Games
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Hearthstone Mercenaries review: great ideas locked behind a grind
Complex layers of skill-based play are a feature of Mercenaries, but all too soon you hit a grind wall that is less fun than it should be.
SteelSeries Prime hardware nails your fuss-free frags
The Prime mice and headset dial back the bling in favour of esports performance at a mid-tier price, making it a winner for many buyers.
Putting real heart into Far Cry 6
Navid Khavari, Narrative Director on Far Cry 6, talks about creating a story to care about into a game best known for flambuoyant open world mayhem.
How two books, one broken computer and an out-of-print tabletop game led to The Veil: Inheritance
After venturing into the post-cyberpunk scene, the aesthetics and philosophy of bio-punk were a natural next-stop for Fraser Simon's RPG.
Deathloop's capacity to surprise is the most compelling reason to keep looping
Deathloop's opening hours are full of all sorts of delicious story hooks and gameplay surprises, which has me excited for what's to come.
A retelling of anxiety through the thoughtful platformer Celeste
Unlike so many media depictions of anxiety, Celeste reflects the messy, non-linear nature of dealing with mental illness.
Legends of Runeterra community isn’t buying what Riot's selling
Fans are angry about overpriced cosmetics in Riot's card battler. So how expensive are they? Are the fans right or wrong?
Crows, killer castles and death: the Acid Nerve team talks Death's Door
UK indie team Acid Nerve discusses the success of Death's Door, which nearly outsold the lifetime sales of their debut game in a few weeks.
How piracy made game culture thrive in my small Indian town
What happens when all you can get is a handful of pirated games? And what changes when you can finally buy everything ever made?
Magic The Gathering Arena ESL ANZ Champs 2021 launch this weekend
Are you the best MTG Arena player in Australia? ESL ANZ Champs is here to let you find out – with cash and prizes, of course.
Streaming retro arcade games with Steve Cottam, CEO of Antstream
We chat to the CEO of Antstream about creating a retro game streaming service and how it fits into the future of gaming.
Tokyo Olympics opening blasts classic videogame themes across the world
Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger and many more all had orchestral music featured in the Tokyo 2020(+1) opening ceremony.
Today's Google Doodle is a gloriously unlicensed Olympics tribute
A cool anime intro and an expansive 16-bit game with team leaderboards? Just don't mention the specific event in Japan this is about.
Inside the making of the new Dungeons & Dragon's Magic The Gathering set
We speak to James Wyatt and Meris Mullaley from Wizards of the Coast about the art and science of bringing the Forgotten Realms to Magic.
Watch the Forza Horizon 5 audio team capture awesome zoom vroom sounds
Seven minutes of behind the scenes as the Forza Horizon sound crew capture a bunch of cars hooning up and down an old track.
Wild Beyond The Witchlight: Everything we know about the new D&D campaign
All the details from announcements and interviews to share the story hints, races and features we will find in 2021's new D&D campaign book.
Get on the games: we chat with Mashd N Kutcher about their gaming-themed new track
From "Get on the Beers" to a Turtle Beach mashup, Mashd N Kutcher share their love of games and details about their new videogame-inspired track.
D&D puts dragons where they belong with Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons finally gives dragons the sourcebook they deserve, with the very nature of reality now tied to their heritage.
D&D Live 2021! All the schedule details and how to watch online
This weekend watch comedy greats like Patton Oswalt, Kevin Smith, and Jack Black, wrestlers, actors and more play D&D live online!
Lawyers go after Sega's "rigged" skill-based arcade machines
Key Master machines are off to court for being marketed as skill-based when manuals show how their settings really work.
