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Total Warhammer 3 without touching grass: Noctilus accidentally looks up ‘avast’ in the dictionary

Well, swaggle me horns and fasten me timbers so they stop shivering like that, because the noise is quite irritating. Welcome back to another edition of Plundertales - my quest to conquer strategy game Total War: Warhammer 3 without ever stepping foot on dry land. If you don’t know the ...
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Fallout 4 Next-Gen Update Performance Review (PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S)

Now that the belated “next-gen” Fallout 4 update has finally arrived (nearly four years into said generation), Bethesda has at last offered up and enhanced way to play on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. However, the bar was already set fairly high by the excellent Xbox Backward Compatibility programme, ...
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Prettying up Distant Bloom’s alien world is its own reward

Despite my desire for a real life herb garden, I don't really like farming or gardening games. Distant Bloom could be an exception, except I'm not sure it even qualifies as either, really. It is a little bit about exploration, a little about very light puzzles, and mostly in its ...
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Mystery Show is a free Game Boy Camera exhibition set inside a haunted house

I didn't have a Game Boy Camera as a lad, partly because I couldn't afford one, and partly because my "friends" used to troll me ("bullying", I think we called it back then) about my Game Boy. Amongst other things, they'd reach over and flick the power off while I ...
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Spread The Balatro Love With This New Range Of Official Merchandise

We're all in.There was a time earlier this year where we had two states: playing Balatro, or thinking about playing Balatro. Our daily hours played may have begun to drop in the months since, but there's no denying that it has permanently set up shop in our minds. And guess ...
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Next Week on Xbox: New Games for May 6 to 10

Next Week on Xbox: New Games for May 6 to 10 Published May 3, 2024 Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, ...
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IGN UK Podcast 747: A Great Time for Sweaty Films

Cardy, Emma, and Mat are here to talk about a right ol' mixture of games, movies, and TV shows this week. We tell you why Another Crab's Treasure is seabed-based souls-like you should give a bash. How Challengers and Love Lies Bleeding are two of the sweatiest films you could ...
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Carceri is a “chaotic Art-toy” from a former Metroid Prime 4 dev, inspired by Piranesi

Carceri is a fizzy and kaleidoscopic, first-person "chaotic Art-toy" in which you explore/hallucinate an island resort that's also a concentration camp ("carceri" is Italian for prison) for sentient computer programs. Out sometime in May, it's the work of James Beech, who describes himself as "an on-again, off-again AAA veteran" with ...
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Valiant infantry rejoice: Earth Defense Force 6 has a new launch date trailer

The kids today might be all about their Helldivers 2 premium warbonds and tactical strikes, but back when me and the boys were defending earth against giant insects, all we had were massive riot shields and miniguns, and by jove, we made do. Never speak to me about Terminids. If ...
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‘Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition’ For Switch Rated By ESRB

NES Remix, but not NES Remix.Following a rather blatant tease from reliable leaker Pyoro, a rating has appeared via the ESRB for Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition for the Nintendo Switch (thanks, Stealth).Described as "a collection of 2D challenges and platformer games", it's also noted that the game will likely ...
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