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Milla Jojovich in the Resident Evil movie, she is pointing a shotgun at something offscreen.

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Knock Knock | Here we go again: Resident Evil is getting another movie reboot, and it might just have the perfect director for it too

The film is currently part of a bidding war between studios.

Jan. 26, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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Star Wars Episode I - Jedi Power Battles - loader droid and Darth Maul

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Make It Legal | The Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles remaster dares to answer important questions like "What if Darth Maul and a loader droid went rogue on the Trade Federation?"

Wipe them out, all of them.

Jan. 24, 2025 Fran Ruiz

Skyrim's Dragonborn shouting in front of a violin.

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Miner Key | Good news culture lovers, a Minecraft YouTuber is hopping on Classic FM to blast banging choons from Skyrim, Street Fighter, and more

And here's the symphony that plays when an army of creepers blows up your entire town, delivered by the brass section of the New York philharmonic.

Jan. 8, 2025 Mark Warren

Astro Bot has a robot chicken on his back, fighting a giant robot snake.

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Don't Call It A... | Astro Bot reminded us all that PlayStation has a lot of good games that haven't had sequels in a while, and it turns out the company's boss has said they're looking into bring back "past IP"

"The various IPs that we own are an important asset to PlayStation."

Dec. 28, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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An old man saluting a gravestone in Metal Gear Solid 4.

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Sure, Jan | 27 years ago, record holder for longest cutscene in a video game Hideo Kojima said that the "one thing" he didn't want in Metal Gear Solid was characters just "blabbering at each other for 4 or 5 minutes"

And yet here we are.

Dec. 28, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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On the left, Shuhei Yoshida, a middle-aged Japanese man smiling, wearing glasses. On the right, key art for Journey of a small person in a red robe stood on some sand dunes, looking up at a glowing mountain.

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Good Luck! | After 31 years, PlayStation is losing one of its most senior names - and an important voice for indie games

Shuhei Yoshida is yet to announce what's next.

Nov. 27, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Multiple horror game characters are shown. From left to right, there is: Fatal Frame Project Zero's Ose Kurosawa, Alien Isolation's Xenomorph, Resident Evil 7's Jack Baker, the chef from Little Nightmares, and Pyramid Head from Silent Hill 2

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DOUBLE JUMP SCARES | The best horror games to play in 2025

From founding fathers of horror to underrated gems, here are some of the best horror games to sink your teeth into.

Nov. 1, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Sephiroth, a man with long grey hair and a black leather suit, is falling, plunging a long sword downwards.

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Pick A Card | Magic the Gathering is getting a Final Fantasy crossover, and yes of course that Sephiroth x Aerith moment is getting a card

What else could they have made a card of?

Oct. 27, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A player in FEAR FA 98 being chased by a demon.

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Bloody Bicycle Kicks | FEAR FA 98 is a weird indie lovechild of footy and Silent Hill that’ll let you summon demons and kick about severed heads, and it looks like a terrifyingly chaotic laugh

You can also try to attack opposing players with rusty scissors and axes, just in case your trusty two-foot slide tackle isn't enough.

Oct. 25, 2024 Mark Warren

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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

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Tell Me A Good One | The best story games to play in 2025

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

Oct. 23, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles - big heads mode

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Streets Of Theed | Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles is back with an extensive Aspyr remaster filled with new content and goofy arcade cheats

The funniest Phantom Menace tie-in returns.

Oct. 10, 2024 Fran Ruiz

An original PlayStation in front of a blue, PlayStation-themed background.

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Have A Little Faith | Former SIE CEO and "the father of the PlayStation" Ken Kutaragi says that no one, not even Sony, believed the PS1 would be a success

And look where they are now.

Sept. 29, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Missing Person | Wondering why Final Fantasy 7's Cloud is oddly absent from Astro Bot? "It's difficult to comment on that" says Team Asobi's head

I'm sure he'll be there in the Astro Bot remake.

Sept. 29, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Video Games | Xbox folks, here are the games from PlayStation's September State of Play that're confirmed to be coming to Microsoft consoles

Also, here's a quick recap of pretty much everything else we saw, delivered as though a stranger's stopped you in the street to tell you about it.

Sept. 25, 2024 Mark Warren

Screenshot from Soul Reaver 1 + 2 remaster from Sony State of Play

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Premaster Arrival! | The Soul Reaver 1 + 2 remaster has been revealed at the Sony State of Play, following a leak earlier today

A confirmation for the remaster at last, with a new trailer to boot!

Sept. 24, 2024 Mark Warren

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A PS5 Pro, a digital PS5, two PS5 controllers, and a PS Portal all themed with the PSX's colour theme.

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Happy Birthday! | Hoping to pick up one of those snazzy 30th anniversary PS5s or controllers? Here's how much you'll probably be paying

Hint: it's a lot, but not much more than normal.

Sept. 23, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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The PlayStation 30th anniversary edition PS5 Pro.

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New But Old But New | PlayStation reveals 30th Anniversary Collection, giving you the chance to own a PS5 Pro that reminds you of a time when you were actually happy

Sony's even made the USB cable look like the old school PS1 controller's connector, because bring on the feels.

Sept. 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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Havana Normal One | PlayStation's first official tease of the PS5 Pro's design may have dropped alongside a playlist featuring Livin La Vida Loca and Anaconda

I don't know about you, but when I think about Sony's legacy, I think about Soulja Boy's Crank That.

Sept. 6, 2024 Mark Warren

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Sephiroth stood in Olympus Coliseum in Kingdom Hearts.

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Try Again | Former Sephiroth voice actor - oh, and NSYNC member - says he's never been able to beat the Kingdom Hearts secret boss fight

"Yeah, I'm kinda badass as Sephiroth."

Aug. 4, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Driver: San Francisco key art showing a yellow car drifting, a man in the background, the San Francisco skyline superimposed over him.

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Wrong Turn | Did you forget a Driver TV show was in the works? Me too, but it doesn't matter because it's been cancelled

You can say goodbye to Binge, the gamer streaming service, too.

July 14, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Some characters in Resident Evil 7: Biohazard.

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Screams Inbound | Resident Evil 7's director is helming a new Resi game in development, and it sounds like the goal is simple - scare your pants off

Koshi Nakanishi is directing this fresh entry in the series.

July 2, 2024 Mark Warren

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A Movie To Surpass.. | Despite the radio silence, the Metal Gear Solid movie is still in the works, apparently

It'll come out... eventually.

July 1, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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The creator of Silent Hill doesn't mind if Slitterhead is his final game, because his "last mission" is to set up young developers' futures

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Looking Ahead | The creator of Silent Hill doesn't mind if Slitterhead is his final game, because his "last mission" is to set up young developers' futures

"I don't feel like I'd be unsatisfied even if this was the last game I made."

July 1, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Gameplay and Albert Wesker in the intro of the original Resident Evil.

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Resi Returns | The 90s version of the original Resident Evil is now easily grabbable on modern PCs, with 2 and 3 coming soon

Ring your dad! Watch the endearingly cringey live-action intro again!

June 26, 2024 Mark Warren

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Drip! | Tekken director reveals how the series' most popular costume came to be

Everyone loves King's Tekken 3 alternative costume, but how did it come to be?

June 20, 2024 Connor Makar

Zidane and Garnet looking up to sky, scared of something in Final Fantasy 9.

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Take Your Turn | Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P isn't remaking FF9, but no matter what you think, he wouldn't turn it into an action game even if he was

So who is remaking it then, assuming it's real?

June 16, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A mixture of screenshots and key artwork from five different PS1 games are shown. From left to right: Silent Hill, Gran Turismo, Mega Man X3, Dino Crisis, and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

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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

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PODCAST | They'd never get away with THIS nowadays! The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 96

Nowadays, right, you can't even massacre everyone on a football pitch in an ill-advised parody of the first world war, because of woke

April 23, 2024 Jim Trinca

Aerith is on her knees praying on a blue, ocean, crystalline area in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

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DESTINY'S CROSSROADS | Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's ending was never going to please everyone, and that's fine

Sometimes some things aren't meant for everyone.

April 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Some Final Fantasy characters and a monster truck.

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MONSTER LOSS | PlayStation Plus is about to suffer a big Final Fantasy exodus, but that pales in comparison to the real tragedy

Sure, we all love a good JRPG, but the monster trucks driving off into the sunset is far, far worse.

April 17, 2024 Mark Warren

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TACTICAL | Yoshi-P isn't interested in a Final Fantasy Tactics version of 16, but he does think its about time the spin-off got a new entry

He's just like us!

April 7, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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From left to right: Vivi, Zidane, Garnet who is being held by Aldebert, all looking at something offscreen in Final Fantasy 9.

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WHAT A ZI-PAIN | Are Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail's bonus items hinting at a FF9 Remake? Maybe! But Yoshi-P says the reason behind them is a secret for now

Certainly is a bit suspicious at the very least.

March 24, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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CARROT OVER STICK | PS5 might be getting a PS2 emulator, but don't get too excited just yet

Implicit Conversions is apparently working with Sony to bring PS1, PS2, and PSP games to modern consoles.

March 11, 2024 Connor Makar

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TESTING, TESTING | Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has a reference that's such a deepcut not even its devs get it

Truly committed to remaking every last detail.

March 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A floating head poster of a person screaming, another person with glasses looking concerned, and some kind of ghostly person holding their arms outstretched.

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HOME SWEET HOME | The cult classic film that inspired Resident Evil is finally available to watch for free

Where it all started.

March 4, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Crash Bandicoot and Dr. Nefarious in Crash Team Rumble.

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CRASH AND BURN? | Bandicoot fans hope Toys For Bob'll get to keep working on a woah-le load of Crash games as it goes indie

Oh, and Crash Team Rumble’s getting one final update next week before riding off into the sunset.

March 1, 2024 Mark Warren

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Rinoa and Squall in Final Fantasy 8; two headshots of each character flanking the famous Waltz scene on Disc 1.

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GARDEN VARIETY | 25 years later, Final Fantasy 8 remains the best love story told in gaming

I'll be waiting for you. If you come here, you'll find me. I promise.

Feb. 11, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

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Kojima stands in a studio, dancing, to announce Physint.

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PHYSINT THAT GREAT | Coming close to death and Metal Gear Solid fans bugging him on Twitter: Kojima shares why he's making Physint

Maybe just log off for once, everyone.

Feb. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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A DIFFICULT JUNCTION | Final Fantasy 8's director shares what he would change in a remake as the game hits its 25th anniversary

Just don't go expecting a remake anytime soon.

Feb. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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CROW-NING GLORY | What do you get when you mix Final Fantasy 7 and Resident Evil? My favourite Steam Next fest demo

Crow Country has quickly hit the top of my most anticipated releases.

Feb. 8, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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THE GREAT ESCAPE | The OG Snake, Kurt Russell, shares why he'd never voice Solid Snake

Well, technically Naked Snaked.

Jan. 31, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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CALLED OUT | Tekken 8 fans desperately want a guest spot for FF7's Tifa, Harada responds: "We all know she is attractive"

Tekken has previously featured a Final Fantasy character before.

Jan. 28, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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BORN AGAIN | Final Fantasy 7 Advent Children is coming to US cinemas, but not for long

Sure, it's not a great film, but why not, you know?

Jan. 24, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Resident Evil 2 safe codes and locker codes - Leon's desk and portable safes explained

How to unlock all safes and lockers in the Resident Evil 2 remake.

Jan. 23, 2024 Kirk McKeand

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JUST SUPER | The original Nintendo PlayStation is too expensive, so someone made their own

Saved 'em a good $300,000.

Jan. 8, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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SOCIAL SPOOKS | OD might have some social horror-style elements to it, Kojima Productions trademarks seem to suggest

You mean like when I have to psyche myself up to order a takeaway?

Dec. 13, 2023 Mark Warren

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TAKE A HIKE | Ever self-indulgent, Hideo Kojima confirms the documentary all about him is coming to Disney+ next year

The game director also officially revealed his latest project at The Game Awards.

Dec. 10, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

James Sunderland speaks to Angela Orosco in Silent Hill 2

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NEIGH IT AIN'T SO | Konami continues to beat dead horse, is hiring for "large-scale" Silent Hill projects

No word on what these projects will be though.

Nov. 12, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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The Polymega console and its pad, presented at a jaunty angle.

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WAITING GAME | Retro console maker Polymega reckons it'll ship all remaining pre-orders this year, if you’re feeling lucky

After years of stock troubles, one of gaming’s most impressive retro indulgences might soon be readily available.

Oct. 27, 2023 Alex Donaldson