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RAGE ART | Tekken 8 tournament disaster: Chinese player disqualified ahead of top 8 finish throws the scene into turmoil

XCC spent his own time and money travelling to Thailand, only to be disqualified over nationality rules.

Oct. 7, 2024 Connor Makar

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The Drink | Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero review: as meaningful a send-up to the source material as one could hope for

A sweet drink that'll quench the thirst of any and all Dragon Ball fans.

Oct. 7, 2024 Connor Makar

A woman in a red dress on a balcony overlooking a city at sunset in Fallout: Nuevo Mexico.

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Back At It Again | The ambitious New Vegas mod Fallout: Nuevo México finally gets a full reveal trailer, and like Fallout: London, it looks like a whole new game

Just don't expect to play it any time soon.

Oct. 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Geralt in The Witcher 3 opposite him riding in the Song of Wind mod's hot air balloon.

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School of Helium | This new Witcher 3 mod sends Geralt on a hot air balloon adventure to a mysterious "Whispering Island", and here's hoping we'll get to see it reach its full potential

It's only a couple of quests for now, but if you're in the mood to help Geralt earn his pilot's licence, it definitely seems worth a checking out.

Oct. 4, 2024 Mark Warren

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Lava, Not a Fighter | "Just because Heihachi is back, Reina's importance won't be diminished" Harada lifts the lid on Heihachi's controversial return, and teases the future of Tekken 8

With the update coming out tomorrow, we sit down for a brief but insightful chat about the world's most loving dad.

Oct. 3, 2024 Connor Makar

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Sugarcoat It | Good news Tekken 8 fans, you can get six inches of Jin Kazama all to yourself for only ?15

17 Points Of Articulation in your hands.

Oct. 3, 2024 Connor Makar

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Yes | Elden Ring's latest update, Patch 1.15, aims to answer the prayers of ineffective golem fisters

It's ok, FromSoft's seen you crying as your ruthless knuckle thrusts don't have the desired effect.

Oct. 2, 2024 Mark Warren

Kazuya in Tekken 8 making a fist, with sparks of energy surrounding him.

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Game Over? | "Myself and Murray, we might only have one more Tekken": Tekken 8 leads speak on uncertain future of Tekken team

With decades of combined experience working on Tekken, these senior leads can't say for sure how long they'll be around.

Sept. 30, 2024 Connor Makar

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OLD CHALLENGERS | "It's kind of sad that we're the only 3D fighting game" On Tekken's 30th anniversary, Harada and Michael Murray look back at the series' past

It's been a long road for the Tekken series, so Harada and Michael Murray look back at the old days.

Sept. 30, 2024 Connor Makar

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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!

Sept. 30, 2024 Connor Makar

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PASS THE GAMES | The best Game Pass games on Xbox and PC in 2024

Our top picks of the greatest games on gaming's best subscription service.

Sept. 30, 2024 James Billcliffe

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The best Apple Arcade games to play in 2024

Here are some pocket-sized games for you to play on the go.

Sept. 30, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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RIP | Following country legend Kris Kristofferson's death at 88, Fallout fans pay tribute to the highly underrated New Vegas character he voiced

"Send me all the Legion you can. I'll be waiting for them."

Sept. 30, 2024 Mark Warren

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On the left, key art for Tekken 8 of Kazuya Mishima and Jin Kazama back to back, fists raised. On the right, a hunky version of KFC's Colonel Sanders in a visual novel style.

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Missed Opportunity | Once upon a time, Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada asked, uh, KFC, if he could put Colonel Sanders into the classic fighting game series

Not so finger lickin' good.

Sept. 30, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A close-up of Geralt in The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep, he looks slightly sad, the glow of a campfire hitting the lower half of his face.

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Toss A Coin | The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep's latest clip comes with some classic Geralt x Jaskier banter, and a delayed release date to boot

At least it's not as long as you'll be waiting for The Witcher 4.

Sept. 18, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Geralt in The Witcher 3 wearing a cloak opposite him walking through the mod's autumn environment.

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Season Of Storms | New Witcher 3 mod brings full-blown seasons to The Continent, with hopes of making them switch dynamically in the future

Wintery Witcher retextures have been a thing for a bit, but this looks like it's the first crack at doing dynamic seasons, with help from REDkit.

Sept. 16, 2024 Mark Warren

Geralt on horseback in The Witcher 3 and in some official wallpaper art.

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Last Wish | New Witcher 3 mod restores some cut content to the game's best ending, revealing where Geralt was slated to head just after the credits rolled

It seems having a get together somewhere nice was always the ideal plan for Gerry and the gang.

Sept. 12, 2024 Mark Warren

The Storyteller and ED-NA in Fallout New Vegas.

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RIP | The actor behind Fallout YouTube's power-armoured loremaster The Storyteller appears to have died, leading to tributes from the Bethesda community

According to a tweet from his account, voice actor Jason Damron passed away from cancer on September 7.

Sept. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

An enemy with its arms folded in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

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Big Bad Balancing | Elden Ring’s latest patch, patch 1.1.4, should give you a better chance of finally making a mess of Shadow of the Erdtree’s final boss (if you haven’t already)

Yep, you might want to look away, hardcore git gudders, FromSoft's made things a little easier again.

Sept. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

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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.

Aug. 30, 2024 Rebecca Jones

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Geralt giving a big thumbs up

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Witcher Waiting For | Wahey, The Witcher 4 has had "substantial progress" made on it, with CD Projekt "gearing up" to put the game into full production

REDkit modders also got a nice shout out, and there's some potentially good news for Cyberpunk Edgerunners fans.

Aug. 29, 2024 Mark Warren

Geralt of Rivia unsheathes his sword against a cloudy, foresty backdrop in The Witcher 3

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Looks Like Rain | You're probably going to be waiting on The Witcher 4 for a while, so it's a good thing the original author just finished a new book

The book is currently due out worldwide next year.

Aug. 26, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Geralt in front of a big ship in The Witcher 3.

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Switchbuckling | A new Witcher 3 mod lets Geralt get his Assassin's Creed Black Flag on and pilot a full-size ship that I'm dubbing 'The Jankdaw'

Look, it's natural to sit weirdly floating in the air in front of your frigate's wheel as you steer, Edward Kenway did it all the time.

Aug. 23, 2024 Mark Warren

Lucy in the Fallout TV show with some Nuka Cola next to Mr House from Fallout New Vegas.

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Cap Converters | Fallout co-creator Tim Cain believes that criticising capitalism was "never the point" of the series, it's actually just the whole war never changing thing

Though, he is fine with people reading it that way, and acknowledges his general take on our economic system might need some reconsidering.

Aug. 23, 2024 Mark Warren

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Some characters from Fallout Nuevo Mexico alongside the New Mexico flag.

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And For Deserts... | Fallout: Nuevo Mexico devs confirm the big New Vegas mod is "no longer on hold" and "in a good state", but there's still no word about a release date

"We only get one chance to show something off, and we want it to be what we all have in mind."

Aug. 16, 2024 Mark Warren

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FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE | "If you're going to expect to be involved in the culture, you need to become part of the culture" Evo general manager speaks on growing Saudi presence in the FGC

Following a record breaking Evo 2024, we speak to general manager Rick Thiher on Saudi investment, sportswashing, and cultural clashes between the country and the FGC.

Aug. 15, 2024 Connor Makar

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World Warrior | Evo is trying to kick off some world warrior ambitions" General manager Rick Thiher speaks on the biggest video game tournament going global

"there's an incredible amount of super, super engaged fighting game communities worldwide".

Aug. 14, 2024 Connor Makar

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Out In The Jungle | PlayStation Plus goes wild this August, with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Wild Hearts, Cult of the Lamb and more

Plus a blast from the past with TimeSplitters!

Aug. 14, 2024 Connor Makar

The courier looking at New Vegas in Fallout New Vegas.

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All Or Nothing | Fallout New Vegas' director might be open to working on more Fallout, but it'd come down to the big inevitable question veteran devs often seem to have

"What are we allowed to do and not allowed to do?"

Aug. 14, 2024 Mark Warren

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Wind's Howling | It sounds like we won't be playing as Geralt in The Witcher 4, according to his voice actor - but that doesn't mean he won't be in it

"It's not about him this time. We don't know who it's about. I'm excited to find out."

Aug. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

General Asquith of The Tommies in Fallout: London.

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Idolized | Fallout: London modders are adding full New Vegas-style faction rep and disguise systems to Team FOLON's work, because us Mojave lovers are never satisfied

Look, if we can't play dress up and use it to waltz into enemy outposts, we just feel a bit naked, ok?

Aug. 8, 2024 Mark Warren

Yes Man in Fallout: New Vegas alongside Westminster in Fallout: London.

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Ace In The Hole | Attention New Vegas heads, Fallout: London cut a whole Yes Man-style Wild Card main quest arc before release, but it’ll be arriving in a future update

"You'll be probably walking around like, ‘Ah, that's why that door was locked and there's a whole building behind it'."

Aug. 7, 2024 Mark Warren

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PODCAST | What's the best game where you can do a wee wee

We're not taking the, er, you know.

Aug. 6, 2024 Jim Trinca

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Here Come Numbers | Yup, The Fallout TV show fed Fallout on Game Pass a pretty huge dose of Buffout, Microsoft CEO confirms

Xbox's revenue for everything aside from hardware is also looking pretty good year-on-year, thanks to the Activision Blizzard acquisition.

July 31, 2024 Mark Warren

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High Tech | Vitrix Pro Fightstick review: You'll have to drag my dead body back to the PS5 pad

After a few weeks with Vitrix's latest stick, I don't think I ever want to go back.

July 29, 2024 Connor Makar

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Unkindness | It might not be Elden Ring Numbers, but Armored Core 6 sailing past a sales milestone proves the people still yearn for mecha action

Sadly sales stats for prior games aren't easily available, but it's almost certainly one of the best selling games in the series.

July 25, 2024 Connor Makar

The Tarnished casually growing some spines in Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.

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Spiky Boi | Elden Ring itself and Shadow of the Erdtree have now been beaten in one go solely via killer hedgehog cosplay, and it took less than 13 hours

Ok, it's technically more a porcupine strat, but how quickly it happened definitely has echoes of Sonic.

July 25, 2024 Mark Warren

Radahn fight in Elden Ring with League of Legends surrender vote and mini-map

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FF | Elden Ring's Starscourge Radahn is playable right now in a game you might not expect

Nothing quite matches the frustration of a tough boss fight than a cheeky League game.

July 25, 2024 Connor Makar

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BRINGING IT BACK | Former NBA Street devs are looking to do what EA won't - new studio to make spiritual successor to fan favourite

The Run: Got Next is being developed by Play by Play studios, for all your basketball fans.

July 24, 2024 Connor Makar

The corrupted Scadutree looming over the skyline of the Lands of Shadow in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

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Shadow Realm | Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Walkthrough

The Lands of Shadow can be a dark place indeed... unless you have this Shadow of the Erdtree walkthrough!

July 23, 2024 James Billcliffe

The Witcher 3's Gaunter O'Dimm in a pool part outfit.

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Time For A Dip | There's now a Witcher 3 mod that dresses the game's scariest character in armbands and a rubber ring, because CD Projekt craves summer vibes

Nobody let him see how wonderfully goofy he looks via a Master Mirror.

July 23, 2024 Mark Warren

Heihachi in Tekken 8 from announcement trailer

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New Challenger | Heihachi is not dead! Everyone's favourite grandpa is back from the dead, and returning to Tekken 8 this Autumn

A fresh new line-up of reveals came straight from Evo 2024 only moments ago.

July 21, 2024 Connor Makar

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The Tarnished striking Rellana with a lightning bolt while she's staggered in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

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Full Moons | How to easily beat Rellana in ER Shadow of the Erdtree

Rellana, Twin Moon Knight is the first really difficult boss in Shadow of the Erdtree, but there is a cheese strategy to exploit her weakness!

July 19, 2024 James Billcliffe

Messmer in Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.

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Double No Trouble | Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree's poor snake lad Messmer's now been beaten by a streamer battling him on both PS5 and PC at the same time

As a big, scary boss, how do you actually recover from this?

July 18, 2024 Mark Warren

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Geralt and Triss in The Witcher 3's Witcher 1 prologue recreated mod.

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HowLongToBeet | The Witcher 4's development team includes an ex-beetroot farmer who brought The Witcher 1's prologue to Wild Hunt

He's not the only one either, Cyberpunk 2077's sequel is also being worked on by a lot of folks who got their start via modding.

July 16, 2024 Mark Warren

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Can't Tenor This | Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree's been out less than a month and a musical instrument no-hit run is already in the works

Yep, we're getting into saxophone no-hit run territory less than 30 days after the thing arrived, because FromSoft game.

July 16, 2024 Mark Warren

Timmy the Tarnished in Elden Ring in front of the Fire Giant's weird chest eye.

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Oh God (Mode) | I tried playing Elden Ring without playing Elden Ring, and it was going fine until I ran into the most terrifying boss of them all

Please don’t come and chuck toilet paper at my shack in Limgrave.

July 15, 2024 Mark Warren

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A furnace golem in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

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Moving On | With Shadow of the Erdtree, Elden Ring is a classic and I hope they never make another one

From Software has proven its skill at making new worlds Elden Ring and Bloodborne. I hope it continues doing so.

July 14, 2024 Connor Makar

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An Elden Ring character wearing a Bloodborne themed outfit.

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Red Stuff-cruitment | Still yearning for Bloodborne on PC? You're obviously out of luck for now, but you can help build a huge Elden Ring mod inspired by it

Look, it might be the best you ever get, even if Miyazaki's pretty much on your side on this.

July 12, 2024 Mark Warren

Marika holds up golden threads from the Elden Ring in the trailer for Shadow of the Erdtree.

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The Golden Rule | Shadow of the Erdtree finally lifted the veil on one of Elden Ring’s biggest mysteries, and it’s properly mind-blowing

He gets: Godhood. You get: Everything taken away

July 12, 2024 Josh Broadwell

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