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Stunt Casting | We have Phil Spencer to thank for the idea to bring Team Ninja and PlatinumGames together for Ninja Gaiden 4
Uniting two of the most respected action game makers to create the next Ninja Gaiden once sounded like a dream, and we now know who came up with the idea.

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Drifting Away | Hyper Light Breaker really shows how much the games industry has changed in a decade
Though it's a bit hard to say how good that is right now.

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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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So Long, Farewell | It's time to finally say goodbye to your dreams of a Mighty No. 9 3DS port, as Amazon seemingly starts cancelling very old orders of the failed Mega Man successor
I mean, if you were holding on this long, that's on you in my opinion.

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The Year Of Serving | Bayonetta celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, and despite a recent staff exodus, PlatinumGames has teased it has "a few things in store"
"Keep your eyes peeled."
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Pixel Monsters | Far from slowing down in the face of legal trouble, Palworld has announced a mystery collaboration with Terraria for 2025
There are no brakes on this train.

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Hard Times | Not even the director of Mass Effect can survive the games industry right now, as his own studio and "all-new" sci-fi game get shut down
2024 continues to look a bit bleak.

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Finally! | Xenoblade Chronicles X is finally coming to Nintendo Switch, meaning it's almost time to chuck your Wii U out
Okay but Wind Waker and Twilight Princess when, though?

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Open Roads | The best open-world games to play in 2025
It feels good to take the path less travelled, sometimes.

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Rock Hit Tree | The best survival games to play in 2025
It’s time to put your survival skills to the test with this list of the best survival games.

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The best co-op games to play in 2024
Whether you simply want some quick co-op fun or a lengthy campaign to embark on, we've got you and your friends covered with these co-op games.

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It's-A-Me... Alarmo | Nintendo Switch 2? What Switch 2? Surely the announcement you've been waiting on is the Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo
Couldn't have timed it better.

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Dog Days Are Over | The Watch Dogs movie has wrapped up filming more than 10 years after it was first announced, which I'm assuming means it's a guaranteed best picture winner
The film was first announced before the game had even come out.

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Womp Womp | Wonder where Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom fit in the Legend of Zelda timeline? The answer may frustrate you
Probably not the answer most of you wanted.

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Reverb | The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom's latest trailer shows that Breath of the World's influence will spread even to the 2D games
Smoothies! Outfits! Horses! Side quests!

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Let's Ride | The edgy, Zelda-like Darksiders series is getting a brand new game, so best get yourself ready for the apocalypse
You'll have to wait to hear anything concrete about it though.

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PODCAST | Which games have aged like a fine wine, and why is everyone so mad at our guest host?
There's nothing graceful about the Best Games Ever podcast episode 104

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ARE SOULS? | Ian Higton's bum guffs: The Best Games Ever podcast episode 103
What are the best games that didn't live up to their hype? Find out within.

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Count Your Ds | Shovel Knight gets a snazzy definitive edition for its 10th anniversary, alongside a sequel that'll bring the iconic character to a "new dimension of gaming"
Perhaps, a third dimension?

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HACKER GAMES | The Hunger Games star Tom Blyth has joined the upcoming Watch Dogs movie
No new games in sight, but the franchise ain't offline.

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A NEAR MISS | Hyrule Warriors is good fun, but once upon a time Nintendo reportedly thought it would hurt the international Zelda brand
The original game first launched almost 10 years ago.

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BRICKING IT | Lego finally reveals its Legend of Zelda set as money mysteriously vanishes from my bank account
I don't need it...

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PERFMANENT RECORD | A Xenoblade Chronicles X speedrunner set a world record no one will ever be able to beat, and it's all Nintendo's fault
Maybe a Switch port could mean someone else could try set a new record? Hint hint?

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COME AGAIN | One year on, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom still doesn't feel like a sequel – it's a second act
Breath of the Wild was just the beginning.

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GET REAL | The Legend of Zelda film director wants it to be "grounded" so don't expect a motion captured Tingle
"We're working hard, and we're gonna make something great."

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U, WII, US | It might have been a bad console, but I'm still sad the Wii U is dying today
Gone, but probably eventually forgotten.

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IN THE NICK OF TIME | With only days remaining before the Wii U servers shut down, a player managed to beat a Super Mario Maker level thought to be impossible
The online servers for both the Wii U and 3DS shut down tomorrow, April 8.

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READY YOUR HAM BATS! | One of the best roguelike survival games, Don't Starve, is getting its own tabletop adaptation
Can you survive the table?

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WATCH DOGS AWAKENS | After a decade of dormancy, Watch Dogs film project resurfaces with BAFTA-nominated Sophie Wilde starring
Can you believe this was announced over 10 years ago?

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A WII CHALLENGE | Still playing Wii U CoD online? Nintendo has ruined your day, but you can get in nearly 9000 more matches
Good news, Black Ops 2 on the Wii U loyalists.

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BRICK BY BRICK | Lego's next Nintendo collab could be a Zelda one, with a Great Deku Tree set rumoured for this year
The set first leaked last year.

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MOD-BLOCKED | Is Capcom really adding anti-mods DRM to older games?
Capcom wasn't kidding about preventing players from modding its games, and it has seemingly started implementing measures to do just that.

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OLD SCHOOL ACTION | 14 years later, I've got a real hunger for the original Darksiders
I'm not sure why, but 2024 is my year of good old action.

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The best Nintendo Switch games to play in 2025
Here are some of the best Switch games to try out.

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ULTRAHAND IT OVER | Hoping for a Mario-Maker-style Zelda game? Too bad, Nintendo isn't interested
No Zelda Maker for us anytime soon.

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ZELINK 4 LIFE | Are Tears of the Kingdom's Zelda and Link dating? Lead dev Eiji Aonuma won't say
Plus, the series producer touches on a possible playable Zelda in a future game.

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The best 3DS games to play in 2025
Zelda, Mario, Dragon Quest, Phoenix Wright, and even Metal Gear Solid. The 3DS had it all.

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R.I.B. | Hideki Kamiya may end up taking the rest of his ideas for Bayonetta "to the grave"
The PlatinumGames co-founder left the studio in September.

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SIGN HER UP | Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's titular voice actor "would love" to play the princess in live-action film
"I would love to play Zelda over and over again."

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EXCUUUSE ME PRINCESS | The Zelda movie is real and I need someone to wake me up from this nightmare
And... Sony is producing it? Have I shifted into another plane of existence?

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LOTS OF RUPEES | Tears of the Kingdom's latest numbers show it and BoTW are gaining on the rest of the Zelda series' sales
Link to outdoing the past.

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ON THE ROLL | BLOCKED! Hideki Kamiya has made a Youtube channel, and none of us are safe
Driving away in a red Ferrari, the former designer jokes for fans to subscribe during his unemployment.

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NOT TOO SHOCKING | 3DS and Wii U online services going offline in early 2024
The end of an era.

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BLOCKED | PlatinumGames co-founder Hideki Kamiya is leaving the studio next month
No word on what he's up to next, though.
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ANOTHER CLASSIC | Mario vs Donkey Kong: The GBA puzzle-platformer gets a Modern Remaster in 2024
The rivalry that heated up on the Game Boy Advance system reignites on Switch.

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NO COFFIN REQUIRED | What's the best game where nobody gets killed?
Can't we all be friends? Or just maim each other a little? Find out in The Best Games Ever show episode 65!


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ASSASSIN WEEKEND | Play five Assassin's Creed games for free this weekend
Some of the best in the series.

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The best Wii U games to play in 2023
Here are some games to play on that Wii U you have lying around.