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Metacritic’s highest rated games of the year so far has a very unsurprising title at the top Yes, it’s definitely the one you’re thinking of. Image credit:Nintendo We’re halfway through the year now, and to mark the occasion Metacritic has highlighted the highest-rated games of 2023 so far. As much as I don’t want to think about it for the sake of my own sanity, it is now July, which means we’ve had six full months full of video games....

Metroid Prime Remastered Phazon Mines | How to get the X-Ray Visor, Plasma Beam, and beat the Omega Pirate Prepare for plenty of pirates, troopers, and more. After having finished up business at the Frigate Crash Site of Metroid Prime Remastered , Samus needs to retrieve some more artifacts and upgrades before being ready to head back into the depths of Phazon Mines. At this point, and if you haven’t already, I recommend grabbing any stray Energy Tanks or Missile Expansions you may have spotted around Chozo Ruins, Magmoor Caverns, and more, as we’ll be running round these areas in this walkthrough....

Minecraft Legends could be you and your kids’ next Game Pass favourite The Easter holidays may have only just come to a close, but ahead of the summer – and those long, school-less weeks – you should remember Minecraft Legends. What do you think of when you think of the word ‘ Minecraft ’? If you’re anything like me – and the now-numerous generations that have been raised by the game – you’ll think of creativity, exploration, the freedom to do things your own way....

Mobile classic Flappy Bird comes back, immediately ruined by fact it is seemingly just a vehicle for blockchain nonsense with the original creator not involved Clean up on aisle four, this one’s a big mess. Image credit:Flappy Bird Foundation The classic mobile game Flappy Bird was announced to be making a return this week, except it’s not quite the comeback you think it is. I’m not going to ask you if you remember Flappy Bird, because of course you do, everyone does....

Modern horror classic Paranormal Activity is the latest to get the video game treatment It has a lot to live up to. Image credit:Paramount The world of horror films clearly sees the value in the games industry, as Paranormal Activity is the latest to make the switch. Friday the 13th, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Blair Witch Project, all of the great horror classics have received game adaptations by now, and as reported by Variety , Paranormal Activity is the latest to join them....

Modern Warfare 3’s Open Combat Missions deserve to die, but one level should be saved The Modern Warfare 3 campaign’s only “innovation” is its Open Combat Missions. All but one are entirely forgettable, and it’s that one that we need to talk about. Image credit:Activision, VG247 Even before Modern Warfare 3 came out and everyone spent enough time with it to see just how utterly mediocre it is , it was easy to see that the so-called Open Combat Missions were going to be the weakest part of what already looked like a hollow campaign....

Monopoly Go Aqua Partners rewards All the rewards and the Grand Prize for the Aqua Partners event. Image credit:Scopely / VG247 Monopoly Go players can jump into a new Partner Event called Aqua Partners . The latest Partner Event launched on Tuesday 8 April 2025 and ends on Sunday 13 April 2025. Plenty of rewards can be claimed including a new token, a Wild Sticker and thousands of dice rolls ....

Monopoly Go Turkey Trot rewards How to get all the rewards from the Turkey Trot event. Image credit:Scopely / VG247 Monopoly Go players that are trying to unlock all the rewards from the latest Partner Event should head on over to Turkey Trot . This new event, which has a Thanksgiving theme like a lot of content in Scopely’s hit app at the moment, dishes out bucketloads of currency that players need to progress through the latest Partner Event....

Monster Hunter Rise Magnamalo Guide | Weaknesses, Tips, Farming Here’s how to beat Magnamalo in Monster Hunter Rise. In Monster Hunter Rise , you’ll first come across the Magnamalo in a four star urgent village key quest named “Comeuppance”. This Fanged Wyvern-type monster can inflict you with the incredibly deadly hellfireblight ailment, which could either make you spontaneously combust, or explode when hit. Pretty nasty, eh? This flagship monster is incredibly deadly, and unrelenting....

Monster Hunter Wilds Gunlance Guide: Builds & Combos Hunker down with these Gunlance Builds in Monster Hunter Wilds! Image credit:Capcom UPDATE: We have added suggestions for a post-game Gunlance build to this guide. The Gunlance and its regular variant are unique weapons in the Monster Hunter Wilds arsenal which are more suited to tanking and defence than just about anything else. Behind its stout tower shield, the Gunlance can repel some of or even fully negate the damage of even the most devastating monster attacks....

Monster Hunter Wilds players have come up with a solution to Spread Ammo’s high recoil and low maneuverability: mounted combat Spread Ammo can feel a touch subpar, but thanks to your Seikret, it can still pop off in high rank hunts. Image credit:VG247 Heavy Bowgun users in Monster Hunter Wilds have run into a little bit of a problem. Spread Ammo, one of the basic ammo types that excels at short ranges, is coming up a tad short in high rank hunts....

Monster Hunter Wilds players have gone from ‘game is too easy’ to ‘Zoh Shia is no joke’ after the first major update Monster Hunter Wilds may have delivered its first genuinely challenging monster with Title Update 1, but not everyone is happy with the difficulty spike. Image credit:Capcom Perhaps the most common complaint most veteran players have about Monster Hunter Wilds is that the game doesn’t offer the same level of challenge in its monster fights compared to past entries....

Morale at Bungie reportedly in “free fall” after disastrous art plagiarism fiasco and horrendous community-facing live stream It’s also ben reported that higher-ups have been ignoring developer feedback on key features for years. Which, y’know, ain’t great. Image credit:VG247/Bungie It’s been reported by Forbes that developers at Bungie, the studio behind Destiny 2 and the upcoming extraction shooter Marathon , are tanking some serious damage to their will. According to the report, morale is in “free fall” following revelations that work from artist Antireal was used in Marathon without permission ....

Mortal Kombat 1 players on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S can enjoy crossplay with next week’s patch Smack your friends around no matter the platform. Image credit:NetherRealm Studios NetherRealm Studios has announced crossplay will come to Mortal Kombat 1 with next week’s patch . The feature will be supported between PC (Epic Games Store, Steam), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. The studio said that more details on the feature will be shared early next week....

MW3 best FR 5.56 loadout For a fun burst assault rifle in MW3 Warzone and Multiplayer, look no further. Image credit:Activision Blizzard In Modern Warfare 3 , you have a huge arsenal of weapons to choose from before dropping into a game of Warzone or loading a multiplayer match, both old and new. One of the new additions to MW3 is a burst assault rifle known as the FR 5.56 , and with the right attachments and class setup, this AR can melt through enemies in your matches....

Netflix’s Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is Final Fantasy 7 Remake all over again The latest Netflix anime isn’t quite what you might have expected it to be. When I started Final Fantasy 7 Remake , it was a strange feeling; everything was different, but the same. Shinier, prettier perhaps, with some shots being a one-for-one of the original. There was something familiar about it, which was obviously the point. I’ve had that feeling again recently, with Scott Pilgrim Takes Off , an anime take on the classic comic series....

New Chinese regulations could spell trouble for gacha games Draft rules that curb excessive spending may impact the gaming scene, for good and bad. New draft regulations from China’s National Press and Publication Administration (PPA) may spell trouble for the countries gacha game industry. These new regulations have three goals: to prohibit encouraging daily logins and / or spending, to warn players of “irrational consumption behavior”, and to limit how much time and money players can spend in-game....

Nintendo Switch 2 “cannot come soon enough”, analyst says for sales-related reasons, rather than just being desperate to play things on it like the rest of us While it’s now cleared the 150 million mark, sales of the current Switch are slowing up faster than Nintendo predicted. Image credit:Nintendo The Nintendo Switch 2 was finally revealed last month, and naturally that led to a big change. Rather than everyone asking ‘when Switch 2 reveal?...

Nintendo Switch 2 info seekers: here are some games you reportedly may be able to play on it, including one all of us have had to wait longer than expected for Hey, it’s not just a box you can stare at in the hopes of gleaning some insight about joy-cons! Image credit:Nintendo. Look fast! The Nintendo Switch 2 isn’t just a thing you can speculate about the reveal of or trawl the internet looking for allegedly leaked pics which may or may not tell you anything about what it’ll look like - it’s actually set to have some games you’ll be able to play on it....

Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders are actually going live in the US today Not even tariffs can stop gamers now. Image credit:Nintendo Well, it’s happening, starting from 12am EST on April 24 / 9pm PST on April 23 , the great US digital stampede begins — with retailers like Walmart already chucking up listings to see how fast they can melt servers. Games and accessories are tagging along too , because of course they are....