Content warning: The Quiet Things addresses abuse and childhood trauma, which this interview touches on. Alyx Jones has been busy. In 2022, the developer — who has worked on audio for Elden Ring, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and 2020’s Final Fantasy 7 remake — was named one of BAFTA’s Breakthroughs of 2022, marking her as a…
I don’t know when I became The Warhammer Guy. My very first experience with the long-running series was through Creative Assembly‘s high fantasy gem Total War: Warhammer in 2016, and a few years later I got into the Sci-Fi counterpart — Warhammer 40,000 — through the book recommendations of a love ly work colleague. Since…
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Bloodborne – why has Sony abandoned it? (pic: Sony) The mystery of why Sony continues to ignore Bloodborne has deepened, just as they admit console releases will always come first. Bloodborne is one of the most critically acclaimed video games Sony has ever published and yet they’ve barely ever mentioned the game in public since…
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The Paraglider in Tears of the Kingdom functions much in the same way as in the last game. The thing to note here is that you will not start with it in your possession, making the tutorial section quite tricky for those that hate climbing. Thankfully, it doesn’t take long for the Paraglider to become…
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Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom – the new Zelda really is uniting everyone (pic: Nintendo) Rival companies, including Sony and Ubisoft, are being good sports by congratulating Nintendo on Tears Of The Kingdom’s launch. There may still be another seven months to go until the end of the year, but we doubt any other game…
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Bandai Namco has revealed that Elden Ring has sold 20.5million copies since launching in February 2022. The milestone was shared in the publisher’s latest investor report for the end of fiscal year 2022 (via TheGamer), where it was confirmed that the role-playing game from developer FromSoftware had surpassed 20.5million copies sold worldwide. “We expect a…
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Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom – oops!… they did it again (pic: Nintendo) One of the most keenly awaited sequels in Nintendo history is finally here, but can it live up to the legacy of Breath Of The Wild? Nintendo has done this before. Since there is generally only one or two mainline Super Mario…
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Magical sales figures (pic: Warner Bros.) Harry Potter has upended Star Wars from the UK sales top spot, as Hogwarts Legacy extends its lead as the best-selling game of 2023. Star Wars may have been number one last week but the belated launch of the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of Hogwarts Legacy has…
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Redfall – love ably imperfect? (pic: Microsoft) A reader explains why he’s still intrigued by Redfall, despite all the bad press, and lists other less than perfect games he’s enjoyed. The recent release of Redfall has been a sour affair, at a time Xbox really needed a hit they released what both critics and gamers…
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Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom – have you pre-ordered? (pic: Nintendo) Readers discuss how often they buy a video game as soon as it comes out and whether they’re swayed by pre-order deals. This week’s Hot Topic was suggested by reader Cabal, who asked whether you get a game immediately or whether you wait until…
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