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If you want to put a decisive end to a relationship, there are quicker ways to do so than playing Spacelines from the Far Out, but there might not be many this amusing. Overcooked and Overcooked 2 come to mind, as well as the spaceship simulator roguelike Faster Than Light, …

The best video game openings will leave your jaw on the floor. They’ll get your heart racing with excitement and anticipation as the title card pops up. The best kinds of openings get you hyped to play the game, ready to avenge deaths or dole out justice as you see …

The best shows on Amazon Prime Video aren’t hard to come by. However, that does beg the question: what should you watch next? That’s where we come in, as we’ve narrowed down everything on the platform to just 29 of the best series.  While we wait for The Lord of …

Starfield is about to let us explore one of the most fascinating and varied settings in games: Space. In Bethesda’s upcoming RPG set among the stars, we’ll be taking on the role of a member of an organization known as Constellation that is “committed to uncovering the mysteries of the …

The June 2022 Nintendo Direct just wrapped and it’s given us plenty to think about. And by ‘think about’, I do of course mean that it has given us plenty of games to get horrendously excited about playing. The Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase aired June 28, massively expanding the …

The best action games promote good combat systems. Listen, we don’t make the rules, we just rank games according to them. Whether you are staring down the barrel of a gun, peering over a protagonist’s shoulder, or guiding a character through a sprawling open world, the best action games can …

A few minutes into my American Arcadia (opens in new tab) hands-on demo, it quickly becomes apparent something very strange is going on. Beginning with 2.5D side-scrolling, I play as Trevor Hills, a senior account manager at a corporation called Inac. I’m just about to begin another day at work …

Pentiment appeared almost two-thirds into the Xbox and Bethesda Games showcase at E3 2022. By this point, we’d already taken an extensive look at Redfall. We’d been shown gameplay from the much-anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong, and had spied some gorgeous new footage of A Plague Tale: Requiem. We’d learned more …

The best Battlefield games offer something different. Where so many of the best FPS games are all about twitchy action, Battlefield is at its best when movement is steady and considered. While a lot of the best shooters are now set across shrinking maps, the best Battlefield games are all …

The summer always feels like the best time to catch up on some of the best anime from the past few years. But it’s hard to know where to begin. Whether your backlog is heaving or you’re looking to dip your toe into animated waters for the first time, there …