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The best gaming phones 2025
By Tabitha Baker last updated
Buying guide Rounding up all our picks of the best gaming phones, whether you're looking at Android or Apple, budget or premium.

Transparent tech has made a comeback, you just need to know where to look
By Rosalie Newcombe published
Feature Anyone dreaming of a return of late 90s gaming tech doesn't have to look far, as the transparent tech renaissance arrived long ago - just consoles seem to be left out of this retro comeback.

The Elder Scrolls 6: Everything we know so far
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Guide Skyrim sequel Elder Scrolls 6 is one of the biggest Bethesda games currently in development

I don't fast travel in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 to channel the immersive feel of Red Dead Redemption 2 and Cyberpunk 2077
By Heather Wald published
Opinion Opinion | Refusing to fast travel in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is making my encounters feel more organic - Red Dead Redemption 2 style

"There shouldn't just be one weapon to slay them all": Monster Hunter Wilds' director will put up with my hammer bro shenanigans, but wants players to have options
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Interview Interview | Director Yuya Tokuda on reforging weapons, playing with fans, encouraging experimentation, and putting up with me: "I know that if you're a hammer main, you're a hammer main."

In Avowed I keep falling into the same habit as Skyrim's inescapable stealth archer, but I just can't resist
By Heather Wald published
Now Playing Now Playing | I can't stop reaching for the bow in Avowed, but I'm loving my lethal stealthy approach

Steam Next Fest 2025: all the dates, details, and everything else you need to know
By Emma-Jane Betts published
Guide Steam Next Fest is here, so here's all the dates, times, and details to know about the event

The best Yakuza games, ranked
By Dom Peppiatt last updated
Best List Kiryu, Kasuga, or Majima? The best Yakuza and Like a Dragon games merge action-packed Japanese crime capers with seriously silly fun

Avowed has achieved something even Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 couldn't – it's made me fall in love with the most boring weapon in RPGs
By Andrew Brown published
Opinion Opinion | Avowed weapons come in all shapes and sizes, but only one of them is the best

In 14 years I couldn't get through Skyrim, but smashed through Avowed in a weekend thanks to its bite-sized exploration and high-impact combat
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Now playing Now Playing | Can Avowed convert this Skyrim faithless? I'm too distracted smacking xaurips off ledges to think about it
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