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A Polite Prod | If you want a Need for Speed: Most Wanted remake, it seems all you need to do is keep asking for it, as one actor from the series says that "anything is on the table" at EA
What about everything?
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Hit And Run | "We were worried when we saw Xbox coming" - One former PlayStation exec on securing exclusivity for GTA 3 before its upcoming competitor could get to it
"We knew exclusivity was the name of the game in a lot of fields."
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Chilling Stuff | Worried your friend is secretly a horrifying alien monster? Displace those feelings on to The Thing Remastered, which just came out by the way
The perfect game to get paranoid over.
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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!
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D'oh! | Don't get too upset, but the devs behind The Simpsons: Hit & Run apparently could have made three sequels if it weren't for some anonymous weirdo who decided against it
And they wouldn't have had to pay the licence fee either.
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Need To Evolve | As Need For Speed turns 30, the devs currently running the series say the biggest challenge new entries face is "literally the age of the franchise"
"The trajectory has been bumpy, actually, in some cases."
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Doing Numbers | Despite being a 20 year old single-player game, Half-Life 2 just hit an all-time high concurrent player count thanks to that anniversary update
Turns out you can teach an old dog new tricks.
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Good Colours | I'd forgotten how stylish the original GTA: San Andreas was until the latest Definitive Edition update
Ah yes, this game had what the kids call 'aura' these days.
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Another One | Sounds like that Tom Hardy Splinter Cell movie you all definitely forgot about has bit the dust
An animated series from Netflix is coming next year, though.
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Get A Life | Fancy a look at Half-Life 2: Episode 3? For Half-Life 2's 20th anniversary, Valve shares a jam-packed documentary showing some of the infamous episode that never was
Oh, and the game is free for the next couple of days!
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Seems Like Box Beef | "We don’t need to do incremental hardware for our own benefit", says Xbox boss Phil Spencer, as the PS5 Pro continues to wonder 'Was it something I said?'
Look, just tell it what it did to you Phil. It's getting very, very PSSRd off over here.
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It Needs Consoling | "We’re not going to grow the market with $1,000 consoles", Xbox boss Phil Spencer says, likely leaving the PS5 Pro pretty PSSRd off
Yep, just a quippy little line about expensive hardware, nothing to see here.
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Tough Times | "The whole studio was burning the candle at both ends" - Two of Halo 2's most important designers reflect on the beloved sequel's working conditions
"We really didn’t know what was going to happen."
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White Noiz | The best video game soundtracks to revisit in 2024
From classical symphonies and industrial noise to acid jazz and synthwave, these game soundtracks leave no stone left unturned.
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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.
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Feeling Blue | Netflix shuts down its “Team Blue” triple-A game studio, losing big ex-Halo, Overwatch, and God of War devs in the process
What could this mean for the streaming giant's gaming efforts? We'll have to see.
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Xmas | Halo Master Chief ornament tops the Christmas charts at Amazon—I've already ordered 10
"Alexa, play Halo Theme Mjolnir Mix"
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Dodgy Fire Stick | Xbox’s 'No Console Required' bundle gets a hefty discount at Amazon—surprisingly, it's a damn good deal
Begone, bulky hardware!
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PODCAST | Which expansions are better than the main game?
From The Shivering Isles to Toussaint: some downloadable content is worth every penny twice.
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Not Staying Silent | Ahead of the Silent Hill 2 remake, I can't help but wonder: when will there be justice for Silent Hill 4?
I know you'll all be thinking James and Maria, but...
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Star Attraction | Blizzard reportedly has a new StarCraft shooter in the works, so here's hoping it's third time lucky
"StarCraft is not dead at Blizzard."
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PODCAST | The best games that bricked consoles
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times: the 360 era was a golden age but man, the hardware sucked.
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We're Retro Now | The best Sims game turns 20 today, calling forth a wave of warm nostalgia in the face of the franchise's uncertain future
The Sims 2 was released on this day in 2004, so if you're interested in reading this, chances are you're old like me.
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More Layoffs | Microsoft is laying off another 650 staff from its gaming division, according to memo sent by Xbox boss Phil Spencer
The reported cuts would follow 1,900 staff being let go from from the Xbox-helmed gaming arm of the company earlier this year.
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He's Said A Thing | Peter Molyneux reckons AI will "be a real game changer" in the future of games, and it'll "allow anyone" to make an entire title with a single prompt
"AI-generated characters, animations, dialogue, VO, there is so much that AI will be able to tackle."
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Barrett Gone | Ex-Marathon director was reportedly fired from Bungie following a misconduct investigation
Joe Ziegler was announced as having replaced Chris Barrett as lead on the game earlier this year.
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Region Locked | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is reminding me of the greatest Lord of the Rings game
Expedition 33 unexpectedly channels one of the greatest and most unexpected licensed games of all time - and I’m here for it.
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Spacerunner | Starfield's moon buggy can do sick jumps, but it can't outrun the inevitable - modders swapping it for Halo's Warthog, a Star Wars speeder, and, er, a van
See, I told you it wasn't a totally pointless thing.
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Sorry, Italians | Mafia: The Old Country finishes up Gamescom ONL 2024, so you don't see a bunch more games and fuhgeddaboudit
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Green to Blue? | Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is seemingly the next Xbox title coming to PS5, but not until next year
Indy and his hat will be whip-swinging onto Sony's consoles following a period of timed exclusivity, it's claimed.
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Leaf It Out | GTA 3's litter proved so divisive among devs that San Andreas' streets were cleaned up after a tiff about trash, but the code for it still snuck into Manhunt
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In Motion | Max Payne remakes have dived into full production, according to Remedy financial report
The original two games are coming as one package from the Control and Alan wake studio.
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Following The Train | Hoping GTA 6 will be "wildly different" to GTA 5? Well, a GTA 4 technical director reckons Rockstar will have had a tough time making a big jump
"Maybe they pulled it off, maybe it's amazing, but I think some people, their expectations might be a little too high."
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Halo-meless | The Halo TV series is looking for a new home after being cancelled by Paramount+, so step up if there's a spare streaming service in your Warthog's trunk
Look, we know it's a long shot, but come on, surely Cortana made one of you pack such a thing for this mission.
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Deal Dispute Remains | Those recent Xbox Game Pass changes are "exactly the sort of consumer harm" the FTC warned the Activision Blizzard deal could lead to, it claims
"What did we tell you?", says body that's continuing to fight against the merger.
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Not A Long Splitwait | Splitgate 2 arrives in 2025, so you can look forward to attending another fun wedding between Halo and Portal
Get shopping for tuxes now, before everyone rents the Master Chief green ones.
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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.
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Never Save Saving. | Amazon Prime Day 2024: We reveal the best gaming deals today
Save, save, save.
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Pass Me A Calculator | Are the new Xbox Game Pass tiers actually confusing? We investigate
There's a lot of reading to do, but do you actually need to be an alien with two separate brains to figure out what Microsoft's done here?
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GOOD SPIRITS | Best Elden Ring Spirit Ashes and locations
If you're looking for some powerful Spirit Ashes to give you an edge in a fight, here's where to find them in Elden Ring.
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Tamrielic Twist | Starfield modding project to create a whole Elder Scrolls-themed planet "has been canceled", but the poster behind it says it wasn't just trolling
"I want to emphasise that the project was genuine."
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It's magic! | Best Elden Ring Spells and Sorceries for early and late game
Here are the best spells to accompany your journey into both The Lands Between and Shadow of the Erdtree's Realm of Shadow.
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The What Now? | The original release of The Thing video game didn't entirely work, but Nightdive Studios promises it will "fulfil the original vision"
"It will play the way you remember the original game playing, but that wasn't the way it actually played."
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TAKE ME HIGHER | Elden Ring Smithing Stone guide: Locations and Bell Bearings
Forget power-levelling, upgrading your weapon is really the best way to beat Elden Ring's toughest challenges.
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HORROR IN THE SNOW | (Update) No longer a rumour - The Thing Remastered officially announced at IGN Live
No one could've predicted this one, but we're glad it's real.
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Halo Again | Looks like Xbox is making Halo: Combat Evolved again, but this time it might also come to PS5
A fresh remaster is reportedly in the works.