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As a survival horror fan, I pride myself on being somewhat fearless. I say somewhat because it is possible for me to become frightened by in-game happenings – a recent romp through one of Phasmophobia’s haunted houses proved as much. It’s just that nowadays, I’m rarely ever caught off guard …

I have a confession to make: for over a year the GamesRadar team has wrongfully thought I’m a huge horror fan, when in fact I’m a massive scaredy-cat.  For 30 years I’ve avoided getting scared. I run up the basement steps when turning the lights out. I tried and failed …

You’ve got your new PS5, lovingly unpacked it, and given it pride of place underneath your TV. While you wait for Spider-Man: Miles Morales (opens in new tab) or Fortnite to download, you’ll want to check out Astro’s Playroom, the game, and showcase that PlayStation has cleverly pre-installed on the …

There’s nothing more satisfying than landing that first punch in a beat ’em up. A solid jab that staggers your opponent, leaving them open for repeated strikes. The follow up isn’t as grand. Several knees to the face, hip toss into random objects, a risky hurricane kick – they all …

Read more (Image credit: Activision) Why The Gulag remains Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s best mission (opens in new tab) Some truths are hard to swallow, but here’s one that I’ve been reluctantly digesting over the last few years. The Battlefield series has had its ups and downs over …

Sega gave me a chance to play Yakuza: Like a Dragon early, and the first thing I did was look a gift horse in its English-speaking mouth. I knew the preview was probably going to start with English as the default, but I still made a face until I could …

We are beginning to get a better sense of Microsoft’s vision for the future of gaming. The Xbox Series X is set to arrive on November 10, 2020, a powerhouse system that Microsoft believes is the most powerful console on the market. But this isn’t going to be a generation …

There’s one level in Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time that might well be the game version of 2020. Just when you think you’ve gotten through one crisis, another one comes along to kick you in the ass. Welcome to Cortex Castle, the Crash Bandicoot 4 level where I died …

Genshin Impact has abruptly surfaced a few times in the past year, but after each trailer or event appearance, it’s always dipped back into a sea of obscurity. What is this strange, anime take on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild? Why is it free-to-play? Is it related …

How will the PS5 change gaming? For months now, that’s been something of an unanswerable question. Sony has struggled to showcase the potency of the SSD, the power of its next-generation system architecture, and the benefits of key advancements such as the Tempest 3D Audio and the haptic feedback embedded …