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TOP OF THE DROPS | The best PlayStation Plus games on PS4 and PS5 in 2025
Our top picks for Sony's money-saving subscription service!
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Only One | Who will win February 2025's RPG Royal Rumble? Kingdom Come, Assassin's Creed, Avowed or Monster Hunter?
With 4 huge RPGs launching back-to-back in February 2025, can any of them stand out from the crowd?
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Coming Soon | GTA 6 is coming in 2025, but so is a Goro Majima pirate adventure, and if they're both as good as I hope, I'm liable to be a big, sticky mess
I’m serious, it’s imperative for my health that at least one of these games is a bit crap.
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This Can Continue? | "I’ve been hearing the fans’ expectations" - As Nier approaches its 15th anniversary, the series' producer teases what's next for one of the weirdest RPGs around
"I’d appreciate it if you could patiently look forward to what’s coming."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Fallen-on-and-On | If you can believe it, Lords of the Fallen is still getting patches that change its combat this many months after launch
Over a year after its initial release, the devs behind Lords of the Fallen continue to tweak some of its most fundamental aspects.
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Global Goblin Grind | Diablo 4's final event of the year has the entire community chasing Treasure Goblins for some cool rewards
Diablo 4 is just about ready to wrap up 2024, and it's going to do so with a very on-theme event.
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Exiled Again? | Path of Exile 2’s action still doesn’t feel as good Diablo’s, but it’s uniquely fun - I just wish it wasn’t as frustrating
Path of Exile 2 makes case for a type of ARPG flow that’s rare to find in the genre. However, it’s lacking a certain spark that makes it hard to truly love.
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Pawfect | After Netflix shut down its triple-A studio, the former art director for God of War: Ragnarok is heading back to Sony to hang out with some mischievous pups
"I'm hyped and can’t wait to share more about it!"
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Getting stronger | Path of Exile 2: How to Ascend and get your Ascendancy class
Ascending is important in PoE2, but how does one do that?
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Pick and Choose | Streamer releases Path of Exile 2 loot filter that'll highlight all your worthwhile loot
Tired of picking up trashy loot? One man has stepped in with a solution.
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Brute Force | Path of Exile 2 Warrior build: best skills, passives, and support gems to use
Do you like to hit enemies and hit them hard? This Path of Exile class is for you.
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That's The Stuff | Excited for Like a Dragon/ Yakuza's 20th anniversary next year? Good, because Ryu Ga Gotoku has promised you can look forward to lots of announcements, events, and merch next year
It's a good time to be a Yakuza fan.
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Take Your Time | Ever wonder how long it takes to design one of Monster Hunter's titular monsters? According to one Monster Hunter Wilds dev, it's probably a lot longer than you'd think
These things aren't just bashed out in a couple minutes you know.
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Bone Zone | Path of Exile 2 Witch build: best skills, passives, and support gems to use
Welcome to the bone zone, master of skeletons.
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Critical Hit | Path of Exile 2 Monk build: best skills, passives, and support gems to use
There's perhaps no class that's easier to turn into a critical strike master than the Monk. Here's how!
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Burning Up | Path of Exile 2 Sorceress build: best skills, passives, and support gems to use
The Sorceress is super hot with the launch of PoE2, especially with this fire build.
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Boom | Path of Exile 2 Mercenary build: best skills, passives, and support gems to use
Strap on that crossbow and get to work...throwing grenades!
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Ranger! | Path of Exile 2 Ranger build: best skills, passives, and support gems to use
Here's our Ranger guide that new PoE 2 players can pick up easily.
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Queues inc | Path of Exile 2 early access sales soar past expectations as director issues warning for lengthy login queues over the game’s opening weekend
This sounds like one of those good problems for Grinding Gear Games.
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Hit Stop baby! | The one thing players have been asking for most is finally back in Monster Hunter Wilds
Following the beta, fans were begging for one addition to Wilds. Now it looks like they've got it.
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Master Rank | With Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom stakes its claim as the best publisher in gaming | behind-the-scenes hands-on
Capcom is on one of gaming's biggest and best hot streaks right now, and Monster Hunter Wilds looks set to be the pinnacle of its unassailable rise.
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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.
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Paid Off | Path of Exile 2's early access system is raising some eyebrows, but it could actually be a great way of rewarding loyal gamers
All that money you may or may not have sunk into the original Path of Exile is paying off now, right? Right?!
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Path of Excite | Path of Exile 2 is Diablo 4's first real competition, and I'm actually glad it arrives in a quiet period for Blizzard's game
Diablo 4 has reached a point where I can feel okay putting it down for now, and get excited about the next game like it coming out very soon.
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Oh Boy | Sorry, God of War fans, but Kratos actor Christopher Judge has put a damper on those announcement rumours he might have accidentally started
There are some announcements coming though. Just not God of War ones.
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That's All, Folks | Diablo 4 players who own Vessel of Hatred will be getting exclusive content in future seasons, but the bonus may not be as big as you think
As Diablo 4 seasons continue to roll out, anyone who forked out for the Vessel of Hatred expansion will continue seeing exclusive benefits.
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Chill Out | "Stop being so over dramatic gamers" - Palworld's community manager on fans' claims that the Pokemon-like was snubbed at The Game Awards
"Not everything is a conspiracy."
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Witchy | Diablo 4's next season lets you be a witch, makes Ultimates more powerful and finally introduces character loadouts
The next Diablo 4 PTR will spoil the theme of Season 7, but the core gameplay changes - and the new content itself - should make everyone happy.
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C.R.E.A.M | Path of Exile 2's delay cost "certainly over a million dollars" on marketing, servers, and more
"I felt really bad because I know a lot of people take holiday, but it was so risky that we were anxious to do something about it."
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Another Path | Path of Exile 2 is a deep, dark, dastardly ARPG that's got what it takes to transcend even the original - hands-on preview
I came away from my time with PoE 2 with an urgent sense to play more.
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Rich ininspiration | Path of Exile 2 has many inspirations from Elden Ring to Civilization 5, according to game director
In a roundtable interview with press, Jonathan Rogers reveals some of the game's inspirations.
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Path to PoE 2 | Our last look at what to expect in Path of Exile 2's December early access launch arrives in today's livestream - watch it here
If you're eagerly anticipating the impending release of Path of Exile 2, then today's livestream will certainly be one to watch.
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2.1 PTR Watch | Watch Blizzard explain why Diablo 4’s next big patch needs its own, dedicated PTR in today’s livestream
Diablo 4's next patch may not be as game-changing as 2.0, but it's still significant enough to get its own PTR.
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QoL Mid | The Diablo 4 Season 6 mid-season patch may be small, but it brings a couple of changes we've been asking for
Tomorrow's Diablo 4 patch is likely the game's last big update before the end of the year, and it has a few changes to look forward to.
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C'mon Back to Hell | Blizzard is tempting lapsed Diablo 4 players back with some big boosts, free trials, XP events and more
As we get closer to the end of the year, Blizzard wants to prove to lapsed Diablo 4 players that it's a different game than the one they stopped playing months ago.
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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."
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Spirits Extended | Don't worry, Diablo 4's mid-season patch won't nerf your Spiritborn, but Season 7 will - and it's getting a PTR
Diablo 4's next major patch arrives next week, but it won't disturb too much of the Season 6 rhythm.
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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...
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Paltents Out There | Palworld developer Pocketpair provides update on that Pokemon Company/Nintendo lawsuit, revealing the exact patents it's accused of infringing upon
"We will continue to assert our position in this case through future legal proceedings."
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Midway Hate | Diablo 4: It's almost time for the Season 6 mid-season update, and we're going to find out what's in it next week
Blizzard may have been quiet recently on future changes in Diablo 4, but the developer will open up about the next major patch soon.
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Blobster Hunter | Don't worry, the Monster Hunter Wilds beta might serve you eyeless NPC and angry blob nightmare fuel, but the full game shouldn't haunt your dreams
Look, maybe these monsters are just employing the strategy of playing PS1 instead of playing dead?
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Wild Anticipation | The Monster Hunter Wilds beta already has far more players on Steam than World ever had
It bodes really well for Capcom that interest - at least on PC - in the sequel to its most successful game is this high months from launch.
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Going Dark | Xbox’s Perfect Dark reboot is now being headed up by, er, the former creative director of PlayStation's Wolverine game
Surely folks with the logos of those companies as their Twitter profile pictures will have a normal one about this.