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A Strong Hook | Supermassive is as on-form as ever with The Casting of Frank Stone, a Dead by Daylight spin-off for fans of lore and gore - hands-on preview

A 45-minute preview of the early game left us with more questions than ever, but at least we finally know who Frank Stone is.

Aug. 17, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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NEW LANDS | Genshin Impact version 5.0 launches August 28 with a new continent, characters, cute traversal mechanics

Turn into different cutesy dragon forms and roll on character banners in a major Genshin patch.

Aug. 16, 2024 Connor Makar

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Very Demure | It’s a Roblox brat summer: Charli XCX is coming to one of Roblox’s biggest games, Dress to Impress - here’s what you need to know

Roblox’s Dress to Impress is so Julia, with a Charli XCX-themed update launching this weekend.

Aug. 16, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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NOT A MYTH | Black Myth Wukong Review round-up - all the review scores for this summer's hottest action game

The scores are in. Is Black Myth Wukong any good?

Aug. 16, 2024 Connor Makar

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And For Deserts... | Fallout: Nuevo Mexico devs confirm the big New Vegas mod is "no longer on hold" and "in a good state", but there's still no word about a release date

"We only get one chance to show something off, and we want it to be what we all have in mind."

Aug. 16, 2024 Mark Warren

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Things To Buy | Dragon Age: The Veilguard's array of special editions revealed, and one includes a light-up dagger that definitely isn't a toy, but not the actual game

Look, I'm not complaining, who doesn't want to (carefully) wave a thing around in their living room going 'vwoosh'? (Don't do that, just for the record).

Aug. 16, 2024 Mark Warren

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Featured Games | Call of Duty is decoupling Warzone from the annual games, and revamping Call of Duty HQ

Getting into the different Call of Duty games is about to become easier, but not without some growing pains.

Aug. 16, 2024 Sherif Saed

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A Chaotic Twist | Helldivers 2 players hellbent on seeing Super Earth fall have turned their movement into rebel faction roleplay, and some want Arrowhead to make it an actual thing

The Chaosdivers are apparently now part of the community's lore, complete with their own logo and mission statement.

Aug. 16, 2024 Mark Warren

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FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE | "If you're going to expect to be involved in the culture, you need to become part of the culture" Evo general manager speaks on growing Saudi presence in the FGC

Following a record breaking Evo 2024, we speak to general manager Rick Thiher on Saudi investment, sportswashing, and cultural clashes between the country and the FGC.

Aug. 15, 2024 Connor Makar

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Get Plucked | The Plucky Squire, one of 2024's coolest looking indies, is launching day one on PlayStation Plus

This lovely looking game is launching September 17, with a special treat for PlayStation player.

Aug. 15, 2024 Connor Makar

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Xeno Hype | Alien: Romulus is 'certified fresh' after more than 130 reviews, but what is the actual average critic score?

Is it really the franchise's best in decades?

Aug. 15, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Launched Into Orbit | Good news faff dislikers, Civilization 7 is dropping the 2K launcher as a requirement on PC, with Steam copies of Civ 6 having just done the same

Like a Catholic Gandhi inevitably nuking a Queen Victoria-led empire that somehow contains the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, a great victory was achieved here.

Aug. 15, 2024 Mark Warren

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Open Fire | Even Uwe Boll, renowned director of dirt video game movies such as Alone in the Dark, is dunking on Borderlands

Who can make the worse video game adaptation?

Aug. 15, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Cyrodiil On Track | Skyblivion, the massive mod remaking Oblivion in Skyrim's engine, looks pretty great as devs show off some fresh quest gameplay ahead of 2025 release

Mages bickering over books and goblin killing sprees. Aye, that's Oblivion alright.

Aug. 15, 2024 Mark Warren

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Secret Sauce | James Gunn shares the secret to not getting trapped in the reshoot dimension on comic book adaptations: actually doing the homework

Don't just rush these things out.

Aug. 15, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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DELAY | Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 delayed until February 11

Announced in an Embracer Financial Report, and later in a full-on video to the fans.

Aug. 15, 2024 Connor Makar

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Dark Waters | The Creature from the Black Lagoon lives again as James Wan eyes retelling for Universal

Bringing the classics into modern times.

Aug. 15, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Hope Never Dies | How long has Daredevil: Born Again been in the works? Charlie Cox was contacted in 2020 and then got ghosted for two years

Insert the we're so back/it's so over meme.

Aug. 15, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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DungeonsNDeathclaws | Fancy spicing up Fallout: London with some Baldur's Gate 3-style randomness? Team FOLON's now put out a dice roll add-on that'll help you unleash chaos

"Do not expect a serious playthrough whilst using this mod."

Aug. 15, 2024 Mark Warren

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Pandora Awaits | Michelle Yeoh joined the Avatar sequels in 2019, but she won't show up until 2029's Avatar 4

Playing the long game.

Aug. 15, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Veil Lifted | Dragon Age: The Veilguard release date seemingly leaks ahead of official reveal

Hey, it's not like you had any Halloween plans anyway.

Aug. 15, 2024 Mark Warren

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Bonus Stages | Is Prime Video about to take on Netflix in the animated anthology space? Secret Level could be Amazon’s gaming take on Love, Death & Robots

A new approach to video game adaptations.

Aug. 15, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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World Warrior | Evo is trying to kick off some world warrior ambitions" General manager Rick Thiher speaks on the biggest video game tournament going global

"there's an incredible amount of super, super engaged fighting game communities worldwide".

Aug. 14, 2024 Connor Makar

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Out In The Jungle | PlayStation Plus goes wild this August, with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Wild Hearts, Cult of the Lamb and more

Plus a blast from the past with TimeSplitters!

Aug. 14, 2024 Connor Makar

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All Or Nothing | Fallout New Vegas' director might be open to working on more Fallout, but it'd come down to the big inevitable question veteran devs often seem to have

"What are we allowed to do and not allowed to do?"

Aug. 14, 2024 Mark Warren

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The Witch is Back | I am once again asking you to ignore Epic Games Store exclusivity, and please play Witchfire - because there’s still nothing like it

Witchfire’s latest content update addresses a lot of what I didn’t like about the game, and adds plenty of fresh content to get stuck in.

Aug. 14, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Witching in Progress | Witchfire finally comes to Steam Early Access this year, but this latest update makes the wait even harder

If you held out out all this time on grabbing Witchfire off the Epic Games Store, we have some good news for you.

Aug. 14, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Say It Again Now | War, what is it good for? Not much, but that isn't stopping Middle-earth from having one in the final Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 trailer

Just two weeks to go until season 2 drops.

Aug. 14, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Baited | League of Legends' infamous bait ping is making its return via a cute emote, and there's absolutely no way it'll be used for anything else

There's no possible way this could ever be used for other, funnier stuff.

Aug. 14, 2024 Connor Makar

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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

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How Long? | Until Dawn's PS5 and PC remake gets spooky season release date and shows off new Unreal Engine 5 graphics in comparison trailer

Shiny! Old but new! Camera work!

Aug. 14, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Spooks In The Sludge | Dredge: The Iron Rig review: A solid reason to reel yourself back into spooky fishing

The Lovecraftian trawling adventure’s second major expansion is good fun, if a bit anticlimactic story-wise.

Aug. 14, 2024 Mark Warren

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What's In Store | This one big change to the Steam store should make premium games easier to find, giving free games and demos their own store pages

New Steam store tweaks should make the whole process nicer for everyone.

Aug. 14, 2024 Connor Makar

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Need A Good Hand | Please don't ask Channing Tatum what he'll do to kittens so he can make a Gambit movie

"I would do lots of terrible things to make that happen."

Aug. 14, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Blood's On The Menu | Attention, Magic the Gathering and Baldur's Gate 3 fans: some beautiful Astarion Secret Lair cards are on the way, and yes, they'll make you thirsty

Just a little bit of sucking - blood sucking, that is - in these ones.

Aug. 14, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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

Console wars with a twist.

Aug. 14, 2024 Tom Orry

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That'll Leave A Mark | Spider-Man spin-off Kraven the Hunter's latest trailer shows us a man getting his arms ripped off by wolves... oh, and, uh, The Rhino

Is this another flop in waiting?

Aug. 14, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Rapid Action | Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead addresses Escalation of Freedom update backlash by unveiling 60 day plan to fix things like flamethrowers and ragdolling

"As many of you have pointed out, and we agree, what matters most now is action. Not talk."

Aug. 14, 2024 Mark Warren

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That's Ice | After a tiny tease at D23, Disney locks-in a release date for Frozen 3 - just don't expect to watch it anytime soon

Pixar's next original title Hoppers received a release date too.

Aug. 14, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Trick Or Treat! | Those freshly announced Halloween games? Turns out one of them is a pixel art, side scrolling platformer, and the devs behind Shantae are helping out on it

And there's a new Evil Dead game on the way too!

Aug. 13, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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FRESH HELL | The Borderlands movie may be rotten, but at least it's pushed players to return to the excellent games

It turns out bad jokes can be forgiven when paired with genuinely fun gunplay.

Aug. 13, 2024 Connor Makar

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Sex Strike | Capcom speaks on the decision not to include point-earning erotica photos in Dead Rising Remake, states it's not "a response to a changing cultural climate"

An update on the controversial change to Frank much-anticipated go-around.

Aug. 13, 2024 Connor Makar

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Voicemail | Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster’s greatest addition? A whole lot more voice acting, with a Dragon’s Dogma style twist

Dead Rising’s latest release replaces Frank West’s voice actor - but it turns out, Capcom had a pretty great reason to re-record all of the journalist’s dialogue…

Aug. 13, 2024 Alex Donaldson

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Feeling Blue? | Blue Exorcist season 4 finally has a release date, and you won't be waiting quite as long as you did for season 3

Unless something unthinkable happens, anyway.

Aug. 13, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Your Move, Joel. | Helldivers 2 players continue to call Arrowhead's bluff by letting the bots advance, but they're still seemingly on track in the current MO

Galactic War protests are weird, yo.

Aug. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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Pep Talk | Ridley Scott had just 13 simple, funny words of advice for the director of Alien: Romulus

And yes, one of them is an expletive, you won't be surprised to hear.

Aug. 13, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Drum Solo | Riding off the success of Longlegs, its director already has a new film on the way based on a Stephen King short story about a killer toy monkey

Though you'll have to wait a while to watch it.

Aug. 13, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Outta This World | Fallout co-creator Tim Cain shows off the remarkable The Outer Worlds demo that got the publisher thumbs up only a year into development

There are a few more bald blokes than we got in the final game, but you can definitely see the vision in what became the Roseway level.

Aug. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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A Titanic Effort | Is there any chance James Cameron won't be back for Avatar 4 and 5? Only if he gets 'hit by a bus' and ends up in 'an iron lung'

"I got plenty of energy, love doing what I’m doing. Why would I not?"

Aug. 13, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Get Bustin' | Ghostbusters gets animated series on Netflix, but fans of The Real Ghostbusters might be disappointed

Plot details are currently under wraps.

Aug. 13, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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