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In 1993, Nintendo was a company in an interesting position. While it was undoubtedly a leader in the video game console market, it could no longer boast the virtual monopoly it held during the late Eighties. What’s more, the industry was already planning to transition away from the 16-bit console …

Voting has now ended for the ‘50 Years of Games’ categories in the Golden Joystick Awards 2021. The competition was hotly-contested for Ultimate Game of All Time and Best Gaming Hardware of All Time, with one major title making a surprise surge to compete for our most significant award in …

Now available on Steam, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Game Pass, The Ascent places you in what would be a familiar future – one giant, amoral corp owns everything from the water supply to your nostril hairs, neon lights are popular – except that giant, amoral corp just went …

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Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection tempts you to jump straight in at the deep end. “Make ready, for this is Ghosts ‘n Goblins!” reads the descriptive text beneath ‘Legend’ mode on its difficulty select screen. This is bait for someone like me, coming to Capcom’s revamp of their 80s action platform …

The next generation of console gaming begins on November 10, 2020. That’s the day the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are due to launch globally. It’s the next stage in Microsoft’s ambitious strategy to regain consumer confidence, and reclaim the market share ceded by Xbox One to Sony’s …

Did you know that every four weeks, Team SFX dispatches a lovingly-crafted newsblast down the internet pipes and straight into the inboxes of thousands?  So why sign up? Well, for starters you’ll get a sneak preview of the contents of the latest issue, five days before it hits the shops. …

It’s appropriate that Tyler’s last name is Ronan in Tell Me Why (opens in new tab), because when you engage with media as a trans person, life is a roller coaster. Your favourite shows from the past become jack in the boxes with boxing gloves, that old transphobic episode hidden …

We’ve got movie adaptations and spin-off TV shows coming at us constantly, but the more cultured among us want to know where are the big Broadway musicals? Where are the Destiny chorus lines? The Halo showstoppers? The Animal Crossing razzle dazzles? We got our team of gaming experts to come …

Marvel Phase 4 (opens in new tab) is gearing up to be something quite special. Not only are we going to see a few of our favourite heroes return to the big screen, but some new faces will also be introduced. Perhaps the potentially most exciting is The Eternals, which …