PC

XCOM: Bringing the PC classic to consoles

James Dominguez The classic XCOM strategy series is coming back to PC, and for the first time to console. Screen Play spoke to Firaxis lead producer Garth DeAngelis about the upcoming reboot.

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Xbox One: Everything you need to know

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James Dominguez Microsoft’s new console has been revealed, and it is called Xbox One. Today, DexX sifts through the information revealed so far and presents the most important facts.

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PlayStation First to give Aussie game students practical skills

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James Dominguez This week Sony has announced the Australian launch of its PlayStation First academic partnership programme, which will teach students vital real-world skills.

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Games

New consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony

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Barbara Ortutay Here's a closer look at the next generation game consoles from Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo.

Tuesday Newsday: Nintendo's YouTube PR disaster, and the right way to combat sexism

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James Dominguez Nintendo scores an own goal throwing its lawyers at fans on YouTube, one female game developer has combated sexism awesomely, and EA stops using online passes for all of its games.

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Indie review: FTL: Faster Than Light

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James Dominguez FTL is a throwback to the brutal early days of gaming, where one random event could destroy all of your progress.

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Hands-on preview: Remember Me

A screenshot from Remember Me.

Calum Wilson Austin Safe and sleek, but an opportunity for originality has been missed.

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The Walking Dead: Remarkable

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Jason Hill Missed downloading episodes of The Walking Dead last year? Now there's no excuse...

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Games

DLC review: Borderlands 2: Krieg the Psycho

Calum Wilson Austin Fans looking for a more insane way to play Borderlands will find exactly what they're looking for.

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Storyline lives large in The Walking Dead

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Calum Wilson Austin Finally, an adventure game breathes life into strong narrative and character development.

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Tuesday Newsday: Business woes continue, new modding tools, and extra GTA V details

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James Dominguez File under "boring but important", several huge companies are having problems. Otherwise we have Witcher 2 mod tools, more GTA V map details, and the return of that XCOM shooter.

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Metro: Last Light - Beauty in the darkness

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James Dominguez Metro: Last Light achieves a delicate balance between action, story, art, atmosphere, and philosophy.

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Games

Undead again: still some life in the zombie genre

A screenshot from Dead Island: Riptide.

Calum Wilson Austin There's lots of ghoulish fun to be had, but watch out for the woeful 'gangsta' cliches.

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Friday question: Do you like games to scare you?

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James Dominguez We are entering a small renaissance for survival horror, with several high profile titles out in the coming year. Today we ask readers if they like games that scare them.

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Hands-on playthrough: Metro: Last Light

A screenshot from Metro: Last Light.

Calum Wilson Austin Bigger, better adventures in the apocalyptic world of the Russian underground.

Your Turn: Hiding in plain sight - a review of SpyParty

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Screen Play reader Leigh Martin Today Screen Play regular Leigh shares his impressions of the new multi-player game of strategic assassination, SpyParty.

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Indie review: Fish Out of Water

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James Dominguez Following the great success of Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride, will Halfbrick's new game, Fish Out of Water, to be another big hit? Here is DexX's opinion.

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Tuesday Newsday: Legal issues

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James Dominguez Looks like everyone is suing everyone else this week, though there is some good news about games being good for your brain.

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Screenshot jigsaw puzzle #35

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James Dominguez The bits are back! After a long absence, out regular Friday jigsaw puzzle makes its triumphant return!

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Review

Laser-guided homage to '80s action films

A screenshot from Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.

Calum Wilson Austin Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon can be clunky - sometimes deliberately - but it offers plenty of action and, most of all, fun.

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