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Sometimes the black sheep just happens to be a banger.
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The big gaming rivalries of yesteryear usually end with a clear winner... but not always.
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It's the most copied and parodied IP ever, and its influences are well documented. So you can find Star Wars' DNA almost anywhere you care to look.
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We're not allowed to talk about horse balls.
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PODCAST | What's the best game where you can do a wee wee
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PODCAST | What's the best game that could convince Biden to step down?
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ARE SOULS? | Ian Higton's bum guffs: The Best Games Ever podcast episode 103
What are the best games that didn't live up to their hype? Find out within.
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PODCAST | What’s the best game that had the worst reveal trailer? The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 102
They say that the first impression is the most important, so even if your game is great, you’d better not botch the announcement.
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PODCAST | What the best game where everyone's mad at you even though you did nothing wrong? The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 101
It's only game, why you have to be mad?
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PODCAST | Who is currently winning the Best Games Ever Podcast?
We don't have office politics, apart from the half hour per week that we record and publish for your entertainment.
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PODCAST | What's the best game where your character gets wet, then slowly dries off? The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 99
Water palaver! Games are so good at simulating H2O, but which is the most clever?
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PODCAST | What's the best game with shooting where you don't get a gun for ages? The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 98
What's the point in having guns if they won't let us shoot people? Eh?
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PODCAST | They'd never get away with THIS nowadays! The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 96
Nowadays, right, you can't even massacre everyone on a football pitch in an ill-advised parody of the first world war, because of woke
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PODCAST | The best game where your family DITCHES you? The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 95
Blood and water are of equal consistency when irradiated.
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EXTENDED EDITION | The best FREE games we'd love to PAY FOR – SUBS ONLY
As the old saying goes: the best things in life have a flat upfront cost and no microtransactions.
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PODCAST | The best FREE games we'd love to PAY FOR – The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 94
As the old saying goes: the best things in life have a flat upfront cost and no microtransactions.
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ARMAGEDDON FACTOR | Blur vs Split Second was Deep Impact vs Armageddon for mid-2000s arcade racers
They're nothing like buses! They're sports cars!
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As if "always online" is a selling point for entertainment. I'm always online! Let me log off!
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Most games shipped on multiple discs, if you think about it...
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Contains only minimal discussion about Blackbeard's syphilitic pinger.
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NO PRO | You don't need a PS5 Pro | Have live service games reached their nadir with Suicide Squad?
Would you prefer a PS5 Pro or an Xbox on the go?
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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.
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Backlogged | Is there a game you just can't stop playing?
Best game that you play instead of tackling your growing pile of shame.
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AMNESIA: THE BLUNDER | 2023 games you FORGOT about: The Best Games Ever Show
Remember when we had a new Zelda — A NEW ZELDA — and everyone forgot about it within a week?
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Who is the best Santa in video games? And is it Tony Blair?
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Tom's on this | Are there any good video game spin-offs into a completely different genre?
Look, we all know Mario has loads. You don't need to say it.
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Getting screwed over is just part of the deal as a video game protagonist.
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Sometimes your review is an outlier, but that’s ok.
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TAKE A SEAT | What's the best game you can finish in one sitting?
Sometimes you just need a quick one.
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England’s capital is gaming’s second city, but some games get it so wrong.
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DAFT PUNT | From Alan Wake to Miles Prower: what are the best pun names in gaming?
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How d'ya like them Big Apples?
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Fans of sleuthing are well catered for by video games, but which is the best of the best?
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It was made in 59 | What is the best driving (not racing) game?
Vroom vroom vroom vroom, parallel park in my room.
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Jeff Goldblum? Professor X? General Zod? They’ve all shown up in video games where we least expected them.
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Lordy | What's the best Easter game? What even IS an Easter game?
We've not had Christmas yet, but we're extremely odd here at VG247.
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It's not even halloween yet, but we're extremely efficient here at VG247.
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BEST WURST GAME | What's the best German game, from Germany?
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