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DARK SECRETS: 8 | Vintage Vibes

Gollum is the worst-reviewed game of 2023 and a hilarious downgrade from pre-release images

Not so precious

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Horizon Forbidden West devs find the backlash to Aloy's kiss "easy to ignore"

Two leads aren't fussed about a hateful minority

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Was this Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom trick inspired by the 80s Zelda cartoon?

"You've made me a very happy man with this knowledge"

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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is officially the UK's biggest Zelda launch in history

And it's also the UK's biggest boxed launch this year to date, too

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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom user reviews are here, and they may just surprise you

"A disappointing sequel in many ways"

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It's time for MetaCritic to stand up to review-bombings

Opinion| A pledge for "stricter moderation" on review-bombings is too little, a decade too late

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Tears of the Kingdom has the highest review scores ever on OpenCritic

Tears of the Kingdom review scores are in, and the impressions are so positive that it has the highest rating ever on OpenCritic

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Judging by Tears of the Kingdom's Metacritic score, it's an instant GOTY contender

The Breath of the Wild sequel is already Metacritic's best game of 2023

GamesRadar

Publisher calls out Metacritic after hit indie JRPG gets inexplicably review bombed

Metacritic has since fixed this particular issue, but there are still wider concerns.

PC Gamer

As their acclaimed JRPG gets review-bombed, indie publisher calls on Metacritic to do more

Chained Echoes is getting slammed, and its devs have no idea why

GamesRadar

Xbox wasn't involved with Redfall, but it's still blamed for its quality

Exclusive title Redfall dropped to middling reviews, catalyzing a very bad news cycle for Xbox. With the Activision-Blizzard deal likely dead, and no games to look forward to, fingers are being pointed.

Windows Central

The best selling vinyl albums of 2023 so far: Lana Del Rey tops the list

Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd the biggest vinyl seller in 2023 so far

Evening Standard

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor cited as 'the best Star Wars game in 20 years' in reviews ahead of release

The sequel to Jedi: Fallen Order is coming to PlayStation, Xbox and PC - and already has a high Metacritic score

Manchester Evening News

Metacritic promises stricter moderation to tackle 'abusive and disrespectful' user reviews

Changes are expected in the coming months following a homophobic review-bombing campaign.

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Metacritic promises "stricter moderation" following Horizon Forbidden West Burning Shores review bombing

The aggregate site will take action over "abusive" reviews

Windows Central

With Microsoft distracted, the Xbox console experience is suffering

On the state of Xbox, and how Microsoft's massive horizontal expansion has left Xbox console users feeling like second-class citizens.

TechRadar

Over 10 years later, Hotline Miami remains the indie games gold standard

Here’s what other indie games can take from Hotline Miami a decade later.

Evening Standard

Xbox Game Pass April releases: full list of new games

All the titles to enjoy as part of your Xbox Game Pass subscription this month

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Age of Empires, Persona, Monster Hunter and more: What’s new on Game Pass in January?

All the titles coming to Xbox Game Pass this month, with their Metacritic scores

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The 10 worst games of 2022, according to Metacritic

There sure were some truly awful video games this year.

Los Angeles Times

5 great Latin albums of 2022 (not by Bad Bunny or Rosalía)

After five years of Latin music's meteoric ascent in the American mainstream, it's hardly surprising — at least to anyone paying attention — that Bad Bunny and Rosalía's exhilarating new albums have eclipsed even the most popular Anglophone artists of today. While the Puerto Rican heartthrob's summer smash, "Un Verano…

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What’s coming to Game Pass in November 2022? Ghost Song, Football Manager 2023 and more

All the titles coming to Xbox Game Pass in November 2022

Evening Standard

What’s coming to PlayStation Plus in January 2023? From Fallout 76 to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

All the games coming to PlayStation Plus in January 2023.

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What’s coming to Xbox Game Pass in October 2022?

All the titles coming to Xbox Game Pass in October 2022

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Worst video games of all time, according to Metacritic

Metacritic's rankings show an average of what critics thought of various games, so we've picked out the very worst for your enjoyment.

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