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Do They? | "Do gamers know what they like?" ponders Fallout co-creator Tim Cain, before arguing in favour of people not providing totally crap feedback to devs
I'm not sure I'd agree with his stance on cosmetic microtransactions, but he's right about trying to articulate what actually could be fixed.
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Miner Key | Good news culture lovers, a Minecraft YouTuber is hopping on Classic FM to blast banging choons from Skyrim, Street Fighter, and more
And here's the symphony that plays when an army of creepers blows up your entire town, delivered by the brass section of the New York philharmonic.
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Old Hat | "This is why I tell people to vote with their dollars" - Fallout co-creator Tim Cain on "violence as the default" in triple-A RPGs
"It means games that sell the most will dictate future games."
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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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PASS THE GAMES | The best Game Pass games on Xbox and PC in 2025
Our top picks of the greatest games on gaming's best subscription service.
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TOP OF THE DROPS | The best PlayStation Plus games on PS4 and PS5 in 2025
Our top picks for Sony's money-saving subscription service!
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The best Apple Arcade games to play in 2025
Here are some pocket-sized games for you to play on the go.
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Double Feature | Lost Records: Bloom & Rage leads a 2025 double-A line-up that's already looking incredibly promising
Spring 2025 is shaping up to be a great season for fans of oddball indie-ish releases.
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Honkai Star Rail Light Cones Tier List: Best Light Cones in Version 2.7
Make sure your party is powered by the best Light Cones.
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Honkai Star Rail Tier List: Best Characters in HSR 2.7
All 5 star and 4 star characters ranked.
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Like a Fox | Best Honkai Star Rail Tingyun Build, Relics, and Light Cone
Support is the best offense!
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Best Honkai Star Rail Clara Build, Relics, and Light Cone
Small but mighty, with the help of Svarog.
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Best Honkai Star Rail Bronya Build, Relics, and Light Cone
Here's some of the best gear for Honkai Star Rail's best offensive support.
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Stone cold | Best Honkai Star Rail Gepard Build, Light Cones, and Relics
The best offense is defense or whatever they say.
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Best Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu Build: Light Cone, Relics, and Teams
The right build to make Jiaoqiu serve in Honkai Star Rail.
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L + Dr Ratio | Best Honkai Star Rail Dr Ratio Build, Light Cones, and Relics
Here's everything you need to build Dr Ratio in Honkai Star Rail.
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Best Honkai Star Rail Boothill Build, Light Cone, and Relics
The best Light Cones and Relics for the straight-shootin' ranger
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Best Honkai Star Rail Yanqing Build, Light Cone, and Relics
Yanqing plays a critical role on any team in Honkai Star Rail.
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Power of Nil | Honkai Star Rail Acheron Kit and Traces Priority
Our Honkai Star Rail Acheron kit guide breaks down how each ability works and which of Acheron’s Traces you should focus on first.
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Future Proof | Best Honkai Star Rail Black Swan Build, Light Cone, and Relics
A good Black Swan build only needs to prioritize a few stats in Honkai Star Rail.
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Time Worsens Wounds | Honkai Star Rail Black Swan Teams
Black Swan teams look a bit different than you might be used to.
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Honkai Star Rail Black Swan Materials List
Black Swan materials include common Nihility items and some common mats from easy enemies.
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Checkmate | Best Honkai Star Rail Jing Yuan Build, Light Cones, and Relics
Jing Yuan is a mighty warrior and one of the strongest AoE fighters.
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Double Edgelord | Best Honkai Star Rail Blade Build, Light Cone, and Relics
The best Honkai Star Rail Blade build balances HP, attack, and crit. rate to give your party a powerful multi-target Destruction fighter.
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Best Honkai Star Rail Sampo Build, Light Cone, and Relics
He's just havin' fun! Here's how to build Sampo in Honkai Star Rail.
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Motell Me More | Alleged Fallout season two set pics have fans speculating New Vegas' Novac could show up, but I'm not believing it til I see the Dinky the dinosaur
There'll seemingly also be at least one nod to the Great Khans, if these snaps are legit.
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Mojaving Fun | Fallout fan fest in real-life version of New Vegas' Goodsprings features NCR vs Legion battle re-enactments, and a Todd Howard cosplay with "an actual piece of trash"
The Fallout community's annual trip to the Mojave came with plenty of cool cosplays, as has become the tradition.
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Philling Us In | Xbox's Phil Spencer on why a new Fallout game didn't drop alongside the TV show: "the play is much more long term than trying to drive some gift buying"
The Microsoft gaming exec actually reckons not trying to time the two up together allows a bit of extra "creative liberty".
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Sight for Sora Eyes | Everybody likes to rag on Kingdom Hearts' weirdest entry, but even 20 years later, it might be one of my favourites
A strange little spin-off on the GBA might just be one of the shiniest pearls in a long, complicated back catalogue of games. Here's why.
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Smart Assault | Metal Slug Tactics wins by adding its own design ideas to a well-trodden path, and avoiding cheap nostalgia
Its reverence for the property is an advantage, not a weakness.
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Sin-ply Wonderful | Craving more Larian goodness after Baldur's Gate 3? Well, it looks like Divinity: Original Sin 2 might be on its way to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S
Some freshly spotted PEGI ratings could be good news for folks who love a killer cRPG.
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Bad Hand | Forgot there was an Elder Scrolls card game? Me too, but this isn't a happy reminder, as it's going offline permanently next year
Another one for the pile of dead live-service games.
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I Choose You | Best Pokemon spin-off games
The amount of Pokemon games there are to play is never-ending, so here are some of the best Pokemon spin-offs for you to try.
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Pick A Card | Magic the Gathering is getting a Final Fantasy crossover, and yes of course that Sephiroth x Aerith moment is getting a card
What else could they have made a card of?
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White Noiz | The best video game soundtracks to revisit in 2025
From classical symphonies and industrial noise to acid jazz and synthwave, these game soundtracks leave no stone left unturned.
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Radi-ey, yo-tion | Fallout Day sees Bethesda whip out its giant snake while showing you its new dungeon, oh and Todd Howard was there too
It also petted doggies, teased fishing, and showed some playable ghouls in action. An interesting evening.
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Tell Me A Good One | The best story games to play in 2025
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 2025
Here are some good games for you to play without the need to splash the cash.
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Into The Vault | Despite releasing a popular demo this summer, Fallout 1 remake mod Fallout: Vault 13 has now had its development "suspended"
"This was not an easy decision, but we believe it is the right step at this stage of our journey."
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Big Boom Day Bash | Bethesda announces its first ever Fallout Day broadcast, featuring a look at future plans for Fallout 76 and a community parade
Party Like It's 2077.
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Mic Not Dropped | No, Nobuo Uematsu is not retiring from making banging video game tunes, thank you very much
"Wait, wait, wait! Everybody calm down!"
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It's your turn. | You've only got a few hours to grab some awesome turn-based RPGs like Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader in the Steam sale
You got some time left to snatch up a lovely deal or two.
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Such A Fan | Devolver Digital's next big gamble? "Video game adaptations of our favorite movies, shows, comics, and more"
Get your pitches in for that Disco Elysium style Batman game now.
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Missing Person | Wondering why Final Fantasy 7's Cloud is oddly absent from Astro Bot? "It's difficult to comment on that" says Team Asobi's head
I'm sure he'll be there in the Astro Bot remake.
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Video Games | Xbox folks, here are the games from PlayStation's September State of Play that're confirmed to be coming to Microsoft consoles
Also, here's a quick recap of pretty much everything else we saw, delivered as though a stranger's stopped you in the street to tell you about it.
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In For The Long Haul | You better book some time off work for Metaphor: ReFantazio, as the upcoming JRPG is apparently almost as long as Persona 5
Make it a lot of time.
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For The Collection | I am deeply obsessed with this sleepy, yawning Pikachu that won the Pokemon TCG Illustration Contest this year
Perfection made real.
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Cunning Tactics | How the Final Fantasy Tactics-like Sword of Convallaria won players over to become one of Steam’s best gacha games
From 'mixed' to 'mostly positive', XD's journey from sketchy launch to Steam stalwart hasn't been easy - but at least it's been educational.