and Codemasters’ latest offering does include some interesting changes, but the main one feels like it’d ideally just be a solid foundation.
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OUTBACK LEGENDS | For better and for worse, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is an ambitious all-you-can-eat of Wasteland lore
George Miller's Fury Road prequel doesn't disappoint, but it can feel bloated and uneven at times.
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HOUSE ALWAYS WINS | "I thought to myself, why don't I do it?" - inside a Fallout New Vegas fan's campaign to get Mr House on the Vegas sphere
“The only thing that will stop me from doing it, minus a lack of funds, would be if MSG Sphere outright didn't allow me to display anything at all.”
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GOING LONG | XDefiant is fantastic - but can it last with a new Call of Duty on the horizon?
I'm having a grand ol' time with XDefiant, but whether or not it can hang around in the long term remains to be seen.
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AT ARMS LENGTH | 73 Yards is more than just an all-time great Doctor Who episode, it’s one of the best bits of TV in years - Review
Doctor Who is always at its best when it’s weird. This week, it drops one of its weirdest episodes yet - and it may well be one of the best.
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TO THA CHOPPA | As Battlefield 2042 winds down, an unlikely new contender is ready to take its place
Delta Force: Hawk Ops is very much going after the Battlefield audience, and often in a shameless way.
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A TALE UNTOLD | Remembering Total War Three Kingdoms, 5 years later – a game too good to be left behind
Five years since it launched, I pour one out for the turn-based strategy that could have been.
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A TEAM EFFORT | Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle made me a believer in sports anime
Haikyu's first film is a fun outing that (mostly) works as a good introduction to a beloved series.
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YOU'VE GOT ONE SHOT | Shot One Fighters thinks it has what it takes to go head-to-head with fighting game royalty like Street Fighter and Tekken
Its ace in the hole is Justin Wong, an infamous lover of parries and consultant on the game.
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PODCAST | Who is currently winning the Best Games Ever Podcast?
We don't have office politics, apart from the half hour per week that we record and publish for your entertainment.
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THREE-REX | Jurassic World Evolution 2's follow-up should also look to Netflix's animated series for inspiration
The Jurassic franchise is much bigger now.
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OH YEAH | So, Danny DeVito wants to be Wario – but is he really the best fit for Mario’s gassy counterpart?
And who should play the rest of the cast from the Mushroom Kingdom?
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ANIME WAS A MISTAKE | Neon Genesis Evangelion's creator says there might be plans for more with someone else at the helm, but I can't think of a worse idea
It's the end of the end of Evangelion.
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BATTING 1000 | Got a Nier: Automata-shaped hole in your heart? You shouldn't resist picking up this ambitious sci-fi title for PC and Switch, then
1000xRESIST picks up the slack while you wait for the next Nier.
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LOVE HURTS | It’s all very sad, isn’t it - where does the games industry go from here?
It's hard to love an industry that is seemingly always in chaos.
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PLAYING MOUSE | If Disney wants a live action or animated Kingdom Hearts, the perfect template is already streaming on Disney Plus
Who? You know Who. And Disney should take a very British leaf out of the Doctor's book.
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HIGH MURDER FLOOR | On its 15th anniversary, Killing Floor stands as one of the best zombie shooters – and the timing couldn’t be more perfect for Killing Floor 3
Killing Floor has always been my zombie shooter of choice, and it all has to do with the fundamentals of its approach to gameplay.
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PODCAST | What's the best game where your character gets wet, then slowly dries off? The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 99
Water palaver! Games are so good at simulating H2O, but which is the most clever?
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GOING UP? | Hades 2 fulfilled my greatest wish from the first game, and all it took was a simple change in direction
Supergiant's sequel has introduced an Olympian challenge.
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SPACE, BABY | Doctor Who finally has its mojo back thanks to Russell T. Davies: the best to ever do it
His successors tried to turn it into a prestige drama, and that’s the last thing I want from the show that can be anything.
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COME AGAIN | One year on, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom still doesn't feel like a sequel – it's a second act
Breath of the Wild was just the beginning.
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2794 OR BUST | Bungie's classic 1994 first-person shooter Marathon now available on Steam, and it's free-to-play for PC and Mac
All aboard the UESC Marathon.
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LET’S CRY | Star Trek: Discovery goes out as it came in: robbing better shows of their mystique
Disco’s final season goes boldly where nobody asked, but remains a success story that has defied every critic
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MORE THAN PIXELS | Man's best friend in a Wasteland: Why Dogmeat reigns supreme in the Fallout universe
The OG Wasteland companion no one can replace.
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WHAT WAS THE POINT? | Is Call of Duty coming to Xbox Game Pass? Yes, no, maybe, who knows - but it’s clear no one believes what Xbox says any more
After years of building up Game Pass as a viable part of its business, and billions of dollars spent acquiring content for it, even Microsoft is seemingly struggling to justify Call of Duty on Game Pass.
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PAINFUL TACTICS | Prelude Dark Pain may look like isometric Darkest Dungeon, but its influences run much, much deeper than that
So far, it's got the style and substance required to make a splash.
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BLOOD MONEY | "Being acquired is a stepping stone to having your studio shut down" Gaming founders and CEOs speak out on the current state of the industry
We reached out to various video game studio owners following Microsoft's closure of Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin, and more.
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TIP THE SCALES | Street Fighter 6 is about to get some huge balance changes - here's some highlights from the upcoming patch
New year, new pro tour season, new balance. The Street Fighter 6 meta is about to get spicy.
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MESSATSU | The most OP character in Street Fighter history is set to terrorize Street Fighter 6 - hands-on
Akuma has always been absolutely disgustingly dangerous. In Street Fighter 6, he has more tools than ever.
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JUST SPANDEX | Everyone should just chill about the Superman costume reveal because we've been here before
Time is a flat circle, and moaning over comic book characters is eternal.
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HELL-O THERE | Should I play Hades 2 in Early Access, or should I wait for the full launch? Here’s what we think
There's more pros than there are cons right now.
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GAME PAST IT | Xbox must fully embrace third-party and Xbox Game Pass to find success – but is Microsoft struggling to see the bigger picture?
The games company Microsoft built is better positioned than ever to go big on both fronts, so why is it not going for it?
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A RUSH, A PUSH | Xbox's Hi-Fi Rush has that Dreamcast era vibe, and it was one of the best games of 2023
Last year's Xbox Game Pass surprise drop has a really retro feel to it – and it was something fresh, bold, and exciting for the industry.
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GOT A BRAND NEW ZAG | One of the best games of all time is included with Netflix on iOS, and just in time for its sequel
Godly, gorgeous, and gripping – and that's just the protagonist. You need to get yourself with Hades as its sequel tears up the charts in Steam early access.
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NIPPON IT IN THE BUD | With the closure of Tango Gameworks, Xbox sends an accidental message: it is not a platform for fans of Japanese games
No matter what Xbox leadership says in its livestreams or in statements, one thing remains true: it's relationship with Japan never came first.
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CAW BLIMEY | Crow Country is so much more than the sum of its Final Fantasy 7 and Resident Evil-inspired polygonal parts, and probably one of the best horror games of the year
Why SFB Games' latest is probably one of the best horror titles you'll play this year.
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NET A GOOD ONE | If you’ve got a Netflix subscription, you have to play these 20 essential free games
All of these essential games are included as part of your Netflix subscription, and they're all great
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DRONING DRIVERS | EA Sports F1 24 preview part three - get ready to hear Max Verstappen's actual voice convey just how boring winning all the time can be
Thanks team, shoutout to everyone back at the factory, I definitely didn't nearly fall asleep midway through that race.
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KLOWNS R US | Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game is as absurd as you’d expect, for all the right reasons
Faithful to the source material and exceptionally wacky as a result, I can’t believe Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game wasn’t conceived sooner.
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Zel-don’t to Zel-do | I'd have forever hated Tunic if it wasn't for this one menu option
Out now on PlayStation Plus, and a must play even if you are terrible at games.
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PODCAST | What's the best game with shooting where you don't get a gun for ages? The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 98
What's the point in having guns if they won't let us shoot people? Eh?