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in the baghdad | Assassin’s Creed Mirage arrives 2023, drops RPG elements, wants to go “back to the series’ roots”

The story of Basim Ibn Ishaq will take place 20 years before Valhalla, and offer a more classic Assassin’s Creed experience.

Sept. 10, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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Strings of power | Rocksmith+ is so much more than a sequel – it’s a life-changing educational tool

11 years later, the Rocksmith experience is back and better than ever – and once again, it’s making me a better musician.

Sept. 6, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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Focus home to roost | With the big boys out to lunch, Focus Entertainment stole the show at Gamescom

Evil West, Aliens: Dark Descent, Atlas Fallen, and A Plague Tale: Requiem – a stellar line-up of great games that made Gamescom worth going back to.

Sept. 6, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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the telltale heart | "Telltale will remember that": Why New Tales from the Borderlands dropped the infamous conversation prompt

Gearbox Software takes many cues from Telltale, but there's one key difference in the Tales From the Borderlands follow-up: it won't have that infamous prompt.

Sept. 2, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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word of mouse | Islets review – If the wait for Hollow Knight: Silksong is getting you down, you need to try this

“We’ve got Hollow Knight at home” never sounded so appealing.

Sept. 2, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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hugo your own way | A Plague Tale: Requiem will easily take the title of this year's most harrowing Xbox Game Pass game

The story of Hugo and Amicia doesn’t get any easier in A Plague Tale: Requiem – in fact, it’s getting much, much nastier.

Sept. 1, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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SHODAN WHAT YOU GOT | 6 years later, it looks like the System Shock remake was worth the wait

I’m as shocked as you, but after all this time it turns out the System Shock remake has been worth the wait after all.

Aug. 31, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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scream time | Aliens: Dark Descent missions can take ‘anywhere between 20 minutes and an hour’

The squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise will have some shorter missions – and some much harder, longer ones.

Aug. 30, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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The cowboy next door | Evil West is probably your favourite action game of 2022

Flying Wild Hog has done it again; impeccable production values, watertight game feel, and the most satisfying kills around.

Aug. 30, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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pet the right one in | Petting dogs in games is old news: in boomer shooter Ripout, you can pet your gun

Novelty guns are ten a penny in games these days, but Ripout’s living ‘pet gun’ is something really special.

Aug. 27, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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block widow | Evil West will let you remove spiders if you’re arachnophobic

Nobody likes spiders, not really, and Flying Wild Hog has made sure to let you know they can be turned off in-game.

Aug. 24, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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prodigal sun | Atlas Fallen is not a Souls-like, compares itself more to God of War or Horizon: Forbidden West

Deck13 wants you to know that Atlas Fallen is more Horizon than Dark Souls – despite the developer’s experience with The Surge series.

Aug. 24, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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at the megadrive-in | Hyenas actually looks like a pretty fun shooter – if you can get over Sega’s autoerotic love-in

Creative Assembly takes on the team shooter genre, and its anti-capitalist capitalist club ranting seems pretty decent – if you grit your teeth.

Aug. 24, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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Brawl to play for | MultiVersus Season 1 arrived with a whimper, not a bang – but I still can’t stop playing

Morty is still absent, there’s no sign of Rick, and there are scant few features compared to the pre-season… but Multiversus still slaps.

Aug. 19, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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all gone to hell | Blizzard is extremely keen to tell us how Diablo 4 isn't like Diablo Immortal

Blizzard is once again putting out statements about how Diablo 4 won't be pay-to-win, as Diablo Immortal continues to rake in the cash.

Aug. 19, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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norman's land | PC Game Pass teases a new game and people reckon it's Death Stranding

Could the Sony-owned, PlayStation-exclusive game Death Stranding really be on its way to Game Pass?

Aug. 17, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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make it reindog | Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers: don't miss out on your bonus MultiVersus perk in August

Of all the upcoming Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks, there's one in particular that's caught my eye the most.

Aug. 16, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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in a brew moon | Xbox Game Pass gets surprise addition with another indie hit

Coffee Talk comes to Xbox Game Pass today – and the heart-warming indie game arrived with very little warning

Aug. 16, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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Season's beatings | What time does MultiVersus Season One start?

MultiVersus is officially coming out out today – but what time is that around the world?

Aug. 15, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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mind you manors | An Alone in the Dark reboot is coming from the Soma and Amnesia: Dark Descent writer

An Alone in the Dark reboot is currently in pre-alpha, with developer Pieces Interactive seemingly taking inspiration from the Resident Evil remakes.

Aug. 12, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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Stream team | Attention all Netflix subscribers: Please, use your excellent free games before they’re taken away from you

You get a ton of free iOS and Android games with your Netflix sub – so don’t let them go to waste.

Aug. 12, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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shoot, don't talk | PS Plus Premium’s August update is good, bad, and ugly

Yes, we’ve got Yakuza. And one of the more recent open world Ubisoft shooters. But we’re also – once again – missing out on the classics.

Aug. 12, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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Rick up your ears | MultiVersus Season 1 start date confirmed for next week, Morty coming later

MultiVersus Season 1 will launch on August 15, 2022, but – oh jeez – you're going to have to wait a little longer for Morty.

Aug. 12, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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spotted nordic | THQ Nordic 2022 Digital Showcase time and date, and how to watch

The THQ Digital Showcase 2022 is coming on August 12, here's what you need to know.

Aug. 11, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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the rockstars align | GTA 6 to set "creative benchmark for all entertainment," says Strauss Zelnick

Not to get your expectations too high for GTA 6 or anything, but Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick says it'll be one of the best pieces of media. Ever.

Aug. 9, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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All on Firaxis | Marvel’s Midnight Suns no longer has a release date, and last-gen versions are probably dead

2K, wanting players to enjoy 'the best possible experience' in its upcoming Marvel game, has slapped another delay on the title.

Aug. 9, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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lupine fresh | Over 20 years later, we're getting a new Fatal Fury game

Garou and Fatal Fury fans, get your sticks ready – there's a new game coming, two decades after the last one launched.

Aug. 8, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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out of bound | Tekken 8, or whatever's next for the series, teased at EVO 2022

Get ready for the next battle with Bandai Namco and the Tekken team. In theory.

Aug. 8, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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in the hare tonight | Bugs Bunny nerf coming to MultiVersus, but game director asserts character will "always be fun"

One of MultiVersus' most popular characters has a nerf on the cards – but if you've purchased the rabbit, don't worry.

July 29, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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hell and high profit | Like it or not, Diablo Immortal has raked in $100 million in 8 weeks

Blizzard may be a hotbed of controversy right now, but its latest mobile game, Diablo Immortal, is raking it in.

July 28, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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Premium and content | MultiVersus has what it takes to be the best free-to-play game on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC

Who knew that it’d be a Smash Bros.-inspired fighter that would make me love free-to-play games again.

July 27, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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survey the land | Atlus knows how badly you want to see Persona 2 and Persona 3 remakes

The Atlus Survey 2022 Special Program livestream made it clear that the publisher understands what its fans want to see: old games on new platforms.

July 27, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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Deck means life | PS5's best game is seemingly coming to Steam Deck

More evidence has surfaced that Returnal could land on Steam and Steam Deck, sooner rather than later.

July 26, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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bat of the land | Gotham Knights is getting a six issue prequel comic, and reading it will unlock in-game skins

Nightwing, Batgirl, Robin, and the Red Hood star in Batman: Gotham Knights - Gilded City from October 25.

July 23, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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Get that bread | The most revolutionary thing about MultiVersus? It’s the Toast

An ode to gifting and receiving bread in Player First Games and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s surprisingly brilliant brawler.

July 22, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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Jin’s the tonic | Netflix’s Tekken anime looks awful, and I can’t wait to watch it

Dodgy shadows, unreal proportions, nonsense storylines… that’s Tekken alright. I can’t wait to be disappointed.

July 20, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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Pilot scheme | Into the Breach, one of the Switch’s best strategy games, just got even better

FTL: Faster Than Light developer Subset Games has just pushed out a huge update for Into The Breach – and it makes the game feel new again.

July 20, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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Where’s your Ed at | You can play the best Assassin’s Creed game from today on PS Plus Premium

Ubisoft's best entry in the long-running Assassin’s Creed series can be downloaded now, for anyone on PS4 or PS5. You should play it.

July 19, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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You don’t know, Jack | Stranger of Paradise DLC trailer asks that you embrace chaos with Bahamut and The Warrior of Light

Final Fantasy Origin is getting more content soon, and it's all a lovely throwback to the first Final Fantasy game.

July 15, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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Extra, Extra | Come on, Sony: You promised us PS1 games on PS Plus, where are they all?

If you're paying extra for PS Plus Premium, you may be starting to feel a little short-changed.

July 14, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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out on bail | Please, please don’t download early Skate 4 build, EA shouts hopelessly into the void

There's a very early version of Skate 4 kicking around out there, and EA would very much like you to not play it.

July 14, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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long live piracy? | Assassin’s Creed Liberation is getting delisted, but people that own it will still be able to access it

Assassin's Creed Liberation HD has been pulled off Steam and is soon going to be unplayable even if you've bought it.

July 12, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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Thy cup runeth over | How do you make Cuphead – one of the most difficult games of all time – better? Make it easier, apparently

Studio MDHR's big DLC offering for Cuphead has introduced lots to the game – but the best bit about it all is Ms. Chalice.

July 11, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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seadog days are over | Skull and Bones wants to be the "best open world pirate experience" out there – can it topple Sea of Thieves?

Ubisoft's beleaguered pirate sim is finally coming. But will it be worth the wait? The jury's out.

July 7, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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booty calls | Skull and Bones will get free post-launch content for “many years to come,” says Ubisoft

The release of Ubisoft's oft-delayed sailing sim is only the beginning: Skull and Bones plans to live for a while, post-launch.

July 7, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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summer lovin' | E3 returns as an in-person event in 2023

E3 – the game industry's most famous event – returns properly in 2023, and there are some big changes coming.

July 7, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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big in japan | Yakuza 0, Kiwami, and Kiwami 2 are back on Game Pass, and there's never been a better time to start the series

Yakuza is now a mainstream game – and one of the most successful IPs Sega owns. There’s no better time to try it out.

July 6, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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eco brain | PS Plus Premium has a must-play Naughty Dog classic

Forget Uncharted and The Last of Us, Jak 2 is one of Naughty Dog’s most essential plays – and it’s on PS Plus now

July 6, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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grape expectations | Following Xbox Game Pass July games announcement, another game is sneaking out

Garden Story is coming to Game Pass for Xbox and PC on July 12 – even though it wasn't announced in the big monthly update.

July 6, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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color before the sun | 20% of Monster Hunter Rise players have already bought Sunbreak DLC

Capcom's latest Monster Hunter expansion proves that there's endless appetite for one of gaming's most enduring series.

July 5, 2022 Dom Peppiatt