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Some Fallout fans cosplaying as NCR and Caesar's Legion soldiers.

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Mojaving Fun | Fallout fan fest in real-life version of New Vegas' Goodsprings features NCR vs Legion battle re-enactments, and a Todd Howard cosplay with "an actual piece of trash"

The Fallout community's annual trip to the Mojave came with plenty of cool cosplays, as has become the tradition.

Nov. 18, 2024 Mark Warren

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

Dragon Age: Inquisition key art showing a knight with a burning sword reaching out towards demonic looking creatures.

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Keepin' On | Not ready for Dragon Age: The Veilguard but struggling to import your world save states from the Keep into Inquisition? You're not the only one, and BioWare is trying to fix it

To be fair, it was only last month that The Veilguard came out, BioWare's probably a bit busy right now.

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

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

The stamp of GOG's preservation program in front of some classic games.

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Good For Old Games | GOG is launching a new preservation program, and it looks like good news for PC folks who love playing classics without having to mess around

"We continue our mission to make games live forever."

Nov. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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Bad Call | Battlefield: Bad Company's original lead is happy to bring his ideas for a third game to life, but he knows EA won't do it

We're not likely to get a third Battlefield: Bad Company game, and it has nothing to do with the originals' creator's willingness to return to the series.

Nov. 12, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Touching Down Soon | It's In The Game: Madden NFL is about to give EA's American football series the documentary treatment, and here's hoping it does a deep-dive on that Greg Jennings touchdown

Sure, he was putting the team on his back, but there has to be more to it than that.

Nov. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

"We really heavily focused on freedom to play the game the way you wanted" - Fallout: New Vegas' director on Obsidian's goals in the face of bug criticisms and Fallout 3 comparisons

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Choices, Choices | "We really heavily focused on freedom to play the game the way you wanted" - Fallout: New Vegas' director on Obsidian's goals in the face of bug criticisms and Fallout 3 comparisons

"You always have to prioritise things."

Nov. 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

John Marston dressed in his original Red Ded Redemption outfit in Red Dead Redemption 2.

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Sweet Cowboy Blues | “We've waited 14 years for this game” The story of the Red Dead Redemption PC remaster mod looking to bring RDR2 to classic New Austin

Reality Redemption’s developer says it’s the product of loving Red Dead’s “final frontier vibes” taking on “a fresh challenge”.

Nov. 8, 2024 Mark Warren

A Rook wearing Mass Effect-inspired gear in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

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The Neck-t Chapter | Dragon Age: The Veilguard's first patch isn't just about dressing up like someone who bangs, ok, it's saved us all from unexpected NPC neck growth

Forget Elven gods, this was clearly the biggest threat facing Thedas.

Nov. 8, 2024 Mark Warren

Garrus in Mass Effect Legendary Edition next to Dominic Toretto in F9.

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2Massive2Effective | Mass Effect is officially getting an Amazon TV series, penned by the writer of that Fast & Furious film where Vin Diesel and John Cena have a big fight about family

N7 Day might have been "quieter" this year, but it certainly wasn't silent.

Nov. 8, 2024 Mark Warren

The main characters of Amazon's Fallout TV show.

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Fantastic Casting? | Fallout season two will reportedly star Macaulay Culkin as a "crazy genius-type character", and I'm praying it's somehow the Mojave's top theoretical physicist

It almost definitely won't be, but a guy can dream, right?

Nov. 8, 2024 Mark Warren

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Massively Effective | No Man's Sky brings back Mass Effect's Nomandy as a special N7 Day treat, alongside some handy cross-save support

To be fair, Commander Shepard's got experience with fish, so NMS' last big update should be up their alley.

Nov. 7, 2024 Mark Warren

Lucia in GTA 6 next to a GTA Online protagonist standing underneath the moon.

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Gru-d Heavens | Yes, GTA 6 is still on track for release in 2025, says Rockstar, as fans craving a second trailer debate whether to cling on to some wild moon theories

Sometimes you just end up spending an entire day learning about the waning gibbous because of a game about running people over.

Nov. 7, 2024 Mark Warren

The GTA Online protagonist sitting in front of Darnell Bros garment factory.

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Capitan Cool | GTA Online PC's finally getting those long-awaited next-gen console improvements next year, and its next big update brings new robberies with everyone's favourite sailor

You're buying a place to make clothes this time, because none of your current hideouts are suitable for planning to steal stuff.

Nov. 1, 2024 Mark Warren

Rook and Varric in Dragon Age: The Veilguard next to Dragon Age: Inquisition's cover art.

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Eclipsed Dreams | Dragon Age: The Veilguard's release got you desperate for a DA legendary collection? BioWare says it'd be tougher to do than Mass Effect, but "never say never"

"It’s something that’s not going to be as easy Mass Effect, but we do love the original games."

Nov. 1, 2024 Mark Warren

Multiple horror game characters are shown. From left to right, there is: Fatal Frame Project Zero's Ose Kurosawa, Alien Isolation's Xenomorph, Resident Evil 7's Jack Baker, the chef from Little Nightmares, and Pyramid Head from Silent Hill 2

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DOUBLE JUMP SCARES | The best horror games to play in 2024

From founding fathers of horror to underrated gems, here are some of the best horror games to sink your teeth into.

Nov. 1, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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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

The Ordinator Armour from Skyrim's Ghosts of the Tribunal creation.

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Modking A Difference | Nexus Mods says folks "should be pressuring" paid mod platforms to "do better" if they're frustrated by its new policy on the ever-controversial topic

Modding site puts some "ire" at its change down to people seeing its features as "far more powerful and convenient than those offered by the paid modding platforms".

Oct. 31, 2024 Mark Warren

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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.

Oct. 31, 2024 James Billcliffe

Some Skyrim creation club items next to Starfield's Starborn Gravis Suit.

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Free vs Fee | Nexus Mods updates its stance on paid mods for the first time since Bethesda's latest attempt at them, says it believes "modding should be a pursuit of passion first and foremost"

This policy update's proved a bit polarising - as stuff around this subject always does - and Nexus' team says it has "another update" coming soon.

Oct. 30, 2024 Mark Warren

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Yeeeee-huh? | Red Dead Redemption only hit PC yesterday, and modders have seemingly already broken time by introducing John Marston to GTA 6 and anime intros

Sorry, cowboy, we've chucked out your silent movies, here's some real culture.

Oct. 30, 2024 Mark Warren

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Not Normessing About | As Dragon Age: The Veilguard ignites Mass Effect chatter, BioWare lead declares the latter will stick to being about serious, mature alien shaggers looking "photorealistic"

Even as they're put in some "humorous situations" like, I don't know, asking someone to bang, ok?

Oct. 29, 2024 Mark Warren

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Azura's Daily Star | Beyond Skyrim: Cyrodiil is gearing up to let you decide who rules the Imperial City long after Oblivion, and it’ll feature something any world definitely needs: unhinged tabloid journalism

Yep, you can't escape dickheads like us writing about things you do in sometimes tonally interesting ways, even in Tamriel.

Oct. 28, 2024 Mark Warren

Some characters in Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Dragon Age Inquisition.

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Let Them Rook | With the Dragon Age: The Veilguard wait almost up, fans are looking back at their occasionally hilariously wrong 10-year-old posts prior to Inquisition's release

To be fair, when it comes to reminding yourself what you were like on social media a decade ago, this is very low on the embarrassment scale.

Oct. 28, 2024 Mark Warren

Sephiroth, a man with long grey hair and a black leather suit, is falling, plunging a long sword downwards.

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Pick A Card | Magic the Gathering is getting a Final Fantasy crossover, and yes of course that Sephiroth x Aerith moment is getting a card

What else could they have made a card of?

Oct. 27, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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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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Open Roads | The best open-world games to play in 2024

It feels good to take the path less travelled, sometimes.

Oct. 24, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Rock Hit Tree | The best survival games to play in 2024

It’s time to put your survival skills to the test with this list of the best survival games.

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

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The best co-op games to play in 2024

Whether you simply want some quick co-op fun or a lengthy campaign to embark on, we've got you and your friends covered with these co-op games.

Oct. 23, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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NO MONEY, NO PROBLEM | The best free-to-play games to try in 2024

Here are some good games for you to play without the need to splash the cash.

Oct. 22, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

Some characters in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

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Well, Are You? | "Are you trying to have sex with me?” says one Dragon Age: The Veilguard character at some point, and you bet folks are keen to find out who

My money's on Solas or Manfred.

Oct. 22, 2024 Mark Warren

A high elf in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion next to a Starfield character dressed as Emperor Uriel Septim.

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By Azura | Starfield modders are attempting to re-create Oblivion in space, with hopes for an eventual "Elder star system" that'll be "finishing the job" the Adoring Fan started

The starting point for "Starblivion" is an alternate start mod that kicks off your interstellar adventure in a familiar dungeon.

Oct. 22, 2024 Mark Warren

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As You Like It | Good news culture lovers, Grand Theft Hamlet, that film about Shakespeare in GTA Online, is coming to UK cinemas in time for Christmas

Because you know you need to drag the kids along to a festive documentary about two blokes bringing the bard's work to LS.

Oct. 15, 2024 Mark Warren

Skyrim's Dragonborn opposite a helldiver in Helldivers 2 wielding a rifle.

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Toddaly Unexpected | After a minor calendar mix-up, Helldivers 2's next big patch drops soon and it's already inspired jokes about Skyrim being ported to some bullets

To be fair, I doubt you'll have much time to play DOOM on your rifle while you're in the middle of a firefight.

Oct. 14, 2024 Mark Warren

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Big Mood | Turns out that Discord exists because the chat service's co-creator wanted somewhere he could chat about Final Fantasy 11

Maybe a bit too relatable...

Oct. 13, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

The exterior of Washington Lodge at night, as seen through the trees.

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Before Sunrise | How to save everyone in Until Dawn

Full walkthroughs on how to ensure each of the eight main characters survive the night. You can also ignore this advice if you want to get everyone killed - there are trophies for both, so I'm not judging.

Oct. 11, 2024 Rebecca Jones

Sam leans over to examine Chris's bag at the cable car station.

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Golden Ending | How to get the new endings in Until Dawn (2024)

Make the right choices and you'll see a couple of brand-new scenes at the end of the enhanced version of Until Dawn.

Oct. 10, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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Schrödinger's Cut | Until Dawn review: a last-gen stand-out rescued from the jaws of oblivion

Ballistic Moon's second pass at Until Dawn is more than a remaster yet not wholly a remake — but most importantly, it definitively preserves one of the best modern adventure games with only a few compromises.

Oct. 8, 2024 Rebecca Jones