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- December 23
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- Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum explain why comics are still the perfect medium for superhero stories - "Visuals that will never be achieved in TV or movies can be achieved in comics"
- Team Asobi's gigantic 2024 proves it's time to free Astro Bot from PlayStation's past
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 was the favorite shooter of the year, and it also made me fall even harder for my fiancé
- 17 years on, Sam Barlow reflects on Silent Hill: Origins: "To pull it out of the bag with a seven-out-of-ten game was incredibly rewarding"
- Here's our Black Ops 6 multiplayer playlist to keep you and your pals connected over Christmas
- Use smart tech to get your cosy gaming setup just right this winter
- Spy x Family season 3: Everything we know so far
- One of 2024's best anime shows subverts all expectations, but that's its biggest strength
- December 22
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- How Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth represents the best of Final Fantasy's past while charting a course for the future
- I'm proclaiming 2024 to be the year of outstanding indie puzzle games
- The Inside Out 2 panic attack scene is one of the best depictions of anxiety ever – and something Pixar director Kelsey Mann is incredibly proud of: "I couldn't be happier"
- December 21
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- Marvel Rivals has what it takes to shake up the PvP shooter genre if it can maintain its hero fantasy while also making balance changes
- Forget AAA: this year, all I wanted to do was optimize my conveyor belts in Satisfactory
- 2024 was the year The Legend of Zelda lived up to its name, and the result was a bit like mixing rock salt and floral nectar
- Amid Oscar buzz, Zoe Saldana opens up on her new perspective on Hollywood and why she's only really proud of Avatar and Emilia Pérez: "I think I just have to accept who I am as a creative person"
- The Rings of Power season 2, episode 7 is the show's version of The Two Towers – and it's the best episode of TV released all year
- December 20
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- 32 movies that spawned iconic internet memes
- The 30 best anime movies to watch right now
- 5 games like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle available on PC Game Pass
- How Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC got me through my darkest days
- The 12DOVE Hardware Awards 2024: the best tech we've tested this year
- I cover indie games every week, and the likes of Balatro, Animal Well, and Thank Goodness You're Here have made 2024 an unforgettable year
- The viral 'Rock DJ' clip from new musical Better Man is one of the year's best scenes – which is not what I was expecting from the Robbie Williams CGI monkey biopic
- Dan Da Dan season 2: Everything we know so far about the hit anime's return
- Sonic 3 cameos explained: two legendary video game characters appear, but with a twist
- Will there be a Sonic 4? Here's what could be next for the video game movie series
- Sonic 3 ending explained: who dies, what happens to Shadow, and your biggest questions answered
- Sonic 3 Easter eggs: The 30 biggest references to Sonic's game history and beyond
- The best PC Game Pass games to play over the holiday break
- 2024 was the year I rekindled my love of shooters – and it's all thanks to Stalker 2, Black Ops 6, and Space Marine 2
- December 19
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- Unicorn Overlord is my GOTY, so I had to talk to its director about how the devs ran out of money, what makes strategy RPGs fun, and hopes for DLC or a PC port
- James Gunn is breaking my heart again with Creature Commandos episode 4, yet I can't get enough
- D&D Monster Manual 2025 is going to pack a serious punch thanks to a family of monsters descended from gods, and frankly I’m terrified
- Baldur's Gate 3 has changed so much in 2024 that I wish the RPG could be my GOTY again this year
- Where to pre-order the Helldivers 2 Limited Edition DualSense controller today
- Become a "fierce berserker" ghoul in Fallout 76 and you can KO a Mirelurk Queen with a single punch
- Superman trailer breakdown: from Metamorpho to Hawkgirl, all the DC Easter eggs and details we spotted
- These are the Game of the Year awards UFO 50's massive collection of roguelikes, Metroidvanias, and more missed out on by not actually being released in the '80s
- Absolute Batman #3 teases a new origin for the Riddler and delves into Bruce and Selina's childhoods
- 10 PC exclusives to play through PC Game Pass this year
- December 18
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- After revolutionizing the open-world RPG twice in 10 years, CDPR is dreaming even bigger with The Witcher 4: "We definitely want to raise the bar with every game that we create"
- With no Switch 2 in sight and an alarm clock filling the hardware void, 2024 has been a year of anticipation for Nintendo
- 32 Oscar-nominated movies that you've probably never heard of
- From College Football 25 to WWE 2K24, here's the best sports games of 2024 that really made us put in the work
- The top 10 manga of 2024
- December 17
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- From Dragon's Dogma 2 to Star Wars Outlaws, here's the best open world games of 2024
- Palworld has revealed what a Pokemon game should be capable of – here's everything we want to see from Gen 10
- Hololive boss "Yagoo" on getting vtubers into more games, building a Fortnite-style open-world game, recent graduations, the 10-year plan, and his famous "dream"
- December 16
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- As PlayStation turns 30, 2024 has seen some of the brand's highest highs and lowest lows
- From Dragon Age: The Veilguard to Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, here's the best RPGs of 2024
- Wicked proves Dorothy is a Soulslike protagonist, and I'm more excited than ever for Lies of P's first DLC to explore that
- The 10 best Christmas movies to watch this year
- December 15
- December 14
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- From Astro Bot to Black Myth: Wukong, the best action-adventure games of 2024 made us sweat
- Persona 3 Reload opened my eyes to JRPGs in 2024 and now I consider myself a reformed hater
- Final Fantasy 14's lead battle content designer on returning to the series' first MMO for a new raid, difficulty, and his dream League of Legends collaboration
- December 13
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- 32 underrated sci-fi movies
- Silent Hill 2 Remake finally put Bloober Team on the map for horror fans, but in 2025 Cronos: The New Dawn will decide whether it stays there
- Best Disney Christmas merch 2024
- Daniel Craig's new romantic drama makes for an unexpected perfect double bill with director Luca Guadagnino's previous movie Challengers
- Shadow Generations finally pays off narrative threads 20 years in the making, and yes that's important to true sickos like me
- Split Fiction is now my most anticipated game of 2025 and proves Hazelight continues to be the most inventive studio out there when it comes to co-op adventures
- Elden Ring Nightreign's blend of roguelikes and battle royales could leave other studios kicking themselves – assuming FromSoftware can overcome its biggest weakness
- Managed democracy wins out as Helldivers 2 leads our best shooters of 2024, with plenty of fierce FPS competition close behind
- Upcoming PC Game Pass games you need on your radar for 2025
- The Witcher 4 looks darker than ever with Ciri at the helm, and I can't wait to play an "even more dangerous and unpredictable" RPG
- Kraven the Hunter's take on Spider-Man villain Rhino is undoubtedly very weird – here's how it's different to the comic book original
- Split Fiction: Everything we know so far
- "I think life should be interesting": Helldivers 2's game director explains why Arrowhead's "rollercoaster" year was a "privilege," not a curse
- Intergalactic: The Heretic Project's sci-fi sword fights might seem a departure for Naughty Dog, but it's actually the perfect evolution from Uncharted 4
- The Witcher 4: Everything we know so far
- If you squint, those Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim cameos work surprisingly well in Tolkien lore
- Kraven the Hunter ending explained: who dies, what happens to Sergei, and is Spider-Man in the movie?
- Elden Ring Nightreign: Everything we know so far
- Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet: Everything we know about the new Naughty Dog game
- Helldivers 2 Omens of Tyranny gives players everything they've been asking for - melee weapons, cars, and a third faction that's back with a vengeance
- December 12
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- "We don't want to rest on our laurels": I've spent over 2000 hours playing the Total War: Warhammer trilogy, and its latest DLC ties the bow on Warhammer 3's best year yet
- We already picked our best games of the year, but here's the ones you can play through PC Game Pass today
- The 25 best comics of 2024
- Sgt. Rock - The comic history of the classic DC war hero who might be played Daniel Craig in a new film
- From Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree to Destiny 2: The Final Shape, the best expansions of 2024 breathed new life into old favorites
- Helldivers 2 is undoubtedly 2024's biggest success – and major studios should be taking notes
- How PC Game Pass can help transform the way that you play
- December 11
- December 10
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- Chris Evans returning for Avengers: Doomsday has me convinced they should recast all the OG Avengers as villains
- All upcoming Hideo Kojima games: Everything in development at Kojima Productions
- The 25 best TV shows of 2024
- Stardew Valley 1.6 has brought a sense of excitement and discovery back to Pelican Town, and I'm losing myself to it all over again
- The Rings of Power showrunners on being named 12DOVE's TV Show of 2024, introducing a Lord of the Rings legend in season 2, and an update on season 3
- From Hades 2 to Palworld, the best early access games of 2024 are already great to play
- The cinematic and survival horror games of 2024 prove that taking risks is keeping the genre alive
- ASUS has some of the best gaming routers in 2024
- December 9
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- Dune: Part Two director Denis Villeneuve on 12DOVE naming the sci-fi epic as the best movie of 2024, reframing the narrative, and what he's most proud of
- After 9 hours, I can't bear to leave The Vatican in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- The 25 best movies of 2024
- From Silent Hill 2 to Crow Country, the best horror games of 2024 brought the chills
- After a mixed 2024 for Xbox, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has a chance to prove why Microsoft deserves Bethesda – and all its acquisitions, actually
- December 7
- December 6
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- The 33 greatest road trip movies
- A surreal new drama with a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score from the director of one of my favorite films is now out – and it should definitely be on your weekend watchlist
- Now is the best time to try the biggest D&D rival, Pathfinder
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard has one very meaningful feature that I can't stop thinking about: "Looking in this mirror lets you see who you truly are"
- I went all the way to Japan to ask the Monster Hunter Wilds devs what the heck they've done to my favorite weapon, and what do you know, they were prepared
- Free-to-play tactical RPG Girls’ Frontline 2: Exilium is out now on PC and mobile
- Constant inner monologue, a wordy inventory, and sparse chatter – Phoenix Springs is a strikingly minimalist adventure game
- For update 1.4, Zenless Zone Zero devs weigh in on the future of TV mode, the game's "young team," its growing roster of sexy characters, and roguelike fun
- I’m most excited to try these D&D 2024 classes, because they make combat so much more interesting
- December 5
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- Weeks before it dies for good, Friday the 13th: The Game isn't just surprisingly active - it's the most fun I've had with a multiplayer horror game all year
- Capcom wanted to do more with Monster Hunter: World and "didn't give up" on those ideas – now "Monster Hunter Wilds made it possible" to try again
- Creature Commandos – All the Easter eggs, references, and cameos in the first entry of James Gunn's DC Universe
- The 25 best games of 2024
- Absolute Superman #2 pokes fun at generative AI, while sparks fly between Kal-El and Lois Lane
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard creative director on Mass Effect 2 comparisons and how the RPG draws from BioWare's past successes: "don't reinvent the wheel if you don't have to"
- Help Talking Tom and his friends save their theme park from the Rakoonz in this brand new action-adventure
- December 4
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- Is Jim Gordon really a murderer? Batman #155 reveals the complicated truth behind the assassination of Gotham's mayor
- 35 of the greatest movies with Marvel actors that aren't Marvel movies
- What do co-op candy Space Marine 2, action RPG breakout Black Myth: Wukong, and JRPG hit Metaphor: ReFantazio have in common? This busy director worked on them all
- "It felt like we needed to do something": How Varric Tethras went from nearly being left out of Dragon Age: The Veilguard to becoming a foundational character
- Video game theater reaches the next level in Grand Theft Hamlet, a GTA Online Shakespeare production where even the director can be killed
- Felicia Day on how Twenty-Sided Tavern changes the game for D&D
- Fantasian Neo Dimension is easily the best way to play the formerly mobile JRPG, warts and all
- December 3
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- Star Wars and The Question writer Alex Segura on Alter Ego, his gripping new noir thriller set in the world of comics publishing
- Big Preview: Monster Hunter Wilds – Exclusive access and hands-on impressions of Capcom's most ambitious entry yet
- I spent 5 hours with a new build of Monster Hunter Wilds and it solved basically every problem I had after playing the beta – now this really feels like Monster Hunter World 2
- Two Point Museum hands-on: Ghost breakouts, diarrhea curses, and acres of gifts shops breathe new life into the quirky business sim
- Creature Commandos release schedule: When is episode 5 on Max?
- The best Cyber Monday gaming deals 2024: The best offers to get the most out of the day
- Justice League Unlimited #1 is the perfect way in to one of the most complicated universes in comics
- December 2
