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May 2023

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May 31
- The Flash: The comic book history of Iris West
- Immortals of Aveum is a sophisticated and spellbinding FPS that's more than "Call of Duty with magic"
- The Office is heading to Australia – and I think it might be genius
- I'm a terrible PC gaming gremlin – and that's exactly why I'll be buying PlayStation's Project Q
- Summer Game Fest fills the hole left behind by E3, but it needs to tell a tighter story
May 30
- 5 Xbox Series X exclusives which are overdue an update at the Xbox Games Showcase
- 10 Starfield gameplay features I want to see at the Starfield Direct showcase
May 29
- Diablo 4 lead on attracting newer players: "We don't want them to be scared by the number four"
- I’m already terrified of Spider-Man 2’s Venom suit
May 26
- Will GI Joe and Transformers return to Marvel next?
- Mirrorscape uses AR to create what might be the best D&D virtual tabletop yet
- Bungie's Marathon looks the part, but do we really need another extraction shooter?
- Alan Wake 2 gameplay trailer analysis: 13 details you might have missed
- Fran Bow is a deeply unsettling horror game tied together with a pastel pink ribbon, and it's even better the second time around
- With Elder Scrolls 6 nowhere to be seen, Dragon's Dogma 2 can't come fast enough
- All of the Easter eggs and references you missed in the Barbie trailer
- As it closes in on 15 years, League of Legends is in "uncharted territory"
- Yellowjackets season 3: Everything we know about the Paramount Plus show's return
- Alone in the Dark is a self-referential gothic noir, bringing horror remakes full circle
May 25
- Kraven the Hunter: The comic book history of the villain that beat Spider-Man
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2: All the heroes and villains confirmed so far
- Phantom Blade Zero is the perfect post-Elden Ring tonic I've been waiting for
- Hypnotic director Robert Rodriguez talks his decades-in-the-making thriller
- PlayStation's Project Q is missing the handheld mark, here's why
- Alan Wake 2 isn't what I was expecting, and it's all the better because of it
- If you think the Metal Gear Solid 3 remake reveal was too cheesy you weren't there the first time around
- The Ted Lasso cast share their favourite moments from the show
- PlayStation Portal: Everything we know about Sony's new handheld
- I thought Spider-Man 2 couldn't match the first game – it took less than 10 seconds to change my mind
- Sisu director on violently killing Nazis in the year's wildest action film
- Spider-Man 2's spectacle looks amazing, but I want to see more of its GTA 5-style character switching
May 24
- Even with a few big hitters missing, the PlayStation Showcase was nearly perfect
- Starfield Direct needs to show me choice, consequences, and customization
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater was James Bond by way of John Rambo
- I spent 40 hours playing Tears of the Kingdom in Elden Ring mode, all because I took a wrong turn
- Sony simply turning up at the PlayStation Showcase will keep Xbox on the ropes
- Do I need a GPU support bracket?
- Is it just me, or should more films have intermissions?
May 23
- Spider-Man 2099 might be the most badass Spidey Variant
- Phil Dunster on how Jamie Tartt became Ted Lasso's secret MVP
- How Miasma Chronicles' tactical-action was inspired by XCOM, Xenogears, and Final Fantasy
- PlayStation Showcase predictions: What to expect from the hour-long PS5 and PSVR2 event
- Jason Momoa gives the best performance of the year so far in Fast X
- Hear me out: Resident Evil 4 Remake helped me appreciate breakable weapons in Tears of the Kingdom
May 22
- Ubisoft Forward 2023: Everything you need to know
- There's an official Mörk Borg comic and it's just as metal as the game
- Summer Game Fest 2023: Everything you need to know
- As Fear the Walking Dead nears its end, it's time to admit it's been better than the original show for years
- Bitter experience tells me I'm gonna suck at Tears of the Kingdom
- Pokemon Go devs discuss Shadow Raids, Master Ball and Remote Raid backlash
- Final Fantasy 16 pays homage to the history it leaves behind, and is all the better for it
May 21
- Educating, informing, and securing safe spaces – our Mental Health Awareness Week roundup
May 20
- From grand retreats to Grand Theft Auto, walking (and talking) simulators can help offset anxiety
May 19
- Joe Dante and the Gremlins: Secrets Of The Mogwai cast tease Gizmo’s origin story
- Starfield Direct: Everything you need to know
- Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and all of DC's August 2023 comics revealed
- Could PS5's Access controller put a stop to the gamepad vs mouse + keyboard debate?
- Horror games can terrify without tropes, and this game about historical cruelty proves it
- I played viral horror game Amanda the Adventurer and I want my full nights of sleep back
May 18
- Lords of the Fallen finally has a gameplay trailer, and I'll be damned, it actually looks like a way bloodier Dark Souls
- Forget Ultrahand, I'm playing Tears of the Kingdom like a normal Zelda and having a great time
- This terrifying horror game about OCD helped me understand conditions different to my own
- Spider-Man, X-Men, Avengers, and all of Marvel's August 2023 comics revealed
- No GTA 6 trailer, but the Take Two earnings report all but confirms the GTA 6 release window
- The top 10 wildest Fast & Furious moments ranked
May 17
- Who are the Serpent Society? The potential Captain America: New World Order villains explained
- With PvE gutted, why did we need Overwatch 2 in the first place?
- Outlast's greatest achievement isn't its poop-your-pants horror, it's staying relevant for a decade
- Getting help is hard – these games helped me make first contact with mental health professionals
May 16
- The death of Kamala Khan in Amazing Spider-Man #26 may be "shocking" for all the wrong reasons
- As full time approaches, Ted Lasso season 3 proves less is more
- Forget Pokemon and MTG, Star Wars: Unlimited may be the next big thing for trading card game fans
- Actual Sunlight, a game about an everyman struggling with depression, changed my life
- Why shaders are the answer to making your Minecraft creations look even better
May 15
- New beat 'em up comic Arcade Kings will leave you punch-drunk and reeling
- After more than 600 hours in Dragon Age Inquisition, I only just discovered a ram isn't all it seems
- It's Mental Health Awareness Week – here's my video games and mental health story
- Discover the comics history of the Meep - the adorable creature at the heart of Doctor Who: The Star Beast
May 12
- I went to a Tears of the Kingdom midnight launch and partied like it was 2006
- The best animal superheroes ever
- I interviewed The Muppets and I'm certain they Googled me beforehand
- Man of Steel: Actor Michael Dorn reveals the secrets of Steelworks, his comics-writing debut
- I'm starting to get really worried about my most-anticipated MMO
- It's time for MetaCritic to stand up to review-bombings
- Fabledom is a fairytale city builder about smooching princesses
- City on Fire cast unravels new Apple TV Plus mystery from the creators of The O.C. and Gossip Girl
May 11
- Whatever comes after Krakoa, the X-Men cannot go backwards
- Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling was a television pioneer and a sci-fi horror visionary
- Fablecraft takes D&D-style virtual tabletop and makes it so much better
- I'm as keen for Dragon Age Dreadwolf as the next person, but what's another year?
- Redfall proves it's time to press pause on tired squad-based shooters
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor reignites the debate about the myth of the 'Gray Jedi'
May 10
- The man-machine: writer Morgan Hampton on finding the human in Cyborg
- Here's to Concrete Genie, one of the most wonderfully creative PS exclusives
- 5 minutes with The Muppets: Our completely chaotic interview with Animal and Floyd Pepper for The Muppets Mayhem
- Bradley Cooper deserves more credit for bringing Rocket Raccoon to life
- The scale of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom is intimidating, but I can't help but fear the FOMO
- The Hollow Knight Silksong delay underlines the importance of communication
May 9
- Everyone should introduce at least one person to video games in their lifetime
- Nick Mohammed talks Nate's evolution and future in Ted Lasso
- I've played over 2000 hours of GTA Online and, somehow, have only just discovered this handy grenade trick
- Easiest Warhammer 40,000 armies to paint
May 8
- Why Spider-Man's Spider-Verse was practically inevitable
- HBO's The Last of Us must be the blueprint for all adaptations moving forward
- Horror homecoming: Steve Niles reveals the secrets of Brynmore #1
- Folding previous series entries into new ones is the perfect way to preserve old games
- Why is the PlayStation Plus Collection going away just as PS5s became easier to buy?
May 5
- There's only one roster that makes sense for the next Justice League movie
- Rusted Moss officially has one of my favorite movement systems in any Metroidvania
- Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life brings back a classic with a heartwarming twist, and I couldn't be happier
- Guardians of the Galaxy 3 proves what a loss James Gunn is for Marvel
- Horizon Forbidden West Burning Shores is home to a dinosaur amusement park and I'm obsessed
May 4
- Harmony: The Fall of Reverie rests the fate of two worlds on a reluctant clairvoyant
- The 10 best Star Wars comics characters
- Chaotically fun Park Beyond is a management sim with a hidden weapon
- Jedi: Survivor proves Star Wars has an increasing problem with Order-66
- Aardman meets Star Wars: how Wallace and Gromit’s studio went to a galaxy far, far away
May 3
- Everything you need to know about Free Comic Book Day 2023
- Viral Ghibli-style game with embroidered animations that take "three times as long" ignites discussion over the labor and value of art
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: What is Counter-Earth?
- Five things we learned on set of Gran Turismo
- I found my original 26-year-old copy of the best Simpsons game, and it still rocks
- After Us is like Journey meets Inside with a splash of Dark Souls in an apocalypse of our own doing
- Guardians of the Galaxy 3: The major Easter eggs and Marvel references you probably missed
May 2
- Batman & Joker: Deadly Duo #7 brings Marc Silvestri's opus to a close with a punchline
- Starfield is under more pressure than ever to perform after Redfall
- How Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 helped me process my dad's illness
- Meet the cast of Turtle Bread - the debut graphic novel from The Great British Bake Off's Kim-Joy
- Street Fighter 6 already looks like the total package
May 1
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's best cutscene is hidden behind its worst quest
- Breath of the Wild's worst feature returns in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, but the workaround is ace
- Burning Shores might be short, but its story has serious implications for Horizon 3