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Ncuti Gatwa's face sits in the middle of art from Kingdom Hearts: Sora and Cloud flank the latest Dr Who. In the background, a blurred Disney Plus tile screen.

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PLAYING MOUSE | If Disney wants a live action or animated Kingdom Hearts, the perfect template is already streaming on Disney Plus

Who? You know Who. And Disney should take a very British leaf out of the Doctor's book.

May 14, 2024 Alex Donaldson

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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

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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

A man holding set 75192 - the Millenium Falcon - is shown beside new, smaller Millenium Falcon set 75375

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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

Sora sits on a throne, looking directly into the camera, in a Kingdom Hearts background that is slightly blurred.

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ONE AND DONE | I'm not sure I believe those Kingdom Hearts movie rumours, but if one does happen, I'm begging, keep it simple

And clean.

May 1, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Silent Hill 2 remake screenshot of James holding a pistol, looking at a dirty wall with text on it that reads "reap what you sow."

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HAVE CONFIDENCE | Bloober Team is feeling "very confident" in its Silent Hill 2 remake, as it confirms it's working on a new, original IP

"This is the most important test of our actions."

April 28, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

On the left, Sonic Adventure 2 key art of Sonic and Shadow both pulling cool poses. On the right, Maria in Sonic Adventure 2, stood in front of a command console on a space station.

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SAYONARA | Sonic 3 producer says it "takes a lot from Sonic Adventure 2" so I have to ask: what's going to happen to that 12 year old?

Will they pull the trigger, so to speak?

April 24, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A solider in T-51 power armour, some vault boys, and an NCR Ranger.

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FALL-THAT JAZZ | The Best Fallout games: Every Fallout game ranked

You inevitably will when we put Tactics at number one, but please don't get angry.

April 22, 2024 Mark Warren

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

A character in Elden Ring, one of the best PS5 games, looking at a shooting star

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PLAYSTATION ALLSTARS | The best PS5 Games to justify your next-gen PlayStation purchase in 2024

Sony's stellar lineup just keeps getting bigger.

April 11, 2024 James Billcliffe

2D art of Sora from Kingdom Hearts with his Kingdom Key held over his back. He is super imposed over some key art from Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth showing the main cast of characters looking out over a grassy, mountainous landscape.

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RE: CONNECT | If Kingdom Hearts ever gets a remake, it needs the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth treatment

There's no other way to do it.

April 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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CRESTING THE HILL | We may be getting a Silent Hill 2 remake release date soon

The Silent Hill 2 remake has been rated in the United States, suggesting imminent release date news.

April 1, 2024 Sherif Saed

A PS2, PS2 slim, and a PS2 controller all in a white void.

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THE FINAL WORD? | Jim Ryan says the PS2 sold 160 million units, though it might not be as simple as that

Even if it did only sell 155 million units, the PS2 is still the best selling console ever.

March 31, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Owen O'Donnell next to Gandalf in Dragon's Dogma 2.

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VIDEO | A REAL ARTIST reviews our Dragon's Dogma 2 Character Creations

They're all beautiful Arisen, especially George Costanza.

March 27, 2024 Mark Warren

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SIMLISH TIME | Following Barbie, Margot Robbie is producing the live-action The Sims movie you've been hearing about forever

Whippna choba dog!

March 21, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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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WE ARE FAMILY | Good news, Steam's just introduced a better way to enjoy dodgy smut and 6/10s with your grandparents

You know you need to try and get them into Far Cry 6 and…uh…Fetish Locator Week Three

March 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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

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

The Unknown Guy in GTA San Andreas alongside CJ.

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MAN OF MYSTERY | As it turns out, GTA San Andreas' infamous 'Unknown Guy' isn't just a random dude, he's the perfect everyman

Rich people in the business district, poor people in the slums, Male 01 everywhere.

March 14, 2024 Mark Warren

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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

A mirror in GTA San Andreas showing an inaccurate reflection.

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MAN IN THE MIRROR | Why can GTA San Andreas' glitchy mirrors have characters reach out of them? It's not because of an underworld

“Not ideal, but better than mirrorless barber shops.”

March 5, 2024 Mark Warren

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DISC-USTING | What's the best game that shipped on multiple discs? The Best Games Ever Podcast

Most games shipped on multiple discs, if you think about it...

Feb. 27, 2024 Jim Trinca

A person in a hoodie is walking through a city at night in Reynatis, key art of Reynatis showing the main cast of characters.

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REY-SE THE ROOF | The coolest reveal from last week’s Japanese Nintendo Direct is coming west

Good news for those of you that actually like Kingdom Hearts' writing.

Feb. 26, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Some characters in Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection.

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EMPIRE COMES BACK | Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection comes to Nintendo Switch this year

Ooh, an old Star Wars thing returning.

Feb. 21, 2024 Mark Warren

Some cars racing while police chase them in Need For Speed Unbound.

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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

Crazy Taxi key art showing a green-haired taxi driver racing down a hill in a city, the passenger hanging on in the back.

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TAXIIII! | Why is Sega making its new Crazy Taxi, a series about wacky driving shenanigans, a "triple-A" game?

How do the words "Crazy Taxi" and "triple-A" make any kind of sense together?

Feb. 19, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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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

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IT WAS THEM, NOT ME | Bloober Team pins the blame on Konami for that bad Silent Hill 2 remake combat trailer

You reap what you sow, I guess!

Feb. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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SHAPE SQUABBLE | Why does GTA 3's moon change shape when you snipe it? Because some Rockstar devs couldn't settle a tiff

“A few days later, four artists were at my desk asking me to change the size of the moon.”

Feb. 14, 2024 Mark Warren

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EVERYONE LIKED THAT | That game everyone loves that you just can't stand? Turns out, everyone's got one of those

Some popular games are actually real stinkers.

Feb. 12, 2024 Jim Trinca

Deus Ex's Adam Jensen alongside Cyberpunk 2077's Johnny Silverhand.

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BACK AS BLACK? | If he's done with Deus Ex, Cyberpunk fans want Adam Jensen's voice actor to play a key role in Project Orion

Fancy being Morgan Blackhand, Elias Toufexis?

Feb. 8, 2024 Mark Warren

Granblue Fantasy: Relink key art of Gran fighting Id.

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GENERATIONAL GAP | Steam and PS5's latest darling, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, is a modern day PS2 game – for better and worse

The PS2 has one of the best libraries out there, though its catalogue still had some warts too.

Feb. 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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

Kazuma Kiryu in Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth.

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TOUGH MEMORIES | Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth has reignited the never-ending fan debate about Kazuma Kiryu's toughest foe

You’re all wrong by the way, it’s Kazuma Kiryu himself.

Jan. 31, 2024 Mark Warren

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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

Custom shadow the hedgehog image with pixelation

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THE GOLDEN RING | Sonic x Shadow remaster game leak inevitably leads fans to raunchy art

Type Sonic x Shadow into Google Images, I dare you. I double dare you.

Jan. 30, 2024 Connor Makar

Adam Jensen in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.

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EVEN MORE LAYOFFS | Embracer continues its dark side run, cancelling new Deus Ex and laying off almost 100 staff

The embrace of death continues to be a thing, sadly.

Jan. 30, 2024 Mark Warren

Some characters battling in Final Fantasy 16.

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SQUARE SWITCHUP | After selling lots of its non-Final Fantasy IP, Square Enix doesn't want to rely on Final Fantasy as much

As if we needed any more proof that PowerWash Sim can change your outlook on life.

Jan. 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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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

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BANGERS AND CRASH | Ten years on, Wreckfest is the game that's come closest to filling the Burnout-shaped hole in my soul

The scrap-littered circuits of Scandinavia may not be as glamorous as Paradise City, but they do the trick.

Jan. 15, 2024 Mark Warren

Ichiban Kasuga shooting a water pistol at Mukku in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

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5 dumb (and AWESOME) things to look forward to in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

The Yakuza series might be silly at times, but it's also great.

Jan. 4, 2024 James Billcliffe

Ichiban and Nanba getting ready for battle dressed as a scuba diver and cowboy in Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth

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KAWAII HAWAII | Is LAD: Infinite Wealth the most enticing Yakuza yet? | Preview

Yakuza is such a long-running series that the big question is always the same: Do I need to play the other Yakuza games to enjoy Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth?

Jan. 4, 2024 James Billcliffe

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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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GIT REUNION | The Best Games Ever Show Christmas Special

Who is the best Santa in video games? And is it Tony Blair?

Dec. 22, 2023 Jim Trinca

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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

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Tom Kicks Off | Podcast Audit #3: Tom reveals the guest he hates the most

...and the least.

Dec. 18, 2023 Jim Trinca

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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

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SPRINGTIME RELEASE | Alone in the Dark sees another delay as it moves from chilly January into spring 2024

Granted, March can still be a chilly month.

Dec. 7, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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LOVE AT FIRST FRIGHT | Horror icon Junji Ito shares rom-com hopes with creator of Silent Hill

Sign me up!

Dec. 6, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke