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Players of the popular online shooter will be able to lay down their weapons and watch exclusive footage
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Brenda Romero’s crime sim is a homage to the glitter and skulduggery of prohibition-era Chicago – a game of revenge, race and relationship management
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4 out of 5 stars.Made in collaboration with DJ Tim Bergling, this perfect Christmas party game has players zooming across intergalactic landscapes hitting buttons in time to the beat
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Game will be first in series since Half-Life 2: Episode 2 was released in 2007
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From God of War 2 to Grand Theft Auto 6, here are the almost-confirmed titles and wish-list fantasies we’re holding out for with the console’s next release
Opinion
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4 out of 5 stars.The full-size replica of an arcade machine’s control panel offers dazzling recreations of 16 classic titles from the 1980s and 90s
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5 out of 5 stars.More than just Fallout in space, this action-RPG is a delightful sci-fi romp with razor-sharp writing, lashings of humour and enough content to entertain you for months
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4 out of 5 stars.There’s plenty to do in this exciting and empowering simulation game, where automation is the key to your shining future
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2 out of 5 stars.Early missions in Ubisoft’s latest Ghost Recon open-world shooter seem impossible, and it barely gets better from there
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You’re a lone goose on a mission to torment the residents of an English village in this game of stealth and slapstick
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4 out of 5 stars.Experimental game designer Nina Freeman returns with a set of funny, thoughtful vignettes about the awkwardness of new relationships
What to play
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Want to build worlds, become a crime kingpin, get lost in space, or enter the afterlife? Then our countdown of the 50 best games of the era has something for you
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Trigger-happy chaos in Apex Legends, thoughtful exploration in Sunless Skies and witty adventures in Shakespearean London are part of a bumper year for PC, console and mobile games
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From the latest fun-filled escapades of Mario, Donkey Kong and Link to complex, literary titles such as Octopath Traveller, here are the games that get the best out of Nintendo’s console
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