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Half-Life 2 key art of Gordon Freeman attacking alien appendages with a crowbar.

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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.

Nov. 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

CJ in GTA: San Andreas Definitive Edition.

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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.

Nov. 17, 2024 Fran Ruiz

Key art of Sam Fisher from Splinter Cell, he is wearing tactical espionage gear, with goggles on his head with three glowing lights attached.

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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.

Nov. 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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

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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!

Nov. 16, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Xbox boss Phil Spencer looking at a PS5 Pro from two angles.

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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.

Nov. 15, 2024 Mark Warren

Xbox's Phil Spencer opposite the PS5 Pro surrounded by money.

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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.

Nov. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

Master Chief looking at a hologram of Cortana in Halo 2.

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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."

Nov. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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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!

Oct. 31, 2024 Connor Makar

Roblox Cabin Crew Simulator, official title artwork depicting a cabin crew member and a plane full of passengers

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Cabin Crew Simulator codes

It's time to fly and keep your passengers happy.

Oct. 25, 2024 Marie Pritchard

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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.

Oct. 24, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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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.

Oct. 23, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

Roblox Combat Warriors official art, a warrior-like figure is standing with their back to the screen on the right side of the image. They are holding a sword and looking into a hole filled with Lava.

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Combat Warriors codes

Ready, Aim, Fire.

Oct. 23, 2024 Marie Pritchard

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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.

Oct. 22, 2024 Mark Warren

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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"

Oct. 15, 2024 Robert Anderson

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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!

Oct. 11, 2024 Robert Anderson

A second of the Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion map showing the entrance to the Shivering Isles

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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.

Oct. 7, 2024 Jim Trinca

A giant, scarred head of a woman staring directly at a man in front of her in Silent Hill 4: The Room.

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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...

Oct. 1, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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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."

Sept. 27, 2024 Mark Warren

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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.

Sept. 14, 2024 Jim Trinca

The Sims 2's Fortune aspiration icon, an abstract silhouette of a figure holding two bags (implicitly filled with money), above a render of several Sims as they appear in-game.

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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.

Sept. 14, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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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.

Sept. 12, 2024 Mark Warren

22cans founder Peter Molyneux in front of a screen saying Masters of Albion.

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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."

Sept. 6, 2024 Mark Warren

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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.

Aug. 29, 2024 Mark Warren

Some characters encountering a creature in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

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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.

Aug. 28, 2024 Alex Donaldson

A regular moon buggy and a modded one in Starfield.

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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.

Aug. 22, 2024 Mark Warren

A knife on a platter in Mafia The Old Country.

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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

Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

Aug. 20, 2024 Mark Warren

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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.

Aug. 20, 2024 Mark Warren

Claude walking down a street with a gun in GTA 3.

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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

Rectangle in the wind.

Aug. 14, 2024 Mark Warren

Tom's face next to a number of games consoles

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PODCAST | What's the best game on the worst console?

Console wars with a twist.

Aug. 14, 2024 Tom Orry

Max Payne fires dual pistols while in an underground station

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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.

Aug. 9, 2024 Connor Makar

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Very OG Xbox. | Xbox's 90s inspired controller is now up for pre-order

Nostalgia on tap.

Aug. 1, 2024 Robert Anderson

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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."

July 22, 2024 Mark Warren

Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief in the Halo TV series.

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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.

July 19, 2024 Mark Warren

An Xbox Series S, a pair of Xbox controllers, a tablet, a phone, a TV, and numerous posters of games lay flat on a black void.

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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.

July 19, 2024 Mark Warren

Some people shooting things in Splitgate 2.

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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.

July 18, 2024 Mark Warren

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

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

Save, save, save.

July 16, 2024 Robert Anderson

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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?

July 10, 2024 Mark Warren

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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.

July 2, 2024 Sherif Saed

Starfield's Sam Coe standing in front of a Bleak Falls Barrow in Skyrim.

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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."

July 2, 2024 Mark Warren

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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.

July 1, 2024 Connor Makar

Artwork of The Thing video game showing soldiers in snowsuits, some kind of monster in the background.

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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."

June 23, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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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.

June 21, 2024 Sherif Saed

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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.

June 7, 2024 Fran Ruiz

Master Chief in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

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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.

June 7, 2024 Mark Warren

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RICO TIME | Just Cause is finally getting a movie, and it will be helmed by Blue Beetle's director

This one's a bit hard to mess up, right?

May 30, 2024 Fran Ruiz

A Mustang and a BMW lining up for a drag race in Need For Speed Unbound.

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NOSTALGIC NYOOMS | Buckle up, Need For Speed Unbound's new Underground-inspired drag and drift races have just arrived

Hey, it's an old thing that we all liked once, and might like again now.

May 21, 2024 Mark Warren

A guard in red armour is stood looking at the player in some kind of courtyard in a Morrowind screenshot.

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ONE MORE PLAYTHROUGH | An original Morrowind dev is back to working on the game 20 years after quitting Bethesda with an impressive sounding mod

Here we go again.

May 19, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A mixture of screenshots and key artwork from five different PS1 games are shown. From left to right: Silent Hill, Gran Turismo, Mega Man X3, Dino Crisis, and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

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PLAY HAS NO LIMITS | The best PS1 games to play in 2024

Still have your PlayStation kicking about? Here are some of the best games you can still play on it today.

May 16, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

Some sims in the LA Chargers' Sims 2 schedule release.

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RUS-SUL SUL WILSON | LA Chargers use The Sims 2 to announce their 2024 NFL schedule, and yes, there's a pool steps-based murder

I genuinely can't stop sniggering at the Broncos wishing well gag, or how well Harrison Butker's been roasted.

May 16, 2024 Mark Warren