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- January 31
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- 32 movies that actually deserve a sequel
- I was ready for Arknights: Endfield to be a cool open-world RPG, and it is, but I did not expect a shockingly in-depth base builder on top of that
- What are graphene drivers?
- New on Netflix: 7 movies and shows you have to watch this February
- 13 years since The Sims Medieval, I'm trying to recreate the glory days with The Sims 4 Castle Estate – or get sent to the stocks for trying
- Avowed is a fantasy RPG with open-zone maps, unique local conflicts, and companions to meet – but it's still "the player's story first and foremost"
- Avowed - Inside Obsidian's brand-new RPG
- James Gunn loved Milly Alcock's "edge" in House of the Dragon, and that makes me very excited for the DCU's version of Supergirl
- Is it just me, or was Speed Racer ahead of its time?
- January 30
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- Skyrim player creates self-imposed hardcore permadeath ruleset for the RPG's Legendary difficulty, then spends 150 hours trying to beat it
- PlayStation State of Play predictions: What we want to see at the 40-minute showcase that promises 15+ games
- True Detective season 4 showcases something I've believed for a long time: Easter eggs are lame
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire release date, cast, and everything you need to know about the Afterlife sequel
- Avowed takes Skyrim's approach to combat and evolves it, allowing players to "build the character they want to play who fights the way they want to fight"
- Shawn Martinbrough talks "flipping the script" on Jason Todd in Red Hood: The Hill
- The 32 best '50s movies
- The 32 best '80s movies
- The key to Indiana Jones' future in video games may be in a forgotten James Bond title from 16 years ago
- The 32 best '90s movies
- Bella Ramsey interview: The Last of Us star on their dialogue-free short film and a unique acting partner – their mother
- "The Thing on an oil rig" is one hell of a pitch, but Still Wakes the Deep's unshakable terror is driven by its unheroic characters
- The 32 best '60s movies
- Everything you need to know about MTG Murders at Karlov Manor
- The 10 best western movies of all time, ranked
- Best anime on Netflix: 27 shows to stream right now
- January 29
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- The blood-soaked comic history of Muse, the potential villain of Daredevil: Born Again
- Avowed's focus on choice and consequence means "most players won't discover 100% of what you've built for them", but Obsidian wouldn't have it any other way
- If you like Baldur's Gate 3, you should play one of BioWare's best-ever choice-driven sci-fi RPGs
- Star Wars Outlaws tells a tight story across specific locations with "strong, thriving underworlds" – but your reputation could change everything
- The 10 best samurai movies of all time, ranked
- The 10 best cult-classic movies of all time, ranked
- The 10 best monster movies of all time, ranked
- January 28
- January 27
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- With its new demo, the "Hollow Knight meets Kirby" Metroidvania from former AAA devs has officially become one of my most-wanted 2024 releases
- Princess Peach Showtime has all of the makings of one of the biggest Switch highlights this year
- The best mystery movies of all time, ranked
- Baghead star opens up on horror movie's shock ending, and reveals whether or not she'd be up for a sequel
- January 26
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- The 32 greatest '90s actors
- Especially after Palworld, the death of Blizzard's survival game makes me yearn for a AAA take on PC's most vibrant genre
- It’s about time the Oscars finally introduced a ‘Box Office’ award so that beloved blockbusters get the recognition they deserve
- The Plucky Squire blends 2D and 3D to deliver an enchanting adventure inspired by classic Nintendo games and Toy Story
- When you're a 12-year-old gate guard covering for her dad, sometimes you have to jail a horse that's two men
- Poor Things and Barbie are both surreal, feminine odysseys – and it makes them a surprisingly perfect double bill
- Avowed's commitment to ubiquitous player choice could make it 2024's standout RPG: "At Obsidian, it's your world, your way, right?"
- The 10 best DC movies of all time, ranked
- January 25
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- 13 horror games coming in 2024 that prove this is the year of weird
- Everything we know about Nintendo Switch 2
- The biggest video game anniversaries of 2024
- Harold Halibut is a retro-futuristic narrative adventure game that takes place in the depths of an alien ocean
- Meet the real Griselda Blanco: The true story behind Netflix’s newest crime drama
- The 32 greatest '80s actors
- January 24
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- Blood Hunt writer Jed MacKay promises a "true horror show" for the "bloodiest event in Marvel Comics history"
- From its slick Metroidvania and detailed RPG to League of Legends' take on Stardew Valley, the death of Riot's indie game publishing label is a huge wasted opportunity
- 33 Immortals is an MMO-tinged roguelike built around "cooperation and an easy to pick up raiding experience"
- 7 years after Skull and Bones first set sail, Ubisoft stays calm: "Our goal remains the same then and now – to deliver an immersive pirate experience"
- 10 games like Palworld for more creature-catching, raiding, and survival crafting adventures
- January 23
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- Rick Remender's Napalm Lullaby #1 dives into a dystopia that hits close to home
- It's almost embarrassing that Pokemon got upstaged by something as sloppy as Palworld, a janky survival game carried by one good idea
- Towerborne is a hack and slash roguelike-meets-lore-driven MMO designed to feel like "playing a side-scrolling animated feature film"
- Dungeons of Hinterberg is taking us to the Austrian Alps to slay monsters by day and "treat yourself to a spa evening" by night
- Masters of the Air team talk adapting the true WW2 story with an all-star cast
- January 22
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- With bottomless open-world combat, Hyper Light Breaker could be the biggest roguelike of 2024 in more ways than one
- We need to stop calling Palworld 'Pokemon with guns,' because it's actually a bizarre mashup of survival and a very particular kind of management game
- My most-anticipated Metroidvania of 2024 is a trippy cosmic adventure that's already threatening to give me an existential crisis
- January 21
- January 20
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- In the shadow of war, Stalker 2 Heart of Chornobyl aims to deliver on 20 years of promise
- The Finals tournaments give me a thrill I've not felt since the battle royale heyday of Fortnite and PUBG
- Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2 wants to take you back to the blood old days
- I hate to say it, but I love Space Marines now thanks to the Deathwing Assault box
- January 19
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- The 32 greatest '70s actors
- Suicide Squad is testing the world's tolerance for bloated loot games, and I think I'm finally done with them after "Poison Ivy's iconic ice elemental fire axe"
- Hellblade 2 turns Senua into a "beacon of hope", and a very different kind of horror game heroine I've been longing to see
- Avowed is serving up a slice of magical fantasy, driven by player choice, flexible combat and "gun-slinging mages"
- What to expect from Xbox Series X in 2024: Massive AAA exclusives, a banner year for Game Pass, and new hardware
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle looks like the best series adaptation since Temple of Doom on the Atari ST over 30 years ago
- New anime in 2024: the biggest upcoming and ongoing shows, including release dates
- This sapphic murder mystery game had me uncovering scandal after scandal as a snooping hotel maid in 1950s Montreal
- Where to pre-order the Apple Vision Pro
- January 18
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- New Cycle's complex production chains are a true challenge for your management skills, but mastering them feels super rewarding
- Prince of Persia The Lost Crown has given the 35-year-old series its second reinvention, but I still think it's better-suited to action RPG over Metroidvania
- Kind Words 2 is a different kind of social media, it's a social space where you can share your troubles, with no followers or likes
- Lost Records Bloom & Rage, from the creators of Life is Strange, involves "blending reality, dreams, and the weirdness of the unknown"
- Final Fantasy 16 DLC director talks designing for difficulty to appease the RPG's most hardcore fans: "I could sense that they felt like something was lacking"
- January 17
- January 16
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- Blizzard explains Diablo 4 Season of the Construct, "a lot of learnings" since launch, and why some highly requested changes may take until Season 5
- The Daredevil fight scene in Echo is one of the best action scenes in MCU history
- 5 things you need to know about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered's Lost Levels offer a fascinating peek behind the gamedev curtain
- Persona 3 Reload retells the RPG's story but borrows from Persona 5 Royal's style: "We've made lots of smaller tweaks to improve it"
- DnD Artificer class guide: How to use and master these versatile magic-infusers
- January 15
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- January 13
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- I've played 2,000 hours of Hunt Showdown, here's why I'm still playing Crytek's extraction shooter
- I hope Hades 2 keeps its predecessor's greatest strength, making failure fun
- 30 years later, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is still a stone-cold classic: "We wanted to make the third game more epic than Sonic 2"
- January 12
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- Tom Hanks' 32 greatest movie moments
- Joel Edgerton chats new sports movie The Boys in the Boat, fan-favorite Warrior, and wanting to "get back" at George Clooney
- Five Nintendo Switch exclusives that should be on your radar in 2024
- Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth takes the next Yakuza RPG to the beach: "Hawaii fits perfectly within our narrative arc"
- Loddlenaut is an ocean clean-up adventure with adorable creatures and a positive message
- Netflix's Marvel Defenders may now be MCU canon, but that decision comes with plenty of baggage
- DnD Warlock class guide: Why you should use these eldritch spellcasters
- Marvel’s Echo shows the right way to fix the MCU – and it’s not with multiverses and Conquerors
- Best of CES 2024: this year's top gaming tech
- Sony's new XR headset has me more hyped than Apple Vision Pro
- The 50 best games of the '80s, ranked
- January 11
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- DnD Ranger class guide: How to feel at home on the Range(r)
- The Last of Us 2 offers a "smorgasbord" of new additions in its attempt to bring players back
- The Last of Us season 2’s Abby casting is already playing with my emotions, which is why I’m sure Kaitlyn Dever is the perfect choice
- The Sword Art Online studio's hot new anime Solo Leveling feels like fantasy John Wick – and it's a must-watch
- Meet Howard, the most extraordinarily ordinary hero Baldur's Gate 3 fans didn't know they needed
- 6 Xbox Series X exclusives that should be on your radar in 2024
- Everything you need to know about Warhammer: The Old World, explained
- 6 PS5 exclusives that should be on your radar in 2024
- A DualSense V2 needs to give us more than "exceptional battery life"
- Crow Country, an atmospheric survival horror set in 1990, is a haunting love letter to PS1-era games
- It's about time The Mandalorian and Grogu headed to the big screen – and it's the right move for Star Wars
- January 10
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- How Kingpin's time as mayor of New York City changed the Marvel Universe
- AMD Ryzen 5000 Series CPUs are back, but why?
- The Code Geass Collector's Edition is just an absolutely massive cube of anime
- Echo ending explained – and your biggest spoiler questions answered
- Forget time, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown will have you manipulating space
- Can Paradox beat The Sims at its own game with Life By You?
- Marvel's Echo post-credits scene explained - here's how it sets up the MCU Daredevil show
- The 32 greatest movie monsters
- January 9
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- Tekken 8 has what it takes to challenge Street Fighter 6 and Mortal Kombat 1 for the fighting game throne
- With Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, Don't Not is mixing action-RPG combat with challenging, Life Is Strange-style choices
- Alone in the Dark is a moody psychological thriller that's trying to breathe new life into a survival horror classic
- Pacific Drive already feels like a brilliant mix of the road, the radio, and roguelike
- Jodie Foster and True Detective: Night Country creators on the show’s darkest season yet
- Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League hands-on: Fast, ferocious, and totally unhinged in a good way
- The must-play video games of winter 2024
- 2023 was one of the best years for gaming ever – so what does that mean for 2024?
- January 8
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- January 5
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- The 32 greatest Marvel movie moments
- Is it just me, or is Alan Partridge the best comedy character ever?
- How Hi-Fi Rush came together to deliver "kinetic action comedy" inspired by Edgar Wright and Shaun of the Dead
- I played A Tiny Sticker Tale with my 5-year-old daughter for a laugh, but was nearly brought to tears by its poignant themes of fatherhood
- Night Swim ending explained: director Bryce McGuire teases a potential sequel
- January 4
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- Jujutsu Kaisen season 3: release date speculation, trailer, and everything we know so far
- From Hitman to 007 and everything between – Edge magazine goes behind the scenes with IO Interactive
- In defense of Adam Jensen, Deus Ex Human Revolution's misunderstood champion
- Director J.A. Bayona talks bringing the harrowing true story of the 1972 Andes plane crash to life in new Netflix movie Society of the Snow
- January 3
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- The 32 most iconic cars in movies
- Witches, physicists, Tarot readers, game designers, and amateur botanists weigh in on how magic is portrayed in video games
- Netflix's Fool Me Once ending explained – who killed Joe?
- From Snatcher to Silent Hill and Slitterhead – the collected works of Keiichiro Toyama
- January 2
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