Alex Donaldson
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The best thing I can say about Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is that I know I¡¯m going to be thinking about this for a long time yet.
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Master Rank | With Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom stakes its claim as the best publisher in gaming | behind-the-scenes hands-on
Capcom is on one of gaming's biggest and best hot streaks right now, and Monster Hunter Wilds looks set to be the pinnacle of its unassailable rise.
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Exhibition Matched | The Nintendo Museum is better than I thought - in fact, the worst thing about it is probably the name
Lots of history, lots of interesting stuff to do, and that 'Nintendo-like solution' to how to do a museum.
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Gears & Gambits | ¡°I want to add a different twist¡± Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 will rethink how it implements mini-games, says director Naoki Hamaguchi
The as-yet-untitled Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth sequel is going to change things up a bit, as Hamaguchi vows to ¡°rearrange things slightly¡±.
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Bare Metal | The latest contender in the retro hardware wars is a high-quality delight: the Chromatic
There¡¯s another premium retro console in town, and it¡¯s got one of the sleekest and fanciest cases I¡¯ve ever seen.
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Veiled Threats | Everyone in Dragon Age: The Veilguard is too nice, and I can¡¯t stand it
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is as sickly-sweet as they come - and that's a problem.
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Hit the Deck | Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket is a collector¡¯s dream - but in battle, I¡¯m already desperate for more cards
The meta must evolve, the game must keep rolling, the cards must grow. But can The Pokemon Company keep up the pace?
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'Appy Camper | The new Nvidia App is a brilliant new unified graphics settings powerhouse - and it¡¯s out now
I can¡¯t believe I¡¯m excited about a PC settings app, but here we are. Nvidia¡¯s new software is an excellent much-needed upgrade.
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A Perfect Circle | Indiana Jones and the Great Circle hands-on: a twisted love child of cinematic action, adventure games, and immersive sims - and I love it
Part-Lara Croft, part-Nathan Drake, but all Indiana Jones - the Great Circle scratches an itch I didn't know I had.
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Rook & a Hard Place | Dragon Age The Veilguard review: a competent, compelling RPG that's less than the sum of its parts
Many of Veilguard's best ideas feel like they struggle to get out of first gear, and those that do find it harder still to make it to third.
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PODCAST | What's the best game that is hated by its publisher?
Sometimes the black sheep just happens to be a banger.
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5 O'Clock Shadow | Sonic X Shadow Generations review: one of Sonic¡¯s modern classics well-refined, with a strong (but short) new campaign
Sonic Generations remains one of the hedgehog¡¯s better outings in this remaster, but the best of this release is the all-new story starring Shadow.
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Seventh Heaven | IO Interactive¡¯s Bond game starring a young and original James is great - but Project 007 must be careful to dodge certain tropes
Following Hitman, I have no doubt IO Interactive knows how to handle Bond, but it just needs to move with a deft hand.
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When I'm 64 | Analogue 3D is set to be the most luxe N64 ever made - and the gorgeous $250 box will be up for pre-order later this month
These are gorgeous machines, beautifully engineered - and fans will be happy with the latest.
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DOUBLE TROUBLE | XXX Nightshift is a new sci-fi detective RPG from Dark Math Games - another new studio founded by former Disco Elysium developers
In the wake of troubles, the list of hot new RPGs from former Disco Elysium developers continues to grow with the reveal of XXX Nightshift.
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Plug In Baby | Mario & Luigi: Brothership is a delightfully familiar light RPG return-to-form - but plugs offer exciting added depth and strategy
The Mario & Luigi series explodes back onto the scene with a confident showing that aims to bring the duo closer than ever.
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Wild Card | Balatro¡¯s perfect mobile port seals its status as the best game of 2024
Balatro was already one of the best games of the year - but a new outing on gaming¡¯s most ubiquitous platform proves it¡¯s the most important release of 2024.
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PODCAST | The best rings of power in video games
Another ring-themed podcast! But this time nothing to do with broken Xboxes. Or Ian Higton.
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Pocket Monster | I sense that Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket is going to take over my life - hands-on
Uh oh, it looks like The Pokemon Company has cracked the formula to make digital Pokemon TCG as moreish as its erstwhile CCG rivals.
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Veil's in Comparison | Dragon Age: The Veilguard is so much more than you think it is, and it channels BioWare¡¯s best
Leaning on companions? Borrowing from the structure of Mass Effect 2 and 3? References to Final Fantasy 10 and 12 for RPG systems? Pinch me.
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Wingin' It | Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 may lead with new mission modes, but its astonishing scope is broad enough to fly an A380 through - Hands-On
This is certainly the biggest-ever Flight Simulator release in terms of content - and it may also be in terms of audience.
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Clanger to Banger | Sonic X Shadow Generations is so slick it does the impossible - makes me nostalgic for a game I hated
Yes, I'm talking about Sonic '06. No, I am not talking specifically about *that kiss*.
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Model Behaviour | Cut free of Apple Arcade, Fantasian shows off the revolutionary spirit that helped Hironobu Sakaguchi create Final Fantasy in the first place - interview
With Fantasian, Sakaguchi has a different kind of revolution in mind; one that is rooted in art, and puts aesthetic first.
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Region Locked | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is reminding me of the greatest Lord of the Rings game
Expedition 33 unexpectedly channels one of the greatest and most unexpected licensed games of all time - and I¡¯m here for it.
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High Yield | Civilization 7 is breaking traditions and taking some big risks - and that's brilliant
In a newly-crowded market for 4X simulation games, the market leader returns - and it's not resting on its laurels.
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Sex Strike | Capcom speaks on the decision not to include point-earning erotica photos in Dead Rising Remake, states it's not "a response to a changing cultural climate"
An update on the controversial change to Frank much-anticipated go-around.
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Voicemail | Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster¡¯s greatest addition? A whole lot more voice acting, with a Dragon¡¯s Dogma style twist
Dead Rising¡¯s latest release replaces Frank West¡¯s voice actor - but it turns out, Capcom had a pretty great reason to re-record all of the journalist¡¯s dialogue¡
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Sex Strike | Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster drops ¡®Erotica¡¯ ratings from its photography mechanic
18 years on from his first outing, Frank West is toning down the sleaze in his photojournalism.
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Age Concern | Nintendo World Championships might be my favorite multiplayer game in years, but the improvements for a potential sequel are obvious
Ahead of a Nintendo World Championship: SNES Edition, say, Nintendo has got its hooks in me - but there is certainly room for improvement.
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Hit The Deck | Divorced Dads is a brilliant Magic The Gathering clone, but with more existential dread
"I play Magic: The Gathering, do you?" "No, I sleep in a big bed with my wife."
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Joker in the Pack | That Balatro still has a grip on my very soul is proof it¡¯s the best game of 2024
150-odd hours in, I¡¯m still not done with Balatro, and when I am, I will mourn.
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Economic Block | Goodbye, money: Lego¡¯s latest gaming set will surely open a wallet-emptying can of worms
I¡¯m excited - and fearful - at what Lego and Nintendo's latest collaboration might usher in next.
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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?
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Sounds Good | Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is resurrecting the original game¡¯s beloved licensed music tracks
Frank West is coming back with all the music you loved from the original version of the game, Capcom has told VG247.
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Awowed | ¡°It lets us really lean into the things that we excel at¡± - Avowed¡¯s developers on choice, consequence, Game Pass, and those early Skyrim comparisons
We sit down and speak to Obsidian devs about the most pressing topics, as Avowed nears its release.
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Kunitsu-Gami Path of the Goddess could be this summer¡¯s best sleeper hit, and you can play it right now
Capcom knows that experimentation works ¨C that's how we got Devil May Cry, after all. Kunitsu-Gami Path of the Goddess should be on your radar.
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DICTATE THIS | ¡°We wanted to spread the love of fighting games¡± - a candid chat with Street Fighter 6 devs on crossover characters, balance, and M. Bison vs Vega
We chat to Shuhei Matsumoto and Takayuki Nakayama about the arrival of M. Bison, Terry Bogard, Mai Shiranui, and Elena in Street Fighter 6, Season 2.
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World Class | Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition feels like far more than nostalgia bait, it could be a multiplayer classic
At ?25, Nintendo's latest retro throwback feels like an ample replacement for Mario Party in some ways (and that's a good thing).
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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.
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Blossoming Seeds | Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake is looking like a beautiful, faithful, and powerful history lesson - hands-on
As the Dragon Quest series approaches its 40th anniversary, Square Enix returns to the beginning with what's looking like a gorgeous and incredibly faithful remake.
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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.
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Wild World | Monster Hunter Wilds goes above and beyond in search of evolution - preview
It's a real wild one, wild one, wild one, wild one.
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EEE | Summer Game Fest isn¡¯t yet the E3 replacement the industry needs - but it¡¯s getting there
I still miss E3.
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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.
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SHADOW CABINET | Sonic Generations¡¯ new Shadow levels are a joyous shot of noughties nostalgia
A worthy remaster made all the worthier by the addition of brand new content? You spoil us, SEGA
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Shadow Boxing | Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree hands-on: More of the same is pretty great when you¡¯re talking about one of the greatest games of all time
Who can complain about more Elden Ring? Especially when the quality ¨C and, to a degree, quantity ¨C matches the base game beat-for-beat?
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ANTI-SOCIAL MEDIA | Dot and Bubble brings Black Mirror-style social commentary to Doctor Who with thought-provoking results - Review
Doctor Who toys with heavy social commentary with a new episode that doesn't actually feature the Doctor all that much. But don't worry - the lead is, like, so charismatic.
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PAPER CRAFT | Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door review: a worthy new version of a must-play classic
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door is a richly-deserved, lovingly-crafted redo of a classic.
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AT ARMS LENGTH | 73 Yards is more than just an all-time great Doctor Who episode, it¡¯s one of the best bits of TV in years - Review
Doctor Who is always at its best when it¡¯s weird. This week, it drops one of its weirdest episodes yet - and it may well be one of the best.
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PLAY HAS NO LIMITS | The best PS1 games to play in 2024
Still have your PlayStation kicking about? Here are some of the best games you can still play on it today.