Dom Peppiatt
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SWING ON BY Spider-Man 2 guide: Tips & tricks for beginners
The top ten things we wish we'd known before we started playing Spider-Man 2
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SCORE ATTACK Destiny 2 just lost a piece of its soul – and one of the things that kept me coming back every year
Like Marty O’Donnell before him, Michael Salvatori was a vital organ in the complicated beast that is Destiny. Without him, it’ll be less magical.
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YOU DONT KNOW, JACK Win a Jackbox Party Pack 10 code for Nintendo Switch, Steam, Xbox or PlayStation with VG247
Want to party so hearty? Want to see why The Jackbox Party Pack is popular enough to make it to 10 whole entires? Enter our competition.
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Spider-Man 2 You Know What To Do trophy guide: Where to find Aunt May's grave
As Peter, it's only right that you visit Aunt May's grave – here's where to go to reflect on the fact that great power comes with great responsibility.
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Spider-Man 2 Just Let Go trophy guide: How to find the science trophy
Looking for the find the science trophy Miles and Phin won together? Here's where you can find it in Spider-Man 2.
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Spider-Man 2 Home Run trophy guide: Where to find the Big Apple Ballers Stadium
Need to round the bases at the Big Apple Ballers Stadium? Here's how you get Home Run! in Spider-Man 2.
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LAMP IT UP Hold off on those refunds: Lords of the Fallen dev promises further Xbox updates ASAP
In a statement issued to VG247, CI Games’ senior brand director Ryan Hill sets out the future of LotF’s Xbox version.
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THAT’S SO KRAVEN Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 review: The best superhero game I’ve ever played
They say two heads are better than one, and it turns out that’s true when it comes to Spider-Men, specifically.
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KHAN OF IRON FIST Chaka Khan is in a song about Tekken 2, for some reason
What character do you reckon she plays as in Tekken 2? I think it's... every woman.
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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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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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JUST DESERTS Assassin’s Creed Mirage review: Intoxicated by Ubi’s Djinn Palace
Mirage represents the past, present, and future of everything Assassin’s Creed stands for – and you can feel it in the game’s bones.
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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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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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HE'S 'ARMLESS Now it’s sold 10 million, can we finally get a Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice sequel?
4 years later, Sekiro hits a key sales milestone. But are we ever going to get a Shadows Die... Thrice?
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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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How to run the Red Mile in Starfield
There are some real standout missions in Starfield – and one of them is ‘Takeshi’s Castle in space’, Red Mile.
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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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ROCK, HARD PLACE Is today's Wordle a relief after yesterday’s harder puzzle, or a rock solid trick?
It’s been a tricky week for Wordle lovers, but at least today offers some light relief – even if the last few words could spin you out.
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How to cure addiction in Starfield
Popping pills and getting buzzed before battle is all well and good until you're hooked on the heavy stuff.
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CHOICE LETTERS Today's Wordle has “too many choices”, say frustrated players
Today was one of those words that could have been about five different things – if you managed to get everything but the second letter.
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Starfield Mantis puzzle solution
Dodge some lazers and grab yourself the Mantis suit
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What do you do with contraband in Starfield?
Where do you sell contraband, and will you get in trouble for having it? We answer all your pressing questions.
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WEB AND FLOW How long is Spider-Man 2? “About the same as the first game”, says Insomniac
There’s a lot to be said of shorter games that respect your time, and Insomniac’s Spider-Man series has been a shining example of that.
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MILES AHEAD Marvel's Spider-Man 2 proves how PS5 hardware can make PlayStation’s best even better
Dropping the last-gen hardware may have seemed harsh on the PS4, but the results of Insomniac’s gamble are clear for all to see in Spider-Man 2.
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SUITS YOU, SIR Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has over 65 suits (and over 200 ways to customise them)
Insomniac knows what your favourite thing about the last two Spider-Man games was, and it’s upping the ante in the sequel.
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PILOT SCHEME One of the PS4's all-time greats is coming to PS Plus – and you need to play it as soon as you can
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is an essential game, and you'd be smart to check it out now it's on PS Plus.
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RATHCHILD Monster Hunter Now is the best mobile game I’ve played all year – and it’s not even close
Taking the learnings of Pokemon Go, whilst summoning parts of the halcyon days of Ingress, Niantic has struck iOS and Android gold.
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OFF THE RAILS I played Honkai Star Rail on PS5, and now I fear for my life
Oh no, I played Honkai Star Rail for one hour and I can already tell it’ll take all of my free time.
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THIS HEAT Payday 3 is ready and waiting to steal all the new Starfield Xbox Game Pass users
Almir Listo, global brand director and head of community at Starbreeze Entertainment, knows exactly how to build Payday 3 up from the foundations of Payday 2.
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POINT BLANK Xbox is seemingly ending one easy way to get free money
Logging in every day, week, and month, checking off tasks and greasing your Xbox account with points? It seems it’ll soon be a thing of the past.
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EXHIBITION COMPLETE We've got a TikTok channel now, and TikTok is going to EGX
Nick and Cam, Charlotte Murphy, Callum Knight – and now VG247, too. May God have mercy on us all.
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Starfield best background: Which is the best to start with?
There are a lot of choices you need to make fairly early on in Starfield – here’s why your background is important.
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GOOD GRIEF One of 2018’s most impactful games is finally back on Xbox Game Pass
A fantasy world that’s slowly being erased beneath a veneer of painterly beauty? If you’ve not played Gris before, now is the time.
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Commandeered a ship and want to sell it? Want to now how to sell the Frontier now you’ve got something better? Here’s how you do it.
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ATLAS BUGGED Forget 30FPS, Starfield's map is the game's biggest problem
There are many, many great things about Starfield, but the map navigation is baffling, backwards, and boring.
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IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR Persona 3 Reload proves that it’s always worth going back to school – preview
Atlus has made all the right notes from Persona 5 and Persona 5 Royal, and the result is an RPG that’s scoring full marks.
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100,000 units on day one? That's some pipe dream target stuff right there, even though Sea of Stars was Day One for Xbox Game Pass and PS Plus.
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TYRANID SOFTWARE Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 preview: What if Doom or Gears of War had Boltguns and chainswords?
Do you have a Gears of War-shaped scratch that you need to itch? Well, I have just the game for you.
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PORTAL FORMAT Nightingale does at least one thing better than Valheim, Sons of the Forest, and Ark – preview
Inflexion Games comes with some serious pedigree, and that manifests in one specific area of the game's identity.
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SHEPARD’S DELIGHT Starfield’s first 30 minutes really reminds me of the first Mass Effect
It’s all mysterious artefacts, hallucinations, and the intrigue of ancient space history out here.
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ALAN'S WAKE Alan Wake 2 finally sheds some light on the titular character at Gamescom ONL 2023
Remedy has finally pulled back the curtain on it's eponymous protagonist and his struggles within the Dark Place.
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VAMPIRE THE ACCOLADE Lords of the Fallen dares to ask: “What if Soul Reaver, but Dark Souls?”
How Lords of the Fallen is paying homage to the 90’s most industrial goth series, Legacy of Kain, in 2023.
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TWO WORLD ORDER Lords of the Fallen couldn’t work without the power of PS5, Xbox Series X/S: “The timing is perfect”
Lords of the Fallen blurs the line between life and death, but its developer did not want to do the same with the lines between console generations.
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EVERY DEATH YOU TAKE Lords of the Fallen's biggest achievement is how it rethinks the Souls-like death loop – PREVIEW
In a packed genre, Lords of the Fallen 2023 makes a few daring changes that may rattle genre purist cages – but work incredibly well.
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ORIGINAL SIN Xbox fan? Sad about missing out on Baldur's Gate 3? Give Divinity Original Sin 2 a whirl, instead
As tricky local co-op is giving the Xbox Series S version of Baldur’s Gate 3 grief, Xbox players should look elsewhere for their RPG fix.
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RIGHT CHOICE TO MAKE Does Overwatch, CoD, Halo, Destiny, Battlefield, Fortnite veterans’ new studio have what it takes to survive?
There's another game development supergroup out there – Mountaintop Studios – but the question on everybody's lips is: 'is this going to be one of the good ones?'
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TODD ONLY KNOWS Xbox seemingly confirms consumer-friendly Starfield feature and cross-save support at launch
Xbox Play Anywhere – one of Microsoft's most consumer-friendly perks – strikes again in Starfield.