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Best video game characters – Your guide to the most influential figures in gaming history

For as long as they’ve had the means to, games have wanted to tell a story. Even in the early days of the original…

Last Updated November 3, 2025 · by Mars Evergreen

“AI is a Hammer”, says Mass Effect’s Jennifer Hale, we must not be the nail

“How do you have a good time in an industry that feels like it says no all the time?” This is the question that…

Last Updated October 31, 2025 · by Alice Lynch

007 First Light - Bond finds himself in an MI6 laboratory

“We wanted to make our own James Bond,” says 007 First Light producer

We recently had the chance to sit with Theuns Smit, the senior licensing producer at IO Interactive, the developer behind the upcoming spy-tastic action…

Last Updated October 30, 2025 · by Max Nicoll

Call of Duty Black Ops 7 - Four combatants preparing to fight zombies

Call of Duty Black Ops 7 has a Nazi problem

When Call of Duty Black Ops 7 releases on November 14, it returns with its longstanding, wildly offbeat Zombies mode intact. The new map…

· by Mars Evergreen

Baldur’s Gate 3’s Samantha Béart is fighting to protect the industry’s “human stories”

Fresh from a panel, Samantha Béart cuts a deliberate figure as they sit opposite me in a backroom at MCM Comic Con. Their ‘Protect…

Last Updated October 29, 2025 · by Cat Bussell

Dawn of War 4 – Everything we know about our impending return to the grimdark future

This article contains officially confirmed information combined with expert industry speculation, rumors, and analysis. We will update this page with the latest news as…

Last Updated October 29, 2025 · by Tom Bardwell

Pokémon Legends Z-A - A trainer and her squad ready for battle at dusk

Pokémon Z-A’s lack of voice acting is holding the series back

The latest game in the ever-popular creature-battling franchise, Pokémon Legends Z-A, brought innovation by adding real-time combat to a traditionally turn-based affair. However, many…

Last Updated October 28, 2025 · by Mars Evergreen

Crusader Kings 3 All Under Heaven - A court meets in Imperial China

Crusader Kings 3’s newest expansion deserves your attention

All Under Heaven is the new massively ambitious Crusader Kings 3 DLC. Despite publisher Paradox’s chequered relationship with DLC, we’re keen to see what…

Last Updated October 28, 2025 · by Mars Evergreen

The Outer Worlds 2 - Your crew congregate in the galley.

I’m glad that you can’t date anyone in The Outer Worlds 2

As the trailer focusing on The Outer Worlds 2 companions boldly proclaims, it is of the game's close allies that you’ll keep the most…

Last Updated October 28, 2025 · by Mars Evergreen

Football Manager 26 Premier League trophy shining in the sunlight

Why you should care about Football Manager 26

Watching the slow death of the cancelled Football Manager 2025 felt like watching your plucky League 2 club get comprehensively drubbed in the FA…

Last Updated October 27, 2025 · by Gail Bartlett

Playing Ninja Gaiden 4 on my PS5 Pro takes me back to playing the original on Xbox

Dispatch’s stellar reception shows our desire for grown-up games

Becoming the Ghost of Tsushima in Crusader Kings 3 didn’t quite go to plan

As Call of Duty Black Ops 7 gets a pop-up matcha bar, we ask, “What’s in a map?”

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Best video game characters – Your guide to the most influential figures in gaming history

“AI is a Hammer”, says Mass Effect’s Jennifer Hale, we must not be the nail

“We wanted to make our own James Bond,” says 007 First Light producer

Call of Duty Black Ops 7 has a Nazi problem

Baldur’s Gate 3’s Samantha Béart is fighting to protect the industry’s “human stories”

Dawn of War 4 – Everything we know about our impending return to the grimdark future

Pokémon Z-A’s lack of voice acting is holding the series back

Crusader Kings 3’s newest expansion deserves your attention

I’m glad that you can’t date anyone in The Outer Worlds 2

Why you should care about Football Manager 26