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Codmas | Black Ops 6's double XP event is here to get you through the holidays with new modes and modified maps

Just like every year, the Call of Duty gods have blessed us with days of double XP to end the current year, and kick off the new one.

Dec. 27, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Immortal John Says | Death of the Reprobate is wacky renaissance painting Die Hard with a Vengeance, and an ideal game for the holiday period’s long dark teatime of the soul

It might not teach you who the 21st President is, but you will be able to hum the tune of Ballet CCLXVIII from Michael Praetorius’ Dances from Terpischore on demand.

Dec. 26, 2024 Mark Warren

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Double Feature | Lost Records: Bloom & Rage leads a 2025 double-A line-up that's already looking incredibly promising

Spring 2025 is shaping up to be a great season for fans of oddball indie-ish releases.

Dec. 26, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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Everwild Mentioned | Rare would like to remind you that Everwild is still a thing... with a holidays card

You've likely completely forgotten about Everwild, so it's a good thing the people working on it are here to fresh your memory.

Dec. 26, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Basara: ReFantazio | Metaphor: ReFantazio makers hope it becomes a series, and they may already have some ideas about a sequel

Metaphor: ReFantazio was, by many accounts, one of the best games of 2024. But it may or may not kick off its own series at Studio Zero.

Dec. 26, 2024 Sherif Saed

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2024 Reckoning | 2024 was a stellar year for games, whether you wanted to hang out with shooty McSpace fascists, or fall in love with gaming’s most eclectic mix of genres

2024 may not immediately feel like it brought us gigantic, industry-shattering releases, but looking back, almost every month had a gem of a game.

Dec. 25, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Homer-y Hell | The Odyssey is Christopher Nolan’s next film, and it's a mythic action epic coming July 2026

Universal has dropped a cheeky (early) synopsis of Nolan’s next film just as everyone started their holiday break.

Dec. 25, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Arcane Accounting | Arcane may have been a Netflix hit, but Riot spent way more money on it than it got paid for it, or made from it

Arcane has quickly become one of Netflix's most recognisable animated streaming shows, but Riot Games has struggled to have it make financial sense.

Dec. 25, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Your Average Sunday | Game of the year 2024? For me, it was all about karaoke, a trip to Yorkshire, and irradiated tea

Forget Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo - here are the real big three that matter.

Dec. 24, 2024 Mark Warren

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Unicorn Hunter | We’ve all forgotten about one of the year’s best RPGs, and that’s a crying shame because it’s the best strategy game I’ve played in years

Vanillaware’s Unicorn Overlord might have one of the silliest names around, but beneath the comedy moniker is a stone cold classic.

Dec. 24, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

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Zombies Origin | One of the most beloved Call of Duty games, and a unique shooter from the X360 era, are seemingly coming to Game Pass

Game Pass continues to amass a large library of classic Call of Duty games, and it appears the list will be gaining one major addition next year.

Dec. 24, 2024 Sherif Saed

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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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The Moon? | We’re almost certainly not getting a new GTA 6 trailer this week, but some fans have really convinced themselves that we are

It's not impossible, but the idea that we may be getting a new GTA 6 trailer by the end of this week borders on the absurd.

Dec. 24, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Manic Disposition | Maniac may be the best Vampire Survivors-like you’ve never heard of (and is one of the best Steam Deck games of 2024)

I’m willing to bet you’re probably finding out about this gem of a Vampire Survivors-eque for the first time, but know that I don’t blame you.

Dec. 23, 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

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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

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Some Rest | No Rest for the Wicked dev may have been quiet for a little too long, but it will back with a vengeance in January

We're finally getting some major No Rest for the Wicked news in the new year, to kick-start 2025 with a bang.

Dec. 23, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Dead Dead | Just in case you had any hope the horror series wasn't dead, EA said no to a Dead Space 4 pitch from the original co-creator

Remember when EA managed to fool us into thinking that maybe it's ready to really bring back Dead Space? Well, that was fun while it lasted.

Dec. 23, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Casting A Killer | The Casting of Frank Stone was never meant to be GOTY material, but its underrated formula for crowd-pleasing collaborations is one I wish we saw more often

Two of the best modern horror game franchises collided this year in Supermassive Games' sideways look at the world of Dead by Daylight.

Dec. 22, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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Mewing at 2AM | How Pokémon TCG Pocket reignited my love for competitive card games (and yelling at my phone at 2AM)

Now even moreso, thanks to the Mythical Island pack launch.

Dec. 22, 2024 Connor Makar

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Ultimate Fisherman | The most underrated game of 2024 reminds me of Animal Crossing, but it's all about fishing - and nothing else

Fish, gamble, and parkour. What more could you want?

Dec. 21, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Get over here Stalkr | Stalker 2 is a miracle game, and deserves its flowers more than any of the other big budget behemoth games that launched in 2024

Nothing has made me happier than seeing this game, by this team, do well.

Dec. 21, 2024 Connor Makar

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Kessel Re-Run | Star Wars: Outlaws is completely unoriginal, but that's kind-of the best part

It's not innovative, but sometimes the best thing about Star Wars is that it's unmistakably Star Wars.

Dec. 20, 2024 James Billcliffe

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Testers Wanted | Fancy testing out Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8 and its long-awaited crossplay mechanics? Larian's now letting folks sign up to do just that

Apply for a nice prezzie that you might get to open in January, if you're one of the players picked.

Dec. 20, 2024 Mark Warren

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We'll Lu-see | Fallout season two likely won't see Fallout 76 take its TV crossovers to a whole new level, as its devs don't want to "give fan service for just the sake of doing it"

"We probably won't go out of our way to add a whole bunch of stuff specific to the show, because we don't feel like we need to."

Dec. 20, 2024 Mark Warren

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Ray-Aw, Man | Rayman stars in a weird NFT game vaguely inspired by the coolest Far Cry DLC that Ubisoft's just quietly plopped out, because of course he does

Also, he's seemingly now a Die Hard baddie who makes a lot of probably very salient points about how America sucks.

Dec. 20, 2024 Mark Warren

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Holiday Hell Hurl | Diablo 4 is free to play until the new year on everything, and you can even try out the new Spiritborn class

Blizzard really wants you to be playing Diablo 4 over the holidays and into the new year.

Dec. 20, 2024 Sherif Saed

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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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Carnundrum | Helldivers 2's Illuminate are coming for your new wheels, and players are convinced it's a push towards Meridia's definitely not suspiciously revamped black hole

It's ok, Arrowhead says the purple circle's new appearance is nothing to worry about right now. People aren't buying that though.

Dec. 20, 2024 Mark Warren

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Smooth | Monster Hunter Wilds' performance has been improved in the final game, and we may even get a second beta

Capcom just revealed a bunch of new Monster Hunter Wilds details, and addressed several points of criticism from the recent open beta.

Dec. 20, 2024 Sherif Saed

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I Got A Letter... | It's been a grim year, hasn't it? 2024’s best games are all about disgust, decay, and existential dread

I had a pretty cheerful 2024 in gaming, as you can tell.

Dec. 19, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Super Santa | Helldivers 2 dev Arrowhead comes up with a suitably festive solution to all that Killzone collab price backlash

"We will revisit this," the studio says of the item prices folks weren't fans of, while loading up the free gifts onto its sleigh.

Dec. 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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Flying Or Crashing | James Gunn's Superman has just received its first trailer: some people love it, some don't, and we can't tell if Krypto or Lois Lane has the bigger stan army

Not everything is praise and hype.

Dec. 19, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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The Next Evolution? | Would Fallout 76's devs be open to doing playable super mutants? The game's lead producer says it could depend on how much people like going ghoul

"That does give pause to talk about: ‘Okay, does it make sense for us to have anything else in this world that players can do?’"

Dec. 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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Ghould Vibes | As it heads into 2025, Fallout 76’s lead producer discusses playable ghouls, why Fallout needs a giant snake, and whether we’ll ever get playable super mutants

“I think ‘cool’ kinda overrode whether or not anybody cared about ‘does this even fit like that’”, says lead producer Bill LaCoste.

Dec. 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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Radioactivity | Fallout 76 playable ghoul hands-on preview – a rad expansion, especially if you're keen for an undead dip

Playing as a noseless adventurer in a Fallout game had me embracing my inner irradiated Michael Phelps.

Dec. 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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Sense Of Wonder | James Gunn's Superman teaser trailer shows Krypto the super dog, and is therefore incredible (other characters appear too)

A fresh new start which skips the origin story.

Dec. 19, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Cash Money | Pokemon TCG Pocket players are heads over heels for a new addition to the cosmetic store

It's a cute little thing, but nothing can save you back-to-back tails I'm afraid.

Dec. 19, 2024 Connor Makar

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Start Again | Zenless Zone Zero devs speak on huge version 1.4 changes, where the game stands among the HoYoverse catalogue, and being a dev team 'who actually listens'

What sort of mindset does the Zenless team has towards big changes?

Dec. 19, 2024 Connor Makar

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BEEEEEGGGGGG | Stalker 2 gets its "first major patch", patch 1.1, featuring a mammoth list of more than 1,800 fixes that includes the first batch of A-Life tweaks

GSC says "the size of the patch is huge and the process of downloading will take some time", so you best set it away and make a cup of tea.

Dec. 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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Bloody Reunion | Courteney Cox is officially returning for Scream 7 after months of doubt, locking yet another Gale Weathers and Sidney Prescott reunion

Will she survive this one?

Dec. 19, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Rock And Hard Place | As Helldivers 2's Killzone collab pricing backlash rumbles on, CCO Pilestedt says Arrowhead chose not to make it a warbond to try and avoid exactly this kind of thing

Either way, players don't reckon the price is right.

Dec. 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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Through The Jungle | Jurassic World: Rebirth director Gareth Edwards promises a very simple "survival story" and says they put the actors in water that poisonous snakes call home

Living dinosaurs aren't real, but other dangerous animals were.

Dec. 19, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Horny Bat | Zenless Zone Zero saves gooner Christmas by fixing bug that prevented pervy camera angles

The online community freaked out a bit before it knew this was an unintended change.

Dec. 19, 2024 Connor Makar

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Not In Control | Jesse Eisenberg believes the reaction to Batman v Superman and his performance as Lex Luthor hurt his career, even if that's "kind of embarrassing to admit"

Flew too close to the sun.

Dec. 19, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Soulslike Strats | Sony becomes the "largest shareholder" in FromSoftware owner Kadokawa, as the two put an Elden Ring on a "strategic capital and business alliance"

After all that corporate courting, the big duo have opted to strengthen their collaborative ties, but haven't gone the full buyout route.

Dec. 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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Fight the new year | 2XKO fiends will have to wait until February to hear what's coming next in Riot's upcoming fighting game

The team is on holiday, but we have a roadmap on future updates

Dec. 19, 2024 Connor Makar

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FLO RIDA | Revenge of the Savage Planet is a deeply funny open world metroidvania that oozes charisma... and ooze

Racoon Logic takes us to New Florida in a cathartic spin on a survival game that really hits.

Dec. 18, 2024 Connor Makar

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Credit Crunch | "I hear what you're saying" Helldivers 2 dev Arrowhead's CEO responds to backlash from players against the lofty prices of its new Killzone collab gear

"The more of this we sell - the more Illuminate type stuff we can keep dropping for free"

Dec. 18, 2024 Mark Warren

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Sul Sul, My Lovely | Love, death, and innovative storytelling: Game design, broadening perspectives, and the future of The Sims 4 with Anna Huerta

2024 has been a strong year for The Sims – we spoke to TS4's Senior Creative Director about the philosophy behind (re-)designing the life sim.

Dec. 18, 2024 Rebecca Jones