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Opinion

It's taken eight years, but finally Game Pass is positioned to save the Xbox console business and give Xbox a point

Amongst the doom and gloom around Xbox consoles, there is still reason to be hopeful.

Jan. 31, 2025 Tom Orry

363 comments

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2025 will be a make-or-break year for triple-A video games as we know them

It might even be a good thing.

Jan. 6, 2025 Chris Tapsell

131 comments

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The PS5 Pro's major missing feature and a ?5 copy of Forspoken has shown me a future I really don't want

I'm sorry, disc drives, I didn't realise how much I needed you until you were gone.

Nov. 28, 2024 Tom Orry

368 comments

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A ?700 PS5 Pro is an argument against "Pro" consoles altogether

Too poor for it? Maybe you should drive an Uber!

Sept. 11, 2024 Chris Tapsell

328 comments

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It's hard to stay excited about the PlayStation VR2 if even Astro Bot won't wear one

Sony's headset desperately needs a rescue mission.

May 31, 2024 Ian Higton

227 comments

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What is the point of Xbox?

The platform holder has repeated the same terrible mistakes for over a decade. The reason is simple: its priorities are back-to-front.

May 9, 2024 Chris Tapsell

582 comments

Opinion

Goodbye Roll7, you deserved so much better

A cherished font of bright new ideas, closed for good.

May 2, 2024 Robert Purchese

93 comments

Opinion

The Game Awards will never represent our industry in the way it needs, so what next?

"Please wrap it up."

Dec. 8, 2023 Chris Tapsell

120 comments

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Cyberpunk's storytelling makes Starfield seem ancient

Performance art.

Oct. 5, 2023 Tom Senior

512 comments

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It's a good thing Microsoft now says its "adorably all digital" future plans are outdated

They suggested a potentially different path to Sony, and poorer game preservation as a result.

Sept. 20, 2023 Tom Phillips

320 comments

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Microsoft's brilliant Xbox Games Showcase teased the best line-up in years - if you can wait to play it

Coming in 2024.

June 12, 2023 Tom Phillips

275 comments

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Sony's lack of first-party focus left PlayStation Showcase feeling like a letdown

Three years in, PS5 has an unclear roadmap of all-important exclusives.

May 25, 2023 Tom Phillips

299 comments

Opinion

VR Corner | 11 most wanted PSVR 2 launch titles that would make our VR dreams come true

Head in the clouds.

Oct. 30, 2022 Ian Higton

18 comments

Opinion

Silent Hill is back, but is it too much too soon?

There was a SERIES here. It's back now.

Oct. 20, 2022 Vikki Blake

24 comments

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Stadia was doomed from the start by putting ownership prices on something that never felt like ownership

Dark clouds forming.

Sept. 30, 2022 Martin Robinson

109 comments

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With the new PS Plus Premium and Extra, Sony opts for the car boot sale approach to catalogue gaming

Trash Panic.

June 24, 2022 Chris Tapsell

100 comments

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The new PlayStation Plus still feels like a missed opportunity

You're Spartacus?

May 17, 2022 Martin Robinson

111 comments

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Until Starfield and Redfall's delay I guess I didn't fully understand Game Pass

Adventures in the screens trade.

May 13, 2022 Christian Donlan

109 comments

Opinion

Whatever EA Sports FC is, it must be better than FIFA

Leaving the tarnished name of FIFA behind gives EA an opportunity, but who knows if it'll take it.

May 12, 2022 Chris Tapsell

20 comments

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Microsoft's dodgy DRM comes into the limelight, and no-one's smiling

A weekend of outages suggest some old problems remain.

May 10, 2022 Martin Robinson

135 comments

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Sony's response to Game Pass is both confident and conservative

PlayStation Plus size.

March 29, 2022 Martin Robinson

163 comments

Opinion

Letter from the Editor: The trouble with game awards

Games have never been more diverse, but that's seldom reflected in games of the year lists. Why?

Feb. 7, 2022 Oli Welsh

5 comments

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Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard isn't just a question of what it means for the games

Change won't come easy.

Jan. 18, 2022 Martin Robinson

208 comments

Opinion

Letter from the Editor: Feast and famine

The only thing worse than not enough games is too many of them. Or is it?

Nov. 2, 2021 Oli Welsh

11 comments

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Imagining FIFA Ultimate Team without pay-to-win loot boxes

It's all kicking off.

Oct. 8, 2021 Wesley Yin-Poole

10 comments