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A group of Sims chatting in a modern living room setting.

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Sim-ply Lovely | Rejoice, door-deleting murderers, The Sims 1 and 2 re-releases are reportedly arriving this week

EA's been teasing stuff as it celebrates 25 years of malevolent gods overseeing mysterious pool-related deaths.

Jan. 28, 2025 Mark Warren

Star Wars Episode I - Jedi Power Battles - loader droid and Darth Maul

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Make It Legal | The Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles remaster dares to answer important questions like "What if Darth Maul and a loader droid went rogue on the Trade Federation?"

Wipe them out, all of them.

Jan. 24, 2025 Fran Ruiz

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Mindful | How do you remaster an overlooked cult classic like Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles? By leaning into how "fun and quirky" it is, says the developer

The even goofier side of The Phantom Menace.

Jan. 21, 2025 Fran Ruiz

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 2025

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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White Noiz | The best video game soundtracks to revisit in 2025

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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Lara Croft is diving, legs in a kicking position, dual wielding pistols pointing in the direction of her kick in Tomb Raider.

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Back To The Past | While you wait for the live-action Tomb Raider series and Crystal Dynamics' next game, Aspyr has another batch of remastered classics on the way

Always more tombs to raid.

Oct. 12, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles - big heads mode

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Streets Of Theed | Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles is back with an extensive Aspyr remaster filled with new content and goofy arcade cheats

The funniest Phantom Menace tie-in returns.

Oct. 10, 2024 Fran Ruiz

The Sims 2's Fortune aspiration icon, an abstract silhouette of a figure holding two bags (implicitly filled with money), above a render of several Sims as they appear in-game.

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We're Retro Now | The best Sims game turns 20 today, calling forth a wave of warm nostalgia in the face of the franchise's uncertain future

The Sims 2 was released on this day in 2004, so if you're interested in reading this, chances are you're old like me.

Sept. 14, 2024 Rebecca Jones

Some dudes just chilling in Metro Exodus.

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SABER OUR SOULS | UPDATE: Metro studio 4A Games to remain with Embracer Group, rather than being acquired by Space Marine 2 developer Saber Interactive

Ah yes, a big corporate announcement detailing how a divorce is being handled - the good stuff.

Sept. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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High Yield | Civilization 7 is breaking traditions and taking some big risks - and that's brilliant

In a newly-crowded market for 4X simulation games, the market leader returns - and it's not resting on its laurels.

Aug. 22, 2024 Alex Donaldson

Gilgamesh looking well hench in Civilization 6.

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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

Tom's face next to a number of games consoles

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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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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

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter - Jango Fett on Coruscant

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Jet-Packed | Star Wars: Bounty Hunter's remaster is above-average, but be prepared to face the original's rough edges

The coolest Fett is back.

Aug. 2, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Scan And Grab! | Star Wars: Bounty Hunter is getting a surprise remaster by Aspyr on all modern platforms, Boba Fett included

Just a simple man trying to make his way in the universe.

June 27, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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VIDEO | This forgotten Xbox 360 gem gets a new lease of life in VR

The original Prey was well ahead of its time, and now it's being dragged into the future with mods.

May 20, 2024 Jim Trinca

A mixture of screenshots and key artwork from five different PS1 games are shown. From left to right: Silent Hill, Gran Turismo, Mega Man X3, Dino Crisis, and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

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PLAY HAS NO LIMITS | The best PS1 games to play in 2024

Still have your PlayStation kicking about? Here are some of the best games you can still play on it today.

May 16, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Some sims in the LA Chargers' Sims 2 schedule release.

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RUS-SUL SUL WILSON | LA Chargers use The Sims 2 to announce their 2024 NFL schedule, and yes, there's a pool steps-based murder

I genuinely can't stop sniggering at the Broncos wishing well gag, or how well Harrison Butker's been roasted.

May 16, 2024 Mark Warren

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SIMLISH TIME | Following Barbie, Margot Robbie is producing the live-action The Sims movie you've been hearing about forever

Whippna choba dog!

March 21, 2024 Fran Ruiz

A black and white cutout of David Vonderhaar over the top of a split image consisting of Call of Duty World at War and Black Ops characters, as well as art of his new studio, BulletFarm.

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FROM FARM TO TABLE | Why Black Ops' David Vonderhaar doesn't want his new studio Bulletfarm to compete with Call of Duty

David Vonderhaar made Call of Duty for nearly 20 years. Now he's creating something new at BulletFarm.

March 19, 2024 James Billcliffe

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STAY ON TARGET | Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection has everything we could've wanted, yet still has a ways to go

Do or do not. There is no try.

March 14, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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The best FPS games to play in 2025

Sometimes, you just need to pop some heads.

Feb. 29, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Some characters in Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection.

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EMPIRE COMES BACK | Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection comes to Nintendo Switch this year

Ooh, an old Star Wars thing returning.

Feb. 21, 2024 Mark Warren

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Lara Croft aims both pistols while jumping in the air facing off against a mummified dog (or other animal, it's hard to tell). A sphinx with a partially broken face is in the background.

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FLIP FLIP BOOM | Tomb Raider Remastered Cheat Codes

How to unlock all guns, get unlimited ammo and med kids, skip levels, and explode Lara in Tomb Raider I-III Remastered.

Feb. 16, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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UNEARTHED | Tomb Raider Remastered is the kind of update we need more of because it preserves the past, flaws and all

The jank belongs in a museum!

Feb. 15, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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BioShock Infinite: How to get the Golden Guns

We explain about finding, enabling, and deactivating gold skins for your pistol and machine gun.

Feb. 8, 2024 Joel Franey

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BioShock Infinite Pendant: Should you choose the Bird or the Cage?

What are the consequences of choosing between the different necklaces for Elizabeth?

Feb. 8, 2024 Joel Franey

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BioShock Infinite Lansdowne Residence chest: Where to find the key to the locked box

How to complete the first of BioShock Infinite's key-hunting side-quests.

Feb. 8, 2024 Joel Franey

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BioShock Infinite: Where to find all Vox Ciphers and Code Books

How to crack all the ciphers in Columbia.

Feb. 8, 2024 Joel Franey

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BioShock Infinite: Burial At Sea Door Codes List

How to open every locked door in Rapture during the Burial at Sea DLC.

Feb. 8, 2024 Joel Franey

Deus Ex's Adam Jensen alongside Cyberpunk 2077's Johnny Silverhand.

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BACK AS BLACK? | If he's done with Deus Ex, Cyberpunk fans want Adam Jensen's voice actor to play a key role in Project Orion

Fancy being Morgan Blackhand, Elias Toufexis?

Feb. 8, 2024 Mark Warren

A domestic scene from the original The Sims base game. In a kitchen/dining room stocked with middle-tier items, an adult male Sim gives a backrub to an adult female Sim, while a female child stands looking at a baby in a bassinet.

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QUARTER-LIFE CRISIS | 24 years later, no-one can quite agree on when exactly The Sims actually came out

One year short of the franchise's big quarter-century anniversary, we set out to trace it back to its exact calendar roots.

Feb. 4, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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Adam Jensen in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.

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EVEN MORE LAYOFFS | Embracer continues its dark side run, cancelling new Deus Ex and laying off almost 100 staff

The embrace of death continues to be a thing, sadly.

Jan. 30, 2024 Mark Warren

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Some characters battling in Final Fantasy 16.

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SQUARE SWITCHUP | After selling lots of its non-Final Fantasy IP, Square Enix doesn't want to rely on Final Fantasy as much

As if we needed any more proof that PowerWash Sim can change your outlook on life.

Jan. 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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A picture of Lara Croft from Tomb Raider with a big '2024' over the top of her.

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NOW THAT'S MY LARA | The best thing about 2024's Tomb Raider 1-3 remasters? The price point is perfect

Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss your way through the original adventures of Lara Croft next February.

Dec. 29, 2023 Rebecca Jones

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TURNCOAT | Shock Betrayals and Other Gaming Tropes

Getting screwed over is just part of the deal as a video game protagonist.

Dec. 1, 2023 Jim Trinca

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Lara Croft, in her Angel of Darkness iteration, stands pointing guns at the viewer.

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JUSTICE FOR KURTIS | Celebrate the best (worst) Tomb Raider game turning 20 this year by grabbing it for under £1

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness — franchise killer or precursor to TR's modern success?

Nov. 24, 2023 Rebecca Jones

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IT'S BEEN A WHILE | Star Wars: Empire at War has been updated to 64-bit 17 years after release

Should solve any "Out of Memory" issues you may have.

Nov. 22, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Some people wearing official Sims merch.

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SUM SUM (OF CASH) | The Sims just got official merch and it's about as pricy as the average expansion pack

I don’t need the Sul Sul Bubble Tee. I don’t need the Su-(pulls out credit card).

Nov. 22, 2023 Mark Warren

A character in the Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic Remake.

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THE SAGA CONTINUES | Oh wow, the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake might not be totally dead after all

Please let us off this ride, we can’t take it any more…

Nov. 22, 2023 Mark Warren

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THE DARK SIDE | Uh oh, the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake might be dead for real this time

Though Embracer Group's CEO won't offer a concrete comment.

Nov. 19, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

A mannequin covered in blood sits slumped against the wall of a storage room surrounded by metal shelving. A movie poster on the wall behind it entitled "His Razor Blade" is illuminated by an out-of-place ornamental standing lamp. The mannequin holds out what looks like a saw to the POV viewer.

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ARTISTIC LICENCE | Layers of Fear receives a brand-new chapter today as "a thank you" to fans

Free DLC 'The Final Prologue' stars the second game's villainous movie director.

Oct. 24, 2023 Rebecca Jones

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KNIGHTS OF DELETED | Sony deletes tweets and hides announcement video for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake

Development was rumored to be in trouble last year.

Sept. 29, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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LOOKIN' WELL, LARA. | The original Tomb Raider Trilogy gets a remastered release in 2024

The Tomb Raider Trilogy is back and better than ever.

Sept. 14, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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VARIED SELECTION | Leaked PlayStation Plus games for September include Civilization 6, NieR: Replicant, Star Ocean, more

It's worth noting the final lineup may change.

Sept. 12, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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ARE YOU CIVVING ME | One of the best strategy games is leaving Xbox Game Pass soon

You've just over a week to give this game a go.

Sept. 6, 2023 Kelsey Raynor

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NO LIFE STYLE | The best Bethesda games that aren’t Bethesda games

If you see it, you can go there. But who does it best? Find out in The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 66!

Aug. 25, 2023 Jim Trinca

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So Long, Farewell | Call of Duty veteran David Vonderhaar leaves Treyarch after 18 years at the developer

Voderhaar is staying the games industry, however.

Aug. 20, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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The best Xbox 360 Games to play in 2023

Shooters, RPGs, simulations, and Xbox Live. The Xbox 360 had it all.

Aug. 4, 2023 Kelsey Raynor

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Back In Black Ops | Call of Duty comes back to life as Xbox-360-era games get surprise update

The games had been plagued by server issues for a number of years.

July 17, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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