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A Sea of Thieves screenshot showing a scruffy pirate staring at the camera against a tropical backdrop of blue skies and swaying palms.

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18 nifty things to do in Sea of Thieves that the game doesn't tell you

Anchors wahey!

April 30, 2024 Matt Wales

A Rotwood hero leaps through the air wielding a hammer and an intimidating expression.

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Klei's latest game sounds like Hades but is nothing like Hades

Rotwood's its own thing.

April 30, 2024 Christian Donlan

Elden Ring player character rides torrent through field of ghostly gravestones with giant tree weeping yellow in the background

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Elden Ring Symphonic Adventure was the perfect recap before Shadow of the Erdtree

The strings between.

April 29, 2024 Ed Nightingale

The Collage Atlas screenshot, shows hand-drawn pinwheels bunched together.

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How The Collage Atlas' creator drew a pen-and-ink world into life over four years

Onwards, always.

April 28, 2024 Henry Stockdale

dragon's dogma 2 compared with and without path tracing

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Digital Foundry | Dragon's Dogma 2 has a hidden path-traced renderer - and modders have found it

It's real, it works - but it's not built for gamers.

April 27, 2024 Alex Battaglia

Manor Lords artwork showing a person armoured head-to-toe, brandishing a sword to the air as if to say "charge!". A long red banner flaps in the battle-misted air around them.

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Manor Lords and a hidden risk of early access we don't talk about

Who's really in control?

April 27, 2024 Robert Purchese

Tales of Kenzera screenshot showing main character looking out at giant storm bird in the sky

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Supporters | Game of the Week: exploring the other things that make a Metroidvania great

Door dash.

April 26, 2024 Christian Donlan

Botany Manor screenshot showing a green garden.

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What we've been playing - Good manors and finger patterns

A few of the things that have us hooked this week.

April 26, 2024 Robert Purchese

Link crouching atop a glider as he soars through the sky with floating islands amidst the clouds in the background.

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The best 18 Switch games you can play right now

From Xenoblade to Zelda and everything in between.

April 25, 2024 Ford James

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Digital Foundry | Windows 11 prestige handhelds review: Lenovo Legion Go vs OneXPlayer 2 Pro vs AyaNeo Kun

The heavyweights battle it out against Asus ROG Ally and Steam Deck.

April 25, 2024 Richard Leadbetter

Close up of dark-haired Final Fantasy 16 protagonist Clive with his eyes closed surrounded by glowing blue energy

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Final Fantasy 16 is finally complete, though its DLC won't appease critics

A flawed favourite.

April 25, 2024 Ed Nightingale

Your friendly red crab from Another Crab's Treasure stands on two legs and holds a two-pronged fork, a rusty tin can on his back.

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Another Crab's Treasure feels a natural evolution for an underwater Soulslike

Pincer movement.

April 25, 2024 Christian Donlan

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Digital Foundry | Stellar Blade brings old-school console sensibilities to PS5 - with a modern flourish

A highly polished, bug-free experience.

April 24, 2024 John Linneman

A stylised image of Josemonkey staring at the camera.

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Long read | Where in the world is Josemonkey?

How TikTok's most intriguing geolocator makes a story out of a game.

April 24, 2024 Christian Donlan

Close up of Hades 2 blonde-haired witch protagonist Melinoë on blue background

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Hades 2 is kicking things off with a special weapon: familiarity

Once more with feelings.

April 23, 2024 Christian Donlan

An illustration of a trial bike rider ho-handsing their bike towards the camera in a plume of dirt, while in the background, other trial bike riders soar through the air.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Motorbikes

Triumphs.

April 23, 2024 Robert Purchese

Close up of A.K.I. and her poisonous nails in Street Fighter 6

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How Street Fighter 6's fighting fools helped me finally master fighting games

Electropankration.

April 21, 2024 Edward Hawkes

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Digital Foundry | Sea of Thieves on PlayStation 5: the next big Xbox multi-platform game tested

Plus: revisiting Xbox Series consoles and last-gen Xbox One X.

April 20, 2024 Oliver Mackenzie

A sunset silhouette of four piratical figures on a beach, waving shovels and swords.

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Excited for Grounded and Sea of Thieves on PlayStation, but not for the reasons you might think

Oh buoy.

April 20, 2024 Robert Purchese

A bedraggled man in a baseball cap sits behind the steering wheel of a car in Strange Scaffold.

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Supporters | Game of the Week: Life Eater and why games need their own Moviedrome

And go and watch Videodrome.

April 19, 2024 Christian Donlan

A side-on, cartoony illustration of a wizardly old man, by the looks of things, wearing a high collared cloak and a stern expression. Behind him, pink swirling magic can be seen.

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What we've been playing - old twin-sticks, caves, and ink

A few of the things that have us hooked this week.

April 19, 2024 Robert Purchese

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Digital Foundry | No Rest for the Wicked: the spectacular evolution of Moon Studios' graphics tech

Hands-on with the Early Access code.

April 18, 2024 John Linneman

An illustration of the now fairly grizzled human paladin Anduin, from World of Warcraft.

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Blizzard says "it's time to make a bold statement" with World of Warcraft

"It's time to set ourselves up for the next 20-plus years."

April 18, 2024 Robert Purchese

An image of the Fallout TV show, showing Lucy sat on a log in the wasteland.

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What is the essence of Fallout, and does the TV show live up to it?

Songs of innocence and experience.

April 18, 2024 Rick Lane

A photo of an old wooden bucket resting on top of an old well.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Buckets

A receptacle list.

April 17, 2024 Robert Purchese