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Cloud Strife looking at a PlayStation 5 the size of the Shinra building
  • Features

Oh no! I’m going to have to buy a PlayStation 5 for one game, aren’t I?

Is it ever reasonable to buy a pricey console for one video game? Does your answer change if that console is the enormous, ugly, awkwardly-shaped PlayStation 5?
19th February 2024
8 minute read
consumer action crunch cyberpunk yellow v3
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The only way to end crunch in video game development? Consumer action

A slide outlining CD Projekt Red's development roadmap veered from praise of its openness to fear of horrific crunch, and it's a sign things need to change.
21st October 2022
12 minute read
zelda silent princess
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Tabula Rasa: In defence of the amnesiac video game protagonist

It's a trope so overused it borders on cliché, but perhaps the amnesiac protagonist route is so well-trodden precisely because it is so effective?
18th August 2022
5 minute read
Kingdom Hearts Nintendo Switch
  • News

All of Kingdom Hearts is coming to* Nintendo Switch

Kingdom Hearts on* Nintendo Switch is good news for fans of playing games on a portable console while also requiring a constant internet connection.
6th October 2021
2 minute read
The Last of Us Part II
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The Last of Us battle royale? That’s an idea so wild it just might work

A few weeks ago, rumours were swirling about The Last Of Us battle royale. Believe it or not, that might not be as bad an idea as it sounds.
10th September 2021
4 minute read
Steam Deck
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Is Valve’s Steam Deck the perfect gateway to PC gaming?

With a simple and approachable device like the Steam Deck, will PC gaming finally get its hooks into console gamers?
28th July 2021
3 minute read
Humble Bundle
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Humble follows through with plans to increase its cut, reduce charitable share

Following a backlash when it was first announced, Humble takes another go at increasing its own cut at the expense of the charities it supports.
8th July 2021
3 minute read
Coming exclusively to Xbox E3 2021
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Something was conspicuously absent from the Xbox E3 2021 conference

Master Chief? Present. Forza? Here. Sea of Thieves? Yarr! Bethesda exclusives? You bet. So why did it feel like something was missing from Xbox at E3 2021...?
17th June 2021
5 minute read
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