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House of the Red | Bethesda seems to be channeling its inner Dead Space with Starfield Shattered Space - and it genuinely looks interesting

Starfield's first expansion seems to have what it takes to win me back, thanks to a focus on 'the mystery and horror' of the universe.

Aug. 21, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

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EAFC 24 Cheap 85, 86, 87, 88 and 89-rated players for SBCs

SBCs require top-notch players, but you don't have to pay top-notch prices!

Aug. 16, 2024 James Billcliffe

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Things To Buy | Dragon Age: The Veilguard's array of special editions revealed, and one includes a light-up dagger that definitely isn't a toy, but not the actual game

Look, I'm not complaining, who doesn't want to (carefully) wave a thing around in their living room going 'vwoosh'? (Don't do that, just for the record).

Aug. 16, 2024 Mark Warren

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Veil Lifted | Dragon Age: The Veilguard release date seemingly leaks ahead of official reveal

Hey, it's not like you had any Halloween plans anyway.

Aug. 15, 2024 Mark Warren

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Out In The Jungle | PlayStation Plus goes wild this August, with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Wild Hearts, Cult of the Lamb and more

Plus a blast from the past with TimeSplitters!

Aug. 14, 2024 Connor Makar

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PODCAST | What's the best game on the worst console?

Console wars with a twist.

Aug. 14, 2024 Tom Orry

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It's All Connected | Despite the 10 year wait, BioWare says Dragon Age: The Veilguard was always going to 'pay off' Inquisition's ending

"There was no world where we were ever going to say, 'And now let's go to something completely different'."

Aug. 12, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Hold On | Hoping for the slim chance that Dragon Age: The Veilguard is out next month? You shouldn't, as EA suggests it's out October the earliest

This year, for sure though, right?

Aug. 4, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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PASS THE GAMES | The best Game Pass games on Xbox and PC in 2024

Our top picks of the greatest games on gaming's best subscription service.

Aug. 1, 2024 James Billcliffe

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Hot Date | How to set Turn Ons and Turn Offs in The Sims 4 Lovestruck

The Sims 4's new Attraction system revives the popular Chemistry mechanic that's been absent since The Sims 2.

July 25, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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Open And Honest | How to make Sims polyamorous in The Sims 4 Lovestruck

The new Romantic Boundaries system in The Sims 4 allows you to modify your Sims' feelings on monogamy in a series first.

July 25, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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Not A Long Splitwait | Splitgate 2 arrives in 2025, so you can look forward to attending another fun wedding between Halo and Portal

Get shopping for tuxes now, before everyone rents the Master Chief green ones.

July 18, 2024 Mark Warren

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Respectfully Looking | Dragon Age: The Veilguard did see Bioware take a "hard look at multiplayer", but eventually decide to stick to what it does best

Sometimes a desire to return to your roots snaps you out of your distracted boyfriend meme, it happens.

July 18, 2024 Mark Warren

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Mystery United | Watch the EA Sports FC 25 reveal here, and enjoy the fact the Ultimate Edition cover looks like a Champions League-themed whodunnit

It was Colonel Zidane in the drawing room with a headbutt to the chest, I'm telling you now.

July 17, 2024 Mark Warren

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TO THA CHOPPA | Battlefield 2042 may be done, but Delta Force: Hawk Ops is the unlikely new Battlefield

Delta Force: Hawk Ops is very much going after the Battlefield audience, and often in a shameless way.

July 15, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Willy Or Won't He | Dragon Age: The Veilguard does contain some nudity, but Bioware's staying purposefully mum about manhoods

It's also not saying anything about vaginas either, so a general pipe down about the realities of virtually laying pipe down here.

July 11, 2024 Mark Warren

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Insufficient Funds | Command & Conquer is back, and it makes me want to scratch my eyes out

C&C Legions is an affront to the IP that spawned it. Where is Red Alert 4?

July 9, 2024 Alex Donaldson

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Not Getting A Pass | Apex Legends is set to to double its battle passes per season, and make them only available for real money - naturally, players are fuming

"Even when Respawn backpeddles, the damage has already been done."

July 9, 2024 Mark Warren

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Empty Space | Battlefield 2042 is hosting a Dead Space crossover event which would've been useful to both games a year ago

Dead game and dead franchise.

July 4, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Looking For WooHoo | By popular demand, EA is bringing not-quite-Tinder to The Sims 4

The Sims 4 Lovestruck expansion pack has been announced for next month, introducing a dating app to the long-running life sim.

June 28, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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New Name, New Me | Dragon Age: The Veilguard might not be as cool a name as Dreadwolf, but BioWare says the change is because the game isn't all about Solas

Couldn't they have stuck with it anyway?

June 23, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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New Magic | Dragon Age: The Veilguard could be escaping Baldur's Gate 3's shadow by leaving its heritage behind

BioWare isn't trying to occupy the same fantasy RPG space anymore, and that's okay.

June 22, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Opposites | Dragon Age: The Veilguard is "almost the total inverse" of Mass Effect in one key way

Though there's another way where they're quite similar.

June 16, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Build Ordered | Battle Aces feels like a brilliant competitive RTS for the TikTok generation - and also the old, somehow

The classic genre is evolving.

June 14, 2024 Alex Donaldson

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Lookin' Veilgood | Ex-Dragon Age lead gives The Veilguard's first gameplay a thumbs up - "I'm just eager to see where this goes"

"Overall, I'd say this made for a better introduction than the reveal trailer."

June 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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Ability Wheelhouse | Dragon Age: The Veilguard is impressive, beautiful, and will inevitably split opinion

Dragon Age: The Veilguard certainly feels like BioWare at its most confident in a decade, but it's still not going to be a game for everyone.

June 11, 2024 Alex Donaldson

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Some Veilgameplay | Dragon Age: The Veilguard offers its first proper look at gameplay

Whatever you do, don't take a drink every time someone says Solas.

June 11, 2024 Mark Warren

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new name, who dis? | Dragon Age: The Veilguard gets stunning new trailer at the Xbox Showcase

After a few years away, we've got a new name and a new game at Summer Game Fest 2024.

June 9, 2024 Connor Makar

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More Video Games | Watch Summer Game Fest 2024 here

All the games have assembled. Geoff's probably become incredibly familiar with Hideo Kojima's answering machine. It's time.

June 7, 2024 Mark Warren

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International Break | EA Sports FC 24 adds Euro 2024, so you can lead a nation to glory by two-footing geographical neighbours

Get ready to crash out in the knockout stages and have pundits say you didn't know your best 11.

June 6, 2024 Mark Warren

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RETURN TO THEDAS | The cool-sounding Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is now the much less cool-sounding Dragon Age: The Veilguard

The player's companions are now the main focus of the game.

June 6, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Illumi-nice Threads | Helldivers 2 gets cool Fallout, Titanfall 2, and Lethal Company crossovers thanks to a new modding tool

No, this isn't Fortnite. Or is it?

June 5, 2024 Mark Warren

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IMITATION OF LIFE | For better or worse, The Sims 3 set the standard for modern life sims

15 years on, The Sims 3's ambition has left an impressive legacy, but so has its aggressive embracing of what it means for games to be always-online.

June 2, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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NOSTALGIC NYOOMS | Buckle up, Need For Speed Unbound's new Underground-inspired drag and drift races have just arrived

Hey, it's an old thing that we all liked once, and might like again now.

May 21, 2024 Mark Warren

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STAY HUMBLE | Much-anticipated Sims challenger Life by You catches another delay, just two weeks before its planned early access launch

Paradox Interactive's new deputy CEO has declined to name a revised release date this time around.

May 21, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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AGES AWAY | While you wait for Dreadwolf, you can pick up Dragon Age: Inquisition for free on the Epic Games Store, but it's not around for long

Who doesn't love free?

May 16, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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RUS-SUL SUL WILSON | LA Chargers use The Sims 2 to announce their 2024 NFL schedule, and yes, there's a pool steps-based murder

I genuinely can't stop sniggering at the Broncos wishing well gag, or how well Harrison Butker's been roasted.

May 16, 2024 Mark Warren

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SIDE-EYE EMOJI | Recently departed Project Rene (a.k.a. The Sims 5) director is teaming up with former XCOM devs on another new rival life sim

Sims veteran Grant Rodiek has been recruited by newly-founded studio Midsummer Games.

May 15, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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EAFC 24 Live TOTS upgrade tracker

Live TOTS players can receive an additional +2 boost over their already sky-high stats.

May 14, 2024 James Billcliffe

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BALL BOY-COTT | Following a controversial reward switch, EA Sports FC 24 players are threatening to boycott buying FC points

"You have a voice, this community has a voice."

May 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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THE MONEY MAKER | From the publisher that popularised loot boxes comes... in-game ads - didn't we do all this in in the late 2000s?

Growth is king in the big-budget video game industry, and EA CEO Andrew Wilson has an idea of how to spur it on.

May 10, 2024 Connor Makar

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THEDAS BECKONS | Dragon Age: Dreadwolf expected to arrive before spring 2025, per new report and slight hints from Electronic Arts

There's another game coming too, but it's a partner title.

May 8, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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STICKING AROUND | EA celebrates thriving live service games Apex Legends and Sims 4, says Battlefield team is "largest" in franchise history

Both games show both growth and retention.

May 8, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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NO, NOT GONNA SAY IT | Star Wars Day: May the 4th extravaganza scores free Jedi: Survivor trial, Star Wars swoops Fortnite and Lego, galactic deals await on games and merch - more

Great Darth Vader’s Ghost, there’s so much going on this weekend!

May 4, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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TOAD-AY OF ALL DAYS | This Star Wars Day we celebrate the best part of the Star Wars Jedi series: Oggdo Bogdo

Here's to you, Oggdo. Please come back in Star Wars Jedi 3.

May 4, 2024 Connor Makar

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NEW SKOOL | Skate reveals character customization, cosmetics and currencies including Vans Old Skools and more

Is it weird to be unreasonably excited that Skate 4 finally has Vans Old Skools?

May 2, 2024 James Billcliffe

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YOU'RE FIRE-HIRED | Following the kick off of EA Sports FC 24 TOTS, its latest update stops managers from cheekily dodging firings

Bad news if you were planning to take a break from pack openings by roleplaying as an uno-reverse card wielder who gets relegated all the time.

April 24, 2024 Mark Warren

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MONSTER LOSS | PlayStation Plus is about to suffer a big Final Fantasy exodus, but that pales in comparison to the real tragedy

Sure, we all love a good JRPG, but the monster trucks driving off into the sunset is far, far worse.

April 17, 2024 Mark Warren

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TO BE FAIR... | Keen to see Dragon Age get a Fallout-style TV series? Well, its former lead writer would rather watch an Animal Crossing political thriller

He also fancies "David Lynch-style" Disco Elysium. You can certainly sign me up for that.

April 15, 2024 Mark Warren

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NO DICE | EA wants its own Call of Duty salt mines with Battlefield, and it doesn’t make sense

EA is back on its Battlefield Universe horse again as it continues to rope in studios to work on Battlefield. But is it all a little desperate?

April 12, 2024 Sherif Saed

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