Rebecca Jones
Guides Writer
After a six-month stint at VG247 back in 2021, Rebecca (she/her) finally settled in as a permanent addition to the team in 2023. A former member of staff at our sister site Rock Paper Shotgun, she's also had her writing featured on Eurogamer and PC Gamer over the course of her five-year career.
She holds a BA in English and an MA in Medieval English, and isn't entirely convinced she's putting the latter to its most logical use writing about a medium that's barely 50 years old, but at least she's enjoying herself. A veteran fan of the life sim genre, she's racked up almost 2,000 hours of play time between The Sims 4 and Animal Crossing: New Horizons alone, and still isn't sure whether that's a badge of honour or a source of shame.
Agnostic when it comes to platform, AAA vs indie, or free-to-play vs one-time-purchase, Rebecca is nevertheless very clear about what she most likes to play and is way likelier to know a lot about a game if it features sad teenagers, hot lawyers, or kissable vampires; in other words, she particularly enjoys horror games, visual novels, adventure games, and RPGs. She can also be heard enthusing about her favourite indie games over on the Indieventure podcast.
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Holidays Are Coming | The Sims 4 Cozy Celebrations event guide: How to take part and claim all rewards
Key dates and more for The Sims 4's 2024 Christmas event!
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Hot 'N' Heavy | The Sims 4 Lovestruck cheats
A comprehensive list of every new trait, career, and skill cheat introduced in The Sims 4 Lovestruck.
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Seeing In Polychrome | Zenless Zone Zero codes
Claim free Polychrome and more using our list of ZZZ codes, checked and updated regularly.
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The Big Sleep | The Sims 4 Life & Death cheats
A comprehensive list of every new trait, career, and skill cheat introduced in The Sims 4 Life & Death, as well as cheats for the brand-new gameplay mechanics of grief, ghost mastery, and the bucket list.
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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.
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NFL Universe Football codes
Get free coins and cosmetics in NFL Universe Football with these codes.
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Don't Panic | How to fix the blank UI bug in The Sims 4 limited-time events
No tasks showing for the latest in-game event in The Sims 4? Here's some things you can do to fix that.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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Anime Last Stand codes
Get rerolls, gems, emeralds and more in Anime Last Stand with these codes.
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The Real TGAs | VG247’s Alternate Game Awards 2024
Put on your nicest jacket and your tightest girdle, because it’s time to look snazzy for the biggest game awards show: the VG247 Alternate Game Awards for 2024
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Life Hacks | The Sims 4 cheats: An updated list of cheat codes and debug options for every occasion
How to use The Sims 4 cheats and debug unlocks on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.
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HAVE HOPE | Sword of Convallaria Codes
Sword of Convallaria has plenty of codes offering Hope Luxites, crafting materials and more!
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Simling Rivalry | The Sims Freeplay vs The Sims Mobile: Which should you play in 2025?
Which of EA's official Sims mobile apps offers the best experience right now?
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The Daily Grind | How to make money fast in The Sims Mobile
There are no money cheats in TSM, unfortunately, so here's every way you can fast-track your way to wealth while playing The Sims on mobile devices.
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Nature's Bounty | Infinity Nikki crafting materials: Where to find all animals, fish, bugs, and flowers
Infinity Nikki is all about crafting beautiful dresses out of natural materials, here's where to find every animal, fish, bug, and flower you need.
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LUSTROUS TIDES | Wuthering Waves codes
Don’t miss out on any free Astrite, Tides and other WuWa rewards!
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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!
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Clover Retribution codes
Get free spins and stat resets in Clover Retribution with these codes.
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Don't Fear Him | The Sims 4 Reaper's Rewards Event Guide: What it is, how can you take part, and what are the rewards?
All of your Reaper's Rewards FAQs answered, including how to take part, the event duration, quest list and rewards!
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In The Blood | Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines at 20: A masterpiece of RPG storytelling which might just have a blighted bloodline of its own
Seriously vamily, we probably shouldn't have made all those jokes about cursed legacies.
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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.
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Twin Mirror | Life is Strange: Double Exposure review - the most satisfyingly speculative, but least intimate, entry into the franchise yet
Max Caulfield returns to headline a follow-up that hints at an exciting new direction for the series — but doesn't quite manage to answer all of its own questions.
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…And A Funeral | The Sims 4 Life & Death has learned some important lessons from the rocky launch of My Wedding Stories
The upcoming expansion makes death more meaningful than it's ever been in the series, and hopefully you won't even have to overlook some weird guy doing push-ups in front of the casket when you give your Sims a good send-off.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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11037 | Tribe Nine is what happens if you mix Danganronpa with a HoYoverse RPG, an ideal timewaster for people who share my exact anime brainrot
An open beta of Too Kyo Games' maiden gacha effort has been launched as part of October's Steam Next Fest.
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To The Max | Life is Strange has grown up with its protagonist in Double Exposure, which makes for a great story, but also a grim reminder of our own lost youth
Max Caulfield is pushing 30 in her return to the series, and while the franchise formula remains largely intact, a lot of its teenage optimism has dissipated.
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From A Past Life | How to import your choices into Life is Strange: Double Exposure
Double Exposure is a direct sequel to the original Life is Strange, so naturally you'll want to see those old outcomes reflected here.
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A Moment Of Zen | Create gorgeous miniature Japanese landscapes in soothing Sudoku-like puzzle Nurikabe World, playable at October's Steam Next Fest
This upcoming indie game enhances the pen-and-paper logic puzzle Nurikabe with beautiful visuals, and it could just be your new daily puzzle fixation.
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Before Sunrise | How to save everyone in Until Dawn
Full walkthroughs on how to ensure each of the eight main characters survive the night. You can also ignore this advice if you want to get everyone killed - there are trophies for both, so I'm not judging.
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Golden Ending | How to get the new endings in Until Dawn (2024)
Make the right choices and you'll see a couple of brand-new scenes at the end of the enhanced version of Until Dawn.
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Schrödinger's Cut | Until Dawn review: a last-gen stand-out rescued from the jaws of oblivion
Ballistic Moon's second pass at Until Dawn is more than a remaster yet not wholly a remake — but most importantly, it definitively preserves one of the best modern adventure games with only a few compromises.
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Dis-Koala-Fied | A cult classic from the PS Vita turns 10 today, but might not see the light of day again in a console generation that's less weird, messy, and experimental
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls was a rich yet baffling supplement to series lore, but was conspicuously missing from the recent remastered collection.
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Honkai Star Rail: How to unlock March 7th Hunt and Eidolons
The long and short ways to get March 7th's new form, and collect all of her Eidolons up to E6.
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Skilfully Brutal | Which of the best skills in God of War Ragnarok should you unlock first?
A Spartan Speciality
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We're Retro Now | The best Sims game turns 20 today, calling forth a wave of warm nostalgia in the face of the franchise's uncertain future
The Sims 2 was released on this day in 2004, so if you're interested in reading this, chances are you're old like me.
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Ooboo Vroose Baa Doo | Today, The Sims 4 becomes the first game in the franchise to turn 10 – and it marks a massive departure for the series and EA
Spending a full decade in active development post-release is a noteworthy milestone for a Sims game, albeit a bit of a mixed blessing.
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Feelin' Lucky | How to win at Kessel Sabbacc in Star Wars Outlaws
Hints and tips on the best strategies to turn this game of chance into a game of skill.
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Master of the Galaxy | Star Wars Outlaws slicing puzzle explained
Slicing in Star Wars Outlaws can be great fun once you understand what the mini-game entails, but if it's left you feeling a bit too puzzled, here's an explainer of the rules.
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Big Boss Man | Should you sell Gorak's Ring in Star Wars Outlaws?
Nix nicked this nifty trinket, but now what should you do with it?
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A Quick Buck | How to earn Credits fast in Star Wars Outlaws
Credits make the galaxy go 'round, and nobody knows this better than a wretched scumbag like Kay, so here's how to line your pockets as fast as possible.
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Git Gud | Star Wars Outlaws experts and abilities: Unlock criteria for every ability
Unlock conditions for all 60 abilities in Star Wars: Outlaws, plus the experts you need to schmooze to get them.
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Boo! Tricked You | As The Dark Pictures Anthology celebrates its fifth anniversary, here's why its first entry remains its best
Though its story was divisive, Man of Medan set the gold standard for branching in narrative horror games.
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Millennial Pause | Lost Records: Bloom & Rage places Dontnod in the odd position of being its own strongest competitor - hands-on preview
A life by any other name would be as strange.
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Indy Games | Indiana Jones and the Great Circle whips up the Gamescom crowd with a release date — and some big news for PlayStation fans
Stealth, gunfights, sleuthing and whip swinging. What else could you ask for? As it turns out, a PS5 release!