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Passing The Sword | After Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree snatched The Witcher 3's crown, one Blood and Wine dev says he's gonna buy it just "to support the team"

Cut this this quest designer some slack, he probably had something important to do after hitting the 30 hour mark.

June 21, 2024 Mark Warren

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Trail by Briar | League of Legends' new summer event is a loving send-up of Vampire Survivors that you've got to play

Available for a limited time, you'll be able to join the Anima Squad in what I feel is Riot's best summer event yet.

June 21, 2024 Connor Makar

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Still Wakes the Deep would be better without the monsters: worse things have happened at sea

June 21, 2024 Jim Trinca

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Sigh | Wondering why Xbox shut down Hi-Fi Rush's studio? Matt Booty says he won't say, then implies leadership change might be a factor

"I won’t get into the real nitty-gritty details on what went into the decision", says man about to allude to things that might have gone into a decision.

June 21, 2024 Mark Warren

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We're Not Kidding | The most interesting thing about the Beyond Good and Evil remaster is that it confirms Beyond Good & Evil 2 isn't weird pig-man food

Dry your eyes, Beyond Good and Evilers, your hope might not be dead after all.

June 21, 2024 Mark Warren

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First up! | Zenless Zone Zero pre-release special livestream announced for June 28

Mark your calendar, we've got the Zenless Zone Zero livestream times here.

June 21, 2024 Connor Makar

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Tree-son! | Uh oh, Helldivers 2's latest Major Order might come a cropper at the last minute, because people are too busy climbing trees

New biome, who dis?

June 21, 2024 Mark Warren

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Return of the PTR | Watch Blizzard detail why the PTR is coming back for Diablo 4's Season 5

Diablo 4's next season is bringing back the PTR, and tonight, we're going to find out why.

June 21, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Maybe Go Outside | In a break from HoYoverse tradition, Zenless Zone Zero doesn't aim to punish you for taking breaks

ZZZ's producer likes being able to walk away from a game for a while, and thinks you should be allowed to as well.

June 21, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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JRP-We'll See | Elden Ring director Miyazaki is interested in making a traditional JRPG, but it wouldn't be an Enchanted Arms sequel

I'm sure you're devastated that an ok game from 2006 isn't gonna suddenly be resurrected.

June 21, 2024 Mark Warren

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Leave the Emotes | How to speak to Dryleaf Dane in ER Shadow of the Erdtree

You need to perform a specific Emote to get Dryleaf Dane to speak to you in Elden Ring, but which one?

June 20, 2024 James Billcliffe

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TAKING THE MIQUELLA | How to start Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC

Our recommended level, and the bosses you need to beat to get ready for Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC!

June 20, 2024 James Billcliffe

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Spear My Emotions | Sorry, long-suffering Helldivers 2 spear lovers, after being briefly fixed, it's now causing crashes

It's ok though, Arrowhead's already working on a fix for this latest issue with the pointy things.

June 20, 2024 Mark Warren

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Urban Retrofitters | Think Zenless Zone Zero was inspired by Persona 5? Think again - one of the biggest influences was Digimon

Plus, thousands of hours in Street Fighter had an understandable impact on combat design.

June 20, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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Do You Booth-er? | Xbox will be whipping out its "biggest booth yet" at Gamescom 2024, while PlayStation and Nintendo give the show a miss

The green brand's even put out a list of games you can expect to see there.

June 20, 2024 Mark Warren

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Roaming around | League of Legends new champion Aurora is a roaming, evasive monster you've absolutely got to try

Riot Games has been hard at work on a new champion, an AP carry for both top and mid lane.

June 20, 2024 Connor Makar

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Fall and try again | You should care a great deal about Skate Story, it's one of the best indie games in development right now

There are skating games, and there is Skate Story. In with a brief hands-on I am beyond excited.

June 20, 2024 Connor Makar

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GOTHAM MAFIA | The Penguin gets a second brooding trailer which still won't commit to a release date

Max is starting to feel a bit like Netflix when it comes to dates.

June 20, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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CAVALRY'S 'ERE | Elden Ring's pre-Erdtree patch finally gives Torrent a place in the big showdown with the Elden Beast

Who hasn't been yearning to take out the base game's big final boss with a textbook medieval cavalry charge?

June 20, 2024 Mark Warren

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GET IT ON | Peacemaker season two is getting a new opening dance number, but we're worried the first one was just too good

I've learned to never bet against James Gunn though.

June 20, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Adagio for Strings | Zenless Zone Zero teases collaboration with one of the greatest DJs of all-time

No word yet on how exactly this will play out, but it's a cool marketing stunt if nothing else!

June 20, 2024 Connor Makar

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BEDROOM FUN | Olivia Cooke disagreed with cutting an "animalistic" sex scene from House of the Dragon season two

Regardless, everyone's still horny as hell.

June 20, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Old World Blues | "Oh shoot, I've said too long" - Fallout co-creator Tim Cain reveals his role in the cancellation of Van Buren, the original Fallout 3

"As we walked out, he basically explained that any answer over six months was going to result in him having to cancel it."

June 20, 2024 Mark Warren

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Drip! | Tekken director reveals how the series' most popular costume came to be

Everyone loves King's Tekken 3 alternative costume, but how did it come to be?

June 20, 2024 Connor Makar

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INSIDE DREAMS | Inside Out 2 is rocking the box office, and more is coming in 2025...as a Disney+ series

We admit the pitch is pretty good.

June 20, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Lunch Trailer? | Forgot to take a day off to play Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree? It's ok, here's a fresh trailer to watch at lunch

Don't worry, we need some people to keep on running the world and Miquella'll wait.

June 20, 2024 Mark Warren

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Revolutionary! | PlayStation Portal finally gets major feature it somehow launched without

Your PlayStation Portal can now be used to be play games outside your home, thanks to the latest update.

June 20, 2024 Sherif Saed

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INFLUX | Will Smith set to join sci-fi thriller Resistor following Bad Boys: Ride or Die's breakout success

The Smith-naissance is upon us.

June 20, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Press Pause | UPDATE: After months of radio silence, DLC-sized New Vegas mod Fallout Nuevo Mexico is officially confirmed to be "on hold"

The mod's project lead has "decided to step back from active participation in the community."

June 20, 2024 Mark Warren

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Under the mask | Marvel Rivals is just a drab Overwatch-like in an eye-catching costume - hands-on preview

Aside for some genuinely cool comic book aesthetics, there's not much originality here in Marvel Rivals.

June 19, 2024 Connor Makar

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Jumped The Gun | Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake developer says it regrets leaving folks hanging a bit via that early announcement

Team Asano's sorry you had to spend a couple of years yelling 'Where's the (bad word) release date?' into the void.

June 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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Good Day, Ser | The next Game of Thrones spinoff has finally started filming, so let's hope they don't can it before we get the chance to watch it

Will this latest attempt at a prequel make it past a set photo?

June 19, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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IN THE SHADOWS | Shadow of the Erdtree is an almost perfect expansion, but one thing keeps bothering me

Yes, the Elden Ring expansion is incredible - but it's missing something other top-tier DLCs like Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty do very, very well.

June 19, 2024 Alex Donaldson

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In A Galaxy... | Spaceballs is coming back to parody Star Wars and more almost 40 years on with a Josh Gad led sequel

The writers of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and Detective Pikachu are penning the screenplay.

June 19, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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More Capri-chaos | Goat Simulator 3: Multiverse of Nonsense hands-on preview - plenty of goats, some chaos, and a giant capybara

The surprisingly large DLC offers plenty more wacky hijinks, even if some gags might land better than others.

June 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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Good Eatin' | Delicious in Dungeon season one review - an entrée so good, I can't wait for dessert

Bring on the next course!

June 19, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Packed Schedule | Helldivers 2's devs are looking into enemy spawn rates and making superior packing work as intended again

The ballistic shield is the latest thing players reckon isn't working as intended post-patch.

June 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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Relatable | The original Elden Ring manga is going on hiatus because the author is taking some time off to play Shadow of the Erdtree like the rest of us

What other option is there?

June 19, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Mediocre | As Furiosa speeds towards video on demand only a month after its cinema release, Tom Hardy shuts down the future of Mad Max

Not exactly promising for the eclectic post-apocalyptic series.

June 19, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Rad Reference | Call of Duty's Fallout crossover drops this week, and features a definitely accidental nod to one of Fallout 4's best quest mods

Hey, don't worry, we can add two different Vault 141s to the canon if it means Soap and co in colorful jumpsuits.

June 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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For The Camera | Smile 2's first trailer probably won't turn your frown upside down, but it might make you wary of anyone with a friendly face

Pop stars have tough lives too.

June 19, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Tarnished On Top | Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree beats all the bosses to become both highest rated game of 2024 so far, and the highest rated DLC ever

Bow down to the Elden Lord, the likes of The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

June 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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Thursday The 12th | Universal sets the perfect date for Mike Flanagan's take on horror classic The Exorcist

It's almost definitely the date you think it is.

June 19, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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You Wanna Learn? | Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection is getting both a digital and physical release on the PS4 and Switch, but nothing on Xbox

Great news for MvC players, but Xbox folks are left out in the dark.

June 19, 2024 Connor Makar

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Bangboos For All | Zenless Zone Zero lead would like to see Switch and Xbox ports in the future

But the team's focus is on polishing the PC, mobile, and PS5 versions for now.

June 19, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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WIDOWS AND BAIRNS | Still Wakes the Deep review: This is perfect Game Pass fodder - great but flawed, perfectly paced, and exactly the right length.

This six-hour disaster movie keeps the tension up, but it has entirely the wrong focus.

June 18, 2024 Jim Trinca

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Podcast | Best Games Ever Podcast - Extended Edition Info Page - June 18th, 2024

All the info you need to get your hands on the for-members-only extended edition of VG247's podcast.

June 18, 2024 Tom Orry

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PODCAST | What’s the best game that had the worst reveal trailer? The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 102

They say that the first impression is the most important, so even if your game is great, you’d better not botch the announcement.

June 18, 2024 Jim Trinca

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Neo Platform | Fantasian Neo Dimension announced at Nintendo Direct, arrives on Switch holiday season 2024

Get ready to enjoy the turn-based adventure from some Final Fantasy alums on Switch later this year.

June 18, 2024 Mark Warren

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Perfect Timing | After Perfect Dark's reboot rocked up at the Xbox showcase, the original drops on Switch today

Now, that's what I call corporate synergy.

June 18, 2024 Mark Warren