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HIGH WATERMARK “We put everything into this expansion” - Final Fantasy 16’s DLC director speaks on the game’s final content drop
Final Fantasy 16 is finally complete, with its final DLC out now. We catch up with the director of the add-ons to talk about what's new for Rising Tide, and how to successfully close out Clive's adventures.
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IT'S RAD The original Fallout games show their age - but newer fans should still give them a shot
Yes, they may look a bit old and out-dated, but the foundations of the Fallout universe are perhaps more relevant than ever right now.
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DOMAIN EXPANSION Jujutsu Kaisen is officially the world's most popular anime, and I can't think of a series that deserves it more
Yes, I know you think your favourite series should be the most popular, but it isn't so pipe down.
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STOPPING THE SIFTING Diablo 4 PTR's best feature has me more excited about Season 4 than I’ve ever been – and it’s not even the better loot
One of the perhaps less flashy changes in the recent Diablo 4 PTR is the one that actually has me most interested in playing Season 4 next month.
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COUNT YOUR KAIJU Want to keep that Godzilla train rolling? This season's latest kaiju anime is the one for you
Don't worry, Godzilla Minus One and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire fans, there's more kaiju ready and waiting for you.
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CRAB RAVE World of Warcraft is fixing a major problem with the help of... Crabs?
Thanks to a new arachnophobia option, crabs are taking over Azeroth and beyond.
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WTB BOOST World of Warcraft: The War Within preview - delving into an exciting new saga
The first of three new expansions, The War Within makes a great first impression.
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DESTINY'S CROSSROADS Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's ending was never going to please everyone, and that's fine
Sometimes some things aren't meant for everyone.
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A NUCLEAR TAKE I don't like the Fallout games, but the show might have made me a convert
The power of television.
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NO PRESSURE, EH? Fallout explained - Amazon's TV show dissected in less time than it takes for the nuke to drop in Fallout 4's intro
Sadly, I'm not quite a post-apocalyptic rap god.
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Podcast Best Games Ever Podcast - Extended Edition Info Page
All the info you need to get your hands on the for-members-only extended edition of VG247's podcast.
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BREAKDOWN In a post-Armored Core 6 world, can Mechabreak smash the mecha curse?
Is there even an appetite for more role-heavy multiplayer games in a world with Overwatch and Valorant?
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CHILL OUT Done watching the Fallout series? You should hop on Fallout 76
Yes, really. No, this isn't promoted by Bethesda.
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WILD WASTELAND The good, the bad, and John the fire dancer - as Fallout gets a TV show, here's how the series' community is doing
“The Fallout community is varied, to say the least.”
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NO DICE EA wants its own Call of Duty salt mines with Battlefield, and it doesn’t make sense
EA is back on its Battlefield Universe horse again as it continues to rope in studios to work on Battlefield. But is it all a little desperate?
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For better or worse, it's the start of a new era.
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PRETTY S.P.E.C.I.A.L The Fallout TV show treads the best path a video game adaptation can take
What did I do after I rolled the credits on this show? I installed Fallout 4 and New Vegas. Enough said?
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U, WII, US It might have been a bad console, but I'm still sad the Wii U is dying today
Gone, but probably eventually forgotten.
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Truth is... the dates were set up from the start…
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FROM THE TOP If The Matrix 5 has to happen, it needs to start from scratch
It would be better if it just didn't exist, though.
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RE: CONNECT If Kingdom Hearts ever gets a remake, it needs the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth treatment
There's no other way to do it.
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GET TO IT Fullmetal Alchemist fans are doing themselves a disservice by not reading its creator's latest manga
You're making a mistake by not hopping on the Daemons of the Shadow Realm train now.
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DOGMA CONFIDENCE Dragon’s Dogma 2 doesn’t care about you in the slightest, and it’s the single most attractive thing about it
Dragon’s Dogma 2 is the most expensive indie game ever made, and I won’t hear otherwise.
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LAUGH IT OFF With Lethal Company and Content Warning, video games might have finally nailed the horror comedy
An underappreciated genre in games is finally getting the spotlight.
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FRIENDS FOREVER “I'm gonna do something simple, but meaningful” - How a Fallout New Vegas modder memorialised Matthew Perry
“I wanted to like, put him even more - him as the person behind Benny - into the game.”
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You don't have to sit there just waiting for TES VI, you know.
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If you fall asleep doing Spiral Abyss in Genshin Impact, this might be one for you.
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SUPER MUTANT SCRIMP If you want to play Fallout 4 before the TV series hits, here's how to avoid blowing all your bottlecaps
Look, those microfusion cells and treats for Dogmeat aren’t going to pay for themselves.
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BEST IN THE WEST After Dragon’s Dogma 2, one thing is clear: it’s time for a Dead Rising Reboot
Let's continue Capcom's winning streak of bringing old franchises back from beyond… rising the dead, if you will.
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WHIRLWIND Tekken 8's Eddy Gordo patch is an absolute disaster
While the Tekken team has created an absolute banger of a fighting game, the latest patch is troubling.
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SPOOKTUBE AWAITS Is Content Warning worth buying now the free Steam giveaway is over?
The answer is yes, unless you were hoping that Content Warning was a fun single-player experience.
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DEATH AND TAXES "What happens in the desert stays in the desert" - How Dune Awakening's factions expand upon the lore more than the Dune movies
Be it Harkonnen or Atreides, the war for spice is fought with more than just swords and firearms.
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A DOGMATIC APPROACH I haven't clicked with Dragon's Dogma 2 yet - but thanks to Bloodborne, I know it's only a matter of time
This Arisen will need to take a bit more time to learn the lay of the land.
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UNDERDOG What's the best game everyone says you should hate but is actually good?
Forget critical consensus! What are some of the people's picks?
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BACK TO RISEN ROAD Dragon’s Dogma 2 has me feeling homesick for Baldur’s Gate — and that's fine
Maybe the grass is always greener in the other faux-medievalist high fantasy setting, but nevertheless, it proves that the two aren't interchangeable.
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PLAYING THE 'FELD MLB The Show 24's cool, especially if you want to create the extra Seinfeld series we never knew we needed
It’s the summer of George, but not as you might remember it.
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I’M IN TAMRI-HELL The Elder Scrolls' least memorable spin-off, Blades, could – and should – have been so much more than it was
The Elder Scrolls: Blades remains as forgettable now as it was in 2019.
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NEW LEGENDS Wherever the Avatar series goes next, it has some important lessons to learn from The Legend of Korra
The beloved series might need a bit of work before it progresses.
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A WHALE OF A TIME? Gotta spend it all? Why Pokemon Go's monetization is making me re-evaluate my playtime
To spend, or not to spend, that is the question.
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BAD = GOOD? I like that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's minigames are kind of bad, actually
No, I'm not losing my marbles.
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KAIJUHAMEHA Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is a live-action anime finale in which the two kaijus play Vegeta and Goku
At this point, they have better character arcs than some MCU heroes.
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LILITH PERSPECTIVE Diablo 4 deserves a lot of the flack it gets, but anyone jumping into today's Game Pass launch shouldn’t care
Diablo 4 remains a compelling action RPG, and easily makes for an exceptional Game Pass get - warts and all.
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NOT JUST DESERTS Sand Land: A perfect epitaph to Akira Toryiama, I wish I had a game like this when I was growing up – final preview
Non-patronising, uncompromising in its vision, and – above all – fun. Sand Land feels like a perfect summary of everything Toriyama set out to achieve with his art and writing.
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WARBOUND Bellwright is a mix of Rimworld and Mount & Blade, and a true rebellion game at heart
The team at Donkey Crew have to win folks over after Lost Oasis, and Bellwright might just be the trick.
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BREAKING EXPECTATION I'm hoping Hyper Light Breaker can pull a Hades and hammer out its flaws when it finally lands in Early Access later this year – preview
It's an interesting leap from 2D to 3D, and while the game has merit, I'm worried it'll lose diehard fans.
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SPRING ARISEN What are you playing this weekend?
Dragon's Dogma 2? Or something else? Decisions, decisions.
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SLICE AND DIE Slave Zero X is a gore-soaked trip down memory lane, for better and for worse
Not everything from the past is good.
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The fantasy genre is eating well.
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DOESN'T MISS A BEAT End of Evangelion is an animated heart attack, but that's why I love it so much
The one occasion where you might enjoy a heart attack.
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Obsidian Entertainment's legendary (and infamous) espionage thriller, Alpha Protocol, has returned to digital storefronts, but is it still worth playing?