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Feature: Total War: Warhammer 3's campaign is packed with new and chaotic ideas
Eight hours with the Ruinous Powers
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As the frisbee flies
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Feature: Crossfire: Legion is the future of the RTS as it was in 1999
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Feature: Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal has deeper implications for video games than you think
Corporate monopolies might be inevitable, but they also aren't good
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Activision Blizzard worker group say Microsoft's purchase doesn't change their goals
Whatever happens to Kotick, there's lots of work to do
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Microsoft are buying Activision Blizzard for $69 billion
EXCUSE ME, WHAT?
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Review: Expeditions: Rome review: a gripping, ambitious historical CRPG
Rome is where the heart is
News
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Hitman 3 hits Steam and Game Pass today, also adds new mode and PC VR
Year 2 will bring a new level and another mode later too
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Ex-XCOM developers open new studio dedicated to turn-based tactics games
Bit Reactor are led by XCOM's art director
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Battlefield 2042 gets fixes today, a new scoreboard in February
They're still working to finish the game
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Game Pass boasts of 25 million subscribers, adds Danganronpa
The hugely popular visual novel hits MS's subscription service
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Have A Nice Death rattles onto Steam Early Access in March
Missing out on this could be a grave mistake
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Eastshade devs reveal a new witchy RPG mixing magic, music and gardening
Songs Of Glimmerwick is coming next year, has flutes
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Russian Simpsons Hit & Run bootlegger voices every character themself
A magnificent thing
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Bobby Kotick suggested buying Kotaku or PC Gamer to 'change the narrative', report claims
My favourite bit of business fanfic from the Microsoft acquisition
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Activision Blizzard worker group say Microsoft's purchase doesn't change their goals
Whatever happens to Kotick, there's lots of work to do
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New year, new you
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Blink Planets is secretly an excellent urban planning game
The tiles they are a-changin’
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Not For Broadcast review: a slapstick TV management simulator
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Save 20% on the AOC C27G2ZU, our best 240Hz gaming monitor pick
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Solid deals on solid state drives
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Get 50% off Corsair's K65 RGB Mini gaming keyboard in this clearance deal
Mini keyboard, mini price
Bestest Bests
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The 25 best simulation games on PC
Let's not argue the sim-antics
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They say jump, we ask how high they rank
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The best survival games on PC in 2022
Promise me that you will never die
Hardware
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Whirr mongering
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The best VR headset deals: Oculus and HTC discounts
Escape reality with these unreal VR headset discounts
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Best VR headsets: the best virtual reality headsets for PC
Virtual reality check
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Best gaming headsets: our top wired and wireless picks for PC
Our top gaming headset recommenations
Indiescovery
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Eastshade devs reveal a new witchy RPG mixing magic, music and gardening
Songs Of Glimmerwick is coming next year, has flutes
If you're after a way to make your magic system seem cutesy yet different at the same time, music is a good one to go for. Sure, it's been done before, but it feels inherently charming. At least, it does in the trailer for newly-revealed Songs Of Glimmerwick, a new game from Eastshade Studios that promises to blend RPG, adventure, and gardening.
No specific …
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Blink Planets is secretly an excellent urban planning game
The tiles they are a-changin’
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Absurdle is a Wordle variant that hates you - while Sweardle curses you
Spins in the popular word game
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In WorldBox, I am a terrible scientist studying the collapse of fantastical nations
Don't make me turn this world around!
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A Space For The Unbound's short demo has carved out a big space in my heart
Big Makoto Shinkai energy
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Unsighted's timer-free Explorer mode is a totally valid way to play, say devs
We chat to Fernanda Dias and Tiani Pixel about the inspirations behind Unsighted
From The Archive
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A Space For The Unbound's short demo has carved out a big space in my heart
Big Makoto Shinkai energy
Ever since I played the moreish reverse tower defence delights of Necronator: Dead Wrong at EGX 2019, I've been keeping a watchful eye on Indonesian developer-publisher Toge Productions to see what else they've got in their surprisingly eclectic line-up of games coming out over the next few months. I'm really looking forward to their chill, coffee-making visual novel Coffee Talk, for instance, and …
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No more kidding around, I just want another Screamer
The best car game
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Build better worlds in Imagine Earth
Emission impossible
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An ode to Doom Eternal's meat hook
Shall I compare thee to a serrated blade?
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Dreamscaper is a roguelike that's a bit like Hades meets Life Is Strange
A nightmare I'd revisit
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I once again invite you to join me on team Mass Effect: Andromeda Was Good
Don't believe the unhype
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Just look at these gorgeous Half-Life CD ROMs
Relics from the distant past
Latest articles
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The Electronic Wireless Show episode 170: the best houses to live in in games special
Great fixer upper opportunities
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Not For Broadcast review: a slapstick TV management simulator
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Hitman 3 hits Steam and Game Pass today, also adds new mode and PC VR
Year 2 will bring a new level and another mode later too
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Code Force played Distant Worlds 2 for us, and the signal is strong
This is "Distant Worlds rebuilt from the ground up," says co-designer Erik Rutkins
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Ex-XCOM developers open new studio dedicated to turn-based tactics games
Bit Reactor are led by XCOM's art director
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Battlefield 2042 gets fixes today, a new scoreboard in February
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Windjammers 2 review: arcade action in simple and enthralling form
As the frisbee flies
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Game Pass boasts of 25 million subscribers, adds Danganronpa
The hugely popular visual novel hits MS's subscription service
Guides
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Whirr mongering
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Rainbow Six Extraction enemies and weak spots
Learn how to defeat every enemy type in Rainbow Six Extraction
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Rainbow Six Extraction: how to get REACT Credits
How to earn REACT Credits in Maelstrom Protocol, and where and how to purchase them as premium DLC
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Best Operators in Rainbow Six Extraction
These are the strongest Operators in Rainbow Six Extraction
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Rainbow Six Extraction: how to level up fast
How levelling works in Rainbow Six Extraction, and tips for levelling up quickly
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Rainbow Six Extraction buddy pass
How the Rainbow Six Extraction buddy pass works, and when it will become available
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Rainbow Six Extraction: how to unlock new Operators
How to unlock all 18 playable Operators in Rainbow Six Extraction
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Does Rainbow Six Extraction have crossplay?
Discover how to play with friends on other platforms in Rainbow Six Extraction
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Can you play solo in Rainbow Six Extraction?
Discover how to play singleplayer in Rainbow Six Extraction
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How to rescue MIA Operators in Rainbow Six Extraction
Here's how to save an MIA character in Rainbow Six Extraction