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I can still recall the exact size and shape of the key to my childhood home. Its brassy gold color, the weight of it in my pocket, how it felt when I turned it in the lock with a satisfying thunk. I always loved the way it looked – it …

When Clive Rosfield hits the battlefield in the latest Final Fantasy 16 Dominance trailer (opens in new tab), a barrage of attacks explode onto the screen. It’s a spectacle, with the protagonist propelling up into the air with an enemy and swiftly inflicting damage thanks to the wind elemental powers …

Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, the upcoming Soulslike from A44 Games, is a melting pot of ideas and inspirations. For one, it’s the indirect follow-up to the developer’s 2018 action role-player Ashen – a thoughtful slant on the genre which, whilst far from revolutionary, is a wonderful example of the …

Street Fighter 6 is ready to come out swinging on PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC in 2023, mashing together the iconic series’ familiar mechanics with new features to keep it fresh. The new Drive system means you’re powered up from the first second of the fight and have more …

It’s hard to talk about The Callisto Protocol without talking about Dead Space. That’s especially true after the release of the first Callisto Protocol gameplay trailer, which practically screams spiritual successor. I’m reminded of this as I prepare to sit down with Striking Distance studio head Glen Schofield – who, …

XCOM: Enemy Unknown and XCOM 2 director Jake Solomon did not expect Marvel to approach Firaxis about making a game in its universe. Nobody at the studio did. The team was wrapping up work on XCOM 2: War of the Chosen when the offer came in, and Solomon, a self-described …

“Even the drag queens are playing Elden Ring,” says Elden Ring’s self-proclaimed Bimbo Mage. And she’s right. I first stumbled upon Trashly (who streams the game in full drag) on TikTok (opens in new tab), where she’s gone viral multiple times for her hilarious stream clips. The video I saw …

When Ska Studios launched Salt and Sanctuary, the 2016 forerunner to Salt and Sacrifice, it arrived in the short window between Bloodborne and Dark Souls 3. Back then, the ‘Soulslike’ genre as we now know it wasn’t nearly as prominent, and as far as 2D variations on FromSoftware’s acclaimed works …

The clone wars, it seems, are far from over. The practice of copying the essence of a popular game and repackaging it for financial gain has been around almost as long as videogames, but it’s become a particular problem in recent years on mobile platforms.  Not only can this be …

Most people associate Halo 2 with the birth of Xbox Live, but Halo 2 did more than simply change the world of online multiplayer; it changed the world of video game music too.  The Halo 2 soundtrack is one of the most ambitious and successful video game soundtracks that has …