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In my experience, Kerbal Space Program is a game in which a race of huggable space people who look like the zombified children of Beaker from the Muppets die in horribly preventable explosions. It’s consistently harrowing, a bleak look at the perils of scientific experimentation and the negative effects of …
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21 August
Want Silent Hills: A Hideo Kojima Game? Heres a chance to tell Konami.
It’s tough to imagine Silent Hill(s) was left off the “Konami heritage games survey (opens in new tab)” by mistake – especially when one of its options is Sunset “Bury Me With My Money” Riders. You can still fix that oversight yourself, even if it probably isn’t worth much more …
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20 August
New Hell & Back trailer takes a sweary trip to the underworld
A new red-band trailer has appeared online for R-rated animated comedy, Hell & Back, in which a trio of friends unwittingly open a portal to the underworld. When one of them is accidentally sucked in, his two buddies decide to follow in an attempt to bring him back to the …
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19 August
Departure Lounge: Naut is naut your average space game
Epic space dramas are so 2012. We’re looking forward to the future, when we’ll get to drive our sweet convertible through the empty sands of the Mars desert and take it all in. That day is a long way out, but to satiate your hunger, join Ludwig Kietzmann and Ashley …
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19 August
That Console Feeling: What defines console gaming in 2015?
For the old school console fan, 2015 is a paradise of fresh delights. Axiom Verge oozes that classic console feeling when it starts up on PlayStation 4. The grinding wub-wub-wub of the distortion field weapon and its glitchy effects warping the blocky environment seem like they were lifted right out …
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18 August
20 fictional corporations that are way more evil than they make out
Profits of evil Always felt a bit uneasy around mega corporations? Maybe thats because you worry about them not treating their employees fairly, or not sticking to ethical guidelines, or funnelling all their profits through offshore accounts to avoid paying fair taxes or maybe its because movies and TV are …
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18 August
James McAvoy & Daniel Radcliffe turn Frankenstein into an 80s buddy movie
Fox has debuted the first two trailers for Victor Frankenstein, its reboot on the classic yarn starring James McAvoy as the madcap Frankenstein and Daniel Radcliffe as his ever-faithful assistant Igor. To keep things fresh, the main story beats stem from Igor’s experiences working for the unorthodox scientist whose pioneering …
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18 August
Xbox studio is letting you pick its next game
Press Play, the Microsoft-owned studio behind Xbox One games Max: The Curse of Brotherhood (opens in new tab) and Kalimba (opens in new tab), is crowdsourcing the direction of its next game – but not in the way you might think. Instead of money, Press Play wants your ideas. To …
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18 August
Goodbye free time: The Witcher 3 New Game + DLC is finally out
This is the first moment of the rest of your witching life: The Witcher 3 (opens in new tab)’s New Game + DLC is out now across all platforms, letting you begin Geralt’s journey anew with more experience, your old gear, and tougher enemies. You will have to start over …
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17 August
Gears of Wars Mad World trailer is back with (sort of) all-new footage
One of Xbox’s most iconic series also got its most iconic trailer – it had to return, really. And return it does, although in a new shape. While Gears of War: Ultimate Edition’s ‘Mad World’ opens with the same plaintive puddle-pondering of the original, this version quickly swaps the CGI …
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