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Imagine an arcade filled with rows of rectangular pods. As you climb into one and slide the door shut, the only illumination in the otherwise black interior comes from a huge monitor and a cornucopia of blinking buttons. In front of you there’s a joystick and throttle, along with two …

How many games allow two, very burly men to wade into a small stream and splash each other for fun? Go on – take your time. The answer is one: A Way Out. Ok, time for some context. I’m sat with Josef Fares, creator of the game, and the guy …

At approximately 9:00 UTC, February 28 2018, Atlus pulled the plug on Demon’s Souls’ online servers (opens in new tab), after nearly a decade of players fighting with and against each other in the kingdom of Boletaria.  Given that its unique multiplayer angle was such a key, compelling part of …

I know, I know. It’s hard to believe that it’s been a whole year since Horizon Zero Dawn (opens in new tab) first graced the PS4. Robot dinosaurs? Roaming through an environment lush enough to make Mother Nature faint with awe? Made by the studio behind Killzone, of all things? …

It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down (with the latest and hottest news) on Friday.  Ivy Valentine and Zasalamel are back in Soul Calibur 6  It’s all thongs and shoulderpads around here today to celebrate the return of fighters Ivy Valentine and Zasalamel in the next Soul Calibur, one of our …

In a PC Gamer Weekender livestream (opens in new tab) developer Automaton has talked more about Mavericks. A 400 player battle royal with persistent world RPG ambitions that have more than a little ring of Destiny (opens in new tab) to it.  The game will be launching in two stages, …

I think games are scared of love. Even the most heartwarming of moments in games are often shrouded in layers of humour, horror, or artistic license. Unlike in some of the most enduring movies of all time, love in games is often treated as a byproduct or narrative device used …

Vampires are about as common in video games as zombies. It’s about time that their supernatural cousins, werewolves, finally made a comeback in their very own action RPG. And sure enough, White Wolf’s upcoming game Werewolf: The Apocalypse is a breath of fresh air (with just a hint of the …

The good times have kept rolling for Fortnite (opens in new tab) Battle Royale since it launched in September 2017, and now the developers have laid out some enticing plans for the year ahead. A big “state of development” post (opens in new tab) on the game’s official site is …

So long January. You were… actually, pretty OK. Capcom’s fabulous Monster Hunter World (opens in new tab) took the edge off winter’s longest month, and the next wave of big games, movies and TV releases are already upon us. In the week ahead, you can look forward to Mission: Impossible …