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Zinedine Zidane whispering sweet nothings to Jude Bellingham in EA Sports FC 25.

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Ice Nice? | EA Sports FC 25's soundtrack is here, so you can join in the debate as to whether its over 100 tunes live up to the spirit of Goodbye Mr A

When it comes to songs that'll become engraved in your brain over the next year or so, things are never black and gold.

Sept. 17, 2024 Mark Warren

The Sims 2's Fortune aspiration icon, an abstract silhouette of a figure holding two bags (implicitly filled with money), above a render of several Sims as they appear in-game.

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We're Retro Now | The best Sims game turns 20 today, calling forth a wave of warm nostalgia in the face of the franchise's uncertain future

The Sims 2 was released on this day in 2004, so if you're interested in reading this, chances are you're old like me.

Sept. 14, 2024 Rebecca Jones

Xbox CEO Phil Spencer alongside The Ghost in Destiny and someone playing a guitar in Guitar Hero.

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Not Xbox's Destiny | "I passed on so many games" - Xbox's Phil Spencer doesn't regret not grabbing Destiny or Guitar Hero as exclusives, even if he now gets their appeal

The man just wasn't into PvP and plastic guitars, it happens to the best of us.

Sept. 2, 2024 Mark Warren

If you want to play the original Silent Hill 2 before its remake comes out, the final update for the fan-made Enhanced Edition makes it the best way to do so

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I See That HD Town | If you want to play the original Silent Hill 2 before its remake comes out, the final update for the fan-made Enhanced Edition makes it the best way to do so

Certainly a damn sight better than the original PC version.

Sept. 1, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Pull The Trigger | Just months after finally releasing Dragon's Dogma 2, Devil May Cry series director Hideaki Itsuno is leaving Capcom

Though thankfully this isn't the end of his time as a game developer.

Sept. 1, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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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. 1, 2024 Connor Makar

Some characters encountering a creature in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

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Region Locked | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is reminding me of the greatest Lord of the Rings game

Expedition 33 unexpectedly channels one of the greatest and most unexpected licensed games of all time - and I’m here for it.

Aug. 28, 2024 Alex Donaldson

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Scheming | Not sure why Silent Hill 2 is getting remade before the first one? Konami has a plan, apparently

Let's just hope it's a good one.

Aug. 26, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Virtual Mission? | Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is a faithful remake of the action espionage classic, and a statement of intent for Konami's stewardship of the series - hands-on preview

“The only thing we can believe in is the mission Snake.” And the mission to remake and preserve Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater, so far, has been a success.

Aug. 26, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Steve Burns pointing in front of Big Shell from MGS 2

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PODCAST | The best game with the most pointless feature

We're not allowed to talk about horse balls.

Aug. 23, 2024 Jim Trinca

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A knife on a platter in Mafia The Old Country.

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Sorry, Italians | Mafia: The Old Country finishes up Gamescom ONL 2024, so you don't see a bunch more games and fuhgeddaboudit

Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

Aug. 20, 2024 Mark Warren

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An image of James' shoe as he enters Silent Hill is shown alongside him looking in the apartments' mirror in the Silent Hill 2 remake

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Bloober’s Best | “We did the best job that we could” Silent Hill 2 devs on the challenges of remaking beloved horror classic

“We were always fans of the original story, and we did not feel at any point that it needed any significant changes.”

Aug. 19, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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You Made Me Happy | I’m as shocked as you: Bloober Team’s Silent Hill 2 could be the grand remake we’ve all been hoping for

Bloober Team has done an amazing job recreating Silent Hill 2 so far, turning my low expectations completely on their head.

Aug. 19, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Claude walking down a street with a gun in GTA 3.

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Leaf It Out | GTA 3's litter proved so divisive among devs that San Andreas' streets were cleaned up after a tiff about trash, but the code for it still snuck into Manhunt

Rectangle in the wind.

Aug. 14, 2024 Mark Warren

Tom's face next to a number of games consoles

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PODCAST | What's the best game on the worst console?

Console wars with a twist.

Aug. 14, 2024 Tom Orry

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Max Payne fires dual pistols while in an underground station

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In Motion | Max Payne remakes have dived into full production, according to Remedy financial report

The original two games are coming as one package from the Control and Alan wake studio.

Aug. 9, 2024 Connor Makar

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A horse urinating in a field. Its undercarriage is covered up by a whatsapp message that reads "Jim, you absolutely cannot use a weeing horse for the thumbnail."

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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

Half-Life key art showing Gordon Freeman and Alyx Vance stood in front of a large wall and tower.

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Dream On | The Half-Life 3 dream lives! Valve game with supposed links to Black Mesa leaks via voice actor and conclusions have been jumped to

Don't worry folks, I'm sure it's happening this time.

Aug. 5, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Sephiroth stood in Olympus Coliseum in Kingdom Hearts.

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Try Again | Former Sephiroth voice actor - oh, and NSYNC member - says he's never been able to beat the Kingdom Hearts secret boss fight

"Yeah, I'm kinda badass as Sephiroth."

Aug. 4, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter - Jango Fett on Coruscant

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Jet-Packed | Star Wars: Bounty Hunter's remaster is above-average, but be prepared to face the original's rough edges

The coolest Fett is back.

Aug. 2, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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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

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Following The Train | Hoping GTA 6 will be "wildly different" to GTA 5? Well, a GTA 4 technical director reckons Rockstar will have had a tough time making a big jump

"Maybe they pulled it off, maybe it's amazing, but I think some people, their expectations might be a little too high."

July 22, 2024 Mark Warren

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Character, Amaterasu, runs through a village in Okami

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Block It Out | Hideki Kamiya would really like it if Capcom let him make Okami 2 and Viewtiful Joe 3

And it should let him, too.

July 21, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Strapped | Fans have noticed Netflix's Devil May Cry anime finally answers one of the series’ most important questions

Look, DMC is incredibly over-the-top, but we draw the line at floating swords.

July 18, 2024 Fran Ruiz

Some characters facing of against a dragon in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

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Respectfully Looking | Dragon Age: The Veilguard did see Bioware take a "hard look at multiplayer", but eventually decide to stick to what it does best

Sometimes a desire to return to your roots snaps you out of your distracted boyfriend meme, it happens.

July 18, 2024 Mark Warren

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Wacky Cabby | Sega's new Crazy Taxi is taking the open-world and massively multiplayer route, even if that sounds like someone took a wrong turn somewhere

Maybe the exit is coming up soon?

July 1, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Scan And Grab! | Star Wars: Bounty Hunter is getting a surprise remaster by Aspyr on all modern platforms, Boba Fett included

Just a simple man trying to make his way in the universe.

June 27, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Artwork of The Thing video game showing soldiers in snowsuits, some kind of monster in the background.

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The What Now? | The original release of The Thing video game didn't entirely work, but Nightdive Studios promises it will "fulfil the original vision"

"It will play the way you remember the original game playing, but that wasn't the way it actually played."

June 23, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Hawk'd | Delta Force: Hawk Ops dropped a new, explosive trailer with Alpha Testing scheduled for July

Delta Force: Hawk Ops delivered a fresh new taste of its destructive action at Summer Game Fest.

June 7, 2024 Sherif Saed

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HORROR IN THE SNOW | (Update) No longer a rumour - The Thing Remastered officially announced at IGN Live

No one could've predicted this one, but we're glad it's real.

June 7, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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A solider hugs a hardcase with an objective inside close to his chest as he trundles down a mountain.

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BLACK HAWK DOWN | Delta Force is an ambitious tactical FPS that's equal parts Battlefield and Tarkov – but does it trump either?

Tencent's Team Jade is spinning a lot of plates. But can they keep them all from crashing down?

June 7, 2024 Connor Makar

Angela and James are talking in the graveyard in the Silent Hill 2 remake

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HALLOWEEN READY | Silent Hill 2 remake set to release during October, with a particularly shiny new trailer

‘In my restless dreams, I see that town… You promised you’d take me there again someday.’ Well, Konami has finally named that day.

May 30, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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RICO TIME | Just Cause is finally getting a movie, and it will be helmed by Blue Beetle's director

This one's a bit hard to mess up, right?

May 30, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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TRY, TRY, TRY AGAIN | Everybody loves Yakuza now, but its creator says Sega "flat out rejected" initial pitches for the series

"There was no way for it to be approved without resistance."

May 27, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A Mustang and a BMW lining up for a drag race in Need For Speed Unbound.

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NOSTALGIC NYOOMS | Buckle up, Need For Speed Unbound's new Underground-inspired drag and drift races have just arrived

Hey, it's an old thing that we all liked once, and might like again now.

May 21, 2024 Mark Warren

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Ghost of Tsushima showing the main character, Jin, stood in a field of white feathery flowers, sword in one hand, mask in the other.

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TOP OF THE POPS | Sony keeps finding success on PC as Ghost of Tsushima manages to take over God of War as PlayStation's biggest Steam launch

Took a few days, but it got there.

May 20, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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A mixture of screenshots and key artwork from five different PS1 games are shown. From left to right: Silent Hill, Gran Turismo, Mega Man X3, Dino Crisis, and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

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PLAY HAS NO LIMITS | The best PS1 games to play in 2024

Still have your PlayStation kicking about? Here are some of the best games you can still play on it today.

May 16, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Some sims in the LA Chargers' Sims 2 schedule release.

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RUS-SUL SUL WILSON | LA Chargers use The Sims 2 to announce their 2024 NFL schedule, and yes, there's a pool steps-based murder

I genuinely can't stop sniggering at the Broncos wishing well gag, or how well Harrison Butker's been roasted.

May 16, 2024 Mark Warren

Ncuti Gatwa's face sits in the middle of art from Kingdom Hearts: Sora and Cloud flank the latest Dr Who. In the background, a blurred Disney Plus tile screen.

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PLAYING MOUSE | If Disney wants a live action or animated Kingdom Hearts, the perfect template is already streaming on Disney Plus

Who? You know Who. And Disney should take a very British leaf out of the Doctor's book.

May 14, 2024 Alex Donaldson

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THE MONEY MAKER | From the publisher that popularised loot boxes comes... in-game ads - didn't we do all this in in the late 2000s?

Growth is king in the big-budget video game industry, and EA CEO Andrew Wilson has an idea of how to spur it on.

May 10, 2024 Connor Makar

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GRUMBLE GRUMBLE | From FF to… FF? Final Fantasy 16's Cid is going to be in Marvel’s Fantastic Four

It's been a big few years for Ralph Ineson! Let's see how he does.

May 10, 2024 Connor Makar

A man holding set 75192 - the Millenium Falcon - is shown beside new, smaller Millenium Falcon set 75375

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THERE IS ANOTHER | 25 years in, LEGO Star Wars has finally created the perfect set - and it’ll cost you less than what came before

Sometimes, less is more - both in cost, in size, even in piece count. That thinking has finally come to LEGO Star Wars.

May 4, 2024 Alex Donaldson

Sora sits on a throne, looking directly into the camera, in a Kingdom Hearts background that is slightly blurred.

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ONE AND DONE | I'm not sure I believe those Kingdom Hearts movie rumours, but if one does happen, I'm begging, keep it simple

And clean.

May 1, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Silent Hill 2 remake screenshot of James holding a pistol, looking at a dirty wall with text on it that reads "reap what you sow."

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HAVE CONFIDENCE | Bloober Team is feeling "very confident" in its Silent Hill 2 remake, as it confirms it's working on a new, original IP

"This is the most important test of our actions."

April 28, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

On the left, Sonic Adventure 2 key art of Sonic and Shadow both pulling cool poses. On the right, Maria in Sonic Adventure 2, stood in front of a command console on a space station.

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SAYONARA | Sonic 3 producer says it "takes a lot from Sonic Adventure 2" so I have to ask: what's going to happen to that 12 year old?

Will they pull the trigger, so to speak?

April 24, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A solider in T-51 power armour, some vault boys, and an NCR Ranger.

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FALL-THAT JAZZ | The Best Fallout games: Every Fallout game ranked

You inevitably will when we put Tactics at number one, but please don't get angry.

April 22, 2024 Mark Warren

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Some Final Fantasy characters and a monster truck.

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MONSTER LOSS | PlayStation Plus is about to suffer a big Final Fantasy exodus, but that pales in comparison to the real tragedy

Sure, we all love a good JRPG, but the monster trucks driving off into the sunset is far, far worse.

April 17, 2024 Mark Warren

A character in Elden Ring, one of the best PS5 games, looking at a shooting star

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PLAYSTATION ALLSTARS | The best PS5 Games to justify your next-gen PlayStation purchase in 2024

Sony's stellar lineup just keeps getting bigger.

April 11, 2024 James Billcliffe

2D art of Sora from Kingdom Hearts with his Kingdom Key held over his back. He is super imposed over some key art from Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth showing the main cast of characters looking out over a grassy, mountainous landscape.

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RE: CONNECT | If Kingdom Hearts ever gets a remake, it needs the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth treatment

There's no other way to do it.

April 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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CRESTING THE HILL | We may be getting a Silent Hill 2 remake release date soon

The Silent Hill 2 remake has been rated in the United States, suggesting imminent release date news.

April 1, 2024 Sherif Saed