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An enduringly bold collaboration between the House of Mouse and Square-Enix, the Kingdom Hearts games have long been praised by gamers across the world as an odyssey of epic proportions. Now finally on PC, the Kingdom Hearts series looks set to find an all-new audience for its delectable...

With all the inevitability of the setting sun, 2020 gave us a new Call of Duty game in Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War. As per usual, the game arrived alongside a list of achievements and trophies, with criteria attached that players will endeavour to complete if they want the extra Xbox...

GTFO is a tough game, full of tense atmosphere that hides unspeakable horrors in its darkest corners. This is no run and gun affair, you’ll need to take your time, ammo is scarce and should you alert too many enemies you will likely be overrun. Because of that, we’re going to help you out with...

If you want to roleplay as a bearded wizard-king without carefully plotting congenital traits, you’re going to want to learn how to use the character creation systems in Crusader Kings 3. The third game in Paradox’s Grand Strategy trilogy does not yet feature a ruler designer, so your options...

Raid: Shadow Legends is a mighty, meaty strategy RPG with lots to discover and master on your journey to the late game. With different modes, lots of champions, and more to learn about, you might need a guide so you can get started with absolute confidence.The post Raid: Shadow Legends Guide –...

We’ve given you our top 5 tips for beginners, and even ranked our favourite levels, so here’s a full guide to every single level and game mode in Fall guys Despite its twee aesthetic and premise, there’s actually a fair amount of depth in Fall Guys which reveals itself through its numerous modes...

During Baldur’s Gate 3’s gameplay reveal at PAX East – whether it was intended or not – Larian Studios revealed most of the in-game races that players can expect to play as in Baldur’s Gate 3. Now, of course, these are subject to change – more races may have been added since, and Larian will […]...

Easily the most powerful items in the game, in Borderlands 3 the legendary gear that you can collect is simply must-have stuff for blasting your way through the opposition. However, there are a great many of them and so to help you keep track of all the Borderlands 3 legendaries we’ve made this...

Even though Minecraft Dungeons might seem like a fairly straightforward hack and slash effort on the surface, there are a number of secret levels, nooks and crannies that all help to provide the game with much more depth than one might initially assume. With that in mind then, we’ll be looking...

One of the most vital (and profitable) activities you can do in Mount & Blade Bannerlord, smithing is crucial for not only supplying yourself with a steady stream of gear to use, but also as an economic endeavour to bring in piles of shiny gold. Here’s how to get started on the long road to […]...

As well as being an excellent strategy spin-off, Gears Tactics offers a strangely robust character customization system, so fans can tinker with the appearance of their favourite characters and plucky recruits, turning them into pop culture icons or assembling avatars of real-life friends...

At long last Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord is here and to the surprise of precisely nobody, it’s actually really rather good. More than that though it is, quite obviously, a Mount and Blade game which means that there is an absolute mountain of stuff to do thanks to its sprawling action RPG and...

The Elder Scrolls Online has changed massively since its launch. With the One Tamriel relaunch followed by year-long seasons and new expansion-like Chapters all adding to the mix, ESO has defied the odds to become one of the truly great MMOs. This is obviously wonderful for the game as it’s...

With the impending release of Valve’s first Half-Life game in 12 long years, you’re probably wondering whether your setup can handle Half-Life Alyx. The game is a prequel to Half-Life 2, set between the events of the Resonance Cascade and Gordon’s arrival in City 17. You play as Alyx Vance as...

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is the latest, and some might say toughest, entry in the Soulsborne series of games and that’s never more apparent than with its list of bosses. With each boss requiring exact timing and supreme mastery of the game’s systems, FromSoft have built an experience that can...

For those of you who have been thirsting for a Pokemon-style adventure on PC – your wait is over; Temtem is here and it’s really rather good, to say the least. Like the game that serves as its inspiration, however, Temtem is quite the sophisticated beast and so with that in mind, we’ve knocked...

It’s fair to say that the Disco Elysium character creation function is easily among the most in-depth within the RPG genre, but knowing how to get the most from it can be quite a feat. As such, we’ve put together a handy Disco Elysium character creation guide that outlines some of the key skills...

Welcome to our guide, 47. Your target is to stop blundering your way through kills in Hitman 2 and instead become a true silent assassin. For that, you’ll need to learn some stealth techniques, including the best approach to killing in Hitman 2. We will leave you to prepare. By reading this...

Perchance you’ve been following our monthly column on getting into game design, a holistic approach for beginners to dip their toes into the mystical world of game development. In October, we touched on picking your first engine to start experimenting in, and during November we gave you some...

It’s hard to buy for a gamer. Most of the games they want they’ve probably already got, and there’s plenty of useless tat on the market to be bought and never used again by the lucky recipient. Most of their wishlist will be ridiculously expensive bits of hardware that aren’t suitable for...