Games
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MPs vote to block access to Fortnite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
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Ubisoft Montréal, which built a huge-scale virtual cathedral for its game Assassin’s Creed Unity, will donate to restoration efforts -
The new PlayStation will feature custom hardware, a solid state drive, 3D sound support and backwards compatibility – but it won’t be out in 2019 -
A new ‘digital native’-intended model of the Xbox One won’t play discs, but comes cheaper as a result -
It mesmerised Proust, terrified Homer Simpson and gave us the Hunchback – Guardian critics celebrate Paris’s gothic masterpiece at the heart of the modern imagination
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4 out of 5 stars.
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice review: a samurai sword through the heart
4 out of 5 stars.This often breathtaking game of serial assassination in 16th-century Japan is a treasure chest for players able to commit to learning its secrets
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4 out of 5 stars.
The Sega Mega Drive for connoisseurs: Analogue Mega Sg review
4 out of 5 stars.Sega’s retro reboot is no mere gimmick. It’s a joyous gift to make you a child again – but with all of 2019’s HD trimmings
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4 out of 5 stars.
The Walking Dead: The Final Season game review – a fittingly grisly end
4 out of 5 stars.The concluding episodes of Telltale games’ genre-defining narrative horror story ponder how to preserve humanity in a callous world -
2 out of 5 stars.
Post-apocalyptic Washington DC is splendidly imagined but the insipid techno-thriller plot ensures the struggle to save civilisation can’t be won -
4 out of 5 stars.
Hypnospace Outlaw review: a surreal tribute to the 90s internet
4 out of 5 stars.Journey back in time as an online detective policing a compelling parody of the nascent net, with dodgy graphics, tinny music and a host of weird websites to explore -
5 out of 5 stars.
Devil May Cry 5 review: a triumphant return to stylish demon-slaughter
5 out of 5 stars.High-octane challenges in this irresistible romp have resurrected an action series that’s been dormant for over a decade
What to play
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From the latest fun-filled escapades of Mario, Donkey Kong and Link to complex, literary titles such as Octopath Traveller, here are the games that get the best out of Nintendo’s console -
Whether it’s fighting terrifying beasts, wreaking anarchy in a parallel universe or singing karaoke, these titles challenge both your intellect and reflexes -
From the thrills of Forza Horizon and cartoon antics of Cuphead to the horrors of Hellblade, here are the Xbox One games everyone should play
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