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The box art for The Simpsons: Hit & Run showing Homer running screaming, while Bart and Lisa fly a car through a ring of fire, Apu crashes his car into a fire hydrant, and Marge looks concerned.

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D'oh! | Don't get too upset, but the devs behind The Simpsons: Hit & Run apparently could have made three sequels if it weren't for some anonymous weirdo who decided against it

And they wouldn't have had to pay the licence fee either.

Nov. 24, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Half-Life 2 key art of Gordon Freeman attacking alien appendages with a crowbar.

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Doing Numbers | Despite being a 20 year old single-player game, Half-Life 2 just hit an all-time high concurrent player count thanks to that anniversary update

Turns out you can teach an old dog new tricks.

Nov. 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Fancy a look at Half-Life 2: Episode 3? For Half-Life 2's 20th anniversary, Valve shares a jam-packed documentary showing some of the infamous episode that never was

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Get A Life | Fancy a look at Half-Life 2: Episode 3? For Half-Life 2's 20th anniversary, Valve shares a jam-packed documentary showing some of the infamous episode that never was

Oh, and the game is free for the next couple of days!

Nov. 16, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Tell Me A Good One | The best story games to play in 2024

If you're looking for a game with a story that will captivate you, check some of these out.

Oct. 23, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Star Attraction | Blizzard reportedly has a new StarCraft shooter in the works, so here's hoping it's third time lucky

"StarCraft is not dead at Blizzard."

Sept. 27, 2024 Mark Warren

A solider in T-51 power armour, some vault boys, and an NCR Ranger.

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FALL-THAT JAZZ | The Best Fallout games: Every Fallout game ranked

You inevitably will when we put Tactics at number one, but please don't get angry.

April 22, 2024 Mark Warren

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NO COMING BACK | Former Call of Duty boss is now in charge of Blizzard, and she knows what she's walking into

The former head of Call of Duty has moved on to Blizzard, can she fix Blizzard’s haemorrhaging image?

Jan. 30, 2024 Sherif Saed

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The best PS2 games to play in 2024

It's time to take a trip back in time to one of the best generations of gaming.

Jan. 1, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Water boss in Classic Wow Season of Discovery

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GOOD LUCK | Players have found out how to Warlock tank in WoW Season of Discovery, and it's absurd

There are some wild quest chains in Season of Discovery, but this is the silliest.

Dec. 4, 2023 Connor Makar

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A STROKE OF TERROR | Take a look at one of Left 4 Dead's earliest prototypes thanks to a Counter-Strike: CZ update mistake

Accidents happen!

Nov. 26, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

The promo art for Hell Inspector's Mod of Stupidity.

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STRANGE SPRINGFIELD | The Simpsons: Hit and Run's most bizarre crossover mod celebrates its first birthday

Homer, Wallace, and Hank Hill all in one town, how will people cope?

Nov. 24, 2023 Mark Warren

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WATCH THE PADS | World of Warcraft is "pretty well positioned" to come to consoles

Following the bombastic Blizzcon announcements last weekend, a console port seems more likely.

Nov. 6, 2023 Connor Makar

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DAY 2 | BlizzCon 2023 Day 2 - WoW, Diablo 4, Overwatch 2 sessions, and more

Watch to find out what's next and check out some deep dives.

Nov. 4, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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LOTS OF WOW | World of Warcraft's The Worldsoul Saga encompasses three expansions starting with The War Within

One big story told through three expansions.

Nov. 3, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Cataclysm Classic Deathwing shot World of Warcraft

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DRAGON DEEZ | World of Warcraft Cataclysm Classic revealed at Blizzcon 2023

Goodbye Lich King, hello Deathwing. And Season of Discovery too!

Nov. 3, 2023 Connor Makar

A character from Call of Duty alongside the stonks meme, because potential Xbox Game Pass Activision Blizzard stonks.

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POTENTIAL X-FACTOR | Xbox’s Activision deal is already working: data suggests more US adults are becoming interested in Game Pass

Uh oh, spicy numbers alert.

Oct. 24, 2023 Mark Warren

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HIGH PRICED GOODIES? | BlizzCon Collection draws criticism for its high price and locking Overwatch 2 skins behind an extra paywall

Want the Lilith skin for Moira? Then you will have to make a choice.

Oct. 11, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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METZEN'S BACK! | World of Warcraft legend Chris Metzen returns to Azeroth after seven-year absence

Coming out of retirement.

Sept. 26, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Tom Orry in an Easter hat joined by some egg people

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Lordy | What's the best Easter game? What even IS an Easter game?

We've not had Christmas yet, but we're extremely odd here at VG247.

Sept. 15, 2023 Jim Trinca

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HE CAME EARLY | What's the best Christmas game? What even IS a Christmas game?

It's not even halloween yet, but we're extremely efficient here at VG247.

Sept. 8, 2023 Jim Trinca

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LOOKING GOOD OLD PAL | Half-Life 2 getting a modern makeover with Ray Tracing, DLSS 3, Reflex and RTX IO

An RTX Remix Project.

Aug. 22, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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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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HALT | Injunction grinds Microsoft x Activision Blizzard deal to a sudden halt

For a short time at least, the deal is on hold until a judge can make a ruling.

June 14, 2023 Connor Makar

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ROYAL SHAME | What's the best game that's uncomfortably pro-monarchy? The Best Games Ever Show Episode 50

Hey fellas, is it royalist to build an entire artistic medium around individual power fantasies?

May 5, 2023 Jim Trinca

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World of Warcraft Dragonflight key art showing a woman in red and gold armour, stood on a cliff edge, a dragon roaring behind her, swarms of dragons flying toward a castle amongst some mountains in the background.

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Blizzard is reportedly facing a $43.5 million lawsuit from NetEase over refunds

It's unclear how far along the lawsuit might be.

April 24, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN | An hour of new footage for Half-Life spin-off Ravenholm has been released

The canned game from Dishonored's developer.

May 5, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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Spyro Reignited Trilogy release delayed to November

Aug. 17, 2018 Sherif Saed

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Retro Challenge: Six Challenge Runs Everyone Should Try

Looking to try something new? These Challenge Runs are not only fun, they will give you a greater appreciation for the games they appear in.

Aug. 8, 2014 Kat Bailey