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  • Tom Orry

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    Editor-in-Chief VG247, Deputy Editorial Director ReedPop

    Tom has spent 20 years in games media after getting a pointless BSc in Software Engineering. He runs VG247 and works across other ReedPop games and pop culture websites. Previously he created VideoGamer.com and was managing editor on USgamer. He likes to reminisce about the good old days (retro games), but still thinks video games now are better than they've ever been. Formerly a Football Manager addict, he now spends his free time tweeting about the classic PGR series and telling everyone how good Xbox Game Pass is.

    • Image for Before you rush to buy the discounted Steam Deck, know what you’re buying – some essential tips
      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.

    • Image for Switchback VR for PS VR2 is so scary I genuinely had concerns for my health
      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?

    • A mutant cannibal enemy in Sons Of The Forest crouches down on an iced over lake, watching the player approach with an axe.
      Cartographic images!

      Try our new interactive map tool (bonus Tom's house included)

      Helping you steer clear from cannibals and find the items you're looking for.

    • Image for Gran Turismo 7 might make you into a VR believer
      VR-OOOM

      Gran Turismo 7 might make you into a VR believer

      If it doesn’t, I don’t know what will. This PS VR2 launch title is simply incredible.

    • Image for The Best PlayStation VR2 games in 2023
      THE VRY BEST

      The Best PlayStation VR2 games in 2023

      The games you absolutely must buy and experience for your PS VR2 headset on PS5.

    • Image for PS VR2 is brilliant for PlayStation even if it doesn’t sell gangbusters
      FLYING SOLO

      PS VR2 is brilliant for PlayStation even if it doesn’t sell gangbusters

      If you want console VR, you simply have to go PlayStation.

    • Image for PS VR2 is almost as entertaining for watchers as it is players
      VIRTUAL HILARITY

      PS VR2 is almost as entertaining for watchers as it is players

      If you’ve got kids that think you are a big idiot, PlayStation VR2 games televised in the living room will only enforce that view, in hilarious ways.

    • Image for PlayStation VR2 review: ?530 on PS5 VR might end up being the best money you've ever spent
      NICHELY DOES IT

      PlayStation VR2 review: ?530 on PS5 VR might end up being the best money you've ever spent

      The PlayStation virtual reality offering costs about ?1k all-in, but the experience is generation defining.

    • Image for Horizon Call of the Mountain review: The view is worth the climb
      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.

    • Image for I'd have forever hated this Xbox Game Pass gem if it wasn't for this one menu option
      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.

    • Image for Game Boy games are mostly awful, but GBA on Switch Online Expansion Pack is huge
      GREEN WITH NOSTALGIA

      Game Boy games are mostly awful, but GBA on Switch Online Expansion Pack is huge

      Game Boy Advance was a golden age of handheld gaming, if you could see the screen.

    • Image for As GoldenEye 007 hits Xbox and Switch, please stop dumping on other people's nostalgia
      BOND MEMORIES

      As GoldenEye 007 hits Xbox and Switch, please stop dumping on other people's nostalgia

      It's OK to not like something, but sometimes you really did have to be there at the time.

    • Image for I played Jewel over 200 times last year, but never played beyond level 1
      UNCUT GEMS

      I played Jewel over 200 times last year, but never played beyond level 1

      A daily ritual for a few measly points. What am I doing with my life?

    • Image for Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus in the '90s would have seemed like a Christmas miracle
      Yule backlog

      Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus in the '90s would have seemed like a Christmas miracle

      This Christmas, Timmy, you've got Xbox Game Pass. Now let me sleep as I've just eaten 12 mince pies.

    • Image for Best of 2022: Vampire Survivors – Tom’s one true and only choice for GOTY
      COFFIN FIT

      Best of 2022: Vampire Survivors – Tom’s one true and only choice for GOTY

      I’m not even picking runners-up. Nothing else comes close.

    • Image for VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.28: The best game to play while you wait for Starfield
      KLINGON TO SANITY

      VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.28: The best game to play while you wait for Starfield

      It's time to boldly go and find another excuse to talk about Bethesda games that aren't out yet.

    • Image for New Xbox Game Pass release is more enjoyable than FIFA 23
      JOHN KICK

      New Xbox Game Pass release is more enjoyable than FIFA 23

      If you didn't enjoy FIFA 23, this quirky indie RPG might be to your liking - and it's on Game Pass.

    • Image for VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast: The 6-month Inquisition Special
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      VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast: The 6-month Inquisition Special

      After 26 episodes it's time to look back at some of the awful decisions Jim has made.

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      Survey says...

      VG247 Reader Survey 2022

      It's the most wonderful time of the year!

    • Image for Xbox Game Pass has a multiplayer gem that is much better than you think it is
      GETTING PHYSICAL

      Xbox Game Pass has a multiplayer gem that is much better than you think it is

      It’s on PS Plus Extra too! This fun, physics-based 3D platformer is a laugh when played with the right people.

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      One is a duck

      Best Starter Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet - Evolutions detailed and does the choice matter?

      The initial choice of Pokemon feels like a really tough one, but is it worth agonising over?

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      Deals

      Get 10% off Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Nintendo eShop codes in the VG47 store

      Limited time deal will see you save money on digital purchases for Nintendo, Xbox, and PlayStation digital games and store credit.

    • Best Games Ever Podcast episode 26 header
      BSOD fans represent

      VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.26: The best game that crashed at the worst possible time

      It's games that crashed. Don't get smart about this, James? OK?

    • Image for Forza Horizon 5 Barn Finds - Map locations, gifts, how to unlock hidden cars
      Barn finds

      Forza Horizon 5 Barn Finds - Map locations, gifts, how to unlock hidden cars

      There are 14 "barn find" cars in Forza Horizon 5 that are hidden away in barns dotted around the Mexico map. Here's how to find them all.

    • Image for Somerville review: the most beautiful game I’ve ever played
      SCIENCE-FEELS

      Somerville review: the most beautiful game I’ve ever played

      Jumpship has created a gorgeous work of art that just achieves greatness in Somerville, in spite of some control quirks.

    • Image for Incredible November Xbox Game Pass addition makes all other games obsolete
      Amazing VARlue

      Incredible November Xbox Game Pass addition makes all other games obsolete

      The Game Pass line-up for the rest of the year might as well not bother. There’s only one game I’ll be playing.

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      The Hunger

      New Xbox Game Pass addition is so moreish I burnt my lunch

      I just couldn’t get enough of the latest game to hit the Xbox sub service, even though my stomach wanted food.

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      Wales

      VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.25: The best game with a welsh actor in it

      Gareth Bale is welsh.

    • Image for I pity anyone playing Sonic Frontiers on Nintendo Switch
      BLUE BLUR

      I pity anyone playing Sonic Frontiers on Nintendo Switch

      An uneven game in its best form, on Switch Sonic Frontiers is a mess of pixels and is plain ugly.

    • Image for Steam Deck's in-built FPS counter is ruining my life
      YOU'VE BEEN FRAMED

      Steam Deck's in-built FPS counter is ruining my life

      Bit hyperbolic, yes, but the performance stats and tinkering available on Valve's handheld aren't good for me.

    • Best Games Ever Podcast header - Episode 22 - best game about gods that isn't God of War
      Pray to God Hand

      VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.22: The best game about gods that isn't God of War

      Are "god games" about gods?

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      Nate-ural on Deck

      Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection on Steam Deck gives me deep PS Vita nostalgia

      PS Vita, you deserved a lot better my friend.

    • Image for Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope review – a Nintendo Switch exclusive with the alluring charm of a GBA classic
      W-AAA-HHH

      Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope review – a Nintendo Switch exclusive with the alluring charm of a GBA classic

      Ubisoft and Nintendo join forces once again to surprise us all with the most unlikely – and lovely –?Nintendo Switch team-up.

    • VG247 Best Games Ever Podcast episode 21 header image
      Everybody, Yeah!

      VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.21: The best dead game you'd buy a console for if it came back

      What franchise do you want to see rise from the grave?

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      Snake on a plane

      VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.20: The best game you played on your phone

      Good mobile games come in all shapes and forms.

    • Image for I'm once again thankful I have another chance to fail at getting into Skyrim
      Lydia! Noooo!

      I'm once again thankful I have another chance to fail at getting into Skyrim

      Can't wait to lose Lydia on a mountain and then get burned to death by a dragon I didn't see.

    • Image for VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.18: The best game you thought was one genre but turned out to be another
      Hoodwinked

      VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.18: The best game you thought was one genre but turned out to be another

      The wool has been pulled over our eyes on more than one occasion.

    • Image for Someone give me about ?1500 so I can play Portal with fancy Nvidia RTX 40 Series graphics
      RTXitement

      Someone give me about ?1500 so I can play Portal with fancy Nvidia RTX 40 Series graphics

      Look, I’m a simple creature. I just want games to look spiffing marvelous.

    • VG247 Best Games Ever Podcast promo image for episode 17.
      Audiotore de force

      VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.17: Best Assassin's Creed game that isn't an Assassin's Creed game and you can't pick Ghost Of Tsushima

      We're altairibly sorry, but our game is a lot like yours.

    • Promo image for Best Games Ever Podcast episode 16
      Full Motion Vidiots

      VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.16: Best game that uses that FMV that was all the rage in the '90s

      Games really wanted to be films, didn't they?

    • Best Games Ever podcast promo image for Ep 15 - best game with a wedding in it
      love hurts

      VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.15: Best game with a wedding in it

      Till death do us part (or until we fall out over a podcast topic)

    • Image for The Last of Us Part I review – A PS5 remake that shines above most
      joely good

      The Last of Us Part I review – A PS5 remake that shines above most

      Perhaps not 100% necessary, but still absolutely brilliant.

    • VG247 Best Games Ever Podcast image highlighting the best game you're fire into space
      end us

      VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.14: Best game you’d fire into space to prove the Earth isn’t worth saving

      Some games are just so bad it doesn't pain us in a great light.

    • Best Games Ever Podcast promo for episode 13 - Best game that was called a clone of another game
      Never Let Me Diablo

      VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.13: Best game that was called a clone of another game

      Copy, paste, change slightly, repeat.

    • VG247 Best Games Ever Podcast promo image - Episode 12 Best Game you hate for a very specific reason
      Intolerance

      VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.12: Best game that you hated for a very specific reason

      We can't help it when something rubs us the wrong way.

    • Image for VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.11: Best game that you were ridiculously hyped for as a teen
      Teenage dirt bag

      VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.11: Best game that you were ridiculously hyped for as a teen

      Teenage independence brought with it the chance to shape our own gaming futures.

    • Image for VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.10: Best game that is really bad
      bad times

      VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.10: Best game that is really bad

      We all love things we shouldn't love. Video games are no different.

    • Best Games Ever Podcast promo for episode 9, best game with balls that isn't a sports game
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      VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.9: Best game with balls that isn't a sports game

      When this topic was decided, we overestimated our ability to ignore the obvious crude options.

    • VG247's Best Games Ever Podcast promo image - best game that journos love but most people think is a bit naff
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      VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.8: Best game that journos love but most people think is a bit naff

      Look, we know this is pushing the term "most," but just go with it.

    • VG247's Best Games Ever Podcast Episode 7 promo image - best game you wanted as a child but never got
      Toys out the pram

      VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.7: Best game you wanted as a child but never got

      It's hard being a kid. There are so many games but rarely do you have the cash to get them all.

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