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  • GTA Online Is My Car-Modding Paradise

    I like Red Dead Redemption Online, but there’s something about customising a horse while waiting for the invention of the internal combustion engine that… just doesn’t quite do it for me. GTA Online, on the other hand, remains resplendent with the kind of modern-day mounts that most of us can only dream of. And what…


  • Space Exploration is Nightmare Fuel and Outer Wilds Knows It

    Many games and movies sugarcoat the dangers of going into space. At worst, spacecraft explode when they’ve taken a critical hit, leaving you gawping at an unexpected Game Over screen. With a few exceptions on-screen death is too neat, too fast for you to ever see a member of the Rebel Alliance asphyxiating in the…


  • Second Symphony – How Bloodstained Makes Castlevania Sing Again

    Everything in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a little uneven. Take main character Miriam, for example: all style, poise and flowing scarves, and compare her to the roughly sketched and stiffly animated supporting cast. Or admire the astonishing detail and depth in many of the backgrounds, while walking past another boring pile of rocks.…