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CYCLE PATH
2021's best indie is now an Xbox Game Pass must-play
Over and over and over and over – like a hero with a miniature sickle. The joy of repetition really is in you.
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TONY BLEURGH
VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.46: The best game that features a 90s star
It was the best decade between the 80s and the 2000s.
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MAMMA MIA
A short history of how Mario, gaming’s most famous Italian, almost wasn’t Italian
What if Mario had been designed as a generic European guy? What then?
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CRACKING STUFF
Super Mario Bros. Movie Post-Credits scene revealed - and how it teases the sequel
It wouldn't be a big-budget Hollywood vehicle if it didn't also include a teaser for what's next - so here's what the post-credits scenes mean for Mario 2.
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FARTHOUSE
Nuts to Mario: How a £10 discount made me a 'Wario Kid' for life
Don't forget the Wario fans – there are dozens of us! Dozens!
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WHAT THE 'ELL
The Last of Us on PC is a cruel joke of a port that should not have been released
Bafflingly choppy performance on high-end systems and incessant crashing: why did they bother?
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GAME OVER!
LUSH x Super Mario Bros. Movie Power Up Block almost had me calling a plumber
It turns out that Luigi smells an awful lot like Play-Doh.
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UMBRELLA ACADEMY
Finished Resident Evil 4 Remake? Here are 6 Resident Evil Spin-offs you probably haven't played
Wondering what to do now you’ve rolled credits on Resident Evil 4? Here are six Resident Evil spin-offs and side-stories that are worth tracking down.
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FOR THE PLAYERS
Accessibility Tags are rolling out this week via the PlayStation Store on PS5
There will be over 50 options available at launch.
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SHADES OF RED
Luna Abyss is a brutalist bullet hell that mixes Bioshock with Nier Automata
In our interview with the creative director, we chat inspirations for the striking unreal engine shooter.
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VICE, VICE, BABY
Crime Boss: Rockay City is tantamount to elder abuse
This tepid, try-hard crime simulator serves as a final indignity to the handful of faded stars who bothered to call back.
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STARTER FOR TEN
VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.45: The best game that's rubbish after ten hours
Some games are incredibly front-loaded, but which has the best, er, front?
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PERSONA NON GRATA
Xbox has an embarrassing Square Enix problem
And it's not just that one publisher, either – there's still a big issue Xbox needs to address, Activision Blizzard takeover or not.
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STICK SHIFT
Capcom’s latest Street Fighter 6 rule change spells chaos for Hitbox users – here’s why
With Street Fighter 6 just around the corner, this may actually have a big ripple effect on fighting games as a genre.
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IF IT AIN’T BROKE
The Witcher 3 Next Gen Update: three months on, I’m still not convinced
CDPR is future-proofing its flagship games, but at a cost to today’s players.
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GOTTA HAND IT TO EM
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom features an awesome tribute to Nintendo's ancient past
Did you pick up on the Ultrahand in the latest trailer? And, more importantly, do you know why it's significant?
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TERRA VISION
Anyone with a Netflix account can play one of the most visionary games of the year – for free
Do you want to save the world with ecologically-viable tech? Want to reintroduce wildlife to once-toxic locales? Then do we have the game for you.
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HOT SPOT
Parasite Eve has the energy that Square Enix needs to bring to new IP in 2023
Parasite Eve might be turning 25 years old, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t still a template Square Enix could easily follow for modern success.
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SHORT FUSE
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has revamped weapon durability, and that's a good thing – here’s why
The most controversial mechanic from Breath of the Wild rears its head again in the new Legend of Zelda game – and I’m glad.
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SHOT ON GOAL
A live service game with "no BS" – why the team behind Omega Strikers thinks it can last
With ranked, true crossplay, and "no BS", the team at Odyssey Interactive thinks they're making what gamers want.
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HELL IS OTHER PEOPLE
What has the Diablo 4 Beta taught us? Blizzard is back, but we need to be cautious
It’s not just you; everyone seems to have gotten involved with the excellent Diablo 4 beta – but let’s not forget Blizzard’s recent history.
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LEARNING CURVE
Nvidia’s DLSS offering expands today with 5 new titles and an upgrade for Forza Horizon 5
DLSS is arguably the best reason to own one of Nvidia's newer-generation graphics cards - and today, it becomes a little bit more useful.
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RAINCOAT
How Sherlock Holmes, slick 3D graphics, and Switch exclusivity sets the ambitious Rain Code apart
We speak to writer Kazutaka Kodaka on his detective inspirations, releasing close to FF 16, and more at GDC!
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Bare deaths
Did Resident Evil 4 inspire this bear horror movie?
Of all the films to take notes from Capcom's survival horror classic, we didn't expect this one.
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BAD CHOICE EDITION
The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition is, for now, an expensive downgrade
Questionable visual changes and abysmal performance mean this remaster should head back to spacedock for a refit.
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INFANT ANNIHILATOR
The Layers of Fear remake will not have that baby running into a wall
While it was considered as an easter egg, the game's much-memed endless child wipeout has been removed from the canvas.
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BARGAIN BIN
We played the cheapest games you can buy on Nintendo Switch, but are they any good?
Sorting the trash from the treasure with the cheapest Nintendo Switch bargains, so you don't have to.
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LORE AND ORDER
What makes Redfall different to other Arkane games? It’s all comes down to trust
Conversations with friends? No, this isn’t a Sally Rooney novel, but an intriguing mechanic in Arkane’s latest sci-fi romp.
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TANKS FOR NOTHING
Resident Evil 4's tank controls were not, and are not, a problem
You got a problem with tank controls in the original Resident Evil 4? Or are you just secretly miffed at the camera?
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LONG TIME COMIN’
One of 2023's best games is already being forgotten – even though it’s on Game Pass
There’s a good side and a bad side to having some of the best games come to Game Pass on Day One…
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BE PREPARED
Before you rush to buy the discounted Steam Deck, know what you’re buying – some essential tips
I love my Steam Deck, but there’s a limit to what it can do.
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J’ADORE HARDCORE
If you want a real taste of hell, you should play Diablo 4 on Hardcore mode
Let’s be honest here, the real Diablo experience lies in the threat of permadeath – not this softcore nonsense.
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ATLAS BUGGED
Atlas Fallen has great combat and that joyous single-A energy
If you like your games slightly wonky – but effortlessly charming – Atlas Fallen is likely for you.
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GET TO THE POINT
VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.43: The best game that takes ten or more hours to get good
A sewage pipe that leads to an ocean.
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BOOTBOX
I booted a boombox around Sons of the Forest so you don't have to
Who says silence is golden? I went on a quest to bring music to my Sons of Forest base.
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X GON GIVE IT TO YA
Metroid Fusion remains the scariest 2D game ever
The Metroid franchise has never been too cheery, but GBA’s sole new Metroid entry cranked the spook factor up to eleven. 21 years later, it still unnerves us.
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HOUSE OF THE GUNDEAD
Devolver is releasing a new light gun shooter into arcades – but what we really need is a home port
Dodge Roll's latest, House of the Gundead, belongs in arcades, sure... but I bet a lot of players would be happier seeing it in their own homes.
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STOMACH CHVRNING
Switchback VR for PS VR2 is so scary I genuinely had concerns for my health
Do you like the idea of a stomach-churning rollercoaster, but with added jump scares and general terror?
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PLAYSTATION PROLAPSE
PS5 Pro? Even if the spurious rumors are true, right now I just don't care
At this point in the generation, with how it's all gone so far, do we really need a PS5 Pro? I don't think so, really.
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LUCKY RABBID FOOT
Please, Nintendo, let Mario take on more mature genres
Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope has reminded us of all the potential out there for the Mario franchise outside well-trodden sports games and safe spinoffs.