Exploration
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Farm, Fight, Forage
Fable meets Stardew Valley meets Rimworld in the RPG life sim adventure Mirthwood
A new adventure awaits.
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FULL OF SLAVIC LORE
Witcher and Frostpunk devs' dark fantasy city-building strategy game Gord set for summer release
Enter a world of primordial beings, horrifying beasts, and powerful incantations.
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Ironmace Games lawyer accuses Nexon of "anti-competitive bully tactics" over Dark and Darker
Ironmace Games is appealing to Valve to have the game restored on Steam.
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DEMOS TOO
Steam Puzzle Fest kicks off April 24 with sales on all sorts of puzzle games
Get into the problem-solving spirit.
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CARAQUES ON
Haunted Chocolatier development paused while dev works on Stardew Valley 1.6 update
Eric Barone has temporarily paused development on his new project while he works on the 1.6 update for Stardew Valley.
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A CRITICAL CASTING
Tears of the Kingdom’s Ganondorf will be voiced by Critical Role's Matthew Mercer
It's time for Ganondorf's grand return.
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BUILD SURVIVE FIGHT
Open World, sci-fi sandbox heads to Xbox Game Pass in May ahead of Starfield
Looks nothing like Starfield, but might still scratch an itch.
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PERVERTS GANONYMOUS
Nintendo fans are already thirsty for Zelda Tears of the Kingdom's Ganondorf
A month away from release, many Nintendo have already got the hots for Zelda's big bad, and his big bad ripped bod.
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Choices Were Made
Following backlash, Ark remaster is now more expensive, old servers still being shutdown
The latest in a series of baffling decisions.
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Took A Stumble
Bungie knows it "missed the mark" with Destiny 2: Lightfall
Not every player was entirely pleased with the latest expansion.
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Unlimited Power
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor lets Cal keep his Fallen Order powers because he's "no longer a Padawan"
No nerfs for Cal.
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Bargain
Final Fantasy 14 Stormblood is free to own right now, but there's a slight catch
You will need to spend a bit of money if you don't own the game already.
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A Gentle Breeze
Final Fantasy 16 will make you feel the wind during cutscenes, sort of
Putting the DualSense to good use.
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Sittin' Pretty
Final Fantasy 14 Patch 6.4, The Dark Throne, continues the story and lets you solo Stormblood
Plus a new dungeon and a whole lot more.
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CASH HAEMO ROYALE
Vampire Survivors absolutely deserved to win Best Game at the BAFTAs
It achieves more with a handful of sprites and some clever psychology than most AAAs do with infinite budgets.
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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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Very Direct
Nintendo is showing off 10 minutes of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gameplay tomorrow
Presumably Link will still be able to swing a sword.
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Mr Worldwide
Square Enix shows off Final Fantasy 16's big and beautiful world
The latest trailer goes all in on the land of Valisthea.
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Greez Lightning
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor finally shows off some fan favourite characters with its story trailer
Cal is in for a tough time.
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This Is Hell
Diablo 4 players think the dungeons feel too repetitive
The first beta took part over the weekend.
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RIP
Elden Ring players died so many times, it’d have wiped out all of humanity in the real world
And they tried to fight Malenia a whole bunch too.
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Snapshot
Sonic Frontiers first free DLC adds in a photo mode and more this week
Plus a juke box mode and new challenges.
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How Long To Beat
Final Fantasy 16 will take you about 35 hours to beat, 70-80 hours to complete
Plenty to do, it seems!
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Tears Of My Wallet
Nintendo thinks Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is worth that hefty price tag
Though Nintendo would think that.
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ON THE OTHER HAND
The scariest thing about Sons of the Forest... is a finger
There's a lot to be scared of in Endnight Games' latest Steam Early Access project – but it's the digits that do me in.
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Are Ya Winnin', Son?
Sons of the Forest sells more than two million copies within 24 hours of launch
An impressive figure, to be sure.
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GROW UP
VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.40: The best game with the most juvenile feature
The average video game enjoyer is in their mid-thirties, but you wouldn't know it from playing one.
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MORE SC-FI FUN
No Man's Sky Fractal update comes with a new starship, Expedition, a new tool, and more
Help the Utopia Foundation rebuild an abandoned solar system.
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Off the Cuff
Forspoken writer's original pitch was apparently completely different from the final game
Much of the criticism over the game was related to its dialogue and story.
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MOUNT E-VR-EST
Horizon Call of the Mountain review: The view is worth the climb
PS VR2’s key launch title is gorgeous, but at times a little dull.
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ELDER MAGIC
Oblivion's connection to Discworld is a legacy worth celebrating
From The Elder Scrolls to Tomb Raider, Terry Pratchett had a profound influence on the world of video games.
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Zel-don’t to Zel-do
I'd have forever hated this Xbox Game Pass gem if it wasn't for this one menu option
When at first you don’t succeed, just cheat.
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QUALITY OF LOVE
Core Keeper’s Quality of Love update adds Valentine’s content, instruments, and a visual overhaul
You can even learn to play the ocarina.
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BUILD BUILD BUILD
Steam Base Building Fest is almost over - get in on the deals and demos while you can
Build that village, town, base, fortress, what have you.
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UP THE GARDEN PATH
Why Obsidian’s Grounded is the blueprint for survival games’ future
An unassuming Xbox exclusive that many have overlooked could hold the key to the success of survival games' to come.
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I hope Starfield’s financial system is as oppressive as real life
Exploitative banking might be just the thing to make Starfield’s grounded, believable and relatable spacefaring world ring true to us back here on Earth.
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SPACEMAKER
Xbox in 2023: Starfield is Game Pass’ killer exclusive, and the barren years may finally be over
It’s been a slow start to the generation for Xbox, but the fallow years might finally be at an end as Starfield kicks everything off.
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CRUNCH BREAK
The Callisto Protocol proves that crunch is dumb and doesn't work - The Thursday Nite Rant
Middling scores, poor user reviews, and myriad technical issues: did those 15 hour days really pay off?
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Sponsored
Tower of Fantasy 2.2 Mirafleur Moonshade: 3 big reasons to jump back in
Now on Steam, Hotta Studio is bringing more shared-world action role-playing game with a massive new update: here’s what you need to know.
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NO FOX GIVEN
2022 Games of the Year: Tunic, and Dom’s other GOTY picks
How a tiny little fox fought off the industry’s most imposing behemoths, armed soldiers, and a superhero team-up.
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Hello Again, Sam
Death Stranding 2 has finally been announced, to the surprise of no one
More walking lies in our future.
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Fightin' Words
Elden Ring DLC is real, free, and coming tomorrow
You'll finally be able to pay a visit to those colosseums.