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Maggie's Back | Remember the Doom mod that lets you kill Margaret Thatcher? You can now try and beat Jeremy Corbyn's world record on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, but not Switch
"Shigeru Miyamoto doesn't want you pissing on graves."
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PODCAST | What's the best game where you can do a wee wee
We're not taking the, er, you know.
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Gold Rings | Capcom, Sega, and Nintendo stocks tumble in Japanese market panic - but why?
We're explaining the current stock market crash through the lens of video games, because of course we are.
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Yakuza What? | SEGA trademarks Yakuza Wars, splitting fan theories between a Like A Dragon/Sakura Wars crossover and Kiryu Clan battles you can command while on the toilet
A Total War-style RTS where Goro Majima hordes the nukes also looks to be aboard the speculation train.
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PASS THE GAMES | The best Game Pass games on Xbox and PC in 2024
Our top picks of the greatest games on gaming's best subscription service.
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TOP OF THE DROPS | The best PlayStation Plus games on PS4 and PS5 in 2024
Our top picks for Sony's money-saving subscription service!
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The best Apple Arcade games to play in 2024
Here are some pocket-sized games for you to play on the go.
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Enter The Dragon | Like a Dragon: Yakuza shows a lot of tattooing and brooding in its first teaser trailer, but not much else
Looks colourful at least!
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Every Persona game on sale for Prime Day
No one can escape time; it delivers us all to the same end.
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Just Like Sinatra | Amazon's live-action Like a Dragon: Yakuza lead knows there's "no point in trying to surpass the original game" so they're portraying Kazuma Kiryu in their "own way"
"From the beginning, I knew I would have to give it everything I have."
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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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Wacky Cabby | Sega's new Crazy Taxi is taking the open-world and massively multiplayer route, even if that sounds like someone took a wrong turn somewhere
Maybe the exit is coming up soon?
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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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KIRYU CHAN-NEL | Yakuza is getting a T.V adaptation on Amazon this October
TItled Like A Dragon: Yakuza, it's set to release on October 24 and stars Ryoma Takeuchi of Kamen Rider fame.
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TRY, TRY, TRY AGAIN | Everybody loves Yakuza now, but its creator says Sega "flat out rejected" initial pitches for the series
"There was no way for it to be approved without resistance."
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A TALE UNTOLD | Remembering Total War Three Kingdoms, 5 years later – a game too good to be left behind
Five years since it launched, I pour one out for the turn-based strategy that could have been.
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TOTALLY | After Sega cancels Hyenas, Creative Assembly's next game is reportedly Total War Star Wars
The RTS developer typically releases a new Total War every year.
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LET IT RIP | New Doom rumoured as Xbox June showcase approaches
This would mark the first new entry in the reboot since 2020.
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MR DRILLER | The new Lego Sonic sets will allow you to get drilled by Dr. Eggman
The latest Sonic-themed playsets from Lego features classic bosses, an iconic location, and… a boat?
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TIL YOU BUCK | Knuckles follows a long-standing tradition of baffling video game adaptations, but I can't figure out if that's a good thing or not
Rougher than the rest of them.
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THAT'S MY JAM | Knuckles' first episode is free on YouTube, making it very easy to just watch that and not see how weird the rest of the series is
You'll be doing yourself a favour.
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TOUGHER THAN LEATHER | Don't have Paramount Plus but desperate to watch the befuddling Knuckles? That's OK, it looks like it's getting a physical release
Whether you should or not is another question entirely.
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PEELY SERIOUS | Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble 16-player online mayhem revealed in new Battle Modes trailer from SEGA
Race, blast, and battle your friends for banana domination.
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SAYONARA | Sonic 3 producer says it "takes a lot from Sonic Adventure 2" so I have to ask: what's going to happen to that 12 year old?
Will they pull the trigger, so to speak?
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GOOD, AD, UGLY? | The first 4 episodes of the Knuckles TV series feel like a fever dream – for better, and for worse
What if The Mighty Boosh, Sonic the Hedgehog, and some of the most egregious product placement you’ve ever seen had a baby?
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TWISTED FIGHTSTARTER | Doom-inspired Dragon's Dogma 2 mod lets you engineer inter-enemy fights by controlling exactly how angry they can get
As Harry Hill would say, there's only one real way to find out whether a Cyclops is better than a wolf.
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REAL ONES ONLY | Sonic 3 is for "all the real diehard fans" says Idris Elba, and I desperately hope he means there'll be Chao
And maybe some other familiar faces, too.
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THE NEED FOR SPEED | Sonic 3 reportedly nets the ultimate life form, Keanu Reeves, as Shadow the Hedgehog
This marks the second time The Matrix actor has been in the Sonic films, technically.
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EXTENDED EDITION | The best FREE games we'd love to PAY FOR – SUBS ONLY
As the old saying goes: the best things in life have a flat upfront cost and no microtransactions.
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PODCAST | The best FREE games we'd love to PAY FOR – The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 94
As the old saying goes: the best things in life have a flat upfront cost and no microtransactions.
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AMBITIOUS CROSSOVERS | Paramount wants to make the Sonic movies "Avengers-level events," but can the blue hog keep up with the MCU?
Good luck to the fastest spiny mammal around.
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NO MONEY, NO PROBLEM | The best free-to-play games to try in 2024
Here are some good games for you to play without the need to splash the cash.
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LAYOFFS, AND A SALE | SEGA to reportedly lay off 240 staff, as Company of Heroes developer Relic announces plans to go independent
Creative Assembly, Sega Europe, and Hardlight will be affected by the cuts, according to reports.
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CHAOS CONTROLLED | Oops, the Sonic Fall Guys clone leaked and - surprise - it actually looks pretty good!
Not the spinoff you might have expected, but it is the one you're getting.
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CAN'T BE HELPED | Persona 3 Reload producer says Portable's female protagonist would cost "two to three times" as much as The Answer DLC, so it won't be possible
No matter how much you beg, it sounds like it's not going to happen.
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AYE, SPY | Cult-classic Alpha Protocol is back from the dead – here are 5 lessons it can teach modern action games
Obsidian Entertainment's legendary (and infamous) espionage thriller, Alpha Protocol, has returned to digital storefronts, but is it still worth playing?
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WAITED LONG? | Persona 5 took six years to go multiplatform, but leakers are claiming Persona 6 will be on Xbox too
Atlus appears to be looking out for its fans across all platforms.
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OVERLORD OF THE RING | Unicorn Overlord review – super soup of strategy and story, swords and sorcery
VanillaWare returns from the success of Aegis Rim: 13 Sentinels to deliver a toybox of action figures, with the strategic depth of chess.
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CUT AND TRIM | Need another way to play Doom? How about a lawn mower?
Add that to the ever-growing pile of weird ways to play the classic shooter.
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PORTS ON PORTS | Pentiment and Grounded weren't the only Microsoft games announced for Switch today
You've got plenty to make your way through, now.
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MONKEY BUSINESS | Super Monkey Ball gets a brand new game for the first time in a decade, complete with online multiplayer
And some new features too!
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JUST A TASTE | Desperate to try Unicorn Overlord? Good news, there's a demo, and it's available right now
A great chance to check out the game early, ahead of it's March release date.
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FEATURING DANTE | One of my favourite RPGs of all time just turned 21 years old – and it’s as good today as it was in 2003
When a demi-fiend becomes a demi-friend – then you’ll have the power to kill god. Happy birthday, Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne.
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TAXIIII! | Why is Sega making its new Crazy Taxi, a series about wacky driving shenanigans, a "triple-A" game?
How do the words "Crazy Taxi" and "triple-A" make any kind of sense together?
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VANILLA SPICE | After making one of the all-time best PS4/Switch games, Vanillaware has struck gold again with Unicorn Overlord
Who knew a game where you do so little could be so good?
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ECHIDNA WARFARE | Knuckles gets into VR and bullies his human friend in the first trailer for his Paramount+ show
The six-episode event series you didn't know you needed.
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LEARNING TO LIVE | You heard right: Sonic 3 will feature the series' best song
My excitement is immeasurable, and my day is saved.