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Rise Up, Dictators | Xbox Game Pass' second wave of titles for September are a good time for egomaniacs who like sitting about for ages and building a thing, less good for Xbox players

This is the first bunch of titles to hit Game Pass since Microsoft actually did that big bit of tiers/pricing rejigging.

Sept. 17, 2024 Mark Warren

News

Battlefield 1400 | Kingmakers doesn't have a release date yet, but a movie is locked with Sonic production company Story Kitchen

What's the worst that could happen?

Aug. 8, 2024 Fran Ruiz

Article

Monkey Business | Black Myth WuKong may not be a Soulslike, but there are still plenty of ‘Miyazaki moments’, don’t worry

Poison swamps, bosses with upsetting multiple health bars, mimics that batter you when you interact with ‘em – Black Myth WuKong has it all.

July 8, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

News

Do You Booth-er? | Xbox will be whipping out its "biggest booth yet" at Gamescom 2024, while PlayStation and Nintendo give the show a miss

The green brand's even put out a list of games you can expect to see there.

June 20, 2024 Mark Warren

Article

Making History | Mexico 1921: A Deep Slumber might be worth a go for Pentiment fans craving a fresh stop in the historical gaming time machine

Mácula Interactive’s intriguing creation feels like it might have a crack at delivering a unique history lesson, even if it’s not quite Pentiment

June 4, 2024 Mark Warren

Review

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS | Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 review – it’s the intrusive thought that counts

Ninja Theory’s graphical tour de force is marred by one-note action and narrative arrhythmia, but by God is it a treat for the eyes and ears.

May 21, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

News

TOTALLY | After Sega cancels Hyenas, Creative Assembly's next game is reportedly Total War Star Wars

The RTS developer typically releases a new Total War every year.

May 19, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

News

M'LORD | Watch out Manor Lords, Medieval rebellion game Bellwright shoots past 200,000 Steam Early Access sales

Released in late April, Bellwright is picking up serious steam... on Steam.

May 15, 2024 Connor Makar

News

ROGUELIKE RENDEZVOUS | The Rogue Prince of Persia studio pushes back Steam Early Access launch to avoid current Early Access darling Hades 2

Biding its time.

May 10, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Article

PAINFUL TACTICS | Prelude Dark Pain may look like isometric Darkest Dungeon, but its influences run much, much deeper than that

So far, it's got the style and substance required to make a splash.

May 10, 2024 Fran Ruiz

News

RONIN VS NIOH | Rise of the Ronin may have come and gone, but Koei Tecmo says it's selling faster than Nioh and Nioh 2

Rise of the Ronin's impact has been far less than a typical Team Ninja game, but it's apparently doing fine.

May 2, 2024 Sherif Saed

Review

LAST SUPPER | Indika review - A bizarre, beautiful, and unforgettable journey of a scorned nun

Indika isn't just any ol’ nun, however. She happens to be accompanied by the devil.

May 1, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

News

ROGUELITE STYLE! | The Rogue Prince of Persia parkours into Steam Early Access this May

Persia needs a hero.

April 10, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Article

WARBOUND | Bellwright is a mix of Rimworld and Mount & Blade, and a true rebellion game at heart

The team at Donkey Crew have to win folks over after Lost Oasis, and Bellwright might just be the trick.

March 26, 2024 Connor Makar

Guide

CAN YOU FLY, RONIN? | How to use and upgrade the glider (Avicula) in Rise of the Ronin

Rise of the Ronin’s air glider will quickly become your most-used way of traversal, and it’s not even close.

March 21, 2024 Sherif Saed

Guide

PICTURE THIS | How to get the camera in Rise of the Ronin

Taking photographs of people, things and beautiful scenery is one of the big mechanics in Rise of the Ronin.

March 21, 2024 Sherif Saed

Guide

TIME TRAVEL | How to get the pocket watch and advance time in Rise of the Ronin

You can control time in Rise of the Ronin. And no, that sadly doesn’t mean bullet time.

March 21, 2024 Sherif Saed

Guide

NO HORSIN’ AROUND | How to get and upgrade your horse in Rise of the Ronin

Rise of the Ronin’s open world may not be massive compared to most modern games, but you’ll nevertheless be happy you have a horse you can call on.

March 21, 2024 Sherif Saed

Guide

KEEP RONIN RONIN | 17 things I wish I knew before starting Rise of the Ronin

Rise of the Ronin is Team Ninja’s most accessible action game yet, but it still manages to hide a lot of mechanics that evolved from the Nioh games.

March 21, 2024 Sherif Saed

Review

SOUP SANDWICH | Rise of the Ronin review - Team Ninja without the bite, or the Nioh heights

Rise of the Ronin is undeniably an evolution of everything Team Ninja has made before, it just picked the wrong path to evolve.

March 21, 2024 Sherif Saed

News

HOIST THE COLORS | Skull and Bones sets sail for Season One: Raging Tides on February 27

Yo ho, ho, a release date we do know.

Feb. 22, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Guide

Red Dead Redemption 2 easter eggs and where to find them

Fancy a rendezvous with a vampire or spotting a UFO? Here are some of RDR2's best Easter eggs.

Feb. 15, 2024 Shabana Arif

Guide

Red Dead Redemption 2 Honor System: Honor ranks, rewards, and unlocks

Here's how the Honor system works in Red Dead Redemption 2.

Feb. 8, 2024 Staff

Article

TELL ME MORE! | There sure is a lot of Sekiro in PS5 exclusive Rise of the Ronin, and that’s very good

Sekiro fans are seemingly getting an unexpected spiri-equel next month with Rise of the Ronin.

Feb. 2, 2024 Sherif Saed

News

STRATEGY RULES | Ara: History Untold intends to change how you play grand strategy games this fall

Is Oxide's upcoming release a game-changer for grand strategy enthusiasts ?

Jan. 19, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Article

A NIOH DAY | In 2024, will Nioh devs’ Rise of the Ronin finally have what it takes to challenge the FromSoft throne?

FromSoftware’s next big game may be a while away yet, but one of its toughest competitors is gearing up to launch what’s looking to be its most significant release ever.

Jan. 2, 2024 Sherif Saed

Article

RUM DUMPSTER | Ubisoft's troubled Skull & Bones tests the waters once again, slated for February release

After being in development for apparently 10 years, it looks like Skull and Bones may finally be ready to cast off – but does anyone still care?

Dec. 8, 2023 Dom Peppiatt

News

HYE-NO MORE | After killing Hyenas, Sega is banishing Creative Assembly back to genres it already knows well

It looks like a return to making offline RTS titles is on the cards for the studio.

Nov. 29, 2023 Mark Warren

Article

Sponsored | If you're new to tactics games, Total War: Pharaoh is an amazing opportunity to dive in

Connor and Kelsey figure out how to survive Egypt in its dead-handy tutorial campaign.

Oct. 13, 2023 Sponsored

News

DING DING | Bellwright has everything it takes to be Steam’s next big thing – especially for survival fans

After making a big hit during Steam Fest, Bellwright has a Early Access release date.

Oct. 4, 2023 Connor Makar

News

INDIE FUNTIME | Don’t let Starfield distract you; Xbox has plenty of other games waiting in the wings

There's more coming to Xbox than just big hitters.

July 12, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Article

CRITICAL BAS(IM) | Assassin's Creed Mirage release date set for October 12, is a proper return to old-school Assassin's Creed

Ubisoft's semi-reboot of the Assassin's Creed series is set to land on PlayStation, Xbox and PC later this year.

May 24, 2023 Dom Peppiatt

News

BRONZE AGE COLLAPSE | Total War: Pharaoh thrusts you into the turbulent events of the New Kingdom period

Determine the fate of three great cultures.

May 23, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Article

LONG TIME COMIN’ | One of 2023's best games is already being forgotten – even though it’s on Game Pass

There’s a good side and a bad side to having some of the best games come to Game Pass on Day One…

March 21, 2023 Dom Peppiatt

Article

JUST PARANORMAL MEN | Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries Of Honjo is a must-play for Danganronpa, Zero Escape, and Japanese horror fans

A surprise Square Enix horror visual novel is just what I needed to curl up with, even if it did get under my skin.

March 3, 2023 Kelsey Raynor

Guide

Wo Long Weapons Guide | Best weapons, best early weapon, best deflect weapons and all weapon types explained

You’re given a sword at the start of the game, but should you keep it? What is the best weapon for deflecting? Our Wo Long weapons guide explains.

March 3, 2023 Dom Peppiatt

Guide

Wo Long New Game Plus: How to begin Rising Dragon difficulty and how to get 5-Star gear

New Game Plus doesn’t work in Wo Long like it does in other games, so let us explain how to access it, and what it does.

March 3, 2023 Dom Peppiatt

Review

FINE CHINA | Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty review – How to make friends and annihilate people

As great as Team Ninja’s tidal, back-and-forth take on the Souls-like formula is, some small regressions keep it from landing a killer blow.

March 2, 2023 Dom Peppiatt

News

Cue The Music | A video game has won a Grammy for the first time, and it was DLC

Congrats to Assassin's Creed Valhalla, a game that came out in 2020.

Feb. 6, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

News

A Taster | Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is getting one last demo before it launches

And this time the demo is on PS4 and Xbox One too.

Feb. 6, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

Article

I R WINNER | Age of Empires 2 on Xbox: How AI helpers are giving the console real-time strategy genre a new lease of life

Making an RTS work on console is no mean feat, but World's Edge has come up with some advanced tools that make the console experience as enjoyable as the PC one.

Feb. 1, 2023 Alex Donaldson

Article

WINGIN’ IT | I was supposed to play loads of Like a Dragon: Ishin, but I spent two hours in chicken racing instead

Like a Dragon: Ishin keeps the Yakuza tradition of amazing mini-games alive, with a touch of human soul.

Jan. 27, 2023 Dom Peppiatt

Article

ISHIN FOR A FIGHT | In remaking Like a Dragon: Ishin, the devs wanted to make everything faster – here’s why

RGG Studio director Hiroyuki Sakamoto explains why the remake of a game that never made it West improves on the original version.

Jan. 27, 2023 Dom Peppiatt

Article

EAT YOUR ART OUT | After the success of Pentiment, you need to try this unassuming new Game Pass addition

If you’re thinking “I know about the quirky manuscript game on Game Pass,” you’re probably thinking about something else – this is Inkulinati.

Jan. 25, 2023 Jess Elizabeth Reed

Article

THE PAST OF US | 2022 Games of the Year: Pentiment, and Jim’s other picks

A time-machine fuelled by the power of art, a comic book epic about sharing your feelings, and one of the most inventive RPGs we’ve seen in decades.

Dec. 16, 2022 Jim Trinca

Article

ASSASSIN 47 | Hitman rules, and Ubisoft needs to take note for Assassin's Creed Mirage (and beyond)

The next Assassin’s Creed entry is a golden opportunity to turn the franchise’s signature assassinations into more flexible and memorable sequences a la Hitman.

Nov. 30, 2022 Fran Ruiz

Article

Court of Fouls | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast: The 6-month Inquisition Special

After 26 episodes it's time to look back at some of the awful decisions Jim has made.

Nov. 25, 2022 Tom Orry

Article

BSOD fans represent | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.26: The best game that crashed at the worst possible time

It's games that crashed. Don't get smart about this, James? OK?

Nov. 18, 2022 Tom Orry

Video

ALTAÏR WE GO | 15 years of Assassin’s Creed: Why there’s never been a better time to replay the first game

The game that changed everything.

Nov. 18, 2022 Jim Trinca

Video

REQUIESCAT GAME PASS | Pentiment shows the true value of Game Pass

Games with niche appeal but of huge cultural value benefit from the subscription model.

Nov. 14, 2022 Jim Trinca