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If you offer folks a high-end version of an everyday gaming object, a whole bunch of them will take you up on it – even if that means paying a significant premium. Xbox boss Phil Spencer shared a celebratory Tweet for the 1 millionth Xbox One Elite Controller manufactured today, …
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27 June
Good libations and frank conversations: You should be playing VA-11 HALL-A
What is it? An anime-style bartending simulator where you get to know a colorful cast of characters while mixing Piano Man cocktails in a cyberpunk dystopia Play it if you like… Narrative-led games, fantasising about life as a bartender, Hideo Kojima’s Snatcher Format: PC/Vita Price: $14.99/£10.99 Release date: PC: Out …
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27 June
If you want the full Mass Effect Andromeda story there are four new books you’ll have to read
Four Mass Effect Andromeda (opens in new tab) novelisations are on the way promising to be canonical to the main game and “answer the many questions fans have been asking”. The first book will be out in August and is called either Initiative or Initiation depending on whether you believe …
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27 June
Movies to watch this week at the cinema: Central Intelligence, Queen of Earth, Notes on Blindness, more…
Out on Friday 1 July An action-comedy that uses its Hart and Johnson. Elisabeth Moss astounds in a psychological thriller. A doc that uses audio to visualise blindness. Yes, here’s this week’s new releases. Click on for our reviews of Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Central Intelligence, Queen of Earth, Notes …
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24 June
Heres what to expect from the new Star Trek TV shows first season
We’ve finally got some solid details about the new Star Trek TV show (opens in new tab) beyond a logo, and they sound very promising for old-school fans. Showrunner Bryan Fuller (best known for heading up the well-received Hannibal series) gave Collider (opens in new tab) a rundown of the …
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24 June
God of War devs talk about old Kratos and levelling up your son in demo walkthrough
If you’re still dissecting the God of War reveal trailer (opens in new tab) for details and insights (we certainly are (opens in new tab)) then Sony has a handy new video for you. Combat designer Mihir Sheth and gameplay engineering lead Jeet Shroff from Sony Santa Monica Studio have …
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22 June
GTA Online Power Play adversary mode points a middle finger at realism
GTA Online (opens in new tab)’s latest Adversary Mode finally abandons all pretext of realism in favor of raw, arcadey carnage. It’s about damn time, too. The Power Play mode sets two teams against in each other across three maps, where their trigger fingers are secondary to their power-up collecting …
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22 June
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has legit voice acting, but not for Link
As you may have noticed from that woman telling you to “open your eyes” in the E3 trailer (opens in new tab) for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (opens in new tab), it will be the first Zelda game to feature voice acting – voice acting beyond …
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21 June
Check out Overwatchs golden guns, coming in Competitive Mode
Whether you unlock them by show of skill or microtransaction, golden guns have become a staple of online shooters. Blizzard has decided on the former option for Overwatch (opens in new tab): the only way to get special golden guns for all your favorite heroes will be to take names …
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20 June
Game of Thrones S6.09 review – Battle of the Bastards
Where do you stand on ‘perfection’? If I told you this episode of Game of Thrones (opens in new tab) was perfect, what would that mean? Obviously, I don’t mean it’s free from all mistakes, or inconsistencies, or that certain scenes couldn’t be improved for certain parts of the audience. …
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