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Not so long ago, PlayerUnknown was just that; now, Brendan Greene (the man behind the enigmatic handle) is the head of the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (opens in new tab) empire. It’s an empire that found fame and glory (opens in new tab) on PC, and recently made the jump to Xbox …

Every year, CES continues to not technically be a video game show, and yet there’s always a bounty of gaming or gaming-adjacent gear to covet. This year’s crop was especially bounteous, so much so that I couldn’t just pick one favorite. Here are nine of the coolest, most fun, or …

Few items within Ultimate Team are as highly sought after as Team Of The Year cards released each January – and for FIFA 18 (opens in new tab), they’re getting a new twist with 60% of the ‘TOTY’ voting being done by those who play, rather than develop, the game. …

I probably don’t need to remind you that life can be a busy, unpredictable, and sometimes uncontrollable series of events; a frenetic balancing act, as you juggle your time between work, family, friends, recreation, health, and a billion other things all at once. As someone currently tasked with organising a …

Fortnite (opens in new tab) Battle Royale has been playable for a few months, but whether you’re a dedicated builder-battler or have never known the majesty of a rocket ride, you’ll want to try the next special event mode. A new Sneaky Silencers mode will be playable from Friday through …

Last year was full of huge games, but Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus (opens in new tab) managed to stand out thanks to its impressive shooting and insane story – there’s no doubt that it’s one of 2017’s biggest releases. But just what went into making it as bombastic as …

I remember the furtive chatter more than the experience of playing it: Braid (opens in new tab) was the game that redefined games. It was clever in ways that defied explanation, they said, and it was made by one enigmatic man who became the reluctant star of a movie about …

There’s no bigger event in cricket than the Ashes series between England and Australia. And, for a time back in the ‘90s, there was no sports game more universally revered than Brian Lara Cricket for first Mega Drive, then PlayStation. Two decades on, you’d figure a contemporary digital combo of …

There’s always two sides to every story. With post-apocalyptic cannibals, one half of that story is easy to tell. After all, we tend to assume that only evil people could eat their own kind. But that’s not entirely true. Under the right circumstances, anyone can become a cannibal. You just …

1) Steven Spielberg turns 71. After seven decades and 64 movies, might the great director’s best work still be to come?  It’s easy to take Spielberg for granted, given that he’s been the accepted architect of so much of our cultural landscape since the ‘70s. But in that regard, I …