Xbox One

Creepy Tale is certainly creepy. Thumbs up, Deqaf Studio, you aimed for that target and well and truly hit it. We played with tension in the fingers and thumbs, and there were plenty of moments that will sit in a grotty cupboard at the back of our subconscious. Thanks for that. Creepy Tale is a
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Contrary to what the state of my real-world home might imply, I find something oh-so-satisfying about cleaning up in video games. That makes The Gunk particularly appealing to me, as its linear campaign is packed full of opportunities to methodically transform a muck-covered alien planet back into a pristine and beautiful landscape. As the first
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Platformer games are two a penny these days, often using ideas that were popular in the genre’s heyday – for better or worse. But what if I told you a developer had come up with a concept that involves your vocal chords being the key to success? Well, Bad Dream Games have attempted to do
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I don’t know about you, but stories involving cataclysmic events suddenly feel much more relevant in the age of coronavirus. What was once a distant science fiction prospect doesn’t seem all that far away anymore. And Phoenix Point is arguably one of the more standout stories that has been told. Its tale of a virus
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Throughout the history of humanity, the way we have worked has changed. But only over the course of the last couple of decades have we really begun to think about the needs of the working population. For the most part, desk-based workers have been left with a solid tabletop and simple chair, until some whizz
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Released to coincide with the VGA Awards, The Matrix Awakens – full title, ‘The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience’ – sits somewhere in the Venn diagram of free, playable demo, advert and technical showcase. That might sound off-putting or baffling, but you shouldn’t be deterred: this is a milestone piece of software that
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Every December, The Game Awards airs to recognize the creative and technical excellence we see every day in the video game industry. Tonight’s show brought together a diverse group of game developers, players, and notable names from popular culture to celebrate gaming’s position as the most immersive and inspiring form of entertainment. Hosted by Geoff
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I’ve got a long history with the Oddworld franchise. After first finding love with Abe’s journey through both Oddysee and Exoddus way back in the late 1990s, I followed the progress of the Oddworld Inhabitants closely. It was Munch’s Oddysee that just so happened to be the OG Xbox system seller, before moving through the
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When I reviewed Terminator: Resistance back in 2019 I found its hapless waves of tin can kill-bots made for a disappointingly formulaic first-person shooter and yet, somewhat depressingly, probably still the best Terminator game that I’d ever played thanks to its slavishly rendered and movie-accurate post-apocalyptic aesthetic. Annihilation Line, a DLC campaign that sprouts off
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