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Your Average Sunday | Game of the year 2024? For me, it was all about karaoke, a trip to Yorkshire, and irradiated tea

Forget Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo - here are the real big three that matter.

Dec. 24, 2024 Mark Warren

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Zombies Origin | One of the most beloved Call of Duty games, and a unique shooter from the X360 era, are seemingly coming to Game Pass

Game Pass continues to amass a large library of classic Call of Duty games, and it appears the list will be gaining one major addition next year.

Dec. 24, 2024 Sherif Saed

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V has Come to (FN) | Keanu Reeves is in Fortnite again, this time as Cyberpunk 2077's Johnny Silverhand, and he's bringing his nuke along

Fortnite's next cross-over is with Cyberpunk 2077, making it the second time Keanu Reeves has joined the battle royale shooter.

Dec. 24, 2024 Sherif Saed

GTA 6's main characters robbing a store.

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The Moon? | We’re almost certainly not getting a new GTA 6 trailer this week, but some fans have really convinced themselves that we are

It's not impossible, but the idea that we may be getting a new GTA 6 trailer by the end of this week borders on the absurd.

Dec. 24, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Don't Touch Me | The Thing: Remastered is the definitive way to play 2002's most underrated horror comedy

The game is enhanced by the unintentional humor that remains at its core.

Dec. 23, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Dead Dead | Just in case you had any hope the horror series wasn't dead, EA said no to a Dead Space 4 pitch from the original co-creator

Remember when EA managed to fool us into thinking that maybe it's ready to really bring back Dead Space? Well, that was fun while it lasted.

Dec. 23, 2024 Sherif Saed

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A gas-mask-wearing character from Stalker 2 stands and looks to the camera, with a Ukrainian flag faded in behind him and the Chernobyl ferris wheel slightly visible behind.

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Get over here Stalkr | Stalker 2 is a miracle game, and deserves its flowers more than any of the other big budget behemoth games that launched in 2024

Nothing has made me happier than seeing this game, by this team, do well.

Dec. 21, 2024 Connor Makar

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The player character aims their gun at a deer in Once Human

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Free Energy Links | Once Human Codes

Here’s your one-stop shop for Once Human codes.

Dec. 20, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

The Ghoul in the Fallout TV show next to vault 76 on a jumpsuit in Fallout 76.

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We'll Lu-see | Fallout season two likely won't see Fallout 76 take its TV crossovers to a whole new level, as its devs don't want to "give fan service for just the sake of doing it"

"We probably won't go out of our way to add a whole bunch of stuff specific to the show, because we don't feel like we need to."

Dec. 20, 2024 Mark Warren

Rayman in Captain Laserhawk: The G.A.M.E.

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Ray-Aw, Man | Rayman stars in a weird NFT game vaguely inspired by the coolest Far Cry DLC that Ubisoft's just quietly plopped out, because of course he does

Also, he's seemingly now a Die Hard baddie who makes a lot of probably very salient points about how America sucks.

Dec. 20, 2024 Mark Warren

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Carnundrum | Helldivers 2's Illuminate are coming for your new wheels, and players are convinced it's a push towards Meridia's definitely not suspiciously revamped black hole

It's ok, Arrowhead says the purple circle's new appearance is nothing to worry about right now. People aren't buying that though.

Dec. 20, 2024 Mark Warren

The artwork for the Helldivers 2 X Killzone crossover.

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Super Santa | Helldivers 2 dev Arrowhead comes up with a suitably festive solution to all that Killzone collab price backlash

"We will revisit this," the studio says of the item prices folks weren't fans of, while loading up the free gifts onto its sleigh.

Dec. 19, 2024 Mark Warren

A playable ghoul in Fallout 76 next to Marcus the super mutant in Fallout New Vegas.

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The Next Evolution? | Would Fallout 76's devs be open to doing playable super mutants? The game's lead producer says it could depend on how much people like going ghoul

"That does give pause to talk about: ‘Okay, does it make sense for us to have anything else in this world that players can do?’"

Dec. 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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Ghould Vibes | As it heads into 2025, Fallout 76’s lead producer discusses playable ghouls, why Fallout needs a giant snake, and whether we’ll ever get playable super mutants

“I think ‘cool’ kinda overrode whether or not anybody cared about ‘does this even fit like that’”, says lead producer Bill LaCoste.

Dec. 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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A ghoul in Fallout 76 over an apocalyptic nuclear background.

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Radioactivity | Fallout 76 playable ghoul hands-on preview – a rad expansion, especially if you're keen for an undead dip

Playing as a noseless adventurer in a Fallout game had me embracing my inner irradiated Michael Phelps.

Dec. 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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Richter speaks to Skif atop Slag Heap in Stalker 2

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BEEEEEGGGGGG | Stalker 2 gets its "first major patch", patch 1.1, featuring a mammoth list of more than 1,800 fixes that includes the first batch of A-Life tweaks

GSC says "the size of the patch is huge and the process of downloading will take some time", so you best set it away and make a cup of tea.

Dec. 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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Helldivers 2's Killzone collab gear next to Arrowhead CCO Johan Pilestedt.

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Rock And Hard Place | As Helldivers 2's Killzone collab pricing backlash rumbles on, CCO Pilestedt says Arrowhead chose not to make it a warbond to try and avoid exactly this kind of thing

Either way, players don't reckon the price is right.

Dec. 19, 2024 Mark Warren

The dude screaming in Helldivers 2's intro.

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Credit Crunch | "I hear what you're saying" Helldivers 2 dev Arrowhead's CEO responds to backlash from players against the lofty prices of its new Killzone collab gear

"The more of this we sell - the more Illuminate type stuff we can keep dropping for free"

Dec. 18, 2024 Mark Warren

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MassConaughey | Remember Exodus? Here's its first gameplay, featuring a not quite Commander Shepard sci-fi slapping up a space bear

The game also has Matthew McConaughey in it, doing video games for the first time.

Dec. 18, 2024 Mark Warren

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In The Killzone | Helldivers 2's first ever crossover is here, and it's good news for super credit flush Killzone fans

When two PlayStation-backed shooty things with armour that looks a bit fascist love each other very much...

Dec. 18, 2024 Mark Warren

Warframe 1999 Arthur crossed with voice actor Ben Starr

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Rising Starr | "There's a lot packed into this update emotionally" warframe 1999's Ben Starr speaks on bringing some humanity to Arthur

"I was fully naked the entire time, bathed in goo, a la Get Your Own Back"

Dec. 17, 2024 Connor Makar

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Rider! | Warframe does it again, turning another mobility bug into a permanent feature

Motorbikes weren't meant to be used in non-Warframe 1999 missions. But fun comes first!

Dec. 17, 2024 Connor Makar

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All Aboard | We really don't need a Cyberpunk 2077 movie, but if there ever is one, Idris Elba is already up for reprising his role

"Let's speak that into existence."

Dec. 16, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Text reads, “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Madness. Official Manga.” Artwork shows a colorful cast of characters including Rebecca and her brother Pilar on the background of Night City skyscrapers.

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Page Turner | Still not over Cyberpunk: Edgerunners? The just revealed manga prequel won't help, but it does seem like a great addition to the series

Plus it's the only new Cyberpunk thing you'll be getting for a while.

Dec. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Freebie Frenzy | Tiny Tina's Wonderlands SHiFT Codes

SHiFT codes are back, and here’s all you need to know about racking up legendary loot and riotous rewards.

Dec. 14, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Marvelous Hit | Marvel Rivals' secret weapon is its healthy mix of A-listers and overlooked characters, and this may help the brand as a whole

A golden opportunity to up Marvel's brand synergy.

Dec. 13, 2024 Fran Ruiz

A helldiver in Helldivers 2 wearing Urban Legends Warbond gear.

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Street Shooter | Need more firepower to take on Helldivers 2's Illuminate? Well, the Urban Legends Warbond includes a flamethrower turret that can burn everything to death - including you

Hey, it'll only harm the user if its ammo canister gets hit. Surely the chances of that are lo-

Dec. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

Some Helldivers in Helldivers 2 taking on the Illuminate.

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Good Omens | Helldivers 2 hits its highest Steam player number since May's PSN account linking backlash, and naturally all it took was Arrowhead finally unleashing the Illuminate

It's almost like this is what everyone had been waiting for.

Dec. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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Warframe 1999 character over the top of two TGA statues.

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Y2K... Almost | Surprise! Warframe 1999 launches tomorrow for all platforms, so get ready to party like it's.... well, you get the idea

So, tonight (or tomorrow, more specifically), I'm gonna party like it's 1999

Dec. 13, 2024 Connor Makar

Borderlands 4 teaser - a hand and a psycho mask

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Going Psycho | Borderlands 4 gets a fresh trailer with some gameplay, and we can see why Randy Pitchford was "FREAKING OUT, yo"

Here's the thing Gearbox's CEO was doing those tweets about.

Dec. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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Goated Powers | Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League might be nearly done, but Goat Simulator 3 is picking up the baton of open-world superhero antics

Grindy missions not included.

Dec. 12, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Don't Jinx It | Sorry, but Fallout and Arcane's Ella Purnell wants to stay away from more video game adaptations, and she's right to do so

She got lucky twice.

Dec. 12, 2024 Fran Ruiz

Johnny Silverhand, a man with long hair and big shades, looking at you while you're driving in Cyberpunk 2077.

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Cyberpunk'd | Cyberpunk 2077's 2.2 update has some neat vehicle customisation options, but the best addition is easily that you can cruise around with Keanu Reeves now

It is a surprisingly hefty update considering development was supposedly stopped on the game earlier this year.

Dec. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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A Warhammer 40K Space Marine hodling a gun, stood in front of some kind of temple, looking into the camera.

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Took Its Time | Warhammer fans rejoice, as Henry Cavill's 40K series is going ahead at Amazon, and the buff nerd is set to both executive produce and star in it

Though it is "some years" away.

Dec. 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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A lone Stalker can be seen looking off the edge of a tall structure and across the Zone in Stalker 2

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Mutant Mayhem | Best Stalker 2 mods to install

Here are some of the best Stalker 2 mods to install before you next explore the Zone.

Dec. 9, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

Marvel Rivals key art showing characters like Storm, Magneto, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Man, Venom, and Peni Parker.

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Logged In | Cor, video games did some big numbers over the weekend, with Marvel Rivals reaching 10 million players, and Steam breaking its own concurrent user count for the umpteenth time

Doing numbers, as the kids say.

Dec. 9, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

On the left, V and Johnny Silverhand from Cyberpunk 2077 stood in front of a yellow tinted skyline. On the right, Geralt from The Witcher 3 in some dark woods.

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Cyberhunted | Geralt in Night City? As wild as it sounds, one group of dataminers have found evidence of a quest that would have brought everyone's favourite Witcher into the world of Cyberpunk 2077

A fun "what-if" kind of scenario.

Dec. 9, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Promotional art for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League season 4, noting that it's coming December 10, alongside a model of Deathstroke, a villainous looking man with orange and dark blue armour.

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It's Something | Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's roadmap is finally coming to an end with Deathstroke, and after an incredibly rough year, presumably the end of new updates

Live service isn't for everyone.

Dec. 8, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Mum's The Word | Wonder why Rockstar is staying so quiet about GTA 6? According to one former GTA 5 dev, it's for quite a simple reason

It's all thanks to you fans.

Dec. 8, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Characters all pointing guns at each other in key art for Fortnite Ballistic.

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Person First | Fortnite, the everything game, is once again looking to be all you need with its latest 5v5, first-person mode Ballistic

Why play anything else? Well, there's lots of reasons honestly.

Dec. 7, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Borderlands 4 key art, featuring flames and the series' mascot mask.

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Oops! | There's a Borderlands 4 trailer coming soon, and how do we know? Because Gearbox's CEO said so, even though he apparently wasn't meant to

"IDGAF."

Dec. 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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A man walking around a city with a gun in his hand in Grand Theft Auto 3.

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Hit And Run | "We were worried when we saw Xbox coming" - One former PlayStation exec on securing exclusivity for GTA 3 before its upcoming competitor could get to it

"We knew exclusivity was the name of the game in a lot of fields."

Dec. 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Magik and Black Panther battling in Marvel Rivals.

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Marvel Rivals codes

Marvel Rivals codes reward players with free cosmetic items like alternate costumes for Iron Man!

Dec. 6, 2024 James Billcliffe

Marvel Rivals screenshot showing The Hulk and Iron Man performaning a team attack and hitting a building.

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Big numbers! | Marvel Rivals hits a Fantastic 444,000 peak player count on Steam hours after launch despite so-so reviews

A good initial performance, especially given the release time. When the Europeans get off work, we'll likely see better.

Dec. 6, 2024 Connor Makar

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Some Helldivers fighting alongside an exosuit in Helldivers 2.

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Mine-or Problem | Helldivers 2 players famously once saved kids just because they didn't care about mines, so of course Arrowhead's whipped out some more as the latest MO reward

"I'm convinced they have mine stratagems ready to go specifically to troll when the community starts begging for new content."

Dec. 6, 2024 Mark Warren

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Artwork of The Thing video game showing soldiers in snowsuits, some kind of monster in the background.

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Chilling Stuff | Worried your friend is secretly a horrifying alien monster? Displace those feelings on to The Thing Remastered, which just came out by the way

The perfect game to get paranoid over.

Dec. 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

The traffic warden from Threads recreated in Fallout: London.

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LonDLC Calling | Fallout: London's next patch will come with its first bits of DLC, as Team FOLON celebrates becoming a registered business by asking players to help shape its future

The massive mod's devs are going in for a penny, in for a pound.

Dec. 5, 2024 Mark Warren

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Grand Theft Ananta | Does the Ananta trailer really look like it's riffing on GTA 6, or are we just desperate to make connections?

However you feel about it, Ananta does look really good judging by this new trailer.

Dec. 5, 2024 Connor Makar

Jackie and Misty in Cyberpunk 2077's Fresh Start mod intro.

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New Cyberginnings | Cyberpunk 2077 just got a whole new intro and backstory option that'll let V relate to both big biz types and Panam's mates, thanks to a modder

A path for the folks who wish they'd lived a bit more of a complex life before being infected with the Keanu Reeves virus.

Dec. 5, 2024 Mark Warren

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Yeehaw! | You can ogle at Walton Goggins getting "back in the saddle" for Fallout season 2 while you think about picking up a pair of Walton Goggins Goggle Glasses

Say that five times fast.

Dec. 4, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke