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November 2023
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- November 30
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- Candela Obscura interview: Have fun, be safe, and get wrecked
- Inspired by the Yakuza games, this martial arts-trained animator has spent 11 years exploding out of his own clothes because he thought "it looks fun"
- The best Magic: The Gathering format is one you're probably not playing
- Richard Curtis on the enduring legacy of Love Actually, his favorite Christmas movie, and his return to the genre with Genie
- The micro-machines in Horizon Forbidden West: Seeds of Rebellion make this board game a treat
- Resisting the Dark Urge in Baldur's Gate 3 is the most fulfilling RPG experience
- The Marvel Multiverse RPG does one thing better than any other superhero game
- November 29
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- Elden Ring player wonders how anyone can like the RPG after accidentally playing hard mode for a month: "I didn’t know there were different carry loads"
- Frontier is a stunning new sci-fi graphic novel from Citizen Sleeper artist Guillaume Singelin
- After seeing the Shadow of the Colossus-worthy fight and elven side quest in Dragon's Dogma 2, I'm sold on Capcom's new RPG
- 350 hours and 5 playthroughs later, Baldur's Gate 3 is still music to my ADHD
- Exploring the legacy of my absolute favorite GTA trailer with one of its creators 15 years later: "Of course, having a dope song is always good"
- DnD Druid class guide: How to become one with nature
- November 28
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- After 400 hours in Baldur's Gate 3, I made one big decision that led me to a Lord of the Rings-style battle
- Hades 2 could turn my favorite roguelike upside down, and I'm trying to work out what that might look like
- Is it just me, or should clowns not be allowed in horror movies?
- The best Cyber Monday gaming deals 2024: what to expect this year
- November 25
- November 24
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- The 32 greatest Pixar moments
- As a DM, these are the D&D books I want to pick up this Black Friday
- Batman and Superman come face-to-face with Gog, the forgotten god of Kingdom Come
- I had the time of my life playing as a frog with a magnifying glass who solves mysteries for a living
- Janet Fielding on her Doctor Who return, her "honest" DVD commentaries, and why she prefers the post-2005 reboot
- November 23
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- Five of my favorite board games to pick up in the Cyber Monday sales
- Five of my favorite TTRPGs to look out for in the Black Friday sales
- With Kojima Productions on board, 2010's Castlevania Lords of Shadow remains one of the action adventure dynasty's most intriguing installments
- Doctor Who's Daphne Ashbrook opens up on the 1996 TV movie, Eric Roberts' Master, and working with two Time Lords
- November 22
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- The 32 greatest Disney characters
- Tom Taylor on why the time was right for Beast World - the Titans first big crossover
- 17 years later, action RPG Steambot Chronicles still has scope to impress with its eclectic mix of robots, music and a dash of Vanilla
- Exploring the unlikely development of Halo – from RTS to third-person, Mac to console, concept to an Edge magazine perfect 10
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero is a homecoming for writer Larry Hama
- Frazer Hines on returning to Doctor Who and writing a "faithful adaptation" of the series
- November 21
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- The Spyro and Banjo-Kazooie successor with 'Overwhelmingly Positive' reviews is a solo project inspired by family: "My dad and sister would always sit round the N64 together"
- Space Girl: Maureen O'Brien on her time as Vicki in the classic Doctor Who
- Twilight director reflects on 15 years of the fantasy hit, not casting Henry Cavill, and the tough fandom
- November 20
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- Madame Web: Who is Ezekiel Sims?
- I created Shadowheart's perfect nemesis in Baldur's Gate 3 – and then made her fall madly in love with me
- Rediscovering the 33-year-old console RPG I spent a year renting from Blockbuster Video after it (optimistically) promised 300 hours of game time
- Russell T Davies reflects on The Sarah Jane Adventures, making children's TV, and working with Elisabeth Sladen
- Ridley Scott talks Napoleon, historical accuracy, and working with Joaquin Phoenix
- November 19
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- November 17
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- Pedro Pascal is the perfect choice to play Reed Richards in the MCU Fantastic Four
- Godzilla spin-off show Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is another masterclass from comic book writer Matt Fraction
- You're missing out if you don't play Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- The Banshees of Inisherin made me rethink male friendship and loss
- Risk of Rain Returns has done the impossible: make one of the greatest roguelikes of the past 10 years a lot better
- Dragonheir expands its fantasy multiverse: Iconic Dungeons & Dragons characters will appear in a collaborative storyline
- Assassin's Creed Mirage is getting permadeath and New Game Plus, which could change the way I play
- Laika: Aged Through Blood is part bloody Excitebike, part furry Mad Max
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2: Everything we know so far
- 10 Best Spectrum games of all-time
- Saltburn director Emerald Fennell on why her follow-up to Promising Young Woman is actually a vampire movie
- The 10 best MSX games of all-time
- All the Hunger Games Easter eggs you might have missed in prequel movie The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
- November 16
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- Chucky is the most lore-accurate killer in Dead by Daylight and he's so much fun it's silly
- The best Remedy games, from Alan Wake 2 to the Fall of Max Payne
- Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League gameplay looks more theme park ride than open-world spectacle – but returning Arkham tricks are cool
- Why a Pokemon Legends Arceus sequel would absolutely need to focus on Johto
- November 15
- November 14
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- Baldur's Gate 3's most challenging trophy is also its most morally rewarding
- I let real-life dice rolls decide my Baldur's Gate 3 fate, and now I'm going (back) to hell
- 10 Best Atari 5200 games
- 10 Best 3DO games
- 10 Best Game Gear games
- 10 Best PC Engine games
- 10 Best Intellivision games
- 10 Best Spectrum 128k games
- 10 Best Commodore Vic-20 games
- 10 Best Philips CD-i games
- 10 Best Amiga CD32 games
- 10 Best Amstrad games
- 10 Best Apple 2 games
- 10 Best Amiga 500 games
- 10 Best Neo Geo games
- 10 Best Commodore 64 games
- No pressure with GTA 6 Rockstar, but GTA 4 and GTA 5 had two of the best reveal trailers of all time
- The making of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
- A Murder at the End of the World creators on going from The OA to making unique crime thriller with The Crown's Emma Corrin
- November 13
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- Alan Wake 2's shifting realities and case boards demonstrate how to do dual protagonists right
- Everything the Baldur's Gate 3 DLC needs to follow up on is in the game's first five minutes
- The Lazarus Project creator teases how season 2 is "a very different beast"
- Even as World of Warcraft nears its 20th anniversary, the MMO's executive producer promises that "the Worldsoul Saga is a foundation for our future"
- Worldless: Dive into the atmospheric and mysterious setting of this unique action platformer
- Why this is the only laptop that should be on your cyber deal list
- November 12
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- Two of the best tabletop games on the market right now aren’t on the market at all
- Diablo 4: Vessel of Hated aims to answer questions the campaign left to linger: "You're definitely going to learn the fate of the stone"
- Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door was a hilariously dark joke we didn't expect Nintendo to ever tell again
- November 11
- November 10
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- Arnold Schwarzenegger's 32 greatest catchphrases
- How the Marvel Universe became "Earth-616" and grew into an entire Multiverse
- Renslayer's fate in Loki season 2 might tease the return of a major Marvel villain
- The Diablo, Overwatch, and Warcraft teams "see a bright future" ahead after the Xbox acquisition of Blizzard
- Critical Role on breaking their world for art
- The Steam Deck OLED looks dope, but I’m waiting to see what Black Friday has to offer
- With Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, and World of Warcraft, Blizzard wants to "pay more attention to what players want, and deliver on that more consistently"
- The comic book history of Hank McCoy, the Beast
- Helping spirits move on in this realistic ghost hunting game hits a lot harder than Phasmophobia
- Loki season 2 episode 6 ending explained: How does the finale set up the future of the MCU?
- What does the PS5 Slim mean for Black Friday?
- Two months after trying to introduce Unity's controversial install fee, the developer is now "likely" facing lay-offs
- Who is Lashana Lynch playing in the post-credits scene of The Marvels? Binary in Marvel Comics explained
- The Marvels Easter eggs: The 17 biggest MCU references you may have missed
- November 9
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- I've turned Alan Wake 2 into a detective pen-and-paper RPG and I'm having the time of my life
- After playing Swansong, perhaps Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2's voiced main character won't be such a bad thing
- The GTA community reacts to the GTA 6 trailer news: "The trailer alone will keep us satisfied till next year"
- November 8
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- The Rock's 32 greatest movie moments
- The Legend of Zelda movie needs to be less Breath of the Wild and more Ocarina of Time
- Figuring out what the N7 Day 2023 teaser means for Mass Effect 5 is sending my fan theory brain into overdrive
- The GTA 6 trailer reveal proves no one does hype quite like Rockstar Games
- Atlus quickly pulls Persona 5 Tactica down after it accidentally launched over a week early on Steam
- I can't imagine Link speaking in the upcoming Zelda movie unless it's done right
- The Marvels director on Brie Larson's tips, cat allergies, and how Candyman prepared her for the MCU
- Xbox is cracking down on third-party gamepads - here's how controllers actually get their official licensing
- November 7
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- There was one Alan Wake 2 location I couldn't wait to visit, but it proved to be pure nightmare fuel
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2's Venom is the best take on the symbiote since my favorite Spidey game 28 years ago
- Surprise! Crunchyroll has added games to its anime subscription service
- DnD Rogue class guide - how to play these artful tricksters
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- November 3
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- The 32 most iconic movie posters
- Gen V is at its best when the stakes are low – let's hope it doesn't lose sight of that in season 2
- Loki season 2: B-15 has been one of Loki's greatest allies all along
- Nyad director talks her new Netflix drama, the astonishing true story, and moving onto narrative features after Free Solo
- Modern Warfare 3 campaign impressions: "Feels like it knows it can do better"
- Echo AKA Maya Lopez's Marvel history has a lot to say about her MCU future
- Baldur's Gate 3 has normalized multiple playthroughs like no other game in recent memory – why?
- Station to Station got around my puzzle game ineptitude by appealing to my 30-year obsession with steam trains
- I've been tracking Black Friday deals for years, and these are the gaming discounts I'm waiting for in 2023
- Gen V season 2 release date speculation, cast, plot, and more news
- November 2
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- As The Return of Superman turns 30, we look back on the story that reinvented the Man of Steel
- This new action-RPG feels like Nier: Automata as an even more ridiculous sci-fi anime, and it has no right to be this fun
- The Origins in Baldur's Gate 3 open up a world of possibilities that I would love to see more RPGs do
- Alan Wake 2 is the main reason I’d buy an RTX 4080 this Black Friday
- Bottoms director on making one of this year’s funniest comedies with her Shiva Baby follow-up
- November 1
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- The 32 best Friends cameos of all time
- How to Have Sex is a lesson in consent wrapped up in the atmosphere of a horror film
- Is it still worth buying a Meta Quest 2 this Black Friday?
- Ditch the expensive TV - these projectors could see big savings on Black Friday
- BlizzCon 2023 predictions: What to expect from Diablo, Overwatch, and Warcraft
- Metal Gear Solid The Master Collection finally gives the most underrated Metal Gear game its due
- Meet Cain, the blind assassin taking on the underworld in Dark Horse's gritty new crime comic
