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Jim Carrey as Dr Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

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If They Golden Ring | Sonic 3 star Jim Carrey says he's "open to the idea" of returning for Sonic 4, after casually pulling another of the top 10 faces of all-time

He power-rests between projects, and it would seem could still do with some cash, if it's attached to something fun.

Jan. 3, 2025 Mark Warren

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Squid Game 2 characters in Call of Duty Black Ops 6.

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Pass My Ride | Yo dawg, Call of Duty Black Ops 6's Squid Game crossover comes with a premium battle pass on top of another battle pass, so you can battle pass while you battle pass

Activision clearly shares the add-on philosophy of Pimp My Ride's Xzibit.

Jan. 3, 2025 Mark Warren

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Indiana Jones and Emmerich Voss in Indiana Jones and The Great Circle.

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Hiiiiiii-nahhhhh | Indiana Jones and the Great Circle baddie Voss might say karate weirdly, but his actor's glad he didn't have to learn how to whip Indy's bum for real

He did nail some monkey noises in one take, though.

Jan. 3, 2025 Mark Warren

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Liberty City in GTA 5 opposite Trevor and Michael looking at a thing.

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New York Groove | Huge new GTA 5 mod will let you run around a full recreation of Liberty City as Michael, Trevor, and Franklin, if you fancy returning to Niko's old haunts ahead of GTA 6

I've got no idea if you can run into Mr Bellic, but surely it's worth hopping on the plane to find out.

Jan. 3, 2025 Mark Warren

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Retro Is Back | A new handheld console has just been revealed, and no, it's not the Switch 2

It's even got a keypad on it, ain't that nice!

Jan. 3, 2025 Connor Makar

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Helldivers 2 players fighting The Illuminate in its Omens of Tyranny update.

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Sigh | "Make good games, don’t make a contemporary political statement,” says Helldivers 2 director, as players massacre infected citizens for leaders worried about "anti-democratic brainwashing"

Oh, and Super Earth's just passed a "FREEDOM Act" that'll create a "security force dedicated to loyalty enforcement". No politics here.

Jan. 3, 2025 Mark Warren

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Some characters fist bumping in GTA 6 trailer one.

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Litter Leak? | Forget the moon, an alleged GTA 6 leak might have revealed what the bins at Rockstar looked like about three years ago

If these pics are real, it's clear the developer has its its in-office waste disposal on lock, or at least it did post-Covid.

Jan. 2, 2025 Mark Warren

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2XKO So Soon | 2025 is the sink or swim year for 2XKO, as my most anticipated game finally nears its release date

Can 2XKO make waves in a genre dominated by classic IPs? We'll not be waiting long to find out.

Jan. 2, 2025 Connor Makar

Minthara in Baldur's Gate 3 looking very pissed off opposite Raphael's succubus dressed in not much clothing.

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Still Going Rogue | Baldur's Gate 3's popular roguelike overhaul mod just got a total revamp, including a level 27 "superboss" for the uber-masochists out there

It looks like the list of new "unique, rarely-fought enemies" might also include a sheep, because why not?

Jan. 2, 2025 Mark Warren

A character wielding a staff, looking very mage-like, can be seen standing on a cliff-edge overlooking their surroundings in Elden Ring Nightreign

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The Nightlord Cometh | Is Elden Ring Nightreign inspired by mods? I’m not sure, but it’s certainly a dream come true for Seamless Co-op and randomiser enjoyers

Nightreign won’t be for everyone, but for those who dabbled with Elden Ring’s mods, prayers have been answered.

Jan. 2, 2025 Kelsey Raynor

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GTA 6's protagonists next to a GTA Online protagonist buying a thing.

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Breaking The Bank | GTA 6 is projected to make over $1 billion in pre-orders, and double GTA 5's first year, no doubt letting a bunch of suits buy ten car garages they don't need

Yep, just a small amount of money, to help counteract an estimated budget of up to $2 billion, because numbers can be ridiculous.

Jan. 2, 2025 Mark Warren

A Chinese statue stares down at the protagonist in Black Myth Wukong.

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Wukong Days | Has the truth behind Black Myth Wukong's absence from Xbox has finally been revealed? It's complicated

One of 2024's oddest stories seems to have come to a close.

Jan. 2, 2025 Connor Makar

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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League - Harley Quinn

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Eclectic? | One of last year's worst games, and one of the best games of the last five years are your PlayStation Plus games for January

Sony is kicking off the new year with something of a bang, having just revealed the line-up of games PlayStation Plus members will be getting this month.

Jan. 2, 2025 Sherif Saed

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An adventurer walking on a road leading away from the Imperial City in Skyblivion.

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Cyrodiil You Soon | Skyblivion, the huge Oblivion remake mod in Skyrim's engine, is now in its release year and its devs only have one region of Cyrodiil left to complete

By Azura, things currently still look on track to let you hop into the massive mod's Imperial province by the end of 2025.

Jan. 2, 2025 Mark Warren

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Switch Up | Nintendo patent hints towards a brilliant Switch 2 feature that should make games look, and perform, better

The wonderful world of legal patents may be pointing to a cool Switch 2 feature.

Jan. 2, 2025 Connor Makar

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Some Helldivers in Helldivers 2 taking on the Illuminate.

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Gunning Forwards | "We are growing Helldivers 2 into Helldivers 3" says Arrowhead CCO Pilestedt, and he's taking design suggestions for the massive miniguns everyone wants

That said, it doesn't sound like you'll necessarily be getting your hands on one uber-soon.

Jan. 2, 2025 Mark Warren

Honkai Star Rail press image with protagonist in pink light

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Season's Greekings | Honkai Star Rail kicks off the new year with a release date reveal for version 3.0

Alongside this, a new cinematic OP trailer that swings past all the new characters.

Jan. 2, 2025 Connor Makar

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But DLC though... | The Space Marine 2 content train is not stopping in 2025, and Saber has revealed what to expect

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 will continue to receive new content in the new year, and some of those updates are going to be big.

Jan. 2, 2025 Sherif Saed

A segmented image featuring mobile games available on Netflix, including Dead Cells, Immortality, Kentucky Route Zero, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Into the Breach

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Net A Good One | The best Netflix games to play in 2025

All of these essential games are included as part of your Netflix subscription, and they're all great.

Jan. 1, 2025 James Billcliffe

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Battlefield Rescue | My most anticipated game of 2025 is a game with no title and no date, but it’s one I hope will make me fall in love with my favourite shooter series all over again

The next Battlefield, whatever it ends up being called, will define the future of the series, for good or ill. None of us know much about it, but I can’t wait to see and play it.

Dec. 31, 2024 Sherif Saed

Yasuke from Assassin's Creed Shadows and Henry from Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 facing off against two flying monsters from Avowed and Monster Hunter Wilds.

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Only One | Who will win February 2025's RPG Royal Rumble? Kingdom Come, Assassin's Creed, Avowed or Monster Hunter?

With 4 huge RPGs launching back-to-back in February 2025, can any of them stand out from the crowd?

Dec. 30, 2024 James Billcliffe

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How Many? | Almost 19,000 new games were released on Steam in 2024, more than any year before

The number of new games that hit Steam every year continues to jump to ridiculous figures, and this year has been no different.

Dec. 30, 2024 Sherif Saed

Another Crab's treasure official screenshot

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Another Crab?!? | Another Crab's Treasure was a bright spot in a rough year, and an absolute must play

A quirky little action game made by a team of young, passionate creatives. That's what it's all about, innit.

Dec. 29, 2024 Connor Makar

A stairwell in a Japanese undeground railway station in The Exit 8.

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Which Exit? | Remember that viral, nightmarish horror game about traversing Japan's subway stations? Well, the studio behind Godzilla is working on a film adaptation

Colour me intrigued!

Dec. 29, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A PlayStation Portal resting on a wooden table next to a pair of PlayStation ear buds.

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The Ole Switcheroo | No, you're not the only one that switches from your PS5 to PS Portal when your mum and dad come into the living room in the evening and say they want to watch something on the telly

Turns out it's working as intended!

Dec. 29, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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A beach scene from GTA 6 with a comical picture of Goro Majima over the top

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Coming Soon | GTA 6 is coming in 2025, but so is a Goro Majima pirate adventure, and if they're both as good as I hope, I'm liable to be a big, sticky mess

I’m serious, it’s imperative for my health that at least one of these games is a bit crap.

Dec. 29, 2024 Mark Warren

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Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Kraven the Hunter, he is sat wearing a fur jacket, sitting on a throne made of antlers.

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But... Why? | "These are not terrible films" - Sony Pictures' CEO just doesn't get why nobody wanted to watch Spider-Man films that don't have Spider-Man in them

It's all the critics' fault the films did badly, no other reason!

Dec. 29, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Alan Wake is dancing on a stage alongside Mr Door and Sam Lake in Alan Wake 2.

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All Coming Together | Sam Lake says he finds Alan Wake 2 and Control's connected universe "really exciting", but he still wants to make sure every game is still "enjoyable on its own"

"I love making it deeper and expanding on the lore."

Dec. 29, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Aerith looking at the Highwind, a large airship floating in the sky, in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth key art.

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Shifting Gears | Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's producer says the team's actually pretty "satisfied" with the game's overall sales, but does seem to imply part 3 can't afford to release on just PS5

"We cannot be exclusive to a single platform."

Dec. 29, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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From left to right: a modded, horned woman in Baldur's Gate 3, a police man from Fallout London, and a skimpily clad female soldier from a Helldivers 2 mod.

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Mod's In Your Favour | Sure, gaming in 2024 had some killer underrated gems, but it was really the year of the mod

And not just the rude ones either, though obviously they did their bit.

Dec. 28, 2024 Mark Warren

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Astro Bot has a robot chicken on his back, fighting a giant robot snake.

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Don't Call It A... | Astro Bot reminded us all that PlayStation has a lot of good games that haven't had sequels in a while, and it turns out the company's boss has said they're looking into bring back "past IP"

"The various IPs that we own are an important asset to PlayStation."

Dec. 28, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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2B from NieR giving a little robot thing a cheeky pat on the head.

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This Can Continue? | "I’ve been hearing the fans’ expectations" - As Nier approaches its 15th anniversary, the series' producer teases what's next for one of the weirdest RPGs around

"I’d appreciate it if you could patiently look forward to what’s coming."

Dec. 28, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

An old man saluting a gravestone in Metal Gear Solid 4.

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Sure, Jan | 27 years ago, record holder for longest cutscene in a video game Hideo Kojima said that the "one thing" he didn't want in Metal Gear Solid was characters just "blabbering at each other for 4 or 5 minutes"

And yet here we are.

Dec. 28, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Key art for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker showing the cast of characters all stood on a globe.

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Wind Up | After conquering Sonic, the third film's writers would love to have a go at making a Zelda movie based on a once divisive entry in the series

And honestly, I hope they get to!

Dec. 28, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Batman is stood in a room with many photos taped to the wall behind him, he's looking at someone with a scowl on his face in The Batman.

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Clock's Ticking | The Batman Part 2 has been delayed, again, but James Gunn did at least offer a pretty simple reason behind the decision

What's one more year anyway?

Dec. 28, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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CHOOSING WISELY | Indiana Jones may have arrived too late for many awards ceremonies, but it’s definitely one of the best games of 2024 regardless

Indy's first video game outing in forever is one for the ages, and the fact it released too late for some of the biggest gongs can't change that.

Dec. 27, 2024 Alex Donaldson

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Codmas | Black Ops 6's double XP event is here to get you through the holidays with new modes and modified maps

Just like every year, the Call of Duty gods have blessed us with days of double XP to end the current year, and kick off the new one.

Dec. 27, 2024 Sherif Saed

A device, rendered in Renaissance style, holds an image of the film poster for Die Hard with a Vengeance.

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Immortal John Says | Death of the Reprobate is wacky renaissance painting Die Hard with a Vengeance, and an ideal game for the holiday period’s long dark teatime of the soul

It might not teach you who the 21st President is, but you will be able to hum the tune of Ballet CCLXVIII from Michael Praetorius’ Dances from Terpischore on demand.

Dec. 26, 2024 Mark Warren

Kat, Autumn, Nora, and Swann walk through eerily blue-lit woodlands at night, illuminated by flashlights.

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Double Feature | Lost Records: Bloom & Rage leads a 2025 double-A line-up that's already looking incredibly promising

Spring 2025 is shaping up to be a great season for fans of oddball indie-ish releases.

Dec. 26, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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Everwild Mentioned | Rare would like to remind you that Everwild is still a thing... with a holidays card

You've likely completely forgotten about Everwild, so it's a good thing the people working on it are here to fresh your memory.

Dec. 26, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Basara: ReFantazio | Metaphor: ReFantazio makers hope it becomes a series, and they may already have some ideas about a sequel

Metaphor: ReFantazio was, by many accounts, one of the best games of 2024. But it may or may not kick off its own series at Studio Zero.

Dec. 26, 2024 Sherif Saed

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The back of a Space Marine, flanked by female characters from Dragon's Dogma and No Rest for the Wicked.

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2024 Reckoning | 2024 was a stellar year for games, whether you wanted to hang out with shooty McSpace fascists, or fall in love with gaming’s most eclectic mix of genres

2024 may not immediately feel like it brought us gigantic, industry-shattering releases, but looking back, almost every month had a gem of a game.

Dec. 25, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Homer-y Hell | The Odyssey is Christopher Nolan’s next film, and it's a mythic action epic coming July 2026

Universal has dropped a cheeky (early) synopsis of Nolan’s next film just as everyone started their holiday break.

Dec. 25, 2024 Sherif Saed

Vi, a pink haired woman with goggles on her forehead, is slapping Jinx, a blue haired woman with a long ponytail, in the face with a big metal glove in key art for Arcane season 2.

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Arcane Accounting | Arcane may have been a Netflix hit, but Riot spent way more money on it than it got paid for it, or made from it

Arcane has quickly become one of Netflix's most recognisable animated streaming shows, but Riot Games has struggled to have it make financial sense.

Dec. 25, 2024 Sherif Saed

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From left to right: Ichiban in Like a Dragon Infinite wealth, a cartoon of a man holding a tomato from Thank Goodness You're Here, and a woman waving a Union Jack flag from Fallout London

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Your Average Sunday | Game of the year 2024? For me, it was all about karaoke, a trip to Yorkshire, and irradiated tea

Forget Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo - here are the real big three that matter.

Dec. 24, 2024 Mark Warren

A character looks towards a church in a meadow, Unicorn Overlord art.

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Unicorn Hunter | We’ve all forgotten about one of the year’s best RPGs, and that’s a crying shame because it’s the best strategy game I’ve played in years

Vanillaware’s Unicorn Overlord might have one of the silliest names around, but beneath the comedy moniker is a stone cold classic.

Dec. 24, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

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Zombies Origin | One of the most beloved Call of Duty games, and a unique shooter from the X360 era, are seemingly coming to Game Pass

Game Pass continues to amass a large library of classic Call of Duty games, and it appears the list will be gaining one major addition next year.

Dec. 24, 2024 Sherif Saed

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V has Come to (FN) | Keanu Reeves is in Fortnite again, this time as Cyberpunk 2077's Johnny Silverhand, and he's bringing his nuke along

Fortnite's next cross-over is with Cyberpunk 2077, making it the second time Keanu Reeves has joined the battle royale shooter.

Dec. 24, 2024 Sherif Saed

GTA 6's main characters robbing a store.

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The Moon? | We’re almost certainly not getting a new GTA 6 trailer this week, but some fans have really convinced themselves that we are

It's not impossible, but the idea that we may be getting a new GTA 6 trailer by the end of this week borders on the absurd.

Dec. 24, 2024 Sherif Saed

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A smiling madman dressed like a clown in Maniac, with a Steam Deck imposed behind.

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Manic Disposition | Maniac may be the best Vampire Survivors-like you’ve never heard of (and is one of the best Steam Deck games of 2024)

I’m willing to bet you’re probably finding out about this gem of a Vampire Survivors-eque for the first time, but know that I don’t blame you.

Dec. 23, 2024 Sherif Saed