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Here's what's coming to Xbox Game Pass in July

How faithful is Dune: Awakening to its source material?

Persona 5 X players are obsessed with the Subway Slammer, but what's his deal anyway?

"The heart has no bounds": A study of polyamory in games, how it's done well, and where we should go next

Neil Newbon and Ben Starr lead Surgent Studios' new live-action psychological horror blurring film and game boundaries

Donkey Kong Bananza reaches for smashing variety and a Rare energy – hands-on

Nintendo confirms Donkey Kong Bananza is being made by the Mario Odyssey team

Stardew Valley creator plays down reports he could help resurrect cancelled Minecraft-like Hytale

Borderlands 4 will let you shut Claptrap's claptrap

More free updates are coming to Space Marine 2 following the release of its massive, bloody siege mode

Kojima "happy" with Death Stranding 2 critical reception, spurring fans to "fight and battle" against war and climate change

The "official scoop" on what's happening with Halo will arrive this October

Nintendo suggests price hikes for consoles and games are coming to Canada, but Switch 2 escapes for now

The Alters studio responds to generative AI criticism saying use was "temporary" or "very limited"

Monster Hunter: Wilds patch finally fixes the game's inexcusable performance woes on PC

DF Weekly: HDMI 2.2 delivers up to 16K resolution – but do we actually need it?

How far have we really come since The Sims? A short, sweet history of being bi in games

Dune: Awakening griefers are parking on other players and feeding them to worms

No plans for Sonic Adventure remakes, as Sonic Team focuses on new games instead

The Plucky Squire too easy for you? The developer heard you and said 'challenge accepted'

Death Stranding 2's most important reference isn't a movie, it's a really depressing novel

Death Stranding 2 topples Mario Kart World from UK physical sales top spot, but still some way from beating the original

A Short Hike dev halts work on unfinished RPG, saying, "I might never finish this, so I'm releasing the demo!"

Bandai Namco Summer Showcase will debut next week – here's what you can expect to see

Ready or Not adjusts in-game violence and nudity on PC to secure PS5 and Xbox release

Fans slam The Alters after discovering evidence of undisclosed gen AI in images, text, and translation

Jet Set Radio at 25 – movement, place and the concept of love

The Hardest NES Games

Dave the Diver delays In the Jungle DLC but sure knows how to soften the blow with these other announcements

Nintendo's free Switch 2 upgrades for key Switch 1 titles are remasters in all but name

New Battlefield leak confirms return of fan-favourite mode

Dark Souls on Switch 2 is a perfect, semi-boosted opportunity to be confused in all the best ways

What we've been playing – passenger games, tunnels, and thrilling near-misses

Beating EVERY N64 Game – Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber (209/394)

A year after that PSN fiasco, Helldivers 2's long-anticipated review bomb cape is finally here

Riot Games opens the door to betting sponsorships in professional League of Legends and Valorant

An incredibly popular (and free) multiplayer game is about to drop on Steam, and I'm damn excited for it

Mario Smash Football primed for Switch 2's growing GameCube library

Don't buy that cute Switch 2 Piranha Plant camera – it's rubbish

50 Cent is officially in the Street Fighter Movie club, playing Balrog

Jumping into Death Stranding 2? Here's five weird and wild things you absolutely don't want to miss

Leon Kennedy "actually quite a bad match for horror," says Resident Evil 9's director

Monster Hunter Wilds' next update detailed as Steam reviews continue Overwhelmingly Negative plunge

Two Point Museum is going rogue (and barbarian, and wizard, and bard) in its fantasy inspired new DLC

Smash hit co-op climber Peak sells another million as studio outlines future update plans

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10 Best Villain Lairs in Pop Culture

Lost Records and Jusant developer Don't Nod is laying off staff

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12 Games You Can’t Emulate, but Hopefully Somebody’s got archived…

As the full game is announced for PS Plus, here are six things to look forward to in Diablo 4 Season 9

Chris Avellone joins former Quantic Dreams writer at Republic Games to work on ambitious project inspired by "golden-age of RPGs"

Like it or not, developers are experimenting with AI for their remasters and remakes – but can they ever be any good?