Article Urbz! | Forget The Sims, what we really need EA to do is bring The Urbz back The stars are aligned. Now is the time of prophecy. Feb. 7, 2025 Connor Makar
Article Sul Sul | The Sims series may be one of the best ways to come to terms with the fact that adulthood is mainly weird and scary, and sometimes fun The Sims is a poignant reflection of real life's trials and tribulations. Feb. 6, 2025 Kelsey Raynor
Article First Quarter | The 25 best Sims games for The Sims 25th anniversary Yes, there are over two dozen Sims games out there. No, we're not counting expansion packs. Feb. 3, 2025 Rebecca Jones
Article Play Dead! | The Sims 2 Legacy Collection forced me to make my pets unemployed after showbiz dog's return from work triggered crash Say no to bread-winning pets in The Sims 2 Legacy Collection. Feb. 3, 2025 Kelsey Raynor 1 comment
News Fetch A Towel | Evacuate the meme jacuzzi, those The Sims 1 and 2 re-releases are actually a thing, and you can grab 'em today You can stop just perusing EA's weird Y2K website and properly fire up the early 2000s nostalgia machine. Jan. 31, 2025 Mark Warren
Guide Kaching! | The Sims 2 Complete cheat codes: Money cheats, immortality, free building and more! A complete list of all cheats in the fully-expanded edition of The Sims 2, from moving immovable objects to having twins and getting infinite money, to allow you to make the most of your game. Jan. 31, 2025 Lauren Aitken
News 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
Article Boomer Schooler | “It always felt like this vague form of superficial hell to me” Doom: The Gallery Experience devs on turning a 90s shooter into high culture Read on to find out which Renaissance paintings they think Doomguy himself would get a kick out of. Jan. 8, 2025 Mark Warren
News Culture Classic | Doom: The Gallery Experience takes you to the real hell - trying not to choke on wine and cheese by sniggering at the nude bits of classical art *cough* Oh, yes, it's a *cough* masterpiece, you can tell by the shading around the er...excuse me a moment... Jan. 6, 2025 Mark Warren
Article 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
Article Need To Evolve | As Need For Speed turns 30, the devs currently running the series say the biggest challenge new entries face is "literally the age of the franchise" "The trajectory has been bumpy, actually, in some cases." Nov. 22, 2024 Mark Warren
News Sleepers or Junkers? | "Need For Speed is always too ahead of its time" Veteran NFS developers on the series' habit of polarising releases that end up beloved "I was shocked how highly rated some of the fans made that game. Because I had thought that’s a bit of a lump of coal in my resume." Nov. 21, 2024 Mark Warren 2 comments
News Another One | Sounds like that Tom Hardy Splinter Cell movie you all definitely forgot about has bit the dust An animated series from Netflix is coming next year, though. Nov. 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke
News Wasteland Walkout | UPDATE: "We are not afraid to do what's necessary" Hundreds of Fallout and Elder Scrolls devs at Zenimax go on strike against Microsoft The need to bargain over issues like remote work options and outsourcing is the crux of the one-day action, union claims. Nov. 14, 2024 Mark Warren 7 comments
Article Sight for Sora Eyes | Everybody likes to rag on Kingdom Hearts' weirdest entry, but even 20 years later, it might be one of my favourites A strange little spin-off on the GBA might just be one of the shiniest pearls in a long, complicated back catalogue of games. Here's why. Nov. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke 2 comments
News What A World | Yes, there's a Nintendo Direct coming today, no, it's not about the Switch 2, so stop asking This one's more for the theme park fans out there. Nov. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke
Article Small Ideas | 20 years on and ahead of the Switch 2, The Minish Cap is a great reminder that The Legend of Zelda doesn't always have to be about the same things There's room for some fresh takes, I reckon. Nov. 4, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke 2 comments
News Clocked In | It was only a matter of time: someone has gotten Doom to run on the Nintendo Alarmo The age old question answered once again. Nov. 3, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke
Guide 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 1 comment
News Toddaly Unexpected | After a minor calendar mix-up, Helldivers 2's next big patch drops soon and it's already inspired jokes about Skyrim being ported to some bullets To be fair, I doubt you'll have much time to play DOOM on your rifle while you're in the middle of a firefight. Oct. 14, 2024 Mark Warren
Article 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
News Maggie's Back | Remember the Doom mod that lets you kill Margaret Thatcher? You can now try and beat Jeremy Corbyn's world record on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, but not Switch "Shigeru Miyamoto doesn't want you pissing on graves." Aug. 9, 2024 Mark Warren 2 comments
News In Motion | Max Payne remakes have dived into full production, according to Remedy financial report The original two games are coming as one package from the Control and Alan wake studio. Aug. 9, 2024 Connor Makar 3 comments
Article PODCAST | Which games have aged like a fine wine, and why is everyone so mad at our guest host? There's nothing graceful about the Best Games Ever podcast episode 104 July 2, 2024 Jim Trinca 1 comment
News Wise Decision | It may have taken Nintendo 37 years, but Zelda finally gets her own game in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Just ignore the CDI game. June 18, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke
News NOSTALGIC NYOOMS | Buckle up, Need For Speed Unbound's new Underground-inspired drag and drift races have just arrived Hey, it's an old thing that we all liked once, and might like again now. May 21, 2024 Mark Warren 1 comment
Article OH YEAH | So, Danny DeVito wants to be Wario – but is he really the best fit for Mario’s gassy counterpart? And who should play the rest of the cast from the Mushroom Kingdom? May 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke 2 comments
Guide 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 3 comments
News 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
News LET IT RIP | New Doom rumoured as Xbox June showcase approaches This would mark the first new entry in the reboot since 2020. May 13, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke 1 comment
News 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
News GRUMBLE GRUMBLE | From FF to… FF? Final Fantasy 16's Cid is going to be in Marvel’s Fantastic Four It's been a big few years for Ralph Ineson! Let's see how he does. May 10, 2024 Connor Makar
Article THERE IS ANOTHER | 25 years in, LEGO Star Wars has finally created the perfect set - and it’ll cost you less than what came before Sometimes, less is more - both in cost, in size, even in piece count. That thinking has finally come to LEGO Star Wars. May 4, 2024 Alex Donaldson
News GET REAL | The Legend of Zelda film director wants it to be "grounded" so don't expect a motion captured Tingle "We're working hard, and we're gonna make something great." May 1, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke
News TWISTED FIGHTSTARTER | Doom-inspired Dragon's Dogma 2 mod lets you engineer inter-enemy fights by controlling exactly how angry they can get As Harry Hill would say, there's only one real way to find out whether a Cyclops is better than a wolf. April 18, 2024 Mark Warren
News WAHOO! | The Super Mario Bros. movie is getting a sequel, to the surprise of absolutely no one But will it do anything with that post-credits scene? March 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke
News START YOUR ENGINES | Lego is making a Mario Kart set, but the real winner is The Bowser Express Train Your wallets will be emptied soon enough. March 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke
News CUT AND TRIM | Need another way to play Doom? How about a lawn mower? Add that to the ever-growing pile of weird ways to play the classic shooter. Feb. 25, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke
News RETRO RACING | Need For Speed Unbound to get new NFS Underground and Hot Pursuit-style races Wahey, just try not to feel too old now you know NFS turns 30 this year. Feb. 20, 2024 Mark Warren
News 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
Article 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 1 comment
News R YOU SERIOUS? | Update: Remedy says its letter R logo dispute with Take-Two was "resolved entirely and amicably" last year "There is nothing to see here." Jan. 18, 2024 Mark Warren
News WE'VE STRUCK GOLD | Nintendo Switch Online gets a couple of cult classic Game Boy Advance RPGs next week Expansion Pack's collection of GBA titles gets a little bigger. Jan. 14, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke
News GO OUTSIDE | Hideo Kojima says OD is as different as Boktai, his solar-powered Gameboy game Motherfudgers forgot about Boktai, the game that made you touch grass before it was cool. Jan. 4, 2024 Connor Makar
Guide The best PS2 games to play in 2025 It's time to take a trip back in time to one of the best generations of gaming. Jan. 1, 2024 Kelsey Raynor 1 comment
News RIP | Max Payne voice actor James McCaffrey passes away, tributes pour in “No one could do what he did better than him.” Dec. 19, 2023 Mark Warren 1 comment
News SEEEEGA | SEGA announces they're making a new Jet Set Radio, Streets of Rage, Crazy Taxi, and more in one trailer Shown off at The Game Awards, a lot of new SEGA games are on the way. Dec. 8, 2023 Connor Makar 7 comments
News BOWSER MODE | Jack Black goes wild in TikTok remix of 'Peaches' from The Super Mario Bros. Movie The gift that keeps on giving. Dec. 7, 2023 Fran Ruiz
News SURE, JAN | Zelda director is aiming for "live-action Miyazaki" and I'm looking for dry water When pigs fly, etc. Dec. 6, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke
News 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