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  • Dragon's Dogma 2 is Gen-Z Morrowind and I love it

    Dragon's Dogma 2 is an early but solid contender for GOTY – we said that might be the case during preview, and we’re certain of it now. It’s a game of uncompromised vision, and where the original looked at the likes of Fable and Oblivion and asked “what does Capcom’s version of that look like?”, the sequel responds: “why don’t we make Capcom’s version of Dragon’s Dogma instead?”. The original game is full of compromises. Content cut short for time or RAM. An entire planned beast race that...

  • Witch actor is going to lead the upcoming Jurassic World sequel? Seems like a wicked, but possibly popular choice has been made

    The Jurassic World soft reboot is still underway, and it's sounding like it might be opting for a cast member that could prove popular. Back in February, Star Wars: Rogue One director Gareth Edwards was tapped to direct the as-of-yet untitled Jurassic World soft reboot, but it hadn't quite found its cast just yet. Now, though, it sounds like casting is ramping up, with Scarlet Johansson having been reported to be in talks to join the Universal project last month. As reported by Deadline, up...

  • Elden Ring's now been beaten using morse code, and yes, watching it happen will probably make you feel useless at games

    I'm gonna cut to the chase here. A streamer's just beaten Elden Ring - including my buddy and yours Malenia - using button-operated morse code. As with asll these kinds of challenge runs, it's an incredibly impressive feat, and will no doubt leave you utterly devastated about how terrible you are at video games in comparison.Sure, we've still got a little bit of time to go before the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC drops and you get to really remind yourself just how useless you can be at...

  • I don't like the Fallout games, but the show might have made me a convert

    Before I get started, I'm going to have to ask you to put your guns down, because here's the thing: I don't really like the Fallout games. My first experience of actually playing them was with Fallout 4, which I do admit isn't the best way to start things off for a franchise that has run as long as it has, but it is what it is. I managed to make it a few hours into Fallout 4, but to be honest I just didn't vibe with it. The game did a pretty bad job at making me care about my baby, and I just...

  • Hopped into Fallout 4 on Xbox after watching the Fallout TV show, but achievements won't unlock? Don't worry, Bethesda's on it

    If you've watched all of Amazon's Fallout TV show by now, odds are you're either on the verge of - or already have - hopped back into one of the games in the series. You're certainly not alone in the regard, but if you've picked Fallout 4 on Xbox specifically, you might have run into the small problem of achievements just not unlocking.Yup, while it arguably feels like the vast majority of the architecture, gear, and items featured in the show - alongside all those other references, easter...

  • Amazon's TV show dissected in less time than it takes for the nuke to drop in Fallout 4's intro

    Warning: Major spoilers for series one of Amazon's Fallout TV show lie ahead.Ok, so most of us have all had a little bit of time to watch Amazon's Fallout TV show now.But what if you maybe watched it in bits, rather than all in one go, or felt like certain things weren't quite made clear enough? What if you want an explanation of what it is you just watched, and which bits of what happened to its trio of main characters you should have been paying the most attention to, instead of geeking out...

  • Are we finally going to see Hollow Knight: Silksong at tomorrow’s Indie World Nintendo Direct?

    A Nintendo Indie World has been set for tomorrow, so of course it begs the question, as it does everytime a games company hosts a presentation: will Silksong be there? The next Nintendo Indie World is taking place tomorrow, 3pm BST/ 10am ET, as announced by the game developer earlier today, and is promising about 20 minutes of "announcements and updates on indie games headed to Nintendo Switch in 2024." That's on the shorter end, even for an Indie World presentation, so don't expect news on...

  • The best game where your family DITCHES you? The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 95

    Inspired by the (frankly excellent) Fallout TV show, this week on VG247's Best Games Ever podcast I've tasked my colleagues with finding the best game where a family member ditches you. With the prerequisite understanding that none of them are allowed to pick Fallout 3, the quintessential "dad's buggered off" simulator.As it turns out, being forsaken by a family member is a fairly common scenario in video games, especially if you widen the concept of family out to any sort of fraternity or...

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    Hello there. If you can see all of this page then we thank you for being a member. You can now enjoy The Best Games Ever Podcast created by VG247 with a cheeky extra section on the end - in both audio and video form! How smashing. If you can't see all of this article, then, "boo, hiss," etc, as you aren't a paid-up member. There's a button to do that under this. All we're asking for is £2.99 a month or £29.99 a year to get your mitts on the extended show. That is a bargain, I hope you'll...

  • Good news, Helldivers 2's latest patch ensures the Ground Breaker armour's no longer a victim of accidental false advertising

    It's another day, so here's news of another Helldivers 2 patch that does things. What are those things? Well, a lot of the usual kinds of fixes, plus a passive swap that stops one of the latest warbond's armours from accidentally being a magnet for buyer's confusion, if not buyer's remorse.If you're out of the loop, the Democratic Detonation Warbond arrived in-game last week, bringing with it a bunch of useful tools to help you continue to battle the returned automatons, even if you can't...

  • Disney+ is reportedly tuning into the 1930s for its next new feature

    Remember No? Well, it seems like Disney+ is reinventing them anyway, as it apparently looks set to introduce 24/7 scheduled content. A lot of you younger readers will likely be a lot more familiar with streaming services as opposed to traditional, cable television, meaning you won't be so familiar with the idea that TV didn't used to be as on-demand as it is now. You'd have to "channel hop" looking around different stations for the show you wanted to watch, and there wasn't a guarantee that...

  • Smite 2 shoots to the top of Steam's top sellers entirely through pre-order founder packs

    Smite 2 has just popped up on Steam, and has already soared all the way up to the platform's Top Sellers list. The game has yet to get its initial release date. It doesn't even have an open beta available. This surge of interest comes entirely through pre-ordered founders packs.There are three of these founders packages in total - the founders edition, the deluxe founders edition, and the ultimate founders edition - which range from $30 to $100 in value. While the game will be free-to-play on...