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VG247 • 26th July 2018

Rainbow Six Siege's new Villa map is Ubisoft's map design at its best | VG247

It is my first match back after a two-month break from Rainbow Six Siege, and I am running around its newest map, Villa, in a daze. Every corridor looks the same, I have no idea how to get to the ...

gamesradar • 28th February 2019

FIFA 19 kits: the most stylish home and away combos for your Ultimate Team | GamesRadar

After spending weeks in FIFA 19 agonising over formations and crafting the perfect starting 11, the last...

PC Gamer • 28th February 2019

Phil Spencer talks Microsoft's new studios and its commitment to PC gaming in 2019 | PC Gamer

Microsoft is on a video game spending spree. In the past year it’s bought six studios, including...

Gamasutra • 6th March 2018

Devs reflect on the impact and legacy of Burnout Paradise | Gamasutra

“Nobody was interested” in Burnout Paradise prior to its release, series co-creator Alex Ward tells Gamasutra. “I remember taking it to E3, and pretty much nobody came to see it. The folks running EA [the game’s publisher] were thinking: ‘get ...

Trusted Reviews • 29th September 2018

Elea Episode 1 Review | Trusted Reviews

The first episode of Elea is full of bugs, awkward voice acting, wonky animations and boring puzzles. And yet, somehow, it remains intriguing. Its story is deeply personal, and its sci-fi setting—fleshed out with short, sharp text descriptions—feels believable...

gamesradar • 21st March 2019

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice review in progress: “The best swordfights in any video game” | GamesRadar

Before you ask: yes, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is bloody difficult. In true FromSoftware fashion, each...

PC Gamer • 28th February 2019

The Outer Worlds: Release date, gameplay, and everything we know | PC Gamer

Obsidian Entertainment, the studio behind Fallout: New Vegas and Pillars of Eternity, is working on...

PC Gamer • 13th February 2019

A guide to Apex Legends' 19 guns | PC Gamer

Apex Legends’ weapons are scattered across dozens of buildings and compounds, and choosing the...

PC Gamer • 8th December 2018

Our most anticipated VR games of 2019 | PC Gamer

It's been a quiet year for VR, but the likes of Beat Saber, Budget Cuts and Skyrim VR have made 2018 a good year to own a Rift or a Vive. And 2019 might be even better...

PC Gamer • 30th December 2018

The best VR games of 2018 | PC Gamer

This year has been a relatively quiet one for VR, but headset owners have still been treated to their fair share of great games...

Kotaku UK • 16th April 2018

Frostpunk is the Harshest City Builder You'll Ever Play | Kotaku UK

One of your citizens is refusing to part ways with his frostbitten left leg. If your medics leave him alone then gangrene will kill him within days, adding another body to the growing pile dumped in a snowdrift on the ...

PCGamesN • 21st June 2018

Happy 18th birthday Deus Ex - let's get drunk together | PCGamesN

Deus Ex turns 18 this month - which means, in the UK, the game can legally get drunk. So let’s all have a beer or two. Or, if you’re protagonist Adam Jensen, have three, and wash them down with a ...

PC Gamer • 20th December 2018

VR shooter Echo Combat has the best movement of any FPS I’ve played | PC Gamer

I push myself off the flamingo’s head just in time to dodge the stun grenade...

Rock, Paper, Shotgun • 13th August 2017

Wot I Think – Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice | Rock, Paper, Shotgun

The voices won’t stop. They’re whispering in my ear, gnawing at my skull from all angles. “Turn back”, one says. “They’re watching you”. “She falls for their tricks every time,” says another, cackling while Senua screams. More than once during ...

PC Gamer • 28th February 2019

Metro Exodus weapons guide | PC Gamer

Metro Exodus wants you to be stealthy, but sometimes you need to put some lead down range...

PC Gamer • 22nd April 2018

We tried to get good with Tachanka, Rainbow Six Siege's worst operator | PC Gamer

I rarely get praise from teammates in FPS games. So when my Rainbow Six squad starts worshipping me as a god after pulling off a single kill, I have no idea how to react. I'm learning that this happens more ...

GamesMaster • 23rd July 2018

Moonlighter review - Trading goods by day, trading blows by night | GamesMaster

If you’ve ever wondered what happens to the wads of cash you hand over to in-game merchants in exchange for fancy swords, then Moonlighter is your game.

TechRadar • 29th September 2018

FIFA 19: 10 tips to make you a better player | TechRadar

FIFA 19 is a brilliant football sim, and one that makes meaningful strides forward from EA’s offering last year. It has plenty of new mechanics as well as refinements to old ones, which means you’ll need to reprogram your FIFA ...

Rock, Paper, Shotgun • 6th February 2017

Wot I Think: Tales of Berseria | Rock, Paper, Shotgun

I’m sitting with some friendly seaside townsfolk debating the merits of placing chocolate jelly in every toilet in the Holy Midgand Empire. The Great Choconito Gambit, one of them calls it to much amusement, insisting he was going to get ...

PC Gamer • 13th February 2019

Wasteland 3: everything we know | PC Gamer

Given how long fans had to wait for a sequel to 1988 RPG Wasteland—and how good that sequel was when it finally arrived—it’s no...

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Child of Light: Creators look back on Ubisoft’s surprising RPG | VGC

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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice review: “Genius combat and a world that begs to be explored” | GamesRadar

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The Occupation review | PC Gamer

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Rainbow Six Siege's new Villa map is Ubisoft's map design at its best | VG247

FIFA 19 kits: the most stylish home and away combos for your Ultimate Team | GamesRadar

Phil Spencer talks Microsoft's new studios and its commitment to PC gaming in 2019 | PC Gamer

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