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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity review – not the prequel you might expect, but an excellent musou instilled with Breath of the Wild’s spirit

18 11 月, 2020 Alex Donaldson 0

Age of Calamity never really stood a chance at living up to Breath of the Wild, but as a sequel to 2014’s Hyrule Warriors, it’s hugely successful. One thing that Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity has going for it in a big way is that it all makes sense. Breath of the Wild is one […]

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Fuser’s take on the rhythm game is genius – because its thrill is about more than just miming along

16 11 月, 2020 Alex Donaldson 0

Harmonix’s latest is unlikely to have that widespread Guitar Hero appeal, but playing it has the same sense of magic.Let there be no question: Harmonix is the master of the music game. The early Guitar Hero titles and the escalation that was Rock Band was solid enough proof of that, but now comes Fuser: a […]

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How to transfer PS4 saved games to PS5 and play PSVR on the new generation

13 11 月, 2020 Alex Donaldson 0

This generation is big on backwards compatibility, so here’s how to transfer your PS4 stuff on over to PS5. If you want to bring your PS4 save data across to PlayStation 5 in order to continue playing PS4 titles while enjoying the performance boosts and blistering fast load times possible on the new generation console, […]

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PS5’s DualSense is mindblowing, but I’m already concerned about the battery life

12 11 月, 2020 Alex Donaldson 0

No joke, PS5’s DualSense might be one of the best controllers ever made. But the battery life could be a problem. Credit has to be given to Sony for the quality and innovation packed into the PlayStation 5’s new controller. The DualSense is slick, comfortable, and though the left stick is still in the wrong […]

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How to turn off your PS5 using the controller, and what Rest Mode does

12 11 月, 2020 Alex Donaldson 0

One of the weirdest things about a new console transition is learning about the things that have moved or changed – and on PS5, remotely turning your PlayStation off with the controller has moved!If you didn’t want to get up and press the physical button on the machine, back on the PS4 you could press […]

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Spider-Man: Miles Morales review – more of the same, but with some stunning visual upgrades on PS5

6 11 月, 2020 Alex Donaldson 0

Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a very typical sort of console launch title. It’s impressive in places, but clearly still rummaging about in the remnants of the last generation. It’s a shorter experience, which surely will have made that new-generation development easier. That said, it’s also content-rich enough that it’s the ideal relaxing binge with which […]

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Xbox Series X & S review: powerful, currently lacking in next-gen wows, and killer for backwards compatibility

5 11 月, 2020 Alex Donaldson 0

The weirdest thing about getting a shiny new Xbox Series X or Series S is just how familiar the whole experience feels. Sure, you’ve got an either monolithic or small and sleek new box. Plug that box in, however, and everything that awaits you eschews that typical shiny-new-console feel for a more simple sort of […]

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Nvidia RTX 3070 review: the new 1440p king – and great value for money

30 10 月, 2020 Alex Donaldson 0

Nvidia’s new mid-range GPU offers excellent mid-range performance – and the price is in a pretty sweet spot, too.While the console-bound battle between Sony and Microsoft heats up, things are also getting pretty tasty in the PC graphics space. Last month, Nvidia debuted and then released the RTX 3080 and 3090 – two of the […]

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Mario Kart Live is a pricey gimmick – but it’s filled with that irresistible Nintendo magic

29 10 月, 2020 Alex Donaldson 0

Mario Kart Live is the sort of thing only Nintendo would make – and that’s brilliant. It’s important to go into Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit with some expectations. This isn’t the next ‘true’ Mario Kart, for instance – but it is nevertheless a ‘proper’ Mario Kart, fully-featured in its own way. From an unkind […]

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Pokemon Sword & Shield Dynamax Adventures: the new legendary-catching mode explained

21 10 月, 2020 Alex Donaldson 0

If you want to catch all those legendary Pokemon, one major new piece of content in The Crown Tundra DLC will be vital: Dynamax Adventures.Pokemon Sword and Shield’s expansion pass has a little something for everyone thanks to new storylines and new areas to explore, but make no mistake – in many ways the changes […]

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