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HAPPY CAMPERS Your next favourite cozy Steam game could be the nostalgic, sleepy Pine Hearts
Pine Hearts is a heartwarming tale about looking back at one’s childhood holiday adventures.
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GUMSHOE IN What's the Best Detective Game, and why isn't it Disco Elysium?
Fans of sleuthing are well catered for by video games, but which is the best of the best?
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ISHIN FOR A FIGHT Finally, Game Pass lets us experience Kazuma Kiryu’s version of hell - and it's absolutely essential
You can take the man out of Kamurocho, but you can’t take the existential dread out of the man.
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HOPPY NEWS The Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery is a must-play for sleuths on Xbox Game Pass
Fancy solving crime as a happy-go-lucky frog? Look no further than The Frog Detective series.
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CRYPTID CLONE The Lovecraftian-themed Pokemon clone we need and deserve is in development
Book of Abominations combines Pokemon battling with creepy, cryptid creatures, and we can’t wait to see more.
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PASCAL'S WAGER No one called me 'daddy': I roleplayed as Pedro Pascal and went to nightclubs in Final Fantasy 14
Will The Last Of Us star turn as many heads in-game as in real life?
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BECAUSE IT’S THERE Jusant plays wonderfully, and it's coming to Game Pass: be excited
By focusing on the joy of climbing, Don’t Nod has made a special game.
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MOTH TO A FLAME Xbox Game Pass’ latest GOTY contender comes from the genius mind behind Inside and Limbo
Cocoon sets you out on a journey you'll find impossible to finish, with a recursive sell that worms into your brain – and nests there.
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GET N OR GET OUT The retro king, Analogue, takes on the N64 next with Analogue 3D
Not content with impressing everyone with the Analogue Pocket, the king of retro hardware turns its sights on the 64-bit generation.
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FIRE WAKE WITH ME Now that I'm finally watching Twin Peaks, Alan Wake makes a lot more sense to me
It turns out that Alan Wake makes a lot more sense if you watch the show that serves as its main source of inspiration.
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MOON MADNESS What are you playing this weekend?
Eclipses and games. What a neat combination.
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VIOLENCE IS GOLDEN The Best Ultraviolent Spectacle in Gaming
What's the best game where a lot of people get battered? Find out in The Best Games Ever show!
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GOLDENAGE Cypher 007 is James Bond via Metal Gear Solid – and the best Bond game in decades
This is the best Bond game in years – probably since 2004’s Everything or Nothing. And you can play it now, on Apple Arcade.
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UNREAL POTENTIAL Lords of the Fallen is the first game to sell me on Unreal Engine 5
Lords of the Fallen looks like those fake UE5 game remakes that are all over YouTube. Except it’s a real game that you can actually play.
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EA-T MY DUST EA WRC is taking Rally back to its Colin McRae heyday | PREVIEW
The WRC license returns to Codemasters, makers of the legendary Colin McRae Rally.
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PLAY THESE FIRST! Steam Next Fest: October 2023 Edition - here's a list of demos you can try
There's something for everyone.
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DRINKS UP "I don't want to be this kind of animal anymore" – How Disco Elysium caught the bottle in my hand
"You let misery win. And it will keep on winning till you die — or overcome it." On World Mental Health day, we look back on Disco Elysium, Harry, and the booze.
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SCOTCH MISSED Forza Horizon 4 is more than just a racing game: for a while, it was my connection to home
This World Mental Health Day, read why Forza Horizon 4 was a home from home when it mattered the most.
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We speak to Rich Vogel on T-Minus Zero, live service fatigue, and the brutal environment for live service games right now.
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NEEDS MORE BODY With Cyberpunk 2 on the way, I hope its character creator isn't pointless
Cyberpunk 2077 could do with a shift in perspective.
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LET IT RIPLEY Nine years later, Alien: Isolation is an unmatched horror gem – and the high-tide of licensed games
The scariest Xenomorph out there is probably the one stalking Amanda Ripley, and the star of Creative Assembly’s extraordinary horror game.
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DIVINECRAFT Starfield’s best UI mod now has an add-on focused entirely on crafting
Making and modifying stuff in space has never been so headache-free
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Hot Ship Starfield’s latest must-have mod lets you summon your ship on command
The overencumbered walk of shame back to your craft is no more!
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TIME IS ON YOUR SIDE What are you playing this weekend?
Take some time for yourself this weekend.
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VICE, VICE, BABY Crypto, Poker, and Phil Collins: What we want in GTA 6
Read VG247’s GTA 6 Wishlist – I bet you a Great White Shark Cash Card it’s different from all the other ones you’ve read so far.
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YO' MOMMA Is this Nintendo Switch mum simulator a better mum than me?
Another £0.89 eShop ideal to compare yourself against, yay!
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It was made in 59 What is the best driving (not racing) game?
Vroom vroom vroom vroom, parallel park in my room.
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IN THE END Phantom Liberty keeps Cyberpunk 2077’s glorious endings intact – and that’s amazing
CD Projekt Red knows that there's no success without pain, no legend without compromise. And that's part of what makes Night City so special.
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Who needs to investigate a curious conspiracy in the heart of 9thC Baghdad when there are cats to pet and fuss?
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Fatshark wants Warhammer 40k: Darktide to be the game you never want to uninstall, and the Xbox launch/Patch 13 is only the beginning of that new era.
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A-SPEC Forza Motorsport: You don’t really need a review again, do you?
Deja-vroom.
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BACK ON A GRINDTIDE Warhammer 40,000: Darktide’s Xbox release marks a fresh start, and Game Pass is all the better for it
Warhammer 40K: Darktide has been through a lot of turbulence in the months since it launched, but it only took one session on the latest patch to win me over.
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WAH NEVER CHANGES WarioWare: Move It offers up some brilliant Mario Party-style multiplayer shenanigans – hands-on
What if Mario Party... but Mario Farty?
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WEB OF LIES If you want to avoid Spider-Man 2 spoilers, stay off the web
Unscrupulous fools have got access to Spider-Man 2 early, and they're posting spoilers – if you care about the story, be smart about how you browse.
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DON'T HOLD ME DOWN Lies of P isn’t as brilliant as Bloodborne, and that’s OK – in fact, it’s actually quite a good thing
Could still do with Bloodborne 2, though.
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IT'S THAT TIME What are you playing this weekend?
Play time!
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PAWN COCKTAIL Dragon’s Dogma 2 is more of the same (which means it’ll probably be a stone-cold classic) – HANDS-ON
This is like the first game, but better, which means Dragon's Dogma 2 is likely to be unstoppably good.
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LIFE'S A PEACH Super Mario Bros. Wonder appears to be the 2D Mario I’ve wanted for 20 years – PREVIEW
Super Mario Bros. Wonder feels like Mario’s nostalgia-stoking Sonic Mania moment – and isn't that just the most exciting thing?
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EARLY EXCESS How Cyberpunk 2077 cheated the past to forge the future
Patch 2.0 and Phantom Liberty finally fulfil the promise that inspired eight million pre-orders.
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SPEND A ZENNY Monster Hunter Now is, refreshingly, not Pay-to-Win – but damn it's still a grind
MonHunNow has a balancing problem, and even introducing an insect glaive to the game won’t fix that.
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CREW ARE YA? The Crew Motorfest is a brilliant Horizon-like for PS5 owners, but it’s a baffling substitute for The Crew 3
It’s a great time if you can get past its identity crisis.
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DOG DAYS ARE OVER Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty's Dogtown is better than the entire base game map
Night City just can't quite match how good Dogtown is.
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RAISED VOICES As the WGA writers' strike looks set to end, a massive video game strike could be just around the corner
We speak to the actors behind some of the year's biggest games on why a strike could be on the cards.
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PUNK'D Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 made the game click for me, but that doesn’t mean 'it was always good’
We can appreciate the changes made while still acknowledging some of its flaws.
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TGITW! What are you playing this weekend?
So long, work.
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CRY HAVOC If you’re disappointed with Starfield's exploration and RPG simplicity, you should try EVE Online
20 years strong, and still pumped full on new content, EVE Online: Havoc might be the game that can scratch that Starfield-shaped itch.
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SUMS OF THE FOREST A gorgeous, must-play indie puzzler is free on Epic Game Store game this week
Out of Line and The Forest Quartet are both available for free on Epic Game Store this week, and they’re pretty good!
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DUST TO DUST EVE: Vanguard isn’t “just another generic shooter in an EVE skin,” promises CCP Games
A brand new PvPvE shooter, EVE: Vanguard, looks to succeed where Dust 514 did not as a candid CCP Games reflects on its 20-year journey.
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PRESIDENTIAL PARDON The president of Iceland just opened EVE Fanfest 2023 – and that’s a big deal
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson delivered the introductory speech at the annual Reykjavík event, in an important moment for games.
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ALSO FEATURING What are the best cameos in gaming?
Jeff Goldblum? Professor X? General Zod? They’ve all shown up in video games where we least expected them.