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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

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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

The iconic Ace Attorney "objection" speech bubble, over a courtroom scene where Blackquill, Apollo, and Athena can be seen around the edges.

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Gone Defendin' | Haven't I seen you somewhere before? 2024's best games were pure nostalgic comfort food, and sometimes that's what you need

Eat your hamburgers, Apollo, or you'll be late for the entire circus at Clown University.

Dec. 23, 2024 Rebecca Jones

Artwork showing the main Genshin Impact character sitting on a hill overlooking the game's anime world.

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Dec. 21, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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Future Box Fight | Either PlayStation or Xbox will "struggle mightily" to do well with their next gen console, while Nintendo'll be "the clear winner”, predicts research firm

“There isn’t room for more than two major console systems" in the upcoming cycle, reckons DFC Intelligence.

Dec. 20, 2024 Mark Warren

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Just The Essentials | MySims Cozy Bundle Essences: How to farm every Essence in MySims and MySims Kingdom

A list of every type of essence in both rereleased MySims games on Nintendo Switch, including their primary locations and main farming method.

Dec. 19, 2024 Rebecca Jones

5-way split of art from games such as The Sinking City, Diablo4, Buckshot Roulette, Honkai Star Rail, and Inscryption

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Somewhere In Time | VG247's best games of 2024 that aren't actually from 2024, because we're all time- and money-poor these days, right?

Look, it's expensive to keep up with the release schedule these days, and most of us have a huge backlog to get through – so let's celebrate some older games, yeah?

Dec. 18, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

Key art for the MySims Cozy Bundle collection, featuring characters and backgrounds from the original MySims and MySims Kingdom.

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Warm Fuzzies | MySims Cozy Bundle characters: A full list of characters and their interests from MySims and MySims Kingdom

The MySims series has finally been brought out of retirement for a relaunch on the Nintendo Switch — here's how to befriend every character.

Dec. 18, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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

Artwork for Pokemon Unite showing characters like Pikachu, Gengar and Mr Mime facing off in a frenetic battle.

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Dec. 14, 2024 Dion Dassanayake

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Whirling-In-Rags | If you want to hear Disco Elysium's amazing music live, you need to act quickly: Sea Power is touring in 2025

It's a good time to be a Disco Elysium fan... unless you want a sequel or something, of course.

Dec. 13, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

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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

A Pokeball sits with the logos for Pokemon and Aardman Animations above and below it.

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A Granbull Day Out | Pokemon's next adventure is a team-up with the iconic Wallace and Gromit stop-motion studio Aardman, though you'll be waiting quite a while for it

Bit of an early announcement, but still exciting!

Dec. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Dec. 11, 2024 Josh Broadwell

Xenoblade dev Monolith Soft is now completely owned by Nintendo, but considering it hasn't released a game on a different platform in almost 20 years, it probably doesn't mean that much

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Nothing New Here | Xenoblade dev Monolith Soft is now completely owned by Nintendo, but considering it hasn't released a game on a different platform in almost 20 years, it probably doesn't mean that much

Nintendo has bumped its shares up to 100%... from 96%.

Dec. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Already opened all your Pokemon TCG Pocket packs for the day but in sore need of something pocket monster related to do? Pokemon TV is back from the dead with anime episodes galore

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Gotta Watch 'Em All! | Already opened all your Pokemon TCG Pocket packs for the day but in sore need of something pocket monster related to do? Pokemon TV is back from the dead with anime episodes galore

And there's seemingly more to come, too!

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

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Stay Patient | Stardew Valley's creator wants you to know that just because he keeps adding to the farming sim, it doesn't mean he's "abandoned" Haunted Chocolatier

"It’s been a little sad to see Haunted Chocolatier getting dusty on the shelf… but this is the reality of my situation."

Dec. 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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A Lasting Legacy | Remembering Michael 'Mynki' Brennan, the first art director of Warframe, and an example of how a single dev can have a monumental impact

"Sometimes people thought it was too weird - that's fine! Mynki never did."

Dec. 3, 2024 Connor Makar

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Hitting up her Gram | An award-winning romance novelist and AOL Instant Messenger are at the core of Warframe 1999's best new feature

Rebecca Ford and Kat Kingsley speak on the hotly-anticipated relationship system coming to 1999, and how it came to be.

Dec. 2, 2024 Connor Makar

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Permanent Smoko | HunterxHunter NenxImpact is in trouble down under, it's been refused classification in Australia

Something about Arc System Works' next fighting game has the Australian ratings board rattled.

Dec. 2, 2024 Connor Makar

Fortnite key art showing models of Juice Wrld, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, and Ice Spice.

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Same Old, Same Old | As the games industry continues to crumble around us, Fortnite proves it's still doing just fine as it hits a new player count record

Doing numbers, as the kids say.

Dec. 1, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Took Its Time | Almost a decade on from its release, No Man's Sky is finally at very positive on Steam, and the best part is one dev says they "aren’t even close" to being done

"Although 'very positive' might be just a few words, it means an awful lot."

Dec. 1, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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The best Apple Arcade games to play in 2024

Here are some pocket-sized games for you to play on the go.

Dec. 1, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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PASS THE GAMES | The best Game Pass games on Xbox and PC in 2024

Our top picks of the greatest games on gaming's best subscription service.

Dec. 1, 2024 James Billcliffe

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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

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Pixel Monsters | Far from slowing down in the face of legal trouble, Palworld has announced a mystery collaboration with Terraria for 2025

There are no brakes on this train.

Nov. 28, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Lookin' Sharp | Still haven't replayed The Witcher 3 since the official upgrade? This 'NextGen Edition' mod improves the visuals even on the latest version of the game

We can make it even more HD. We have the technology.

Nov. 28, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Black Friday | Target just dropped the best Switch deal I have ever seen, it's truly a sign of how close we are to Switch 2

It's the best Switch deal ever.

Nov. 24, 2024 Joe O’Neill-Parker

Genshin Impact's Chasca, an anime woman with long red hair dressed in cowboy chaps, walks away from the sunset, pulling the brim of her hat over her face

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Genshin Impact Chasca build and teams

How to get the most from the high-flyin' rootin-tootin' Anemo DPS

Nov. 21, 2024 Josh Broadwell

Harry Du Bois sitting in a cabin in Disco Elysium.

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It Never Ends | Disco Elysium's potential 'spiritual successors' reportedly come with even more behind-the-scenes drama, including a bizarre spat about photos of someone's ex-wife

According to ex-Disco writer Argo Tuulik, one of the parties involved in the mess, it's "a comically confusing situation".

Nov. 20, 2024 Mark Warren

Jack Black is stood at a mining site, pickaxe in one hand, a helmet with a flashlight on his head in A Minecraft Movie.

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Attempts Were Made | "There was always going to be live action" - As the Minecraft movie gets a new trailer, its director and producer try to defend its controversial look

"A lot of the people who will see it were not born when the first contracts and the first discussions were had."

Nov. 20, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Mystery Gift Codes

Never miss out on a Pokemon freebie with our full list of codes.

Nov. 19, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

CJ in GTA: San Andreas Definitive Edition.

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Good Colours | I'd forgotten how stylish the original GTA: San Andreas was until the latest Definitive Edition update

Ah yes, this game had what the kids call 'aura' these days.

Nov. 17, 2024 Fran Ruiz

Tommy Vercetti and Lance Vance in the GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition.

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Credit Controversy | After GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition update ditches some mentions of the studio, Grove Street Games boss says it's "a dick move" to yank devs from credits via updates

The latest update to CJ, Tommy, and Claude's remastered adventures removes some GSG logos, but leaves the studio in the end credits.

Nov. 15, 2024 Mark Warren

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A selection of players wearing the Ultimate Team shirt, including Jude Bellingham, in EA FC 25.

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EA FC 25 Division Rivals Rewards

Every reward you can get and how the FUT mode works.

Nov. 15, 2024 Dion Dassanayake

Aitana Bonmatí and Antoine Griezmann battle for the ball in the EA FC 25 Ultimate Team mode.

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EA FC 25 FUT Champs Rewards

Everything you need to know about the weekend league for EA's Ultimate Team.

Nov. 15, 2024 Dion Dassanayake

A character wearing T-51 power armour in Fallout 76.

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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

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The Bone Zone | Warframe delivers Xaku Prime Access ahead of major Warframe 1999 release

By no means a barebones addition, as everyone's favourite gun-wielding skeleton is getting the prime treatment.

Nov. 13, 2024 Connor Makar

An Xbox Series S, a pair of Xbox controllers, a tablet, a phone, a TV, and numerous posters of games lay flat on a black void.

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Switching Things Up | Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch, and... An Xbox handheld? Microsoft says it's happening, even if it is 'years away'

You can wait a little while, right?

Nov. 13, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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New Game + | The father of Devil May Cry himself Hideaki Itsuno has found a new home at LightSpeed Studios, and is working on new AAA action games

Off on a new adventure, and hiring! Maybe you could work with Itsuno...

Nov. 12, 2024 Connor Makar

CJ steers a speedboat in Grand Theft Auto San Andreas

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Brighten up | And in lighter news, it looks like GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition just got a big PC/console update that finally makes it look how it should’ve all along

Finally, after like three years, the game looks like it should.

Nov. 12, 2024 Connor Makar

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Pure Fire | Surprise! Former PlayStation icon Spyro is making his way to Xbox Game Pass, and you don't have to wait long to play the Reignited Trilogy

It is still a bit weird that Microsoft owns him, though.

Nov. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Smart Assault | Metal Slug Tactics wins by adding its own design ideas to a well-trodden path, and avoiding cheap nostalgia

Its reverence for the property is an advantage, not a weakness.

Nov. 10, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Gotta Work 'Em All | A website for a mysterious new Pokemon-focused company has cropped up, and it sounds like it'll be doing more than just making games

The new company is based in the same building as Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl developer ILCA.

Nov. 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Genshin Impact's Chasca, holding her cowgirl hat on with one hand as the wind ruffles the ribbons on her clothes

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Genshin Impact 5.2 banners feature Chasca, a rootin'-tootin' elemental gunslinger, and Ororon the broody emo man

The Who's Who of Genshin 5.2

Nov. 9, 2024 Josh Broadwell

The key art for Genshin Impact 5.2, featuring Citlali and Ororon facing away from each other

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The Genshin Impact 5.2 release date is coming up fast, with a new Natlan map and a gun-toting shakeup to the RPG's elemental system

Genshin Impact 5.2 broadens Natlan's horizons and introduces a few welcome changes

Nov. 8, 2024 Josh Broadwell

John Marston dressed in his original Red Ded Redemption outfit in Red Dead Redemption 2.

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Sweet Cowboy Blues | “We've waited 14 years for this game” The story of the Red Dead Redemption PC remaster mod looking to bring RDR2 to classic New Austin

Reality Redemption’s developer says it’s the product of loving Red Dead’s “final frontier vibes” taking on “a fresh challenge”.

Nov. 8, 2024 Mark Warren

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Massively Effective | No Man's Sky brings back Mass Effect's Nomandy as a special N7 Day treat, alongside some handy cross-save support

To be fair, Commander Shepard's got experience with fish, so NMS' last big update should be up their alley.

Nov. 7, 2024 Mark Warren

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