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Mojaving Fun | Fallout fan fest in real-life version of New Vegas' Goodsprings features NCR vs Legion battle re-enactments, and a Todd Howard cosplay with "an actual piece of trash"

The Fallout community's annual trip to the Mojave came with plenty of cool cosplays, as has become the tradition.

Nov. 18, 2024 Mark Warren

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Doing Numbers | Despite being a 20 year old single-player game, Half-Life 2 just hit an all-time high concurrent player count thanks to that anniversary update

Turns out you can teach an old dog new tricks.

Nov. 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Keepin' On | Not ready for Dragon Age: The Veilguard but struggling to import your world save states from the Keep into Inquisition? You're not the only one, and BioWare is trying to fix it

To be fair, it was only last month that The Veilguard came out, BioWare's probably a bit busy right now.

Nov. 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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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

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Get A Life | Fancy a look at Half-Life 2: Episode 3? For Half-Life 2's 20th anniversary, Valve shares a jam-packed documentary showing some of the infamous episode that never was

Oh, and the game is free for the next couple of days!

Nov. 16, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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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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Oh Dear | The latest Secret Level trailer says it's "inspired by your favourite games", which makes that Concord episode feel extra awkward

I'm not sure if including one of the most commonly used songs in trailers helps sell this much either.

Nov. 13, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Good For Old Games | GOG is launching a new preservation program, and it looks like good news for PC folks who love playing classics without having to mess around

"We continue our mission to make games live forever."

Nov. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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Bad Call | Battlefield: Bad Company's original lead is happy to bring his ideas for a third game to life, but he knows EA won't do it

We're not likely to get a third Battlefield: Bad Company game, and it has nothing to do with the originals' creator's willingness to return to the series.

Nov. 12, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Touching Down Soon | It's In The Game: Madden NFL is about to give EA's American football series the documentary treatment, and here's hoping it does a deep-dive on that Greg Jennings touchdown

Sure, he was putting the team on his back, but there has to be more to it than that.

Nov. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

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Choices, Choices | "We really heavily focused on freedom to play the game the way you wanted" - Fallout: New Vegas' director on Obsidian's goals in the face of bug criticisms and Fallout 3 comparisons

"You always have to prioritise things."

Nov. 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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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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The Neck-t Chapter | Dragon Age: The Veilguard's first patch isn't just about dressing up like someone who bangs, ok, it's saved us all from unexpected NPC neck growth

Forget Elven gods, this was clearly the biggest threat facing Thedas.

Nov. 8, 2024 Mark Warren

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2Massive2Effective | Mass Effect is officially getting an Amazon TV series, penned by the writer of that Fast & Furious film where Vin Diesel and John Cena have a big fight about family

N7 Day might have been "quieter" this year, but it certainly wasn't silent.

Nov. 8, 2024 Mark Warren

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Fantastic Casting? | Fallout season two will reportedly star Macaulay Culkin as a "crazy genius-type character", and I'm praying it's somehow the Mojave's top theoretical physicist

It almost definitely won't be, but a guy can dream, right?

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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Gru-d Heavens | Yes, GTA 6 is still on track for release in 2025, says Rockstar, as fans craving a second trailer debate whether to cling on to some wild moon theories

Sometimes you just end up spending an entire day learning about the waning gibbous because of a game about running people over.

Nov. 7, 2024 Mark Warren

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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

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Capitan Cool | GTA Online PC's finally getting those long-awaited next-gen console improvements next year, and its next big update brings new robberies with everyone's favourite sailor

You're buying a place to make clothes this time, because none of your current hideouts are suitable for planning to steal stuff.

Nov. 1, 2024 Mark Warren

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Eclipsed Dreams | Dragon Age: The Veilguard's release got you desperate for a DA legendary collection? BioWare says it'd be tougher to do than Mass Effect, but "never say never"

"It’s something that’s not going to be as easy Mass Effect, but we do love the original games."

Nov. 1, 2024 Mark Warren

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DOUBLE JUMP SCARES | The best horror games to play in 2024

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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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!

Oct. 31, 2024 Connor Makar

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Modking A Difference | Nexus Mods says folks "should be pressuring" paid mod platforms to "do better" if they're frustrated by its new policy on the ever-controversial topic

Modding site puts some "ire" at its change down to people seeing its features as "far more powerful and convenient than those offered by the paid modding platforms".

Oct. 31, 2024 Mark Warren

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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.

Oct. 31, 2024 James Billcliffe

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Free vs Fee | Nexus Mods updates its stance on paid mods for the first time since Bethesda's latest attempt at them, says it believes "modding should be a pursuit of passion first and foremost"

This policy update's proved a bit polarising - as stuff around this subject always does - and Nexus' team says it has "another update" coming soon.

Oct. 30, 2024 Mark Warren

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Yeeeee-huh? | Red Dead Redemption only hit PC yesterday, and modders have seemingly already broken time by introducing John Marston to GTA 6 and anime intros

Sorry, cowboy, we've chucked out your silent movies, here's some real culture.

Oct. 30, 2024 Mark Warren

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Not Normessing About | As Dragon Age: The Veilguard ignites Mass Effect chatter, BioWare lead declares the latter will stick to being about serious, mature alien shaggers looking "photorealistic"

Even as they're put in some "humorous situations" like, I don't know, asking someone to bang, ok?

Oct. 29, 2024 Mark Warren

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Azura's Daily Star | Beyond Skyrim: Cyrodiil is gearing up to let you decide who rules the Imperial City long after Oblivion, and it’ll feature something any world definitely needs: unhinged tabloid journalism

Yep, you can't escape dickheads like us writing about things you do in sometimes tonally interesting ways, even in Tamriel.

Oct. 28, 2024 Mark Warren

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Let Them Rook | With the Dragon Age: The Veilguard wait almost up, fans are looking back at their occasionally hilariously wrong 10-year-old posts prior to Inquisition's release

To be fair, when it comes to reminding yourself what you were like on social media a decade ago, this is very low on the embarrassment scale.

Oct. 28, 2024 Mark Warren

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Open Roads | The best open-world games to play in 2024

It feels good to take the path less travelled, sometimes.

Oct. 24, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Rock Hit Tree | The best survival games to play in 2024

It’s time to put your survival skills to the test with this list of the best survival games.

Oct. 24, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Tell Me A Good One | The best story games to play in 2024

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

Oct. 23, 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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NO MONEY, NO PROBLEM | The best free-to-play games to try in 2024

Here are some good games for you to play without the need to splash the cash.

Oct. 22, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Well, Are You? | "Are you trying to have sex with me?” says one Dragon Age: The Veilguard character at some point, and you bet folks are keen to find out who

My money's on Solas or Manfred.

Oct. 22, 2024 Mark Warren

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By Azura | Starfield modders are attempting to re-create Oblivion in space, with hopes for an eventual "Elder star system" that'll be "finishing the job" the Adoring Fan started

The starting point for "Starblivion" is an alternate start mod that kicks off your interstellar adventure in a familiar dungeon.

Oct. 22, 2024 Mark Warren

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As You Like It | Good news culture lovers, Grand Theft Hamlet, that film about Shakespeare in GTA Online, is coming to UK cinemas in time for Christmas

Because you know you need to drag the kids along to a festive documentary about two blokes bringing the bard's work to LS.

Oct. 15, 2024 Mark Warren

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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

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Big Mood | Turns out that Discord exists because the chat service's co-creator wanted somewhere he could chat about Final Fantasy 11

Maybe a bit too relatable...

Oct. 13, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Yeehaw! | The Wild West isn't dead yet, as Rockstar's original Red Dead Redemption is finally making its way to PC later this month

And it's coming with Undead Nightmare too.

Oct. 8, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Let It Ripley | A sequel to Alien Isolation, one of the best survival horror games of all time, is real - and it's in development now

10 years after one of the most surprising licensed games of all time launched, Sega has announced a sequel.

Oct. 7, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

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Back At It Again | The ambitious New Vegas mod Fallout: Nuevo México finally gets a full reveal trailer, and like Fallout: London, it looks like a whole new game

Just don't expect to play it any time soon.

Oct. 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Film | Amazon opens preorders for Deadpool & Wolverine collector's edition steelbook

The impossible choice: Deadpool or Wolverine?

Oct. 2, 2024 Robert Anderson

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RIP | Following country legend Kris Kristofferson's death at 88, Fallout fans pay tribute to the highly underrated New Vegas character he voiced

"Send me all the Legion you can. I'll be waiting for them."

Sept. 30, 2024 Mark Warren

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SPORTS! | "It's about engaging with young people" Olympics sports director speaks on the sporting giant's risky, high-profile leap into video games

We've got 12 years of Olympics Esports to look forward to. But what exactly will that future look like?

Sept. 23, 2024 Connor Makar

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Settling Down | Skyrim grandma Shirley Curry has announced she's retiring from YouTube let's plays because "it isn't fun anymore"

With the amount of videos she's put out, though, you won't be hard pressed for content.

Sept. 23, 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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Mod God Is Dead | GTA Online's new anti-cheat has ridded LS of invincible, teleporting deities, but Steam Deck players aren't happy about being caught in the crossfire

"The calm before the storm" is almost everything the business-minded crims who can still play had hoped for.

Sept. 18, 2024 Mark Warren

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BF3-BF4 Vibes | The next Battlefield is modern day, ditches specialists, and some of us may get to play it early

The first, tiniest details about the next Battlefield game have been confirmed, and they all sound very promising.

Sept. 17, 2024 Sherif Saed

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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