Forza Horizon 6’s return to ‘wristband progression’ isn’t the stand-in for a career mode I wanted it to be, but maybe that’s for the best

One of my favourite memories of the old Forza Horizon and Motorsport games is that satisfying feeling of progression you get moving from your first crappy ride and eventually splashing the cash on a supercar. It’s been absent in recent games in both the open world and track racing genres of Forza, but things were…

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I was worried EverQuest Legends making me too OP would ruin the magic of the classic MMO, but crushing hordes of frogloks is incredibly satisfying

I will admit, when I first heard about EverQuest Legends, a reimagined version of the classic MMO as it existed at launch, I had some trepidation. For years I’ve told anyone who will listen that what made EQ special was the friction. Slow resource recovery, meaningful danger just getting around, and extreme penalties for death…

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‘I just need to disappear, go into a cabin’: Eric Barone has found the answer to Haunted Chocolatier’s development distractions

Fans have been clamouring for Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone’s next game, Haunted Chocolatier, for a almost five years now, and while he’s largely kept a lid on its development he has revealed in a recent interview with GameInformer that it’s not taking more of his time than Stardew Valley. “It’s kind of hard to switch gears…

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How to get the Repair Tool in Subnautica 2

The Repair Tool is one of the most important gadgets in Subnautica 2, which is surprising given you don’t need to fix your tools like in most survival games—all they need are new batteries. However, your vehicles, like the incredible Tadpole, as well as your base, can get damaged. And you don’t want to keep…

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Sketch group Aunty Donna’s new parody of Black Mirror’s Bandersnatch episode will send you on a 40-minute unskippable walk around Melbourne if you make the wrong choices

Black Mirror’s Bandersnatch was an ambitious and slickly produced experiment in interactive TV, presenting an episode of the series in the form of a choose-your-own adventure with multiple possible storylines and endings. Aunty Donna’s Bandersketch is… well, a lot sillier. The popular Australian comedy group’s parody version invites you to help them write a new…

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