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More than ten years later, it still hasn’t been topped: Resident Evil 4’s opening remains the yardstick by which all others must be measured. No doubt some will make a compelling argument for The Last Of Us, though repeat plays reveal how Naughty Dog ensures the player’s arms and legs …

The Marvel’s Avengers next-gen update has offered a shot of redemption for the scrappy superhero fighter. After a rough launch – from the negative reaction to Spider-Man being a PlayStation exclusive character to the swift dip in active players – the chance to showcase the game at its technical peak …

If you’re old enough to have been there, or young and full of investigative vigor, screenshots of Cyber Shadow will give you pause, am I looking at a game released in 2021, or am I looking at the hottest rental from Blockbuster in 1991?  Developer Mechanical Head Studios have pulled …

If you like your horror psychological, then the new indie In Sound Mind will be right up your misty, definitely dangerous alley. You play as therapist Desmond, who can use tape recordings of his patients’ sessions to travel to strange, slightly sinister locations to find puzzles to solve and monsters …

SpecialEffect is dedicated to helping people with physical disabilities play. Minecraft has been a priority for the UK-based charity, as many players with physical disabilities struggle with the dexterity required to enjoy Mojang’s creative sandbox. Thanks to software called EyeMine (opens in new tab), a free download that can be …

Nintendo does a panning shot better than just about anyone else in the games industry. A lone adventurer standing center frame, their attention locked on a distant horizon as the camera shifts slowly behind them to reveal a lush, sprawling world. It was used to great effect in the debut …

Blizzard Entertainment wants to tear down the boundaries it erected around Overwatch so many years ago. With Overwatch 2, the studio is trying to widen the appeal of its arena shooter. It is engineering an ecosystem that is more accommodating to all players; your friends who don’t have the time …

The Animal Crossing series has been going strong for almost 20 years, so it’s no surprise that we’ve seen plenty of characters come and go between each instalment. But, that doesn’t stop us hoping to see some of the missing Animal Crossing characters make their way to Animal Crossing: New …

The challenge sounds simple enough: assassinate Kalvin Ritter by drowning him in a toilet, for 1000xp. Hitman creator IO Interactive dubs this fate ‘ironic’, since jewel thief Ritter is aboard his own ship, a superyacht covered in lifebelts – but none are to be found in the toilet bowl.  The …

To a certain generation of PlayStation players, Destruction AllStars will feel like a crash course in nostalgia. It doesn’t take long to feel the warmth of familiarity rush over you, with Lucid Games’ PS5 debut so clearly influenced by the likes of Destruction Derby, Twisted Metal, and WipEout. For those …