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August 31
- "F**k yeah, that's my Destiny": Jordan Vogt-Roberts talks live-action Cayde-6 and the Metal Gear movie
- I’ve just realised I’ll soon play Destiny for the last time, and moving on feels like leaving home
- Some games are better left in the past, and Phantom Dust appears to be one of them
- 12 normal things we can’t see in real life without thinking we’re in a video game
- 12 brand new things we discovered in Assassin’s Creed: Origins - cat lovers, look away now...
August 30
- Monster Hunter World is big, very alive and... OMG my Palico has a rubber ring
- Only a true Master Chief will get more than 15 in this Halo quiz!
- Fed up with waiting for Elder Scrolls 6? Here’s whether Elder Scrolls Online is worth your time
- 5 ways the Game of Thrones season 7 finale proves Ned Stark is STILL one of the most important characters in the show
August 29
- Not growing up with Nintendo is saving me from SNES Mini disappointment
- Destiny 2 might not reinvent the series, but it evolves in all the right ways to be a true and worthy sequel
- Preparing for the end of The Tomorrow Children, a game about helping others that couldn’t help itself
- The 30 best movie robots to make you fear for humanity
- The Destiny bucket list: 22 things you need to do before you move on to Destiny 2
- Game of Thrones’ Littlefinger and Euron talk exclusively about death, playing bad guys, and staying off Twitter
August 28
- 9 fun things to do in Skyrim VR, Fallout 4 VR, and Doom VFR (including magic death raves)
- 13 questions we have after watching Game of Thrones season 7
- Movies to watch this week at the cinema: The Limehouse Golem, Una, and more
August 25
- The Mist doesn’t deserve a second season but this is why we need one
- The evolution of Game of Thrones' title sequence - from basic map, to a deceptively deep part of the show's journey
- "We've rebuilt the Crackdown 3 franchise for a new generation" - Clint Bundrick on Xbox One X's (eventual) first big exclusive
- Call of Duty WW2’s Michael Condrey on COD’s social focus, going back to basics and the new War Mode
- 9 questions I have after watching The Defenders
August 24
- The 7 things you can’t miss in Destiny 2’s EDZ
- Is it just me, or is The World's End the best of The Cornetto Trilogy?
- Rainbow Six Siege is played by 2.3 million people every day… what's its secret?
- Dishonored 2: The Death of the Outsider’s Billie is a powerhouse of play, with wicked new (unlimited) powers
- The Evil Within 2 brings back the scares and the cinematic bars as you return to the past on a terrifying treasure hunt
August 23
- Every confirmed fighter in the Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite roster
- Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom adds tactical skirmish combat to its cocktail of cute
- Dragon Ball FighterZ may be the most accessible anime fighter yet
- "Is she going to settle down? I seriously doubt it" - Meet the star behind Uncharted: The Lost Legacy's Chloe
- Thanks to all the free updates, the Titanfall 2 community is alive and happier than ever
August 22
- Here's where you can pre-order the Nintendo Classic Mini SNES right now
- Infinite power: who’s the most powerful gaming character?
- Shadow of War taught me an important lesson with its bar brawl fight between a Balrog and a Spirit of Nature
- The land down under goes over and upside down in the Forza Horizon 3: Hot Wheels expansion
August 21
- 19 things in Far Cry 5 you probably haven’t noticed yet
- Movies to watch this week at the cinema: Logan Lucky, Detroit, and more
- 7 questions I have after watching Game of Thrones S7.06
August 19
- Movies to watch on Blu-Ray and DVD: The Bleeder, Lady Macbeth, and more
August 18
- Why Game of Thrones’ endgame is just the real world, post-Brexit, with additional dragons
- Why do developers release glitchy games?
August 17
- The 25 greatest TV characters and why we love them
- Best Shots Review: The ever-shifting dimensions of Fraction, Bá & Moon's Casanova
- Uncharted’s Chloe Frazer is your new favourite gaming heroine, sorry Lara Croft
- How the creator of GTA combined sandbox shenanigans with souped-up superheroics to make Crackdown
August 16
- Covenant at the gates, and not a super soldier in sight – welcome to Halo 3: ODST’s space-age Alamo
August 15
- The Loot Train battle is the best in Game of Thrones - here are the secrets of its genius
- How Far Cry 3 made the series what it is today
August 14
- "There was never anything that was meant to make a 'dig' at GTA" - the curious inside story of the Saints Row / Agents of Mayhem series
- Terrifying video game creepypastas to make you never play alone again, from demonic Sonics to haunted Minecrafts
- Movies to watch this week at the cinema: The Dark Tower, Final Portrait, and more
- 9 questions I have after watching Game of Thrones S7.05
August 13
- 10 useful skills you can learn by playing video games
August 12
- 7 mind-bending gaming theories that we really want to be true
August 11
- 10 ways MMOs aren't nearly as cruel as they used to be
- Opening credits in video games are getting better, and they’re more important than you might think
- The hidden language of Game of Thrones costumes: What Daenerys, Arya, Sansa, and Cersei are secretly saying with every outfit
- Searching for a master swordsman on the journey to hell in Final Fantasy 15’s Episode Gladio DLC
August 10
- Gaming's most ludicrous moral choices to unleash your inner villain
- The PlayStation merchandise you need to press X on right now
- The 15 burliest beefcakes in Xbox history
August 9
- Gaming's creepiest urban legends to make sure you don't sleep tonight
- With COD returning to WW2, it’s time to revisit how the series did it before in Call Of Duty 2
- The 50 worst games of all time
August 8
- The 25 best action movies to get your adrenaline pumping
- Break cyber walls and tame robots with PlayStation’s ultimate hackers
August 7
- This week's Overwatch news: The Summer Games are back and better than ever!
- 25 baffling movie plot holes that make no sense
- Movies to watch this week at the cinema: Atomic Blonde, A Ghost Story, and more
- The best deals on Pokemon Go Plus and where to buy one right now
- 7 questions I have after watching Game of Thrones S7.04
August 6
- 5 tips to get you started in Crossout, the Mad Max-style MMO
- What's in Horizon's Frozen Wilds DLC? Clues hint that you'll fight a robot gorilla or bear. In Yellowstone National Park.
August 5
- Movies to watch on Blu-Ray and DVD: Ghost in the Shell, Free Fire, and more
- Meet the factions who rule the vehicular combat wasteland of Crossout
August 4
- How The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind on Xbox thrust open world RPGs into the console mainstream
- "That was disappointing for me" - two seasons on, and Ian McElhinney is still sad about the death of Ser Barristan in Game of Thrones
August 3
- Sonic Mania makes a clear distinction between Special and Bonus stages: one's fun, the other is far from it
- 19 years of the Madden curse – what is it, and will it strike Tom Brady?
- What's going on with Game of Thrones' Varys and the Red Priestesses? Here's all we know (including a very fishy rumour)
- Life is Strange: Before the Storm understands how grief can be mistaken for teen angst, and how it can completely change you
- How to earn an incredible 5,000 gamerscore in just one day
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy digs into what makes the wisecracking Chloe tick - and asks whether she could ever be a hero
- 9 rumors people believed about GTA games (that were completely true)
August 2
- The best bad endings (that you really have to work for)
- Why an Obi-Wan movie could redeem the forgotten hero of Star Wars
- Taking an uncomfortable, thought-provoking journey into the heart of darkness with Spec Ops: The Line
- The secrets in games you were never meant to see
- Create your own horror short for your chance to win a trip to Los Angeles with Annabelle: Creation
August 1
- Not one, but two main Game of Thrones characters were involved in Joffrey’s assassination - here’s how they did it
- 8 GIFs that prove Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle will be your next Switch game
- How do you get your face into FIFA 18? It’s easier than you think
- Are hacking minigames the most overused of gaming tropes?
- The 15 rarest and most valuable Nintendo Wii games of all time