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Nintendo Direct
  • There’s a 30-minute Nintendo Direct stream tomorrow, Thursday 27th March, at 2:00pm UK time (7:00am PT / 10:00am ET), focusing on upcoming Nintendo Switch games.
  • The stream won’t include any news about the Switch 2, which will have its own Direct stream on Wednesday, 2nd April.

Features

Zero, the antagonist of the Zero Escape series
FeatureOpinionFriday, 24th March 2017 by 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.

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A screenshot from Little Inferno. The player is burning a large pile of items.
FeatureGuideThursday, 16th March 2017 by 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.

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The (in-game) card box from Hearthstone's main menu screen
FeatureTuesday, 23rd August 2016 by 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.

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The main game screen in Crusader Kings II, showing a map of the world
FeatureOpinionSunday, 21st August 2016 by 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?

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A Minecraft demo running on Microsoft's HoloLens AR headset
E3 2016FeatureSaturday, 11th June 2016 by A Critical look ahead

As E3 looms, so does the prospect of “finally getting a proper look at Mass Effect: Andromeda“. No matter how cringe the rest is, that might be enough.

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