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Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes’ complete lack of cardboard boxes was concerning, but it turns out they were just back at the shop for some upgrades. At some point in the nine years between Ground Zeroes and Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain (opens in new tab), box …

Dark Souls 3 (opens in new tab) has remained enigmatic since its surprise announcement at E3 this year, and not by way of the series’ usual systemic arcaneries and lore-based conundrums. Those remain largely unexplained and unexplored, of course, but right now the real question to be asked of Dark …

We’ve known ol’ John-117 was taking more or a sidelined role for Halo 5: Guardians (opens in new tab), but it’s a little surprising to see that the game’s opening cinematic totally fails to show him off. The Chief is AWOL in more ways than one, it seems. All the …

You know the Destiny (opens in new tab) release cycle is getting serious when the trailers have licensed music again. That’s where we’re at with this video, which sets up the climactic clash between your Guardian and The Taken King himself, Oryx. Remember, this time you’re not just fighting off …

Remember back when Xbox One cost $499, it came with a Kinect, and that was final? Microsoft’s announced another $499 bundle, but its 1TB hybrid drive and Elite Controller should have a bit more hardcore appeal than the ol’ voice-and-motion sensor. First off, the Elite Bundle’s 1TB hard drive isn’t …

You already saw how strikes won’t play the same twice in Destiny: The Taken King (opens in new tab), but dedicated Destiny players know repetitive Strikes were only half the problem. Now Bungie’s fundamentally changing Destiny (opens in new tab)’s weekly and daily events so they feel like less of …

Want all the 80s anthems of MGS 5 (opens in new tab) in your ears while you plan your stealthy method of attack from your mobile? Of course you do and that’s just what the MGS 5 companion app is for. Announced on the Konami blog (opens in new tab) …

With a great many contemporary games obsessed with rendering the real world in increasingly authentic detail, it’s refreshing to play something that goes in completely the opposite direction. The Bridge is a puzzle game that explores a bizarre, dreamlike world built from structures clearly inspired by the works of Dutch …

As you might have guessed from the name, Futurlab’s slick sci-fi actioner is a game primarily about moving very quickly. Sure, it has plenty more verbs in its vocabulary – you’ll also leap, slide, throw, shoot and teleport – but its defining characteristic is speed. You’ll earn stripes and stars …

First Just Cause 3 (opens in new tab), and now the upcoming Mad Max (opens in new tab) game; Avalanche Studios is on a roll with these interactive trailers (opens in new tab). Rather than forcing viewers to sit through one minute after another in succession, these videos break norms …