Feature: Happy 20th birthday to the original bullet time superstar Max Payne
20 years of slow motion runnin' and gunnin'
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Tokyo Olympic athletes are marching out to iconic video game music
They're entering the stadium to orchestral versions of Japanese video game classics
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Feature: Battlefield 2042 will let you build new game modes in classic Battlefield maps
Six maps from Battlefield 3, Bad Company 2 and 1942 are returning
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It's official: Dead Space is getting a remake
Cut off their limbs
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Feature: Last Stop was almost a spiritual successor to Virginia
It was initially set in America before the UK-based devs brought it home
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What will you do with a Steam Deck?
Aside from toilet-based X-Com tournaments, of course
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Feature: New World's crafting is great because I had no choice but to use it
We're going on a bear hunt, whether you like it or not
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News
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Battlefield 1 and all its DLC are free to play on Steam this weekend
And free to keep if you're an Amazon Prime subscriber
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Horizon: Zero Dawn's Aloy is joining Genshin Impact
Available in November
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Max Payne's face and voice actor recorded a birthday message for the 20-year-old game
"Birthdays are like regrets... They just keep coming."
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You could be playing Halo Infinite next weekend
A test build focused on multiplayer bots is on the way
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Blizzard employees publicly criticise corporate response to abuse allegations
"To claim that these stories are 'factually incorrect' or 'untrue' is a slap in the face"
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Path Of Exile: Expedition has just launched its explosive challenge league
The new expansion has you unearthing baddies with bombs
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Orcs Must Die! 3 has now launched on things that aren't Stadia
Bigger orcs, bigger battles
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EVGA are replacing Nvidia RTX 3090 GPUs bricked while playing New World
EVGA say they're working with affected customers already
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WoW players hosted a virtual sit-in to protest Activision Blizzard due to harassment lawsuit
They also raised thousands for Black Girls Code
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Football Manager will incorporate women’s soccer into the game
It’ll take years, but it’ll be as integral to the game as the men’s game
Supporter funded articles
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The Tokyo Olympics Google Doodle is a better sports game than every official Olympics game
Eat it, Sonic and Mario
The Tokyo Olympic Games starts today, and in classic fashion, Google have made an Olympics-themed Google Doodle to celebrate. But this isn't any old Google Doodle. Oh no. Welcome To The Doodle Champion Island Games is also a video game, and it's legit good. Even better, I think, than any of the actual official Olympics Games tie-in games. Yeah, I went there, Mario and Sonic. …
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Does video game box art matter anymore?
I miss Gamestation
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NIMBY Rails has made me a train person
Love live the Pey Wet Express
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The Steam Deck will let me lie down to play PC games, therefore I love it
Now I need Razer to do a black and green gaming sofa
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Reviews
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Last Stop review: half a really good Doctor Who episode
London's calling
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Cris Tales review: a beautiful JRPG that's full of heart
Time and tide wait for no frog
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Mini Motorways review: life in the fast lane
Rainbow road
Deals
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The Crucial X8 1TB portable SSD is down to £95 at Amazon UK
A great price for our favourite external SSD, with NVMe speeds.
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Our best ultrawide gaming monitor is nearly 40% off today in the UK
The Acer Predator Z35P is on sale for £480, well below its normal price of £775
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Good deal: Samsung's 3500MB/s 980 SSD is going cheap in the UK
Both the 500GB and 1TB models have come close to record low prices
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You can pick up a curved 1440p 165Hz Asus monitor for £289
The Asus Tuf Gaming VG27WQ is a great performer, and £135 off
Bestest Bests
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The 20 best management games on PC to play in 2021
Avoid work with some relaxing simulated work
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The 25 best horror games on PC to play in 2021
Put the frighteners up yourself with this new and up-to-date list
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The 25 best co-op games on PC to play in 2021
Tell your friends
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The 25 best FPS games on PC to play in 2021
The worthiest reticules of all time
Hardware
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EVGA are replacing Nvidia RTX 3090 GPUs bricked while playing New World
EVGA say they're working with affected customers already
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What will you do with a Steam Deck?
Aside from toilet-based X-Com tournaments, of course
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Nvidia’s DLSS is now freely available to any developer who wants it
It also supports Linux natively now, too
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New World is reportedly overheating and killing RTX 3090 graphics cards
A little too new, for now
Indiescovery
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Demon battling Slavic myth RPG Black Book has summoned a release date
Getting demons to resurrect your beloved can't possibly go wrong
Dark, witchy RPG Black Book has summoned itself up a release date and a new trailer. The grim adventure based on Slavic myths follows the story of a witch named Vasilisa as she attempts to use the demonic Black Book to bring her betrothed back from the dead. You know, the kind of quest which has never, ever had terrible repercussions. We'll find out just …
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Evertried is a little bit Into The Breach, a little bit Hoplite
A little bit Slay The Spire, but isn't everything
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OCO is a colourful puzzler that looks a bit like Super Hexagon
It arrives on Steam next month
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Legion War is the perfect summer wargame
Smells like cricetine spirit
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Anyone else want games of those Usborne Puzzle Adventure books from the 80s and 90s?
Those things were absolute bangers
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Battlefield 1 and all its DLC are free to play on Steam this weekend
And free to keep if you're an Amazon Prime subscriber
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Horizon: Zero Dawn's Aloy is joining Genshin Impact
Available in November
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Max Payne's face and voice actor recorded a birthday message for the 20-year-old game
"Birthdays are like regrets... They just keep coming."
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You could be playing Halo Infinite next weekend
A test build focused on multiplayer bots is on the way
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Blizzard employees publicly criticise corporate response to abuse allegations
"To claim that these stories are 'factually incorrect' or 'untrue' is a slap in the face"
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Path Of Exile: Expedition has just launched its explosive challenge league
The new expansion has you unearthing baddies with bombs
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Orcs Must Die! 3 has now launched on things that aren't Stadia
Bigger orcs, bigger battles
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EVGA are replacing Nvidia RTX 3090 GPUs bricked while playing New World
EVGA say they're working with affected customers already
Guides
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The Sims 4 Cottage Living: How to change animal colours
Green eggs, rainbow cows, and golden llamas.
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The best SMG in Warzone Season 4 Reloaded
Which SMGs survived the Warzone Season 4 Reloaded nerfs?
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The best Minecraft seeds for 1.17.1
Find the perfect seeds for your next Minecraft adventure
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A definitive guide to all Sims 4 cheats & codes!
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The best Sniper Rifles in Warzone revealed.
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Is the Kar98k still the best Marksman Rifle in Warzone?
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Which LMG is on top after Season 4 Reloaded?
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Here's how to tame a fox in Minecraft
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Minecraft village guide: how to find the nearest village in Minecraft
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