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Frostpunk 2

The best strategy games of 2024

A look back at this year’s strategic and tactical highlights.

LATEST STORIES

Honkai: Star Rail – Fugue build and ascension guide

Top 10 horror games of 2024, ranked

Dragon's Dogma 2 is the best game of 2024, and it's my fault you don't agree

Pokémon Go Holiday 2024 Part 2: All Research Tasks

Top 10 shooters of 2024, ranked

I got knocked out by an actual Olympic boxer in The Thrill of the Fight 2

My Game of the Year for 2024 is Metaphor: ReFantazio

DEEPER DIVES

Monument Valley 3

Monument Valley 3 review: a playground of Escher paintings

Total War: Warhammer 3 – Omens of Destruction review: Maim! Kill! Destroy!

Dungeons of Dreadrock 2 review: Dang good puzzling

Infinity Nikki review: A delicate sandbox

GAMING NEWS

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Shadowheart VA from Baldur’s Gate 3 joins Wuthering Waves cast as Carlotta

Wuthering Waves 2.0 banners: Carlotta and Roccia debut

No more Total War blood DLC and pre-order factions, Creative Assembly promises

Dragon Age The Veilguard is one of our RPGs of the year

The best RPGs of 2024, ranked

The Cris Tales devs are making a new turn-based RPG with TWEWY vibes called Prisma

If you want to play Diablo 4 for free, now’s your chance thanks to Blizzard’s limited holiday trial

This holiday season, remember to play the objective in Marvel Rivals’ Jeff Splatoon mode

The making of Grand Theft Hamlet, the GTA Online Shakespeare production, crashes into theaters in 2025

GAME REVIEWS

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The Thing: Remastered

The Thing: Remastered review – more than just a touch-up

Indiana Jones and The Great Circle review: MachineGames takes you on a proper adventure in one of 2024’s best games

Pikachu TCG Pocket

Pokémon TCG Pocket review: The perfect casual card game

Visions of Mana

Visions of Mana review: visions of greatness

Lando's in Star Wars Outlaws, finally.

Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card DLC review - Lando's here too

Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club

Emio – The Smiling Man review: if you’re not laughing, you’re crying

Void Crew

Void Crew review – Sea of Thieves via FTL

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl review – roadside thumbstick

GAME FEATURES

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It's in the Game: Madden NFL

John Madden’s son Mike on his involvement in It’s in the Game: Madden NFL and preserving his father’s legacy

Fallout 76

Fallout 76 Ghoul hands-on - Bethesda’s next free update lets you ghoulify yourself

Zenless Zone Zero has really ‘Come Alive’ with Version 1.4

It's in the Game: Madden NFL

It’s in the Game interview: EA Sports’ Daryl Holt on bringing Prime Video’s new Madden NFL docuseries to life

The Game Awards 2024 announcements and trailers

All The Game Awards 2024 winners

Rematch

Sloclap’s next game is Rematch, a five-a-side soccer game that’s more Rocket League than FIFA

The Alternative Game Awards 2024

GAME GUIDES

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Palworld Feybreak

Palworld Feybreak update patch notes: 10 biggest changes

Genshin Impact 5.3 banners: Mavuika, Citlali, and Lan Yan debut

Pokémon TCG Pocket Mythical Island Emblem Event: All missions and rewards

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: How to beat the shiny Rayquaza Tera-Raid event

All Marvel Rivals team-up abilities and the best team-ups to use

7 of the best Marvel Rivals team comps for all skill levels

Fortnite

Fortnite v33.11 patch notes: Winterfest 2024 begins

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Indiana Jones Great Circle: All cogwheel puzzles and how to solve them

Genshin Impact teases user-generated content, new region, and characters for 2025

Genshin Impact 5.3 release date, events, and game modes

Total War: Warhammer 3 Hotfix 6.0.2 patch notes – two free units and lots of fixes

Falcom’s Trails in the Sky remake achieves the impossible, a simultaneous global release on Switch, PC, and PS5

Helldivers 2 devs give out second wave of Killzone items for free after backlash

Stalker 2 update 1.1 patch notes: Fixes for NPC spawns, AI, and more

Hooded Horse picks up Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew to give Mimimi’s final game the support it deserves

Civ 7 features proper urban warfare with cities needing to be stormed district by district

The Game Awards keep growing with 2024 once again reaching new heights

Sony will become the largest Kadokawa shareholder with $320 million investment

CD Projekt Red says Ciri ‘deserves’ a great story in The Witcher 4 and Andrzej Sapkowski (sort of) approves

Lost Soul Aside release set for 2025 on PC and PS5

First Exodus gameplay trailer has Mass Effect vibes and bear punching

Helldivers 2 update 01.002.203 patch notes: Reduced queue times and Killzone 2 items

Gryphline details what’s new in the next Arknights: Endfield beta – and it’s a ton

HoYoverse saves you time in Genshin Impact 5.3 by making bosses respawn immediately

Firaxis confirms that Civ 7 ends during the Cold War with ‘our’ age being added in the future

Genshin Impact 5.3 livestream: start times and where to watch

Zenless Zone Zero update 1.4 patch notes: Characters fading out, Ultimate changes, and more

Overwatch 2 Winter Wonderland 2024 adds 6v6 and cozy skins for a short time, and you can even get three for free

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle update 2 patch notes

Overwatch 2 6v6 experiment patch notes: All hero changes in the Role Queue Experiment

Analyst firm DFC Intelligence predicts record game sales and revenue as cost of living continues to rise

Biped is out on PS5 and PS5 Pro now with the sequel getting a 2025 release

Citadelle des Morts

COD Black Ops 6 Zombies: Full Citadelle des Morts story easter egg walkthrough

Speedy 4X strategy game Yield: Fall of Rome is set for a January 2025 release on PC

Pokémon TCG Pocket: The best new cards in the Mythical Island expansion

Pokémon TCG Pocket: Best Serperior deck

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Indiana Jones Great Circle secret ending: How to solve the Ancient Relic puzzle

Paradox prepares for Crusader Kings 3's “biggest year yet” with Chapter 4 coming in 2025

Zenless Zone Zero – Harumasa build and promotion guide

Helldivers 2 update 01.002.002 patch notes: Lots of crash fixes

Pokémon Go Holiday Cup – Little Edition: Best Pokémon

Pokémon TCG Pocket: Mythical Island expansion card list

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Hotfix 5.1 patch notes – progression for mod users is back

Pokémon Go Holiday 2024 Part 1: All Research Tasks

The Marvel Rivals winter event is Splatoon, starring Jeff the Land Shark, with some swanky skins up for grabs

Elden Ring sales surpass the combined total of all Dark Souls games sales before 2022

Total War: Warhammer 3 Hotfix 6.0.1 patch notes – splash damage bug fixed

Zenless Zone Zero – Miyabi build and promotion guide

The Blood of Dawnwalker will be fully revealed in January 2025

Wuthering Waves 2.0 livestream: start times and where to watch

Arknights: Endfield beta test – How to sign up

Balatro dev calls out PEGI for 18+ rating double standard: “This is comedy”

HoYoverse reveals Evelyn for Zenless Zone Zero version 1.5

Elden Ring Nightreign Network Test announced for February 2025

Zenless Zone Zero update 1.4: release time and maintenance details

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Indiana Jones Great Circle: All Ancient Relic locations