Games

Monster Train 2 revealed for 2025 release and you can play the demo right now

The privitisation of British Rail, now that’s the real monster. Please subscribe to my Substack for more scorching social commentary.…

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Does anyone really want long games any more?

Let’s face it, we aren’t getting any younger. And hell, those of us still lucky enough to call ourselves young…

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Why Ristar Should’ve Been The Genesis’s Mascot, Not Sonic

Ristar is celebrating its 30-year anniversary today, February 16, 2025. Below, we make the case that despite Sonic’s breakout celebrity,…

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Avowed’s Inventory System Is Amazing (And More Gaming Takes)

Image: BioWare / Epic / Kotaku Sometimes I think back on the arrival of Achievements, when suddenly every minuscule or…

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Star Wars: The High Republic’s final arc will force Keeve Trennis to face her fears – and her future with the Jedi

Marvel’s Star Wars: The High Republic range comes to an end this year with a “galaxy-shattering” final arc from writer…

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It’s happened: Helldivers 2 players just witnessed the great pac-manning of an entire planet by Meridia’s black hole, and Arrowhead’s declared a period of super mourning

Oh no. Helldivers 2‘s Meridia black hole has officially destroyed the planet it’s been lurching towards for the past little…

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HP launches its new RTX 5090 pre-built gaming PC, but is it worth the gigantic price-tag?

Tracking down an RTX 5090 has become an exercise in patience, luck, and frustration. With standalone cards constantly out of…

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DF Direct: our weekly show celebrates 200 episodes

DF Direct, our weekly news and Q+A show, recently celebrated its bicentennial – in the sense of reaching 200 episodes,…

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