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The 7th Guest Remake Review – a spirited reboot of a ghost story classic

Adventure games, ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Culture, Games, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 5, Puzzle games, Xbox

PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch; Vertigo GamesThis clever update captures the 1990s magic of the original… including some of the technical issuesThe 90s were a gold rush for adventure games. LucasArts kicked off the decade with its legendarily irreverent Monkey Island games. Then, Cyan Worlds materialised to deliver a series of atmospheric and boundary-pushing […]

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Summer Game Fest highlights: 34 new video games to look out for, from Alien Isolation to Crazy Taxi

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Hundreds of video games were shown at June’s annual bonanza. After watching more than 15 hours of showcases, our video games editor picks the highlightsThe sequel to a revered 2014 horror game from British developer Creative Assembly: this time you must evade the xenomorph on the surface of a storm-ravaged colony world. Continue reading…

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Goals review – disruptor football game attempts to smash the competition

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Culture, Football, Games, Mobile games, PC, PlayStation 5, Sports games

Released just before the World Cup kicks off, this upstart football game is positioning itself as a credible alternative to EA Sports FCThis month something extremely unusual happened in the video game world: someone launched a new football game. It used to be that the market could support a vast array of contenders, from arcade

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Mina the Hollower review – squeaky fresh fun full of vintage magic

Action games, Adventure games, ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Culture, Games, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox

PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox; Yacht Club GamesThis brilliant adventure creates a whole world from one character with a unique abilityYou could mistake Mina the Hollower for something found on the liquid-crystal display of a Game Boy Color around the turn of the millennium. Like the pocketable Zelda and Pokémon games

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Forza Horizon 6 review – classic open world racing sim roars beautifully into Japan

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Microsoft; PC, Xbox Series X/S (PS5 due later) Dreamy vistas of the country’s natural beauties are stunningly delivered – but won’t distract from thrilling high-end driving adventuresThe Forza Horizon games have always been about drama. Not just the tension and excitement of racing, but also the sensory impact of the natural environment – the sun

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Mixtape review – tongues, trolleys and classic 90s tracks celebrate teenage misadventure

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PS5, Xbox, PC, Switch 2; Annapurna InteractiveThe nostalgic antics of a trio of tenacious teens make for silly yet undeniably enjoyable gameplay, framed by a playlist of bona fide bangersThe older we get, the more we tend to romanticise our teenage years. As bills pile up, we yearn for the simple days of drinking cider

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Mythmatch review – a match-three game made in heaven

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Culture, Games, Indie games, PC, Puzzle games

Team Artichoke; PC/MacAncient Greek gods, adorable raccoons and hypnotic puzzling from Olympus to the mortal realm and backThere’s been a trend for a while where familiar puzzle game genres are imbued with novel stories to give them depth and meaning beyond simply clearing a screen for points. Occult object sorter Strange Horticulture and historical romance

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Marathon is a stylishly merciless video game built for cut-throat times

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A lot is riding on the success of the latest multiplayer online shooter from Halo creator Bungie, a DayGlo spectacular that whisks players to a far-off planet mired in an endless battle for resourcesIn rare quiet moments playing Marathon, you may find yourself overcome by the iridiscently pretty planet Tau Ceti IV. This fictional world

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Fifty years of sexing up tech: Apple’s epic hits – and misses

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Remember the iPod? How about the Pippin? In the half-century since it launched its first PC, Apple has given us some amazing innovations. We round up its biggest triumphs and flopsFifty years after Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne founded the company in Jobs’ parents’ garage in Los Altos, California, Apple has become a

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Five of the most interesting upcoming indie games

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From the ghostly Shutter Story to road trip adventure Outbound and strategy puzzler Titanium Court, here are the titles we enjoyed the most from this year’s Steam Next Fest showcaseThese days, it’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that every new indie game is either a co-op extraction shooter or a roguelike deck-builder

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