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Several ID@Xbox characers such as Hornet from Hollow: Knight Silksong and a dwarf from Deep Rock Galactic sit on a cartoon conveyor belt attached to a machine labelled ID@Xbox

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Report | "It was really hard to publish on Xbox. It was our job to make it easier" - inside Xbox's increasingly vital indie publishing operation

How Xbox chooses its indies, and what it means for the devs.

Sept. 22, 2025 Alex Donaldson

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Town to City promotional art showing two people standing on a balcony overlooking a beautiful, voxelly Mediterranean city.

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Now Playing | Cosy builder Town to City feels like a lovely autumnal treat, but honestly I'm just having fun planting flowers

Voxel populi.

Sept. 21, 2025 Matt Wales

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Artwork of Super Mario Galaxy with Mario flying through space

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The Big Question | Nintendo is facing continued backlash for its pricing, but are the new Mario Galaxy re-releases on Switch really too expensive?

Should quality always be something we're prepared to pay more for?

Sept. 21, 2025 Tom Orry

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Wobbly Life screenshot showing the physics-based open-world game in action.

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Now Playing | "GTA for kids" has arrived on Xbox Game Pass, and it's a delightful example of how to treat a younger audience with respect

Get your kids off Roblox and see what they make of this bundle of fun.

Sept. 20, 2025 Tom Orry

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A screenshot from Control showing one character forcefully throwing another armoured soldier character into a wall. It looks like they've done it with telekentic powers. The image is hued in vibrant red.

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What we've been playing - whispers, webs, houses and beasts

A few of the things that have us hooked this week.

Sept. 20, 2025 Robert Purchese

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Look Outside promotional art showing a man with wild eyes turning to face the camera as eerie light pours in through the curtains he's beginning to open.

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Devolver's Steam sale is now on, so I'm using it as an excuse to tell you about its brilliant oddball horror adventure Look Outside

Scare weather friends.

Sept. 19, 2025 Matt Wales

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An illustration of a vintage-style space suit lodged in the ground with a wasted astronaut within. The skin has been stripped from their bones and only a bony skull is now visible. They are buried in the sand and the sky is red and threatening above them. This is the key art for The Invincible.

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Don't overlook The Invincible on PlayStation Plus, it's a gorgeous sci-fi mystery that lingers long in the mind

Nanite, sweet dreams.

Sept. 19, 2025 Robert Purchese

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Close up of a player's chest in a lavender purple shirt, showing a Football Manager FC club badge in the middle

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Football Manager player numbers are through the roof thanks to subscription platforms like Game Pass and Netflix - series boss Miles Jacobson explains how

"We don't see cannibalisation..."

Sept. 19, 2025 Chris Tapsell

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Little Nightmares 3 artwork showing its creepy kid protagonists Low and Alone standing on a pile of furniture.

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Now Playing | Despite a change in developer, Little Nightmares 3's new demo suggests more of the same, for better or worse

Familiar haunts.

Sept. 19, 2025 Matt Wales

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An oversized replica of a red Coke-like bottle top hanging in a shop window. On it are the words Nuka Cola.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Vending machines

C5 below.

Sept. 18, 2025 Robert Purchese

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Crow Country screenshot showing protagonist Mara Forest roaming the dilapidated titular theme park.

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Now Playing | Brilliant retro horror throwback Crow Country has landed on PlayStation Plus, and it's well worth your time

Beaky blinder.

Sept. 18, 2025 Matt Wales

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Two superheroes chat in an alley. One wears a mask and a trench coat, but the more striking of the two wears a skin-tight blue and yellow costume over their feminine body.

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Remember episodic gaming? Former Telltale devs are bringing it back for the release of Dispatch, and there's a chance it might work this time

Super.

Sept. 17, 2025 Robert Purchese

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A heavily bearded dwarf fights underground through a horde of surrounding enemies, with axe raised and gun blaring.

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Now Playing | Your new Vampire Survivors obsession is Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor - and it's a feast of a game

Mine precious.

Sept. 17, 2025 Robert Purchese

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An emaciated man stares into the camera in No, I'm not a Human.

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Now Playing | Quirky horror with a timely story hidden beneath? Indie gem No, I'm not a Human might be one of my favourite games this year

Among us.

Sept. 17, 2025 Matt Wales

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Donkey Kong Bananza DK Island and Emerald Rush DLC screenshot showing DK and Pauline facing the camera on a pedestal with DK Island in the background

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Now Playing | I love Donkey Kong Bananza's new DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC - but should it have been in the base game?

DK wrapped.

Sept. 15, 2025 Alex Donaldson

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Composite image showing Silksong's Hornet sat on a bench, Pinocchio from Lies of P, and a Dark Souls Sunbro Praise-the-sunning.

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The Big Question | As Silksong drags them into the spotlight again, have boss runbacks had their day?

Despair and back again.

Sept. 14, 2025 Matt Wales

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Super Mario Galaxy official image showing Mario tumbling through space surrounded by stars

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Looking back at Super Mario Galaxy, the Nintendo game that landed from another star

Only in dreams.

Sept. 13, 2025 Martin Robinson

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A desaturated black and white screenshot showing a frostbitten hand holding a compass. Clearly someone is trying to find their way in a blizzard and the snow. They won't.

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What we've been playing - "enjoy the rest of your evening going around in circles and dying lots"

A few of the things that have us hooked this week.

Sept. 13, 2025 Robert Purchese

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Image showing the official Mega Raichu Y, and fan art of Gorumon, over a blue-hued background of Pokémon Legends Z-A footage

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The closest thing we'll ever get to the mysterious, long-forgotten Gorochu is coming to Pokémon Legends Z-A, but you'll need the paid DLC

Mega Dimensions brings Mega Raichu X and Y; more new Megas revealed.

Sept. 12, 2025 Chris Tapsell

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Power-ups

What do you pick?

Sept. 11, 2025 Robert Purchese

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A red prohibition sign overlaid on the Steam and itch.io logos. Images of heavily pixellated games are visible in the background.

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Queer developers speak out as adult games remain in limbo following payment processor showdown at Steam and itch.io

"Right now, a lot of content that is not harmful gets vilified. That's not good for culture or our society."

Sept. 11, 2025 Matt Wales

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As government money tightens its grip on fighting games, the push back to grassroots events gains momentum

"My stance will always be: put your money where your mouth is."

Sept. 10, 2025 Connor Makar

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Tech | Best SSD for PS5 and PS5 Pro: our recommended drives and heatsinks

Eurogamer tested, Eurogamer approved.

Sept. 10, 2025 Will Judd

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Keanu Reeves, Pogs, and the helmet of Hornet from Hollow Knight Silksong

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Curtains in the 90s, Pogs, and the trend fallacy - yes, this is a stealth Hollow Knight: Silksong article, sorry

Trend resetter.

Sept. 9, 2025 Tom Orry

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Indy looks at a note while holding a key and a disc like object in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's DLC Order of Giants

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Now Playing | Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants DLC feels like a brief, cut down version of the main game, but an enjoyable story carries you through

Fast crusade.

Sept. 9, 2025 Victoria Phillips Kennedy

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