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Trigger Happy’s Sam Prebble on perfecting the survival horror of Total Chaos – and playing the genre’s classics for the first time

"Coming off Turbo Overkill has been great," Trigger Happy's Sam Prebble tells me over call. "That game's development... I mean, it worked out. But it was very messy because it was my first game and I didn't know what the hell I was doing. So I found myself, when it ...
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One Piece: Luffy’s Bento Panic Board Game Review

With over 1100 chapters, nearly as many episodes of the anime, movies and OVAs, a live-action Netflix series, a card game, and much much more, One Piece has become its own media empire. The tales of the Straw Hat Pirates are beloved all over the world, and now One Piece: ...
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Horizon Could Be PlayStation’s Big Movie Win if It Stays Faithful to the Games

Following Uncharted’s 2022 cinematic outing and The Last of Us’ hit HBO show, it was only a matter of time until Sony announced that Horizon was coming to the silver screen. PlayStation Studios and Columbia Pictures recently formally confirmed that a movie adaptation of Horizon Zero Dawn is in the ...
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Acclaimed Horror Hit ‘Soma’ Is Finally Coming To Switch

Alongside Amnesia: Rebirth and Amnesia: The Bunker.Abylight Studios has announced that it's bringing three of Frictional Games' horror titles to the Switch in 2025.SOMA, Amnesia Rebirth, and Amnesia: The Bunker will all be getting digital and physical releases later this year. This means all Amnesia games will at last be ...
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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Review

I owe Donkey Kong Country Returns HD an apology. I laughed in disbelief at its initial announcement because it’s not only the third time Nintendo has sold us a version of this 2010 Wii platformer, it’s also the third Switch re-release Donkey Kong has seen despite not getting a completely ...
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Predicting the Switch 2 Launch Games

With the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 very clearly on the horizon, we’re starting to wonder what we’ll be playing on it come launch day. So, in the absence of an official day one lineup, why don’t we have a good ol’ guess? Nintendo has a well-stocked stable of ...
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Starfield’s abandoned gore and dismemberment system sure would have made it less grey

Ah Starfield, the game that left the collective consciousness long ago. In her review, Alice Bee (RPS in peace) said that it was such a large thing it ultimately felt "small, cold and unlived in". I remember thinking the same. Would I have thought differently if it had copious amounts ...
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All the Games Reportedly Set for Release on Nintendo Switch 2

Following yesterday’s reports about Nintendo’s reveal plan for the Switch 2, a number of games were alleged to be set for the unannounced next-gen console.Leaker Nate the Hate, who was first to publish Nintendo’s alleged Switch 2 reveal release date via their podcast, speculated that a new Mario Kart will ...
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This roguelike made me feel like a genius (I didn’t know what was happening but I was pleased with myself)

We often get sent so many games from publishers and developers that we simply don't have the time or capacity to play. But 'tis the start of the year and I felt like I had a duty to give some of them a proper whirl and see what's what. Thus ...
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Video: Let’s Celebrate 10 Lovely Years Of Alex YouTube Videos

A decade of Mr Olney.Sure, 2025 might be home to some pretty big gaming anniversaries, but you want to know the biggest of them all? This week marks 10 years since the wonderful Mr Alex Olney published his first video on the Nintendo Life YouTube channel. That's right, it has ...
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