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December 31
- Games you completely forgot happened in 2017
- Xbox’s 2017 highlights and what 2018 holds according to the people behind Gears, Halo, Minecraft and more
- The 20 greatest Jedi moments in Star Wars history (and yes, that includes the prequels)
December 30
- Taking a short city break in The Witcher 3’s Novigrad
- From Ripley to Wolverine, these unforgettable movie star auditions will make you want to give a standing ovation
December 29
- How Half-Life 2 set (still unbettered) standards for video game story-telling, with a hero who never says a word
- The evolution of Planet of the Apes, from book to big screen
- The 10 most shocking plot twists in Xbox history - did you see any of this coming?
December 28
- The minds behind Life is Strange: Before the Storm talk Farewell reunions, Backtalk challenges, and asking players to be more aggro
- Turns out "starting over naked" is a Legend of Zelda trademark, thanks to Breath of the Wild's director
- QUICK! There's 20% off EVERYTHING on eBay. Yes, that includes PS4 Pro, Switch, Xbox One, games and accessories
- What makes cinema's greatest monsters so scary? The truth is that they remind us of ourselves...
- Why I love L.A. Noire’s fictional influences - the books, films and TV that made Rockstars crime sim
- New games coming to PC Gamer Weekender let you fight with kebabs and get tactical
December 27
- Why Braid, the indie poster boy’s magnum opus, doesn’t Blow us away nearly a decade later
- Game of Thrones cast on the show's legacy, keeping secrets, and whether their characters can survive the final season
- Molly's Game review: "Chastain and Elba deserve Oscar noms"
December 26
- After Breath of the Wild, is Nintendo still interested in the Zelda timeline? Here's what they said
- Forget the winter chills at Christmas with the 15 greatest beaches on Xbox
- The Fly at 30: Revisiting Cronenberg's body horror masterpiece and its rocky journey to the big screen
December 25
- Anything can happen in Formula One, as a wise man once said, and it usually does
- Smashing the fantasy RPG trope of the all-powerful potion: let's make games more realistic
December 24
- Get in the Christmas mood with the 10 best parties on Xbox
December 23
- How to become a YouTube star - what you need and how to do it (in 6 easy steps)
- We're calling it! Here's what's happening on 12DOVE over the holiday season
December 22
- Our personal favorites that just missed GOTY 2017
- 8 things to watch out for this festive season
- Zelda: Breath of the Wild devs explain the surprising process that helped make it GOTY 2017
- Movies to watch on Blu-Ray and DVD: American Made, Logan Lucky, and more
- Get Senpai to notice you with PlayStation at its most wonderfully Japanese
- Life is Strange is that rare, wonderful thing: A choice-based video game in which you are not the centre of the universe
- 8 Star Wars: The Last Jedi concept art images which show where it all began (yes, there's Porgs)
- "It was one of the most bizarre things I’ve ever done" - Bill Skarsgard reveals what he had to do for his Pennywise audition
- Win a set of four Star Wars: The Last Jedi books!
- "The worst movie of 2017" – Review round-up of Netflix’s original movie, Bright
- Movie 2017 Year in Review: More superheroes, more sequels, and more blockbusters (but we’re not complaining)
- Stop making games into films – channels like Netflix are the natural home for adaptations
- Looking backwards is the wrong thing to do. Games are simply better now
- A year on from release, No Man’s Sky is what you always wanted, and then some
December 21
- All the Money in the World review: "Scott steers his ideas-rich, character-based thriller with brisk authority"
- It’s time for PS VR to offer us more than just great games - bring us experiences too
- Hotline Miami’s cleverest surprise is that it’s not a shooter - it’s a puzzle game
- Why is no one talking about the official Ashes Cricket game?
- The current generation needs more triple AAA games that break boundaries
- Screwing over friends and fixing up windows in COD: World At War’s Nazi Zombies, one of gamings best spin offs
- "I wasn't some hired gun who was just brought in to scream" - voice actor Ashly Burch on becoming Horizon Zero Dawn's Aloy
- Call of Cthulhu 2017: Play as other characters, contract phobias that affect gameplay, and everything we know
- The perfect game for the longest night of the year: here's how The Long Dark got Early Access right
- TV 2017 Year in Review: There’s no such thing as the small screen anymore - it's now easily rivaling Hollywood
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi director explains why Lando and Obi-Wan didn't make the final cut
- Life is Strange: Before the Storm review: “Deeper and more human than the original series”
- PlayStation 2017 Year in Review: PS4 Pro and a single player focus make this the year that Aloy built
- Movies to watch this week at the cinema: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Bright, and more
December 20
- Pokemon Go's new AR+ mode will let you sneak up on 'mon for bonuses
- Avengers: Infinity War will establish Thanos as the MCU's biggest baddie within 5 minutes
- Nintendo explains how it added microtransactions to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp without pissing me off
- Xbox One 2017 Year in Review: Now Microsoft has the most powerful console in the world, it just needs the games
- How WW1's real life Christmas Day Truce is being honoured by the Battlefield 1 community, and why DICE needs to make it official
- The best movies of 2017 - from Logan to Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- Microtransactions and loot boxes in video games - are they pure greed or a modern necessity?
- Mary Poppins or Princess Leia? Star Wars: The Last Jedi director talks *that* controversial moment
- Nintendo 2017 Year in Review: Forget Zelda and Mario, Switch’s success is down to the indies
- Tom Hardy tries (and fails) to fight off the symbiote in Venom set video
- The Greatest Showman review: "Enjoyable to a degree, with toe-tapping songs"
- Tomb Raider's Alicia Vikander reveals how her Lara Croft is different from Angelina Jolie's
- XCOM's spiritual successor Phoenix Point playable at the PC Gamer Weekender
December 19
- Is Captain Phasma coming back for Star Wars 9? Rian Johnson won't say yes or no
- Solo: A Star Wars story is like a gangster movie, says new recruit Paul Bettany
- Hanging out with family over the holidays? You need these 9 local multiplayer games
- PUBG devs say the new update on Xbox One is a "first pass" at improving visuals and performance
- From that Rogue One reference to Luke's laser sword, here's 16 Star Wars: The Last Jedi Easter eggs you might have missed
- That petition to remove The Last Jedi from Star Wars canon? It’s not what you think
- Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris review: “An undersized grab-bag of half-formed ideas”
- Learn more about the mind-boggling world of Netflix's Altered Carbon with this exclusive behind-the-scenes video
- If LittleBigPlanet sparked your imagination, Dreams will straight up set it on fire
- The best TV shows of 2017 - from Stranger Things to Star Trek
- Almost every Game of Thrones season 8 episode will be directed by the Red Wedding and Battle of the Bastards creators
- 12 questions I have after watching Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- A "massive" Luke Skywalker scene, and 4 other Star Wars: The Last Jedi deleted scenes coming soon
- Feel the magic with this exclusive new Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald image straight from Paris
- Sponsored: Learn more about Star Wars Battlefront 2 with our epic video series
- Pitch Perfect 3 review: "Just enough heart-swelling moments involving friendships and family to enjoy"
December 18
- The Last Jedi does more for Star Wars’ future than any other movie, precisely because it destroys its past
- Need for Speed Payback gets its first big update, adding a new mode, more cars, and "Smackables"
- Can we all agree that gaming's evil post-apocalyptic cannibal trope has to stop?
- The Last Jedi – What the world is saying about the most divisive Star Wars yet
- FIFA 18 Ultimate Team’s best bargains, as chosen by developer EA Canada
- “We just want to do things our way“ - How Sniper Elite studio Rebellion is still living up to its name after 25 years
- Star Wars: Rogue One has a The Last Jedi Easter egg that no one noticed until now
- "I’m still in denial" - Mark Hamill on *that* shocking Star Wars: The Last Jedi moment (and if he’s back for Episode 9)
- "She’s not going to get that easy answer" – Star Wars: The Last Jedi director on answering one of Rey's biggest mysteries
- Mark Hamill has an alien cameo in Star Wars: The Last Jedi that you DEFINITELY missed
- Take aim at these exclusive new images of Alicia Vikander in the Tomb Raider movie
December 15
- Was Kylo Ren supposed to be bald? This exclusive Star Wars: The Last Jedi concept art is giving us questions
- Xbox players react to their 2017 Year in Review stats: "I should probably go outside more"
- The Witcher 3's Geralt is one of the best RPG heroes (because he's really no great hero at all)
- The best Wii U bundle deals
- It's just too easy to be a dick in GTA Online, so why bother being anything else?
- Delving into the design decisions behind Dungeon Runs and Devourers in Hearthstone's Kobolds & Catacombs
- Forget the twists... the most daring thing Star Wars: The Last Jedi does is embrace the prequels
- Sex bulls, party pigs and testicle festivals - Far Cry 5’s gone kind of mad and it’s brilliant
- Prove you're no half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf herder with our Ultimate Star Wars Quiz (warning: it’s hard. Very hard)
- Disney confirms that the X-Men and Fantastic Four will join the MCU and that Deadpool will stay R rated
- Did you know that games like Assassin’s Creed, Doom, and Bloodborne have hidden mechanics to make you feel like a badass?
- Horizon Zero Dawn’s Aloy encouraged me to go looking for my birth parents
December 14
- John Wick director is helming an adaptation of the supremely twisted Kill or Be Killed comic
- Destiny 2 holiday event The Dawning starts December 19, bringing snowball fights and more
- These Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild bike mods might be better than the real thing
- “We were applauding and crying” - Sophie Turner describes the Game of Thrones finale readthrough
- The 30 greatest Han Solo moments ever
- PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Xbox One review in progress: “Despite the problems, a taste of what makes it special breaks through”
- This Wolfenstein 2: The Adventures of Gunslinger Joe DLC trailer shows how to blitz the Nazis
- After 15 years, take to London's mean streets and ’ave a butcher’s at The Getaway – the grittiest and ’ardest GTA clone
- It's official! Disney is buying 20th Century Fox - here's 8 things that could happen
- These new Star Trek Discovery character posters will do nothing to stop *that* big fan theory
- Rian Johnson’s pitch for his Star Wars trilogy was short, sweet, and very exciting
December 13
- See what PUBG looks like on Xbox One vs. Xbox One X in this side-by-side comparison video
- What story should Rian Johnson’s new Star Wars trilogy tell? There’s one clear front-runner, and it’s another prequel
- Why is Gwyneth Paltrow wearing a mocap suit while filming Avengers 4? Hmmm...
- Rey's Force vision from Star Wars: The Force Awakens explained - what does it mean for The Last Jedi?
- From instant icons to scene-stealing sidekicks, 2017 was a bumper year for unforgettable video game characters
- "An often deliriously exciting adventure" - You won't believe what the first Star Wars: The Phantom Menace reviews said
- Destiny 2’s new Masterworks weapon tier has arrived: Here’s how they work and how you can get one
- "Beautifully made" – George Lucas gives his verdict on Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- Here's how to (easily) set up your Twitter feed to avoid Star Wars: The Last Jedi spoilers
- Star Wars: Battlefront 2’s Resurrection expansion might not reinvent the game, but it is a great foundation for fresh, future storytelling
- "We want to shock fans every year!": Konami's football boss on how his move to Japan will transform PES 2019
December 12
- Check out the Overwatch Winter Wonderland 2017 skins and emotes - Orisa got a puppy!
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi critical round-up: A visually stunning, character-driven, new direction for the saga
- Death Stranding gameplay, as explained by Kojima: "Death will never pull you out of the game"
- Resident Evil 7 End of Zoe has new monsters, new combat, and an old face
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi review: "An excellent middle chapter bursting with wit, wisdom, and emotion"
- Still wishing for GTA 5’s story DLC? GTA: Online’s The Doomsday Heist is out now, and it's the next best thing
- 14 questions from Star Wars: The Force Awakens that The Last Jedi needs to answer
- The best Christmas gifts for TV and movie fans
- 5 questions posed by The Walking Dead season 8 mid-season premiere trailer
- GTA Online: The Doomsday Heist – "Explosive set-pieces intersect with thrilling absurdities"
- Okami is now re-released for PS4, Xbox One, and PC - here's why you should get it this time
- The best Star Wars: The Last Jedi theories analysed
- Stranger Things season 3 probably won't be here until 2019, according to Hopper
- Destiny 2's new laser-blasting Exotic rifle completely upended PvP - for the better
- 6 questions I have after watching The Walking Dead season 8, episode 8, How It’s Gotta Be
- PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' Brendan Greene on its Xbox One launch, new features, maps and more - "we’ll have to work with the community"
- "With Curse of Osiris now live, it’s clear that we’ve made some mistakes" admits Bungie about Destiny 2's latest DLC
December 11
- Last of Us Part 2 is 50% done and God of War will be 25 hours long, say devs at PSX 2017
- The Witcher Netflix series will be led by a writer for Daredevil and The West Wing
- GTA Online: The Doomsday Heist is everything you love about GTA wrapped up in a ludicrous package
- It's Game of Thrones vs Stranger Things in the Golden Globe nominees list
- Movies to watch this week at the cinema: Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Mountains May Depart, and more
- Did you know Game of Thrones already has fire wights? Here’s what it means for season 8
- "I am pretty much just hate-watching this show now" - The best reactions to The Walking Dead's mid-season finale
- How Star Wars made (and then ruined) modern Hollywood
- 36 Star Wars: The Last Jedi premiere pics that'll make you feel like you were there
- Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk named Total Film magazine's top movie of the year
- Here's how Star Wars: The Last Jedi pays tribute to Carrie Fisher (if you want to know)
- "Better than Empire" – The first (spoiler-free) Star Wars: The Last Jedi reactions are here
December 9
- This is how to improve video game inventory screens (sort of...)
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - Looking back at Spielberg's genre-defining classic, 35 years on from release
- Movies to watch on Blu-Ray and DVD: Dunkirk, Atomic Blonde, and more
- You ever want to feel like you're really petting Trico? Last Guardian VR would like your attention December 12
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle review: "This Jumanji makeover's a losing game"
December 8
- Plunder some booty on Xbox One when Sea of Thieves comes to shore March 20
- Ben Affleck reportedly not playing Batman in solo movie after all - my heart can't take much more of this
- How to get the Aeon Soul, Swift and Safe Exotic weapons in Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris
- Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris Saint-14 Easter egg: Why a hidden floating corpse might be the most important part of the expansion’s story
- Blizzard talks spellstones, epic loot and Christmas gifts in Hearthstone's Kobolds & Catacombs
- From George Lucas to Daniel Craig, here's 15 obscure Star Wars cameos you probably never noticed
- Watch the RIDICULOUS spoiler in this Star Wars: The Last Jedi teaser (if you dare)
- The best gifts for PlayStation gamers
- The best Christmas gifts for Nintendo fans
- The best Christmas gifts for Xbox gamers
- The 7 best moments in the Jurassic World 2 trailer, from dino divebombs to the return of Jeff Goldblum
- 10 essential Jedi facts that every young Padawan ought to know
- 8 must-see moments from The Game Awards 2017
- All the winners of The Game Awards, including its Game of the Year The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Yes, this new Death Stranding trailer is even more confusing than the others
- Soul Calibur 6 announcement proves that the soul still burns
- Holy crap, Zelda: Breath of the Wild's Champions' Ballad DLC is out tonight and it HAS A MOTORCYCLE
- In The Valley Of Gods is the next game from the Firewatch devs, and it looks just as amazing
- Hearthstone's Kobolds & Catacombs has launched, complete with an amazing '80s-style trailer
December 7
- The Game Awards 2017: all the trailers, winners, and how to watch
- New Tomb Raider confirmed, here's what the leaks already tell us
- Well, that's a bummer: a black-suited Superman was filmed but not used in Justice League
- Mark Hamill on exploring Luke's darker side and playing the mentor in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- How to complete the Lost Prophecies in Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris (and get 11 new Legendary weapons in the process)
- Watch how to beat Sekhmet in Assassin's Creed Origins' Trials of the Gods
- Is Luke a gray Jedi in Star Wars: The Last Jedi? Let's examine the evidence
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi's director says Rey's reaction to who her parents are is more important than their identity
- Forget No Man’s Sky and Star Citizen: Is this the most ambitious game ever?
- Ryan Reynolds is playing Detective Pikachu in the new Pokemon movie because 2018 wants to out-weird 2017
- Ex-Bioware writer David Gaider on representation in games
December 6
- Zelda meets Twin Peaks in... Falling Sky, the game you’ve never heard of, made by one person, and up for one of gaming’s top awards
- Bridge Constructor: Portal is exactly what you think it is, and it's officially sanctioned by Valve
- Hearthstone's Ben Brode reveals his favorite decks, and explains that whole rapping thing
- This Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom making-of trailer is our first look at Jeff Goldblum
- Pokemon Go update introduces 50 more Gen 3 Pokemon and dynamic weather
- How to unlock Heroic Adventures on Mercury in Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris
- 11 essential Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris tips to know before you play
- 8 well-known actors you probably missed in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Is it just me, or is the 'Martha' moment in Batman v Superman actually genius?
- How to open the secret chest in the Lighthouse in Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris
- PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' new desert map officially revealed - welcome to Miramar
- Discovering the potential for Hazelight's A Way Out by revisiting Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons
- General Hux actor talks his Star Wars: The Last Jedi ambitions, and why he’s terrified of the Force
- This Jurassic World 2 teaser is the closest we'll get to a reboot of the original Jurassic Park
- Start practicing your penalties, FIFA 18 just joined the Gfinity Elite Series
December 5
- Quentin Tarantino might direct the next Star Trek movie (yes, really)
- The 5 biggest changes in Destiny 2's new update: better grenades, Public Event tweaks, and more
- Single player Star Wars games are a dream we'd be wise to abandon. History tells us why...
- Don't miss Ubisoft's free games for the holidays, including Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag
- God of War's release date may have been leaked ahead of PSX by the PlayStation Store
- The Game Awards 2017: Death Stranding gameplay, and 6 other big game reveals we expect (and really hope) to see
- Meet the man whose job it is to remember the ENTIRE Star Wars canon (and what he'd change)
- The 50 best Marvel movie one-liners you should try and work into conversation
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi was originally over 3 hours long but, worry not, deleted scenes are a-coming
- Is SPOILER back in Star Wars: The Last Jedi? According to this now deleted Facebook post... yes
- By eck! Doctor Who showrunner reveals that Jodie Whittaker's Doctor will have a Yorkshire accent
- 7 questions I have after watching The Walking Dead season 8 episode 7, Time For After
December 4
- Guillermo del Toro is as clueless as we are about Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding
- This news is mega, man: Capcom is making the first new side-scrolling Mega Man game since 2010
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi's "space horse" sees some action in the Chinese trailer
- The secret history of the Star Wars movies we never got to see… and one that could still happen
- Watch the very cool (and very NSFW) trailer for Altered Carbon - Netflix's answer to Westworld
- Difficulty in games should never be insurmountable to the point where you stop playing
- The plot of Jurassic World 2 is hidden in plain sight in this 15 second teaser
- A brief history of RPGs on Xbox - how Microsoft's console modernised role playing games
- Netflix's Dark season 1 review: "A creepy ride through some of the most foreboding mystery on TV"
- 5 Star Wars: The Last Jedi secrets this intense behind-the-scenes stunt video tells us
- Assassin's Creed Origins' December updates include 3 gods, enemy scaling, and is that... Chocobo armour?
- "Yawning after 10 minutes" – The internet reacts (and tries not to fall asleep) to The Walking Dead season 8, episode 7
- PlayerUnknown's Battleground's locked at 30FPS on Xbox One
- 5 spoiler-free reasons why Get Out is the best horror movie of 2017
- Movies to watch this week at the cinema: Stronger, Brigsby Bear, and more
December 1
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi has already revealed one of its most important lines, Mark Hamill says
- Cuphead's first major patch fixes bugs and makes things (ever so slightly) easier
- Nostalgia alert: A Jak and Daxter bundle and PS2-style dashboard theme are coming to PS4
- Destiny 2's secret XP scaling system was made partly because of the Loot Cave
- Stardew Valley: How one of the best indie breakouts in years came from one fan's attempt to save his favourite game
- 10 of the rarest, most expensive Funko Pop Vinyls on the planet
- 8 things to watch out for this weekend
- Bungie’s plans for a deeper Destiny 2 are a great foundation. Now, communication is as important as content
- Far Cry 5’s Dan Hay on creating villains and making a shooter where the cultist plot could all too easily easily be a headline
- Sponsored: Live The Last Jedi in Star Wars Battlefront 2's new season. See how it works!
- Sponsored: Discover Star Wars Battlefront 2 multiplayer in our exclusive video
- Sponsored: From Endor, with love - the amazing locations of Star Wars Battlefront 2
- Daisy Ridley talks Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s final scenes - the spoilers are strong with this one
- "I definitely don’t understand it" - The verdicts for the next big Netflix mystery, Dark, are in