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\n \n LOVE HURTS\n \n \nIt¡¯s all very sad, isn¡¯t it \n
\n\nIt's hard to love an industry that is seemingly always in chaos.
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\n \n ANIME WAS A MISTAKE\n \n \nNeon Genesis Evangelion's creator says there might be plans for more with someone else at the helm, but I can't think of a worse idea \n
\n\nIt's the end of the end of Evangelion.
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\n \n STRIKE!\n \n \nDie by the Blade review: A homage to Bushido Blade and Deadliest Warrior that doesn't quite strike true \n
\n\nThe game harkens back to fighting games of the past, but lacks the punch to reach the same level.
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\n \n BIG ASS GAME\n \n \nCreative director confirms Assassin's Creed Shadows will be roughly the same size as Origins \n
\n\nGood news for Assassin's Creed fans - Japan will be pretty big in Ubisoft's upcoming blockbuster.
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\n \n AGES AWAY\n \n \nWhile you wait for Dreadwolf, you can pick up Dragon Age: Inquisition for free on the Epic Games Store, but it's not around for long \n
\n\nWho doesn't love free?
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\n \n BATTING 1000\n \n \nGot a Nier: Automata-shaped hole in your heart? You shouldn't resist picking up this ambitious sci-fi title for PC and Switch, then \n
\n\n1000xRESIST picks up the slack while you wait for the next Nier.
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\n \n PLAY HAS NO LIMITS\n \n \nThe best PS1 games to play in 2024 \n
\n\nStill have your PlayStation kicking about? Here are some of the best games you can still play on it today.
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\n \n OUR NATION'S BEST\n \n \nFirst official portrait of the King makes him look like a video game villain, so of course it's already been modded into Dishonored \n
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\n \n CONNECT CLEARED UP\n \n \nDon't worry, Assassin's Creed Shadows is playable offline in its entirety, even if you'll need an internet connection to install it \n
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\n \n SILENT FOLLOW-UP\n \n \nHere's your first look at Return to Silent Hill, the film adaptation of Silent Hill 2 that could release alongside its remake \n
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\n \n IP MAN\n \n \nThe Donnie Yen-led John Wick spinoff everyone was waiting for is officially happening \n
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\n \n PODCAST\n \n \nWhat's the best game where your character gets wet, then slowly dries off? The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 99 \n
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\n \n WHEN ALL IS FORLORN\n \n \nEmbracer aside, Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis had actually been thinking about more Gollum for a while \n
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\n \n NEW WAR, WHO DIS?\n \n \nAfter Helldivers 2 players come up short in latest Major Order, Arrowhead casually declares that "The Second Galactic War" is upon us \n
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\n \n RETROTASTIC!\n \n \nNintendo's celebrating 35 years of Game Boy with Super Mario Land, Alleyway, and Baseball added to Switch Online \n
\n\nRelive Mario¡¯s first Game Boy adventure.
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\n \n LORD OF THE MANOR\n \n \nManor Lords has over 2 million people playing the historical city-builder less than three weeks after launching into Early Access \n
\n\nA large group of folks are running around 14th century Franconia.
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\n \n NEWS IN BRIEF\n \n \nActivision announces Elsewhere Entertainment, a Warsaw-based studio creating a brand new narrative-based triple-A IP \n
\n\nA new studio, eh?
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\n \n Deals\n \n \nXbox is toast(er) - fire sale \n
\n\nLet's turn up the heat
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\n \n Deals\n \n \nScore 3 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for just $37 \n
\n\nOne of the best deals in gaming gets better.
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\n \n FOUND A WAY\n \n \nWayfinder pulls a reverse live service, takes out microtransactions and offers offline mode in its biggest update ever \n
\n\nWayfinder is doing something quite unusual for a title that started out with the intention of being an always-online, free-to-play live service game.
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\n \n DON'T MISS OUT\n \n \nMinecraft players can claim 500 Minecoins for free to spend on skins, maps, and more through the Minecraft Marketplace and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate \n
\n\nGo on a spending spree starting May 15 - unless your doctor says you're not allowed.
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\n \n RUS-SUL SUL WILSON\n \n \nLA Chargers use The Sims 2 to announce their 2024 NFL schedule, and yes, there's a pool steps-based murder \n
\n\nI genuinely can't stop sniggering at the Broncos wishing well gag, or how well Harrison Butker's been roasted.
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\n \n SQUID XMAS\n \n \nLee Jung-jae says Netflix's Squid Game season 2 hits in late 2024, but he's focusing on The Acolyte for now \n
\n\nJust what the kids wanted for Christmas.
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\n \n BIG CHANGES\n \n \nWe're almost certainly going to see Xbox's biggest games on PlayStation soon - report \n
\n\nFollowing Sea of Thieves and Hi-Fi Rush taking the leap, it looks as though other games may follow suit.
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\n \nXbox is toast(er) - fire sale \n
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\n \nScore 3 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for just $37 \n
\n\nOne of the best deals in gaming gets better.
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\n \nThis sleek Lenovo laptop with a 4060 GPU is a steal at Best Buy \n
\n\nSave $500 on this impressive 16-inch laptop.
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\n \n SYNC SIGHTSEEING\n \n \nAssassin's Creed Shadows will make you actually take in the nice views from its tower-top sync points \n
\n\nAlso, its stealth missions can change based on the weather, meaning you might have to think about icicles.
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\n \n BEFORE MUAD'DIB\n \n \nThe first Dune: Prophecy trailer takes us back ten millennia before the birth of Paul Atreides, and things look almost the same \n
\n\nIt seems cool, but also a bit samey.
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\n \n DO YOU LIKE ME?\n \n \nXDefiant is courting the anti-SBMM crowd with its latest update on matchmaking \n
\n\nXDefiant is really trying to win Call of Duty players disgruntled with its current matchmaking system.
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\n \n STARLIGHT STARBRIGHT\n \n \nStarfield blasts off with new update filled with fresh features, improved gameplay, new difficulty options, more \n
\n\nChart your course in a deeper space.
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\n \n SO LONG, HEARTLAND\n \n \nThe Division Heartland: Free-to-play spin-off set in a fractured America canceled as Ubisoft shifts focus to more open-world and GaaS titles \n
\n\nUbisoft switches gears a bit.
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\n \n GIDDY UP!\n \n \nRed Dead Redemption 2 returns to PlayStation Plus later in May, offering free access to the sprawling wild west epic \n
\n\nDust off your cowboy hat, shine those boots, saddle up your horse, and race across the range.
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\n \n THE BAND PLAYED ON\n \n \nHi-Fi Rush encores with final update featuring bug fixes and smoother rhythm for its bittersweet, farewell performance \n
\n\nSing a song, play along, boost your spirits, come on, let's hear it!
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\n \n M'LORD\n \n \nWatch out Manor Lords, Medieval rebellion game Bellwright shoots past 200,000 Steam Early Access sales \n
\n\nReleased in late April, Bellwright is picking up serious steam... on Steam.
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\n \n NATION ON THE BRINK\n \n \nAssassin's Creed Shadows: This November, fight to unify a nation gripped by brutality, unrest, and Samurai clashes in 16th Century Japan \n
\n\nThe Sengoku period - a time of civil wars, social upheavals, and the loosening of samurai culture.
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\n \n Deals\n \n \nThis sleek Lenovo laptop with a 4060 GPU is a steal at Best Buy \n
\n\nSave $500 on this impressive 16-inch laptop.
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\n \n STRIKE!\n \n \nDie by the Blade review: A homage to Bushido Blade and Deadliest Warrior that doesn't quite strike true \n
\n\nThe game harkens back to fighting games of the past, but lacks the punch to reach the same level.
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\n \n LAST SUPPER\n \n \nIndika review - A bizarre, beautiful, and unforgettable journey of a scorned nun \n
\n\nIndika isn't just any ol¡¯ nun, however. She happens to be accompanied by the devil.
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\n \n COARSE AND ROUGH\n \n \nSand Land review ¨C an imperfect, but worthy, final game from one of the best to ever do it \n
\n\nSimplicity is the name of the game here, but you'll still come away happy.
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\n \n THEY'RE BACK\n \n \nNetflix's Terminator anime finally gets a release date as it looks to answer the question: can humans make a good AI? \n
\n\nMore time travel, more Terminators, more attempting to save the world.
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\n \n BOOM-HAJ\n \n \nLook, Fallout 4's next-gen updates might have made things tricky mod-wise, but here's a Fat Man that fires cuddly IKEA sharks \n
\n\nDon't worry, PC wastelanders, it's all going to be ok.
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\n \n INCOMING GAME\n \n \nGenshin Impact-like Wuthering Waves looks like it¡¯s going to be the next must-play PC game \n
\n\nIt launches later this May, and it's lined up to be the next big PC hit.
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\n \n OUT OF THE SHADOWS\n \n \nWatch the Assassin's Creed Shadows reveal trailer here \n
\n\nIf it helps, you can pretend Jim Trinca's in the room while you watch and he's going 'cor, that's some history' every five minutes.
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\n \n GET OVER HERE\n \n \nDatality! Mortal Kombat 2 to hit theatres in late 2025 \n
\n\nBy the time it releases, the first film will be more than four years old.
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\n \n NEW NIER NEAR?\n \n \nYoko Taro and other NieR devs tease new project that "might be NieR, it might not be NieR" \n
\n\nIt's probably not NieR, but it could maybe be NieR. We'll probably learn NieR to release.
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\n \n SHORTER, BUT BETTER\n \n \nDaredevil: Born Again gets a new release window, and a shorter episode count than you're expecting \n
\n\nBetter late than never!
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\n \n SPAWN SWITCHUP\n \n \nHelldivers 2 devs plan to revamp enemy spawn rates again, as more baddies than intended continue to overwhelm folks \n
\n\nThings'll be going back to the way they were prior to a recent patch, possibly with a few tweaks.
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\n \n OUT ON THE TOWN\n \n \nThe Boys are coming back, as the Amazon series gets an early season 5 renewal \n
\n\nSeason 4 is set to premiere next month.
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\n \n SIDE-EYE EMOJI\n \n \nRecently departed Project Rene (a.k.a. The Sims 5) director is teaming up with former XCOM devs on another new rival life sim \n
\n\nSims veteran Grant Rodiek has been recruited by newly-founded studio Midsummer Games.
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\n \n VIDEO\n \n \n7 forgotten Fallout crossovers that you definitely don't remember \n
\n\nFrom the vault of history, here's a bunch of oddities, cosmetic DLCs, and a genuinely good Minecraft world.
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\n \n VIDEO\n \n \nIs No Rest for the Wicked worth a punt on early access, or should you wait for the full release? \n
\n\nMoon Studios¡¯ grand genre-crossing experiment is a beautiful and compelling tease, but there¡¯s a long way to go.
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\n \n PODCAST\n \n \nThey'd never get away with THIS nowadays! The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 96 \n
\n\nNowadays, right, you can't even massacre everyone on a football pitch in an ill-advised parody of the first world war, because of woke
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\n \n BLUE VS GREEN\n \n \nPlayStation 5 outsold Xbox Series X/S nearly 5-to-1 the last quarter, according to estimates \n
\n\nConsole sales may be on a bit of a downward trend as a whole, but the PS5 seemingly continues to outdo Xbox's offering.
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\n \n FROM THE TOP\n \n \nAfter its runaway Fallout success, Amazon goes all in on video games and gives a Tomb Raider series the greenlight \n
\n\nThe series was first reported to be in development last year
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\n \n DIABLO 4 2.0\n \n \nDiablo 4 Season 4 Loot Reborn off to a good start as players celebrate it like a fresh launch \n
\n\nThe sentiment around Diablo 4's fourth season in its first few hours after launch has largely been positive, and some even see it as a new game.
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\n \n SHORT BIT OF NEWS\n \n \nValheim finally gets the long-awaited Ashlands update with new biomes, creatures, crafting materials, mechanics, and more \n
\n\nHere ya go, Viking wannabes.
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\n \n PLENTY OF FUN AHEAD\n \n \nDead by Daylight Dungeon & Dragons, Castlevania Chapters coming this year, plus a new game drops and updates on two titles shared \n
\n\nNews on Project T and and gameplay trailer for The Casting of Frank Stone shared with all.
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\n \n GAME ON\n \n \nSenua¡¯s Saga: Hellblade 2, Immortals of Aveum, Lords of the Fallen, EA Sports NHL 24, more coming to Game Pass in May \n
\n\nQuite a few games are headed your way.
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\n \n PLAYING MOUSE\n \n \nIf Disney wants a live action or animated Kingdom Hearts, the perfect template is already streaming on Disney Plus \n
\n\nWho? You know Who. And Disney should take a very British leaf out of the Doctor's book.
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\n \n INTO THE NOIR-VERSE\n \n \nAmazon's live-action Spider-Man Noir series will once again see Nicholas Cage as an alternate universe Peter Parker \n
\n\nNetflix's The Punisher creator Steve Lightfoot was already attached as co-showrunner.
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\n \n RADIOACTIVE ROOMBA\n \n \nRemember the Fallout TV Show's iconic Roomba Robobrain? It's coming to Fallout 4, but devastatingly not as an adorable follower \n
\n\nThere are few things in life I need more than another Robot Wars reboot entirely populated by these lil dudes.
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\n \n Deals\n \n \nGet this Quad-HD, 144Hz Acer monitor for its lowest-ever price at Newegg \n
\n\nThe perfect combination of 1440p and high refresh rate, without a high price tag
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\n \n BE A PAL\n \n \nPalworld Guide: How to become a Pal Master \n
\n\nGet the most out of the wild islands of Palpagos with our Palworld Guide!
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\n \nThe Last of Us 2 safe codes and combinations - all safe locations \n
\n\nAll the safe codes and their locations in The Last of Us 2.
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\n \nNaraka Bladepoint Tier List: Best characters for Solos and Trios \n
\n\nThese are the best characters in Naraka: Bladepoint as decided by the top pro players!
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\n \n HIGH MURDER FLOOR\n \n \nOn its 15th anniversary, Killing Floor stands as one of the best zombie shooters ¨C and the timing couldn¡¯t be more perfect for Killing Floor 3 \n
\n\nKilling Floor has always been my zombie shooter of choice, and it all has to do with the fundamentals of its approach to gameplay.
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\n \n YOU RANG?\n \n \nThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 trailer finally shows off Sauron, and he looks... like a regular guy, mostly \n
\n\nHe's back and blonder than ever.
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\n \n DRESS REHEARSAL\n \n \nRather than brush it under the rug, HoYoVerse comes out and addresses Zenless Zone Zero concept art leak and teases official reveal \n
\n\nConcept art of two factions was leaked online. HoYoVerse, surprisingly, has decided to acknowledge this head-on.
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\n \n NUMBERS\n \n \nHelldivers 2 sold 12 million copies in 12 weeks, its players have casually killed about 100 times as many bots as that in the past few days \n
\n\nIt's now PlayStation's fastest selling launch game ever. Numbers.
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\n \n TARGETING TROUBLE\n \n \nFallout 4's latest update has stopped explosive piggy banks turning into red signs, but VATS issues persist \n
\n\nMost of the changes are to do with graphics, but your misbehaving goofy guns have proven to be the exception.
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\n \n MONKEY BUSINESS\n \n \nI hope you like films about CGI chimps, as Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' producers have plans for at least five more \n
\n\nSounds a bit bananas if you ask me.
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\n \n TENDER CARE\n \n \nHelldivers 2 patch adds optional account linking to the game's settings and changes the Tenderizer's colour \n
\n\nHaving a host leave your session should also now be less of a thing to worry about.
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\n \n OPEN DIALOGUE\n \n \nYou might be shocked at how little Anya Taylor-Joy speaks in Furiosa \n
\n\nThe long-awaited film is finally out next week.
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\n \n OFF TO SPACE\n \n \nScott Pilgrim director's next project looks to be a remake of a raunchy cult classic with Euphoria's Sydney Sweeney set to star \n
\n\nEdgar Wright is currently developing a remake of The Running Man.
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\n \n 2 BECOME 1\n \n \nPlayStation's Jim Ryan replacement is two CEOs as company splits retired boss' role \n
\n\nHermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino have gotten the nod to replace the retired digital bobblehead man.
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