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December 31
- I don't play Animal Crossing: New Horizons anymore, but it still does one thing for me every year that no other game can
December 30
- From Diablo 4 to Starfield and even Baldur's Gate 3, 2023 was an amazing year to wait a few months before playing the big games
- The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon zapped my worries over the franchise, and now I can't wait for Rick and Michonne's spin-off
December 29
- The best PlayStation demos of all-time and what made them special
- Song of Nunu is the perfect League of Legends spinoff for a new generation of fans
- As 2023 comes to an end, it’s time to give Black Mirror season 6 another chance
December 28
- Holiday Long Read: Edge magazine in conversation with Dreams developer Media Molecule
- Genshin Impact devs on swapping open worlds and real-time combat for deftly assembled dungeons in Honkai Star Rail
- Renfield is one of this year’s most overlooked horror movies, and it's worth a revisit
December 27
- How a parchment of ideas evolved into the RPG work of art that is Pentiment
- With GTA 6 taking us back to Miami, here's how the original GTA Vice City came to life
- Barbie features my favorite scene of 2023, and it captures humanity at its best
December 26
- Exploring the impact of Resident Evil 4 and how it redefined the series forever
- Getting stuck in a game can be the best way to bond with it and reflect on why you're playing in the first place
- Get a PS5 for Christmas? Here are the accessories I can't live without
- 2023 has made me more optimistic than ever about the future of Star Wars
December 25
- With the GTA 6 hype train in motion, 2024 will be the most exciting year for Grand Theft Auto in the series' almost 30-year existence
- Before Baldur's Gate 3, these games made D&D's Forgotten Realms a fixture on PlayStation
- Rye Lane was a masterclass in how to make a rom-com in 2023
December 24
- Is the current video game remake trend a worthy nod to the past, or a safe play obstructing new ideas?
- Candela Obscura game designers on why it was so important to break out from Cthulhu's shadow
- The first GTA 6 trailer was incredible – but what can we expect from the second?
- I made an arcade light gun setup using a handheld, and you can too over Christmas
- From Netflix’s killer new line-up to Attack on Titan’s farewell, 2023 was one of anime’s best years ever
December 23
- In an unbelievable year for games, Soulslikes were so good that they could almost pass for FromSoftware originals
- Did the GTA 6 leaks help or hinder Rockstar's long-awaited GTA 6 trailer reveal?
- Total Film's 2023 in review: Chris Pine and more talk Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
December 22
- I might be in the minority here, but I hope GTA 6 launches without a first-person mode
- Lake Season's Greetings is the perfect way to unwind and get into the holiday spirit
- Baldur's Gate 3 has claimed a corner of my heart, and I haven't felt this way about a game for almost 10 years
- 2023's most divisive Marvel movie quietly introduced the MCU's most fascinating idea in years
- Babylon's Damien Chazelle breaks down one of Total Film's scenes of the year – the Bel Air Bacchanal
- Rebel Moon ending explained: your biggest questions answered on the Zack Snyder Netflix movie
December 21
- 10 indies that might have gone under your radar this year
- Rediscovering the 24-year-old open-world GTA game that totally changed my opinion on PC graphics
- PlayStation Year in Review: A steady but subdued year for Sony, despite its noisy neighbors and a visit from Spider-Man
- Taika Waititi talks uplifting sports drama Next Goal Wins: "I do still feel like an outsider"
- Succession creator Jesse Armstrong on season 4 being named Total Film's TV show of 2023 and what his plans are next
- From the MCU to Knock at the Cabin, 2023 has been the year of Dave Bautista
December 20
- New G.I. Joe comic Duke explores the man behind the legendary hero
- Total Film's 2023 in review: Keanu Reeves and more on the making of John Wick: Chapter 4
- Forget Baldur's Gate 3, the 1,000 hours I've spent with Pokemon Sleep make it my actual most-played game of the year
- Xbox Year in Review: A year of accomplishments bodes well for Microsoft in 2024
- I can't lie, the GTA 6 trailer was my favorite thing about video games in 2023
- Christopher Nolan on Oppenheimer being named Total Film’s 2023 Film of the Year and awards buzz
December 19
- My favorite game of 2023 was Steam Next Fest
- Nintendo Year in Review: Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom leads the charge in what could be a swansong year for Switch
- Charting the 26-year evolution of my favorite Grand Theft Auto car, while keeping my fingers (and legs and toes) crossed it returns in GTA 6
- Why Succession is our pick for the best TV show of 2023
- SFX's 2023 in review: Saw X filmmakers on John Kramer’s emotional return to the franchise
December 18
- The top 10 manga of 2023
- Baldur's Gate 3 showed me I have a main story avoidance problem
- The 8 top gaming trends of 2023
- I hope GTA 6 gives these 3 in-game communities a new lease of life in 2025
- We're still Doomed! How John Romero's FPS design rules live on in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
- Why Oppenheimer is our pick for the best film of 2023
- The KTC G27P6 is a high-end OLED with a 240Hz refresh rate
- Total Film's 2023 in review: Christopher Nolan and more talk Oppenheimer
- SFX's 2023 in review: Russell T Davies talks returning to Doctor Who
December 17
- The GTA 6 trailer confirmed what we already knew: that GTA 6 leak was never anything to worry about, and leaks are very often pointless
December 16
- How Loki went from the God of Mischief to the MCU’s MVP
- If they want to succeed, superhero shows need to learn from The Boys spin-off Gen V
- When GTA 6 arrives, GTA 5 will be pushing 12 years old – what's changed in the world since the last mainline Grand Theft Auto game?
December 15
- Oh good, one of the year's finest Metroidvanias turned up just in time to devour my Christmas break
- The 32 greatest Julia Roberts movies
- Legions Imperialis gives us the Warhammer battle I've always dreamed of
- SFX's 2023 in review: Gremlins: Secrets Of The Mogwai, the animated prequel to the '80s hit
- I returned to Cyberpunk 2077 for the romantic hangouts in update 2.1, but stayed to rediscover a new Night City
- The strange story of Darkel, one of GTA 3's most mysterious cut characters with speculated (but unsubstantiated) ties to terrorism
- The best Lego gifts for Christmas 2023
- Meg Ryan and David Duchovny on returning to rom-coms and paying homage to When Harry Met Sally director
- From Barbenheimer to Napoleon, hats became cinema's must-have accessory in 2023
- As the Doctor Who multiverse expands, it's time to bring back Torchwood
December 14
- The best E3 moments from the event's 29-year history, from "$299" to Keanu Reeves
- Dead X-Men puts a cap on the Krakoa era with a team of resurrected mutants on a secret mission
- The 25 best comics of 2023
- Lego Fortnite is the Animal Crossing replacement I never expected, but now I can't put it down
- We used the Florida Man Birthday Challenge to learn more about GTA 6’s Leonida and got more than we bargained for
December 13
- The 32 greatest '90s movie characters
- I thought I'd hate Baldur's Gate 3 and now it's my GOTY – but I'll probably never play it again
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is Hollow Knight meets Rayman Legends and I'm here for it
- The 25 best TV shows of 2023
- 2023 was the year of legacy sequels, but Hollywood needs to remember one thing
- I'm going to play GTA 6 as I've played all the other GTA games over the past 20 years, as a law-abiding citizen
December 12
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2's Rio Morales actor on the importance of representation: "I've received so many lovely messages from players"
- The 25 best movies of 2023
- The top 5 GTA reveal trailer theme songs of all time
- Scalpel-wielding "murder surgeons" stalk the streets in Invasive #1
- Zack Snyder and the Rebel Moon cast talk mythology, female empowerment, and griffin taming
December 11
- The bizarre history of The Day Before: From Steam's most-anticipated MMO to a bland survival game that killed a studio
- Baldur's Gate 3 is our Game of the Year, and that wouldn't be possible without the developer's expert worldbuilding: "The biggest challenge is to keep the player interested"
- The 26-year evolution of the GTA logo – from the original Grand Theft Auto to GTA 6
- Mark Waid on the birth of Kingdom Come's Magog in Batman/Superman: World's Finest
December 10
- I play Genshin Impact every day, but Hoyoverse's Zenless Zone Zero is an action roguelike with no action so it's dead on arrival for me
- The wildest GTA 6 trailer fan theories so far
December 9
- Fortnite Festival looks like the future for the Rock Band devs, and that might not be a bad thing
- The 5 most impressive yet subtle GTA 5 innovations open world games (and beyond) are only just catching up to
December 8
- New versions of Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio and my absolute favorite beat 'em up from 34 years ago could make 2024 and beyond very special indeed
- Marvel's Blade: Everything we know so far
- When can we expect to see more of GTA 6?
- Rocket Racing isn't just a Fortnite mode - it's the arcade racer I've been looking for since Mario Kart 8 launched a decade ago
- This time-looping adventure with Undertale vibes is one of the best RPGs I've played this year
- Hideo Kojima's OD: Everything we know so far
- Celebrate Christmas with the new cooking feature in My Talking Tom Friends and a festive event in My Talking Tom 2
- Light No Fire: Everything we know so far
- I don't say this lightly but I think The Finals, from a team of ex-Battlefield devs, could change the face of PvP FPS games forever
- From Hollywood to Assassin's Creed to creating a fascinating new Metroidvania inspired by grief: "I think my father would be proud"
December 7
- Deluxe's destination: What the end of Mario Kart 8 means for the series
- The Bonnie and Clyde dynamic of GTA 6's lead characters could pave the way for the series' most unique high-stakes story yet
December 6
- Every indie game shown at Day of the Devs Game Awards Edition 2023
- The Game Awards 2023 predictions – what we might (and would love to) see at the end-of-year event
- The Wicker Man at 50: The consequence of cultural ignorance
- Leading with GTA 6's female protagonist is a move that should have happened a long time ago
December 5
- The 32 greatest sci-fi movies
- The first GTA 6 trailer stuns an already optimistic community: "Holy sh*t, that blew my expectations out of the water"
- 32 of Tom Cruise's greatest movie moments
- Wonka star Calah Lane talks bringing a new story to life with Timothée Chalamet
- The 5 most impressive things about the GTA 6 trailer
- Wonka’s Keegan-Michael Key on playing a Roald Dahl-style villain in the fantastical drama
- GTA 6 trailer breakdown - 12 things you might have missed
December 4
- An unfortunate road to release for the GTA 6 trailer - but ultimately one of the most exciting ever
- The many lives of Lex Luthor: The comic book history of the Superman Legacy villain
- Dev behind roguelike city builder thought "it will maybe sell some 100 copies" – 20,000 copies later, it's one of the biggest surprise hits of the year
- Turn Android Auto wireless with the Motorola MA1 Android Auto Adapter
- World of WarCraft Classic Hardcore has exploded in popularity thanks to its sense of community
- 32 classic '90s movies you've probably forgotten about
- The leaks and rumors don't matter, the GTA 6 map will be judged on more than scale alone
December 3
- The complete GTA timeline: Every Grand Theft Auto game so far in chronological order
- Looking back at Evil Dead Regeneration, the classic Ash Williams hack-and-slasher
December 2
- With the GTA 6 location (surely) all but confirmed, here are the Vice City tourist traps I'd love to see return
- From Call of Cthulhu to Dredge to Bloodborne, why does Lovecraft's influence on games continue to grow?
December 1
- 32 of Brad Pitt's greatest movie movements
- If the Fallout TV show wants to succeed, it needs to lean into the games' trademark cynical humor
- GTA 6 trailer predictions: Everything we hope to see on December 5
- Spirittea is the perfect Spirited Away sim with its ghost-filled bathhouse