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It’s been many years since Gran Turismo had this air about it. Not since its PS2 heyday has the series truly felt whole, complete, and utterly self-assured. Five years in the making, Gran Turismo 7 looks set to demonstrate exactly what PS5 is capable of and, personally, I haven’t felt …

Sometimes, online games can be a stage for unique shared experiences. Maybe it’s a special bonding moment you have with another player who helps you out in a tight spot, or a chance encounter in a virtual world that was particularly memorable. In these online spaces, where we can interact …

 It turns out there’s so much more to bringing Nathan Drake to PlayStation 5 than making him even better looking. We spoke to Naughty Dog’s Kurt Margenau (co-lead designer on Uncharted 4 and game director on Uncharted: The Lost Legacy), and Shaun Escayg, (creative director on Uncharted: The Lost Legacy …

Back in September 2021, I told everyone and their dog to try Genshin Impact on the grounds that there’s a good reason I’ve played it literally every single day for *checks notes* more than half a pandemic. To the surprise of no one, I still eagerly log into Genshin daily, …

Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard for almost $70 billion wasn’t on our Bingo card for 2022, but now that it’s official there’s much to mull over. What does it mean for the current labor dispute at Activision? How will the ongoing Activision Blizzard sexual harassment lawsuit play out? What will Xbox …

What happened to Marissa Marcel? That question lies at the heart of Immortality, the upcoming video game from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story, and Half Mermaid, the production company behind Telling Lies. If you’re unfamiliar with either of these fantastic independent releases, Barlow describes them as using “subtext and …

Can you watch Jungle Cruise online? As luck would have it, yes – you can still see The Rock’s latest outing. More specifically, the film is available via a standard Disney Plus membership (opens in new tab). That means subscribers can stream Jungle Cruise right now at no extra cost. …

Cobra Kai season 4 is here, and it’s packed with all the twists, turns, and karate battles that we’ve come to expect from the Netflix show.  This season kicks into higher gear, though, with the return of The Karate Kid 3 villain Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) – as well …

Derek Yu is amazed by the variation in Roguelike games which has emerged in recent years, and the versatility of the format it revealed. “It’s kind of like finding a hundred new ways to use toothpaste,” he says. “It’s proven itself to be a design framework that’s extremely flexible and …

The idea of new games emulating the style of titles from bygone eras is far from rare in the modern gaming landscape. Pixel-art platformers from Fez to Shovel Knight, SNES-inspired Metroidvanias like Axiom Verge and Owlboy, and many more besides, have established the indie-driven revival of the 16-bit era as …