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CHOP AND CHANGE | Pokemon Legends: Arceus - How to change moves
Rejoice, for in Legends: Arceus swapping Pokemon move load-outs is easier than evre. Here's how it works.
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LEGENDARY | Pokemon Legends: Arceus review – the best Pokemon in 20 years
Pokemon Legends: Arceus gets the formula right, bringing major change and upheaval to the series without tossing out the baby with the bathwater. Minor issues with the technical presentation and pacing be damned - it’s the best Pokemon adventure in 20 years.
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a sora point | Square Enix should be ashamed of the Kingdom Hearts release on Switch
Kingdom Hearts – finally – comes to Switch. But its arrival is leaving a lot of dedicated Kingdom Hearts fans with a bad taste in their mouths
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Fat of the LAN | Online is great, but the joy of a LAN party is still unmatched
In the age of online play, sometimes getting all your mates over for drinks and games is still the best call
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ONE DAY ONLY | Pokemon Go Spheal Community Day | Start & End Time, Rewards, & Shiny Spheal
Pokemon Go's Spheal Community Day is here, appropriately giving us an ice-type Pokemon for an icy cold month. Here's everything you need to know to get the most from the event.
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poke-roman empire? | 6 other historical settings we want Pokemon to visit after Legends: Arceus
Where should Pokemon go next? Which other historical eras should Game Freak focus on once it's covered Japan? We've got some burning ideas...
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fix up, luke sharp | Capcom has to get Street Fighter 6 right, and not just for the sake of the series’ 35th anniversary
Can Capcom deliver with its next Street Fighter game and get a whole new generation into fighting? We sure hope so.
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IT’S A SINNOH | Pokemon Legends Arceus: 5 things you need to know about Pokemon's riskiest game yet
Game Freak is due to launch its most experimental Pokemon game in years later this month – but will the risk pay off?
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BLOCK IT OUT | Overwatch sets might be canned, but 2022 should be a good year for Lego and Gaming
Lego Overwatch might appear to be over, but gaming Lego kits might be able to explode - starting with Sonic and Horizon: Zero Dawn sets.
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delay gratification | “Are we breaking Halo?” How 343 Industries found Infinite’s balance between old, new, order, and chaos
343 Industries on the evolution of the Grappleshot and how those infamous delays were used to remove content, not add it in
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SUPER SIZED | Arcade1Up steps up its replica arcade cabinets with full-size ‘pro’ machines
If size was the problem with these previous home arcade machines, there's now a full-grown option.
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dear diary | The Catch-Up: What Team VG247 played in the holidays
As you all know, the holidays are for sitting in your pyjamas and doing a whole lot of nothing. Which also means video games. Here's what we got up to during the break.
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Sound Test | The Best Gaming Headsets in 2022
Here's some of our picks for the best gaming headsets we've used, wired or wireless, across every platform.
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JACKING IN | I really hope Resurrections leads to a Matrix video game revival
The Matrix Resurrections had better be good. There’s a lot riding on it - including our chance for another Matrix universe video game.
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Animal Crossing New Horizons money making: how to earn lots of bells fast
How to become a 'bellionaire'
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Pokemon Go Team Rocket: Team Rocket Pokestops, invasions, grunt battles and rewards
Send Team Go Rocket blasting off again!
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Alex's GOTY | Best of 2021: Halo Infinite, and Alex’s other GOTY picks
With Metroid Dread, Deathloop, Hitman 3, and Nier Replicant as noteworthy runner-ups!
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the power of craig | Halo Infinite has completely sold me on the Xbox Elite Controller
The first time I owned an Elite Controller, I thought it was an expensive gimmick. It turns out all it takes is one game practically built for it to justify its existence, though.
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Not Breaking Limits | Final Fantasy 7 Remake on PC is a basic, bare-bones port - but this game is irresistible on max settings
It’s great to have the brilliant FF7 Remake on PC - but don’t expect its no-frills PC port to break any limits, if you know what I mean.
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POCKET ROCKET | The Analogue Pocket is the best gaming hardware I’ve used in years
The modern-retro maestros at Analogue are back. Their latest system, a tribute to handheld gaming, is their best yet.
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Halo Infinite Spartan Core Locations: What are the Best Upgrades?
Here's how to master your Chief
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Easter Egg | In Halo Infinite, Craig the meme Brute is on tour
Halo Infinite’s infamous Brute, Craig, has his appearance in the demo forever memorialized in the final game.
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Halo Killer | Halo Infinite campaign review: the ultimate solo Halo experience
343 Industries comes of age, superbly referencing the past and building for the future.
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Gimme another hit | I know the Halo Infinite campaign is great, as ever since the preview ended I’ve had withdrawal symptoms
You know a game is good when it drills into your brain and just won't go away. Just a few hours of Halo Infinite has done it to me.
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Well Halo There | Halo Infinite campaign gameplay - 25 minutes of side activities, so no spoilers
See the new Halo campaign running on Xbox Series X ahead of its December 8 launch.
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Birthday Beats | The Wii is 15, so here’s 15 Wii games that deserve Switch ports or sequels
As it gets older, the best of the Wii becomes more difficult to play without tracking down original hardware and buying cables that can connect it to modern displays. For the Wii’s 15th birthday, here’s a list of 15 Wii games that deserve ports or sequels.
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Hail to the Chief | Halo Infinite campaign hands-on: looks like a glorified Xbox One game, plays like an absolute dream
Halo Infinite was granted quite a bit of extra development time, something which is reflected in satisfying, tight encounter design across engaging but wide-open arenas. The visual upgrade is less impressive, however.
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DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH | Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are faithful, basic remakes - for better and worse
The latest pair of Pokemon Remakes are perhaps the most faithful do-overs in the series yet, keeping things simple and changing little.
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Tuned to Perfection | Forza Horizon 5 review: a potent formula perfected, and one of the best games of the year
Forza Horizon 5 is the natural evolution of the series so far - expanded, tweaked, and turned up to eleven. The result is a game that's been incrementally upgraded in the direction of perfection.
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AGE BEFORE BEAUTY | The PS2 GTA Trilogy has aged worse than I imagined, and messy remasters don’t help matters
20 years is a long time, and the PS2 GTA trilogy is still revolutionary - but some games age better than others. For the most part, these three feel every bit their 20, 19, and 17 years.
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We Are Groot | Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy review: one of the best story-focused games of the year - with some catches
You'll enjoy Guardians of the Galaxy if you go into it with the right expectations.
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Shiny Hype | I’m tumbling back down the Pokemon Cards rabbit hole, but I wish they weren’t so hard to get hold of
I write this article in between opening one booster pack after another, desperately praying for a Charizard. Despite this, it is 2021, not 1999.
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Leg-no | Lego review rejects sets based on Zelda, Metroid, Animal Crossing, and Among Us - they won't be released
Despite Lego and Nintendo having a closer relationship than ever before, the latest Lego Ideas review squashes hopes for a Zelda set.
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Simple Brilliance | Dungeon Encounters is interesting, deep, and probably the most mechanically rich Square Enix game in years
The designer behind many of Final Fantasy’s best gameplay systems is back with an incredibly deep new game - but it’s bare-bones by design.
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Get Equipped | The VG247 Gear List: the best gaming hardware used by the team
At VG247 we spend a shed load of time playing games. Here's our picks for the best gear for doing so.
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Silence is Golden | Metroid Dread proves that Samus is cooler than Master Chief
For the first time in what feels like forever, a new Metroid game truly gets what made Samus so cool to begin with.
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P2W meets SHIELD | Marvel’s Avengers is breaking promises and angering fans with paid boosts - but what really matters is balance
Despite pre-launch promises, Marvel's Avengers now has paid XP boosts. But does this really matter if the balance is correct?
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Power Up | Switch OLED review: a far more impressive upgrade than I’d imagined
The Nintendo Switch’s new OLED model is a meagre upgrade on paper, but in practice it’s a significant improvement for handheld play.
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Not Dreadful | Metroid Dread review: a strong adventure that’ll delight fans
The latest adventure of Samus has its share of tense moments and frustrations, but it’s anything but dreadful.
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Chaos Reigns | Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin brings a little FF13 to its world - hands-on
After a surprise E3 announcement and a playable demo designed to garner fan feedback, we take a look at a new demo of the latest Final Fantasy spin-off, showcasing feedback-driven changes and new additions.
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Let’s Le-go! | The new Lego Mario ? Block is filled with brilliant Easter Eggs
The latest Lego Mario set will please fans who wanted more of an elaborate display piece than a play set - and it’s crammed with easter eggs.
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AMD fights back | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT review: a 1080p natural - just don’t turn on ray tracing
If you’re looking for a solid entry-level GPU, AMD’s latest offering in that bracket is a strong card that’ll deliver great 1080p performance.
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Say Cheese | Introducing a revolutionary new website concept to VG247 - comment section avatars
Always at the forefront of innovation, VG247 brings game-changing new technology to the commenting masses.
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Hail to the Chief | Halo Infinite is already vastly superior to Halo 4 and 5
Book it. It took a couple of games, several years, and arguably far too long, but I think it’s fair to say that 343 Industries is finally ready to deliver a Halo game that can live up to the legacy of Bungie’s best.
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All for One | Guardians of the Galaxy hands-on: strong worldbuilding sets up an MCU-accurate mix of the bland and brilliant
Eidos Montreal's Guardians of the Galaxy game has delightful snippets of Deus Ex DNA and a real vision for a unique version of these heroes - but it also feels as safe as the most tame popcorn flicks in the MCU library.
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Resident Evil Village Selling items: what to sell from your valuable treasure
Make the most of your valuables!