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A Polite Prod | If you want a Need for Speed: Most Wanted remake, it seems all you need to do is keep asking for it, as one actor from the series says that "anything is on the table" at EA

What about everything?

Dec. 8, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Exhibition Matched | The Nintendo Museum is better than I thought - in fact, the worst thing about it is probably the name

Lots of history, lots of interesting stuff to do, and that 'Nintendo-like solution' to how to do a museum.

Dec. 2, 2024 Alex Donaldson

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TOP OF THE DROPS | The best PlayStation Plus games on PS4 and PS5 in 2024

Our top picks for Sony's money-saving subscription service!

Dec. 1, 2024 Connor Makar

A silver Nintendo DS superimposed over a blurred image of Mario & Luigi: Partners in time key art.

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Double Trouble | 20 years ago, Nintendo changed how I thought about games forever with just two screens

The Mario develper is yet to make a better console, honestly.

Nov. 21, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Art work from Pokemon Legends Arceus, Detective Pikachu, and New Pokemon Snap is shown

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I Choose You | Best Pokemon spin-off games

The amount of Pokemon games there are to play is never-ending, so here are some of the best Pokemon spin-offs for you to try.

Oct. 31, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

A nintendog alongside a phone showing a Nintendo Music playlist.

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Banging Nintunes | Don't hand me the aux, Nintendo's got a new music app and I will use it to blast an hour-long version of the Nintendogs theme

I'm warning you, I will be the one that let the virtual dog tunes out.

Oct. 31, 2024 Mark Warren

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White Noiz | The best video game soundtracks to revisit in 2024

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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The best co-op games to play in 2024

Whether you simply want some quick co-op fun or a lengthy campaign to embark on, we've got you and your friends covered with these co-op games.

Oct. 23, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Phoenix Wright, a hand-drawn man with slicked back, spiky hair, is pointing at something offscreen in a court room in Ace Attorney.

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No Objection Here | Capcom hasn't said it's working on a new Ace Attorney, but it is certainly thinking about ways it can continue "producing content" for the series

All it'll take is a little merch.

Sept. 29, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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PODCAST | Star Citizen vs Elite Dangerous in 2024: the games that outlived their biggest rivals

The big gaming rivalries of yesteryear usually end with a clear winner... but not always.

Sept. 21, 2024 Jim Trinca

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Zinedine Zidane whispering sweet nothings to Jude Bellingham in EA Sports FC 25.

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Ice Nice? | EA Sports FC 25's soundtrack is here, so you can join in the debate as to whether its over 100 tunes live up to the spirit of Goodbye Mr A

When it comes to songs that'll become engraved in your brain over the next year or so, things are never black and gold.

Sept. 17, 2024 Mark Warren

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

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PODCAST | The best game with the most pointless feature

We're not allowed to talk about horse balls.

Aug. 23, 2024 Jim Trinca

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Sixth Street in Zenless Zone Zero, showing NPCs walking through an urban street environment with a coffee shop and other businesses on display.

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Urban Retrofitters | Think Zenless Zone Zero was inspired by Persona 5? Think again - one of the biggest influences was Digimon

Plus, thousands of hours in Street Fighter had an understandable impact on combat design.

June 20, 2024 Rebecca Jones

Miles Edgeworth in Ace Attorney Investigations Collection.

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Objection! | Ace Attorney Investigations Collection announced at Nintendo Direct, arrives in September

Oh, hey, it's Miles Edgeworth, doing court things.

June 18, 2024 Mark Warren

A pre-release key art render for The Sims 3 shows a lively street with such features as a ghost, a house fire, a bin diver, and warring neighbours, as a male Sim in the foreground looks into the camera with an ironic expression.

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IMITATION OF LIFE | For better or worse, The Sims 3 set the standard for modern life sims

15 years on, The Sims 3's ambition has left an impressive legacy, but so has its aggressive embracing of what it means for games to be always-online.

June 2, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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Gumshoe, Edgeworth, and Maggey Byrde stand in a plushly decorated hallway.

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PLEASE, CAPCOM | I am once again asking Capcom to remaster Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (and its sequel) for modern platforms

AAI1 turns 15 today, so let's party like it's 2009 with one of the fandom's most popular talking points.

May 28, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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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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THE MONEY MAKER | From the publisher that popularised loot boxes comes... in-game ads - didn't we do all this in in the late 2000s?

Growth is king in the big-budget video game industry, and EA CEO Andrew Wilson has an idea of how to spur it on.

May 10, 2024 Connor Makar

A collage of characters and locations from some of our favourite mobile games. L-R: Dan Heng from Honkai: Star Rail; America Chavez and Groot from Marvel Snap; a domed tower level from Monument Valley 2; Diluc from Genshin Impact; and Darius III and Artoria Pendragon from Fate/Grand Order.

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GAMES IN YOUR POCKET | The best mobile games to play in 2024

Want to know the best games you can handily check out on your mobile device?

April 12, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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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The Prince, a young humanoid figure with a green, cylindrical hat, is pushing a ball of random stuff in key art for Katamari Damacy. A city and mountain can be seen in the distance, as well as a cow and a rainbow.

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QUE SERA SERA | 20 years on, Katamari Damacy is still the most "video game" video game there is

Those two decades sure rolled around quickly.

March 18, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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The King and Queen of all Cosmos, who are larger than many planets, are looking at a planet with their son the Prince and all of his cousins surrounding it in artwork for Katamari Damacy.

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DO YOUR THING | Bandai Namco celebrates Katamari Damacy's 20th anniversary by... opening a Twitter account

Rolling out the red carpet.

March 18, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Three podcast hosts reacting to a Dune worm with Anakin Skywalker's head poking out of it.

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PODCAST | Inspired by Dune 2, what's the best game with a load of sand in it?

What's course, rough, and irritating, but gets nowhere? It's the VG247 podcast!

March 12, 2024 Jim Trinca

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A compilation of characters that Akira Toriyama worked on throughout his illustrious career.

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RIP | Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama dead at 68

The legendary manga artist also made huge contributions to the Dragon Quest series and many other titles.

March 8, 2024 Alex Donaldson

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PIRATE BAE | What's the best Pirate Game that ISN'T Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag? Find out in The Best Games Ever Podcast

Contains only minimal discussion about Blackbeard's syphilitic pinger.

Feb. 20, 2024 Jim Trinca

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CROSS UP | Are you Toph enough? Avatar: The Last Airbender is getting a fighting game

There's no word on a developer yet, but the game will be launching in Early Access in 2025.

Feb. 15, 2024 Connor Makar

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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A helmeted soldier surveys an armory of the best guns in MW3

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MW3 best FR 5.56 loadout

For a fun burst assault rifle in MW3 Warzone and Multiplayer, look no further.

Jan. 3, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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MW3 best Holger 556 loadout

For a versatile assault rifle that’s easy to control, here’s our best Holger 556 loadout in MW3.

Jan. 2, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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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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Apollo Justice points at the viewer, set against a slightly desaturated courtroom.

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It’s about time Apollo Justice got his dues

Move over, Phoenix Wright; it's the real hero's time to shine.

Dec. 27, 2023 Alex Donaldson

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The best Nintendo DS Games to play in 2024

While the NDS library sits at over 2000+ titles, there are a few that stand out from the rest.

Dec. 8, 2023 Kelsey Raynor

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

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TO INFINITY... | PlayStation Plus Classics next batch of games could include a PS1 classic

And something for the thrill seekers too.

Nov. 19, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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HAANG ON | Netflix's live action Avatar: The Last Airbender trailer lands tomorrow, five years after series announcement

The show was first announced back in 2018.

Nov. 8, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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WHAT A MELON | Suika Game: there’s a reason this weird watermelon game is one of Nintendo Switch’s best-selling titles

“What if 2048 had a physics engine” is one of the stupidest elevator pitches ever. And yet.

Nov. 8, 2023 Jim Trinca

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NOT GONNA HAPPEN | MW3: It wouldn’t be another Call of Duty launch without people complaining about SBMM

Modern Warfare 3 isn't even out yet, but some have already brought out the tired old tirades about SBMM.

Oct. 25, 2023 Sherif Saed

CJ walks away from a car while armed in Grand Theft Auto San Andreas

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THAT'S A PLUS | If you’re excited about GTA 6, you better get used to GTA+

Some handheld classics are being added into the mix.

Oct. 24, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

Miles Morales and Peter Parker in Spider-Man 2.

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SHAPESWINGER | Spider-Man 2 has a very glitchy way of saying it thinks Miles is a bit of a square

Is it about my spider-cube?

Oct. 23, 2023 Mark Warren

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THWIPPING TO THE TOP | Spider-Man 2 is already the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game ever

PlayStation has produced another hit with Spider-Man 2, and it's already setting a new record.

Oct. 23, 2023 Sherif Saed

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WE ARE IRON MAN | EA's Iron Man is taking a Dead Space approach to fan feedback

Iron Man and Marvel fans have been roped in to provide feedback about the upcoming game.

Oct. 23, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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FUTURE VISION | Adult animation has a bright future, if the bigwigs in charge let it happen

Fionna and Cake and Scavengers Reign prove how desperately we need more adult animated shows.

Oct. 22, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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GUMSHOE IN | What's the Best Detective Game, and why isn't it Disco Elysium?

Fans of sleuthing are well catered for by video games, but which is the best of the best?

Oct. 20, 2023 Jim Trinca

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LAYOFFS | Team17 hit by redundancies - UK firm latest to suffer layoffs

According to a source familiar with the situation, the studio is facing its second wave of layoffs this year.

Oct. 2, 2023 Connor Makar

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Hey Ray | Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will have ray tracing on no matter what visual mode you choose

Whatever your preferred frame rate is, the lighting will look great.

Sept. 17, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

Miles Edgeworth points dramatically at the viewer, with some sort of black wing-like cloak billowing over his shoulder. He's surrounded by superimposed images of the faces of Kay Faraday, his sister Franziska von Karma, and Detective Gumshoe (whose face I had to cut-off halfway down to make the image format work; sorry, Gumshoe).

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IT'S ME, I'M FANS | Capcom finally acknowledge Ace Attorney Investigations again on their 40th anniversary website

An exhibit dedicated to Investigations 1+2 has short-circuited the brains of Miles Edgeworth fans everywhere.

Aug. 24, 2023 Rebecca Jones

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DESPERATE MEASURES | Activision Blizzard offers up streaming rights as CMA rejects initial acquisition proposal

Ubisoft would hold rights to stream Acti Blizz games for 15 years, in effort to save the deal.

Aug. 22, 2023 Connor Makar

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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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Autoports | Hasbro really wants Microsoft to bring back older Transformers games through Xbox Game Pass

A number of Transformers game were delisted in 2017.

July 30, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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