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The machine previously known as Project Scarlett will be four times as powerful as Xbox One X with a range of next-gen features
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Players of the popular online shooter will be able to lay down their weapons and watch exclusive footage -
Brenda Romero’s crime sim is a homage to the glitter and skulduggery of prohibition-era Chicago – a game of revenge, race and relationship management -
4 out of 5 stars.
Avicii Invector review – an immersive musical tribute
4 out of 5 stars.Made in collaboration with DJ Tim Bergling, this perfect Christmas party game has players zooming across intergalactic landscapes hitting buttons in time to the beat -
Game will be first in series since Half-Life 2: Episode 2 was released in 2007
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4 out of 5 stars.
Capcom Home Arcade review – authentic retro gaming at a cost
4 out of 5 stars.The full-size replica of an arcade machine’s control panel offers dazzling recreations of 16 classic titles from the 1980s and 90s -
5 out of 5 stars.
The Outer Worlds review – a planet-sized helping of fun
5 out of 5 stars.More than just Fallout in space, this action-RPG is a delightful sci-fi romp with razor-sharp writing, lashings of humour and enough content to entertain you for months
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4 out of 5 stars.
Autonauts review – sim robots share the load of colonisation
4 out of 5 stars.There’s plenty to do in this exciting and empowering simulation game, where automation is the key to your shining future -
2 out of 5 stars.
Ghost Recon Breakpoint review – quantity over quality in a broken world
2 out of 5 stars.Early missions in Ubisoft’s latest Ghost Recon open-world shooter seem impossible, and it barely gets better from there -
You’re a lone goose on a mission to torment the residents of an English village in this game of stealth and slapstick -
4 out of 5 stars.
We Met In May review – cute dating sim is a witty ode to early love
4 out of 5 stars.Experimental game designer Nina Freeman returns with a set of funny, thoughtful vignettes about the awkwardness of new relationships
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4 out of 5 stars.