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Defence attorney Phoenix Wright and spirit medium Maya Fey meet at the Detention Centre

Best of Ace Attorney FeatureTuesday, 20th June 2017 by Mike Exclusive: Acolyte Fey back behind bars after Grey Clinic boss allegedly shot by rogue spirit

Celeste Steel, Oh! Cult magazine’s news editor, reveals the inside scoop about Maya Fey’s upcoming murder trial – and its supposedly spiritual origins.

Mass Effect's Kaiden Alenko, surrounded by cute pink love hearts

Review Second lookSunday, 2nd April 2017 by Matthew Mass Effect

Matthew takes a trip down memory lane, to the time of Red Rings of Death and teenage crushes on Kaiden Alenko. But does Mass Effect 1 still hold up?

An extreme close-up of Noodle from Snake Pass's face; he appears to be... sweating? Leaking? It's very distressing.

Best of ReviewSaturday, 1st April 2017 by Mike Snake Pass

How did a game with so much going for it, wriggle into so much trouble? Snake Pass is a slippery customer, and left Mike feeling conflicted and weird.

Junpei meets “Dancer” at the start of 999. Text in image: “Dancer: I guess there's another one of us now.”

Best of FeatureThursday, 30th March 2017 by Mike The Nonary Games’ Novel and Adventure modes completely change how 999’s story feels

The new story modes in 999 serve to speed up the storytelling – but Mike reckons they don’t do main character Junpei’s characterisation any favours.

News UpdatedWednesday, 29th March 2017 by Mike The Switch version of Snake Pass doesn’t run in HD (and is generally a bit shoddy)

We had high hopes for Snake Pass. But running at sub-PS Vita resolutions in 2017 isn’t a good look. “In the region of 844 × 475px”, says Digital Foundry.

Link looks out over Hyrule in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

News VideoMonday, 27th March 2017 by Mike But wait, there’s more! Nintendo releases bonus episode of the making of Breath of the Wild

If half an hour of behind-the-scenes content wasn’t enough for you, rejoice! Because Daddy Nintendo has blessed us with another seven minutes’ worth.

Zero, the antagonist of the Zero Escape series

Feature OpinionFriday, 24th March 2017 by Mike You know what sucks?

Pricing disparity has reared its ugly head again with the release of The Nonary Games – and we’ve been screwed not once, but twice. Hmph.

My first Splatoon 2 Turf War! My three teammates and I are posing at the spawn point.

Review PreviewsFriday, 24th March 2017 by Mike The Splatoon 2 Global Testfire is off to an amazingly fun start

Mike hesitantly dipped his toe into the Splatoon 2 ink and – despite some connection issues and a cluttered UI – was surprised to find he loved it.

A screenshot from Little Inferno. The player is burning a large pile of items.

Feature GuideThursday, 16th March 2017 by Mike Confirmed: Little Inferno coming to EU eShop next Thursday. Want it now? Here’s how to buy from the US store with your EU card

The UK keeps getting screwed, so thank goodness the Switch is region-free! We’ll tell you how to save money and get early releases from the US eShop.

Nintendo's 2D Breath of the Wild prototype

News VideoTuesday, 14th March 2017 by Mike Take a look behind the scenes of Breath of the Wild with Nintendo’s new making-of videos

Nintendo is giving us a rare peek behind the curtain with 30 minutes of interviews and making-of footage – including BotW’s NES-style prototype.

The (in-game) card box from Hearthstone's main menu screen

FeatureTuesday, 23rd August 2016 by Matthew I don’t understand Hearthstone

Despite copious IAPs and continuous losses, Matthew can’t keep away from Hearthstone – and he thinks the weekly Tavern Brawls could be the reason why.

The main game screen in Crusader Kings II, showing a map of the world

Feature OpinionSunday, 21st August 2016 by Matthew Why more games should take a leaf from Crusader Kings

It’s frustratingly difficult. It’s the pinnacle of “dialogue-box simulators”. So what exactly makes Crusader Kings II such an addictive, innovative game?