Winning big or losing it all: We talk Need for Speed Unbound with Criterion Games
We caught up with creative director Kieran Crimmins to learn more about the upcoming arcade racer.
Beating the Backlog: Life is Strange: True Colors
I've taken an unconventional approach to completing Deck Nine's narrative adventure game, but that doesn't change the fact that I really enjoyed it.
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Ben Lyons
Full Throttle: Back to Reality
Collisions, mechanical issues, and a flawless leading pack meant a grim showing in this stage of the MyTeam career.
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Ben Lyons
Can Hogwarts Legacy just be delayed to 2023 already?
We highly doubt the Harry Potter game will launch this fall as planned. Here's why.
Inside IO Interactive and its three-office, one studio "open-minded" approach
We visit the new IOI offices in Barcelona and learn how the Hitman studio operates as a single mind, but with talent distributed across Copenhagen, Malmö, and the Catalonian capital.
Beating the Backlog: Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
The Toys for Bob-developed game hasn't quite left me as blown away as I would've hoped.
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Ben Lyons
Full Throttle: Capitalising on chaos
We're continuing our MyTeam career by heading to Jeddah, Albert Park, and Imola.
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Ben Lyons
Full Throttle: A journey through F1 22's MyTeam
I've started a team, created a car, and signed a couple of drivers. Now it's time to put theory into practice.
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Ben Lyons
Beating the Backlog: A Plague Tale: Innocence
I don't really have a reason for why it took me so long to get around to playing this game, but I can't believe it did.
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Ben Lyons
Beating the Backlog: Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
It's taken some time, but I got around to checking out Eidos Montreal's action-adventure game, and boy am I glad I did.
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Ben Lyons
Crazy customisation and modernised multiplayer: We chat with Rebellion about Sniper Elite 5
We caught up with the British developer's head of design to learn more about the upcoming WWII shooter.
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Ben Lyons
Zero Build has reignited my spark for Fortnite
Those years and years of experience with boots-on-the-ground shooters are finally becoming useful in Epic's battle royale.
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Ben Lyons
GTA Online's new Criminal Career Builder is a pretty brilliant tool
Magnus quit GTA Online a long time ago, but now he's back - and quite happy with it.
GTA V on Xbox Series and PS5 is nice but costs too much
We take a look at the latest edition of Grand Theft Auto V. Is it worth the money?
The Witch Queen, Year 5, and killer Ghosts: Chatting Destiny 2 with Bungie
We attended a roundtable interview where we got to talk with the Destiny developer about the inspiration and theme behind this year of content.
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Ben Lyons
Elden Ring - Ten tricks to become the Elden Lord
Get ahead in the Lands Between with these helpful tips and tricks.
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Rainbow Six Siege - What Ubisoft has planned in Year 7 and Demon Veil
We've provided a rundown of what the next year, and the upcoming season of Rainbow Six Siege will include.
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A look back Twelve Minutes... and forward
Luis Antonio is currently exploring new concepts and ideas for his next project and gives a tip of advice to those entering his acclaimed time loop today.
Talking open world, time to beat, and monetisation: A Q&A with Atomic Heart's developer, Mundfish
We chat with the team about this upcoming first-person shooter to get an idea about what we can expect from it.
Bungie's latest ViDoc unveils more of The Witch Queen
And a first glimpse of Season 16.
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Rainbow Six: Extraction - Tips and Tricks
We've come up with six handy points to help you tackle the evolving Chimera parasite.
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Ben Lyons
GOTY 2021: #2 - Forza Horizon 5
Playground Games is no stranger to racing titles, but Horizon 5 is the pinnacle of what the British developer has offered.
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Ben Lyons
GOTY 2021: #3 Psychonauts 2
It might have been quite the wait, but it was certainly worth it.
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GOTY 2021: #6 - It Takes Two
This co-op only title was the big winner at this year's The Game Awards.
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GOTY 2021: #9 - Halo Infinite
343 Industries has proven that it deserves the right to handle the legacy of the Master Chief.
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Ben Lyons
GOTY 2021: #10 - Hitman 3
IO Interactive's stealth title remains as an example of one of the finest games of 2021.
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Ben Lyons
The End might have lacked but Fortnite Chapter 3 is already Epic's battle royale at its best
Playing this game might make me feel far older than I am, but boy is it still impressive.
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Ben Lyons
Eight beginner tips for Halo Infinite
Halo Infinite has finally been released. But since it's the biggest game in the series to date, it can be hard to know where to start. Fortunately, we would love to help you get started...
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Jonas Mäki
Life is Strange's Depiction of Queerness
We spoke to Mallory Littleton, Senior Narrative Designer at Deck Nine Games, about queer representation in Life is Strange: True Colors and Before the Storm.
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Why do F1 games release so late through the competitive season?
Despite being a series about high-speed racing, Codemasters' F1 games always show up late.
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Ben Lyons
Locked and Loaded: What's new in Rainbow Six Siege's High Calibre season
The next season is bringing a new Operator, a reworked map, and even some changes to Siege's HUD.
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Ben Lyons
Get Started with Forza Horizon 5
Tomorrow it's finally time for Playground Games' critically acclaimed Forza Horizon 5 to roll out and ahead of that we have put together a small handy guide to get you going.
Sweden Six Major, growth and the future : Chatting Rainbow Six Siege esports with François-Xavier Dénièle
We caught up with Ubisoft's EMEA esports director to talk about the Six Sweden Major and what the future holds for Siege esports.
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Ben Lyons
Upgraded and Enhanced: Is Ghostrunner worth revisiting on Xbox Series X?
The upgraded version includes a 4K/120fps Performance Mode.
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eFootball 2022: a failed debut and now what?
We take a look at the status at which Konami released what should have been an Early Access product.
Destiny 2: Key takeaways from the Gamescom showcase
To put it simply, a lot of things!
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FIFA 22 - What's new in Volta
EA continues to push for the more arcadey street football, but this year, with some new features.
Ten reasons why today is the best time to play Marvel's Avengers
With War for Wakanda bringing the King to the War Table, we take a look at why now is the best time to dive into Marvel's Avengers.
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What's new in Rainbow Six Siege's Operation Crystal Guard?
There's a new Attacker, map changes, and an update to Elite skins, and you can try it all out very soon.
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Ben Lyons
FIFA 22 - Ultimate Team Mode
The biggest FIFA game mode has some changes coming.
FIFA 22 - Career Mode
There's a lot of new features coming, from creating a club to a revamped player career.
Is Doom Eternal worth revisiting on Xbox Series X?
Offering three new graphical modes on the new-gen consoles, we check out id's iconic shooter to see how it stacks up on the latest hardware.
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Ben Lyons
Everything Elden Ring is hiding: full analysis
We got the date. We got the trailer. But what did FromSoftware really tell us about Elden Ring with these new announcements?
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Forza Horizon 5: Talking real-world influences, next-gen optimisations, and system overhauls
We were able to speak to Creative Director Mike Brown ahead of its November release.
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Thunderbird's are go: Taking a look at Rainbow Six Siege's Operation North Star
Another Operator, changes to Favela, and a new shatterglass mechanic is in the cards.
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Ben Lyons
Ranking all of Borderlands' Raid Bosses
Forewarning, the term 'invincible' is thrown around a lot.
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Ben Lyons
What Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Wrath of the Druids could be about
We lead an investigation to uncover as many details as we could about Eivor's next adventure.
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Marvel's Avengers: Future Imperfect is meh, but the future is bright
While Hawkeye's story, the new Wastelands area and to some degree the PS5 version won't make anyone super-excited, the roadmap shows there's still hope for the game.
Upgraded and Enhanced: How does Crash Bandicoot 4 stack up across Xbox Series, Xbox One, and Switch?
We're putting all three console versions to the test in one supersized comparison.
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Is Watch Dogs: Legion Online worth your time?
After one week of playing, the future of the mode already seems bleak.
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Ben Lyons