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January 2018
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- January 31
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- Destiny 2’s powerful new Raid perks are the right blueprint for the game’s future. Now Bungie just needs to set them free
 - 10 games with New Game Plus modes so good you simply have to play them twice
 - The best upcoming PlayStation VR games for 2018 (and beyond)
 - 11 of the rarest Game of Thrones Funko Pops on the planet (and how to buy them smarter)
 - As Frankenstein celebrates his 200th birthday, we ask: what makes the original sci-fi monster such a timeless creation?
 - How Far Cry 3 set the bar for open world freedom with flawless design and a sly swipe at video game tropes
 
 - January 30
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- Whatever form Dragon Age 4 takes, it would do well to build from the epic, extravagant (and slightly unwieldy) Inquisition
 - Should video games tackle natural disasters like movies? Or is that just really poor taste?
 - The 20 best Medieval movies to watch while we wait for the next Game of Thrones
 - The DualShock 4's speaker and lightbar make these PS4 games 100% better
 
 - January 25
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- FIFA 18 Ultimate Team: 11 players guaranteed a January upgrade when the transfer window closes
 - The 30 best book to movie adaptations you'll want to watch AND read
 - The best free dynamic themes for PS4
 - The 30 most violent movies ever made, from Braindead to Battle Royale
 - Monster Hunter World producer Ryozo Tsujimoto on bringing the game back to console, pleasing fans and not taking the Resi 7 reboot route
 
 - January 23
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- Movies to watch this week at the cinema: Downsizing, Last Flag Flying, and more
 - January's Xbox backwards compatibility recommendation: Bayonetta - still one of the classiest hack and slashers around
 - Netflix's Altered Carbon is Blade Runner meets Black Mirror with Westworld’s morality thrown in - and it's your new TV obsession
 
 - January 20
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- The Champions' Ballad DLC for Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the true ending I needed
 - Nintendo's 'lack of innovation' has always been a myth. If you need evidence, just look at Star Fox
 - Croft conversion: How the Tomb Raider movie is bringing the leading lady of video games back to the big screen
 - It’s more than just cardboard - Here’s why Nintendo Labo is another Switch masterstroke
 - 5 big, potentially endless games to treat as a second home in 2018
 - Best games for 10-15 year old kids on PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch (that don’t suck)
 - After a stellar 2017, the remaster-heavy Nintendo Switch is in danger of losing much of what makes it so magical
 - Is it just me, or does anyone else miss video stores?
 
 - January 18
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- Why everyone is freaking out about the YouTube Partner Program changes (and what it means for your favourite gaming channels)
 - World of Warcraft just got a major change and it might as well be World of Warcraft 2
 - Every Labo toy we know about so far - including the 9 Nintendo isn’t talking about
 - The complete story of the Slender Man, from its internet origins (and real-life horror), to the movie backlash
 - "Weird Nintendo is the best Nintendo" - The internet reacts to that bonkers Nintendo Labo trailer
 
 - January 17
 - January 16
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- VR, lies, and video games: the weird origin story of Accounting+
 - “It took us until lunchtime to get Forza 3 running in 4K” - the game’s creative director on Xbox One X and the future of Forza
 - As John Carpenter turns 70, we look back at the scariest films of his career
 - Hear me out but... Titanic is secretly a Terminator movie
 - 14 questions I have after watching Blade Runner 2049
 - 5 essential changes PUBG needs to make to be exceptional on Xbox One
 - The best video game trailers of this generation (so far)
 
 - January 15
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- Movies to watch this week at the cinema: Coco, The Post, and more
 - 7 questions I have after watching Star Trek Discovery season 1 episode 11 - The Wolf Inside
 - The 25 best twist endings in movies we never saw coming
 - 8 games to scratch that lost classic itch - relive old gaming memories with new things to play
 
 - January 12
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- 10 years on, it's clear BioShock wasn't just a great shooter, but a new standard of self-aware, literate gaming
 - Bungie’s roadmap for Destiny 2 improvements is welcome, but the game’s long-term health relies on more than changes to the Eververse
 - The creator of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds on copycats, Twitch, and how he won't stop until it's your favourite esport
 
 - January 11
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 - January 3
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- “Online, you aren’t your gender, colour, or sexuality” - the rise and positivity of gay gamer groups
 - With USS Callister, Black Mirror season 4 proves it understands video games better than anything else on television
 - MachineGames on Wolfenstein 2's development, controversy and what’s next: "we always planned this as a trilogy"
 - This amazing Star Trek Discovery theory suggests Tyler isn't all he seems...
 
 - January 2
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