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Audeze LCD-X review – The best headphones I have ever used have ruined everything else for gaming or otherwise
Paul McNally Oct 5, 2026
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Bitmap Books’ new 408-page arcade history celebrates 120 classic coin-op games and the people who made them
Paul McNally Oct 3, 2026
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Bambu Lab R1 review – This might be the ultimate machine for completing the ‘man cave’
Paul McNally Sep 24, 2026
The controversial Black Myth: Wukong
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Denuvo strikes back at prominent cracker ‘voices38’, with lawsuit intended to unmask them
Paul McNally Sep 17, 2026
Interviews
Exclusive interview: Cakes and consoles – the story of Marj Santaromana, gaming’s celebrity baker
Brian Damien Morgan Sep 15, 2026

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The Elder Scrolls VI is titled Sentinel, with a Hammerfell setting but no release date
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Thief remaster dated for December 3 with a fan-made campaign that becomes official canon
The Escapist Editor Nov 3, 2026
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Schell Games Cuts 49 More Jobs, Two Months After Its First Layoffs in 24 Years
The Escapist Editor Nov 2, 2026

Interviews

Interviews
Exclusive interview: Cakes and consoles – the story of Marj Santaromana, gaming’s celebrity baker
Brian Damien Morgan Sep 15, 2026
Interviews
Nirvana, Beastie Boys, and Crazy Taxi: the story of how Bryan Burton-Lewis became Axel
Ollie Ring Sep 10, 2026
Interviews
Social media star Sterre Meijer on getting her own skateboarding game, online hate, and, weirdly, being mistaken for AI
Paul McNally Aug 15, 2026

Features

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God’s Eye View lets you play at being the CIA – it’s not a game, but you will feel like you are part of one
Paul McNally Sep 14, 2026

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Mole Mania Leads Three Game Boy Additions to Switch Online on October 27
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