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Captain America: Civil War (opens in new tab) will kick-off phase three of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe in a couple weeks, and with ten more movies scheduled between now and 2019 it’s safe to say that there is no end in sight for the hugely successful franchise. That’s not to say …

Initially unveiled in 2013, No Man’s Sky (opens in new tab) has gone from impossible dream game about a virtually infinite universe to a very real and impending release. It feels like a tangible thing, and while a demo is probably not in the cards, you can still get a …

Left on the cutting room floor You’ve finally done it. You’ve written your 1200-page game bible, describing all 150 painstakingly detailed levels, 20 different boss fights, and an overarching plot that spans generations. Now comes the part where you actually, y’know, make it. You’ve got two years to do so, …

While Uncharted 4 (opens in new tab) is still a little way off there’s one big question everyone’s been asking: what happens afterwards? Naughty Dog has made it pretty clear it’s done, but has been a little teasey around the idea of someone else taking over. Speaking to Neil Druckmann …

Everything’s changed in the seven years since Shadow Complex first hit Xbox 360. Metroidvania games, once an endangered species, are now plentiful. Nolan North was still only in about half of all games rather than pretty much all of them. And everyone thought Shadow Complex was just the beginning of …

She’s fought off bears, ancient secret organizations, demigods and more, but next week, Lara Croft can cross zombies off her “to kill” list. Well, kind of. See, the unfortunate souls at the center of Rise of the Tomb Raider (opens in new tab)’s Cold Darkness Awakened DLC aren’t so much …

Maybe history really is cyclical. Video games certainly make that case, especially in the last few years as genres long thought dead are resurrected and reinvented: fighting games; isometric, turn-based RPGs; and perhaps the oddest of all, hardcore space sims (opens in new tab). Led by a reanimated Elite franchise …

Oooh, look some new Crackdown 3 (opens in new tab) images. First up: the important stuff beards! This is one of two images posted (opens in new tab) by community manager Kieffer Bryant. It’s actually part competition and part survey as Kieffer’s giving out prizes for submitted examples of “your …

Dead Island 2 (opens in new tab) might be a ways off, but fans of tropical zombie-bashing will still be able to get their fill later this spring. Dead Island Definitive Collection is bringing remastered versions of the original Dead Island (opens in new tab) and Dead Island Riptide (opens …

If you bought one of those Gears of War Ultimate Edition (opens in new tab) Xbox One bundles, or can get your hands on one fast, you still have time to claim early access to the Gears of War 4 (opens in new tab) beta. Just log in to Xbox …