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June 30
- How a Franklin D. Roosevelt High School pen could hint at a major Marvel villain in Loki and the MCU
- Phoenix Wright fans will have no objection to The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
- How games like The Sims and Mass Effect helped me suss out my sexuality
June 29
- Superhero super-spy Ninjak gets all his secrets stolen, as Jeff Parker tells all
- Horror manga icon Junji Ito on life, death, and using reality to scare you
- Fast and Furious 9 ending explained with director Justin Lin
June 28
- Inside the socially-minded cyborg sci-fi drama Madi with Duncan Jones and Alex De Campi
- Vin Diesel: "There's a moment when you don't know where your life ends and the movie starts"
- Battlefield 4 server troubles are both cause for celebration and concern ahead of Battlefield 2042
June 25
- Free Guy: Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, and Shawn Levy on making their joyful new movie
- Have you tried… throwing your husband off a ship for his insurance money in Overboard?
- How to watch the Fast and Furious movies in order
- Guardians of the Galaxy looks like the game Marvel's Avengers could have been
June 24
- The transformative legacy of magical girl manga
- Jurassic World Evolution 2 preview: Deeper management, better dinosaurs, and a whole load of customization options
- Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks was a flawed series entry that shined a long-overdue spotlight on its title character
- A Plague Tale: Requiem is about to show us the next-generation of video game rats
June 23
- The top Marvel Comics character debuts - 1961 to 1969
- Black Panther and the revitalization of T'Challa with Christopher Priest
- Super Mario 64 turns 25: Examining the impact of the N64's most revolutionary game
- Sonic the Hedgehog turns 30: How Sega transformed 'Mr Needlemouse' into one of gaming's most enduring icons
- Mario Golf: Super Rush is the speediest yet
- Explore the infinite cosmos and its tales in Infinite Lagrange
June 22
- Infinite Frontier #1 raises 8 new questions about the new DC Universe
- E3 2021 Schedule: What's happening and when
- Every Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Easter egg we could spot in the new game trailer
- A conversation with the voice of Yuffie in Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade
- "Yes, we did go to the zoo and observe the gorillas": The making of Donkey Kong Country
June 21
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake Episode Intermission: Playing as Yuffie is a pure delight from start to finish
- A top Razer mouse or keyboard will take your PC gaming setup to the next level
- There's never been a better time to bring back the stealth multiplayer of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
June 20
- Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life is a Rare love letter to Pirates of the Caribbean
June 19
- One year on from The Last of Us Part 2, and the dust still hasn't quite settled
June 18
- Harold Halibut is an enchanting claymation story that's too weird to put down
- Stranger in Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin will be a tough sell for some Final Fantasy fans
- The Suicide Squad: James Gunn and the cast on their deadly new DC adventure
- Have you tried serving sushi to the animal kingdom in Tiger Trio's Tasty Travels?
- Chernobylite is imbuing survival-horror with terrifying levels of 3D-scanned authenticity
- Luca: Inside Disney Pixar's new sun-soaked adventure with director Enrico Casarosa
June 17
- Redfall and Game Pass could propel Arkane onto the global stage where it belongs
- OlliOlli World is the fluorescent action platformer we all need right now
- Comic books' crazy 1996 revisited: a wedding, a bankruptcy, a DC-Marvel crossover, more
- Monster Hunter movie director talks its Jurassic World-beating monsters and building on the game’s mythology
- Madden 22 preview: EA goes big on franchise mode at last
- Loki continues Marvel’s quest to make Thor: The Dark World truly matter
- Metroid Dread isn't a horror game, but it's definitely channeling Alien Isolation
June 16
- The top Marvel Comics character debuts - 1990 to 1999
- Everything you need to know about Google Stadia
- Halo Infinite multiplayer is doing free-to-play the right way
- "There really is no one way of playing": Techland on Dying Light 2 co-op, side questing, and more
- If the Nintendo E3 2021 Direct proved anything, it's that the company will never satisfy everybody
- E3 2021 was a brilliant showcase for 2022, but 2021 is still feeling the effects of COVID
- To The Rescue is an adorable dog shelter management sim that's trying to make a real difference
- Best Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) comics of all time
June 15
- How Dick Grayson became Batman - Inside Battle of the Cowl with Tony S. Daniel and the DC editors at the time
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel - 9 details we spotted in the E3 2021 trailer
- Nintendo E3 2021: Everything announced at the E3 Direct
- Buying a laptop on Prime Day? Check out these 3 essential tips first
- Forza Horizon 5 gameplay from E3 2021 is one of the most impressive Xbox Series X showcases so far
- Minute of Islands takes you on a thoughtful journey through a beautifully unusual hand-drawn world
- Loki is about to blow the bloody doors off the MCU
- The best Judge Dredd comics of all time
- The best of E3 weekend
June 14
- eBay has everything you need for the ultimate gaming experience
- As Microsoft and Bethesda ran amok with Xbox Series X announcements, Sony's silence was deafening
- How KeyWe reimagines the co-op chaos of Overcooked in the post office for family-friendly, flightless fun
- Why you didn't see Fable, The Elder Scrolls 6, and more at the Xbox Bethesda E3 2021 showcase
- Two Point Campus gives you control of the next generation of students and their world, god help them
- Guardians of the Galaxy is a welcome antidote to the live service languishing of Marvel's Avengers
- Evil Dead: The Game makes me wonder why '80s horror is so fascinated with asymmetrical multiplayer
- In the Heights cast and director on the "timeless" musical that will "fill you with love"
June 13
- With Bethesda and Game Pass behind it, Microsoft has made the Xbox Series X impossibly attractive
- Forza Horizon 5 gameplay breakdown: 7 most exciting changes coming to the racing adventure
- Square Enix E3 2021: All the big reveals and updates from the showcase
- Xbox and Bethesda E3 2021 showcase: All the news, updates, and game announcements
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy game devs talk Star-Lord, decision-making, and 80s soundtracks
- Starfield trailer: 8 things you might have missed from the first in-game look at Bethesda's Xbox exclusive
- The Battlefield 2042 tornado is designed to inflict maximum damage and destruction
- The ultimate E3 tech set up
June 12
- The Ubisoft games we wish we'd seen at E3 2021
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla Siege of Paris sets the stage for another year of Viking adventures
- Ubisoft Forward E3 2021 - Everything announced from Mario + Rabbids to Avatar
- Riders Republic could be the breakout multiplayer hit of the year
- Rainbow Six Extraction preview: Hands-on with the PvE shooter formerly known as Quarantine
- Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope is doing away with the grid and opening up the Galaxy
June 11
- Star-Lord: How a '70s D-list Marvel character became one of its biggest stars with Guardians of the Galaxy
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits has Pixar soul, AAA gameplay, and delicious cuteness
- I played Sable for the art alone, but its freewheeling world and story hooked me
- How Tiny Tina's Wonderlands is building a fantasy adventure from cult classic Borderlands DLC
- Fast and Furious 9: Vin Diesel, John Cena talk outer space, #JusticeForHan, and fraternal fireworks
- Have you tried... buying a skateboard from a dog named Chad Shakespeare in An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs?
- Loki star Gugu Mbatha-Raw teases the "morally ambiguous choices" Revonna Renslayer will have to make
- 5 reasons Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade is more than just a PS5 port
June 10
- Elden Ring gameplay breakdown: 6 ways FromSoftware is going beyond Dark Souls
- Bloodhunt is doing battle royale with a Vampire: The Masquerade twist
- Call of Duty Warzone season 4 trailer: 5 things you may have missed
- Spawn's Sam & Twitch to star in TV series from producers of Mare of Easttown
- Buying a TV on Prime Day? Check out these 6 essential tips before you buy
- Loki director: "We're getting to set up this whole new part of the MCU"
- Loki writer answers your biggest questions about Loki variants, Richard E. Grant, and timelines
- Microsoft on the future of Xbox: new platforms, first-party focus, cloud expansion, and swipes at Sony
June 9
- Here's all the Battlefield 2042 maps included at launch, and what to expect from each
- Battlefield 2042: 128 players, massive maps, and multiplayer mayhem like you've never seen it before
June 8
- Nobody director talks franchise plans, script changes, and Bob Odenkirk: action hero
- Shadow and Bone season 2: Here's where the Netflix series could go next, according to the books
- Why Mass Effect Legendary Edition was like "remastering people's memories" for BioWare
- In praise of The Duke, the breakout star of Resident Evil Village
June 4
- Netflix cancellations: Why certain shows are scrapped and the fans' fight to save them
- The Sims 4 Dream Home Decorator is like playing through a reality TV series that hates my taste
- Sony PlayStation E3 2021: What to expect from State of Play this year
- Black Widow: Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh on the gritty prequel unlike any other Marvel movie
- Have you tried… returning to your teenage years in Emily Is Away
June 3
- Will the X-Men Hellfire Gala event end in the murder of Krakoa itself? Examining the clues
- Is it just me, or is it time to ditch holographic interfaces?
- The Magnificent Trufflepigs is a story of metal detecting and friendship in a small English town
- Is Jupiter's Legacy season 2 heading to Netflix? Everything we know so far
- When did PlayStation stop believing in generations?
- Look who’s stalking: 5 things you need to know about Hunt: Showdown
- Horizon Forbidden West will reward you for investing in its world, weapons, and characters
- Blood Bowl 3 makes every match feel like a death-fuelled Super Bowl
June 2
- The top Marvel Comics character debuts - 2000 to 2009
- Demon Slayer movie ending explained: how Mugen Train sets up the new season – and beyond
- 14 Movies that were stuck in development hell, from The Irishman to Chicken Run 2
- EA E3 2021: What to expect from this year's EA Play conference
- Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One throws angst, seances, and dress-up into your Mind Palace
- From Deathloop to Returnal, how 2021 became the year of the video game time loop
June 1
- DC spent 35 years trying to fix continuity, now it's your turn
- Far Cry 6 wants you to explore Yara without a gun in your hand
- Here's what happened when 4,000 players poured into one game lobby in Scavengers