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PlayStation 5, PC; Screen BurnTragedy, and an apocalyptic fog, befall a fishing community. It is up to outsider Simon to offer some kind of closureYou spend a considerable portion of Silent Hill: Townfall in a kind of foetal position, cowering behind objects that will be eerily familiar to anyone who lived in the UK during […]
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PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox; Arbitrary MetricThe latest work from the team behind Paratopic is part compulsive time-loop management sim, part eerie subterranean adventureFetch the chair from storage. Deliver a message that causes disgust. Clean vomit in the afternoon and pour another glass in the evening. In Roman Sands RE:Build, you provide concierge service
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The first console I ever bought, it was hyped as a threat to the PlayStation, then mocked as a flop. But now, as it marks its 25th anniversary, it’s looked back on with misty-eyed reverence This week marks the 25th anniversary of the Nintendo GameCube, the first console I ever bought with my own money.
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The distinctively British RPG is returning courtesy of the makers of Forza Horizon – with comedy talent such as Richard Ayoade and Natasia Demetriou voicing sweary characters. We had our first play and spoke to its developerWhen Playground Games was founded in 2010, its objective was straightforward: to make the best cars in video games.
We have a first play of the forthcoming Tomb Raider remake and speak with its developers. Can they improve on the gameplay without losing what made the 1996 original such a classic?We join Lara Croft in St Francis’ Folly – inspired by the Unesco-listed monasteries of Meteora in Greece – as the light shines through
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PlayStation 5; Insomniac GamesLogan is well realised by Liam McIntyre and some exquisite character art, but there are lapses in narrative and emotional arcs and some of the combat feels like a choreIt was always going to be difficult to follow Spider-Man. Insomniac’s three games based around the web-slinger are masterpieces of superhero wish fulfilment,
Once hailed as the future, even the likes of Google, Sony and Microsoft have struggled to make streaming games fun, fast or affordable• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereIn August 2009, at the very first Gamescom expo, I sat in a small meeting room in Germany and played Mario Kart
Streaming from the cloud was meant to change games forever – what happened? Read More »
Historically a new Grand Theft Auto game inspired controversy around violence – but this time people are getting exercised about its romanceThere was never any doubt that Grand Theft Auto VI’s extended look would elicit a viral reaction from the internet. Having won the Game Awards’ Most Anticipated award twice consecutively, Rockstar’s forthcoming crime opus
Grand Theft Auto VI: can playing a video game count as cheating on your partner? Read More »
A string of distractions on the US government’s own website invite you to catch pixelated migrants – showing gaming’s potential to be nastily weaponisedThe Trump White House on Thursday released a horrible little propaganda arcade via its website, a collection of nasty little riffs on popular games. Wrapped in the cutesy, nostalgic aesthetic of early-90s
The Trump White House’s fetish for gamer culture has moved up a level with new arcade Read More »
As one card recently sold for £12m, opportunistic thefts have surged – envelopes are being opened en route, costing small businesses thousandsPokémon’s success over the last 30 years has seen it grow from a much-loved Game Boy classic, to a world-dominating brand with TV shows, spin-off games, toys and even a theme park. The trading
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