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Feature
Inside Muse, Microsoft's gen-AI game tool everyone hates - what's really going on and why is it being marketed at Xbox fans?
If Muse isn't creating games, then what is it creating - and how should we respond?



Feature
MindsEye, from former Rockstar developers, wants to revive the tight, linear, cinematic blockbuster game
"You can stick a camera anywhere, but then it has this whacky quality to it."

News
Pokémon Legends: Z-A has a battle royale mode that finally explains what its name means
Plus, a few more little details we spotted.


Feature
With Assassin's Creed: Shadows, Ubisoft remains the undisputed king of snackable open worlds
Naoe to stop 'em.
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Now Playing | Fragpunk could be brilliant, if it wasn't so obsessed with being a hyper-rewarding slot machine
Cashbang.


Feature
Now Playing | A new card just made Pokémon TCG Pocket's strongest type even stronger
Irida thought they'd know better.

Opinion
Pokémon games have become consistently ugly, and it's alright to wish they weren't
Honest Feebas.


News
X-COM's original creator keen on a return to the series, if Firaxis was ever to ask him
"I'm still waiting for the call from Sid..." jokes Julian Gollop.

Preview
X-COM's creator believes the strategy genre's in dire need of innovation, and his new game is his attempt
"You're competing with nostalgia," says Julian Gollop, as we play through Chip 'n Clawz vs. The Brainioids.



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Now Playing | Pokémon TCG Pocket's Cyrus card is driving me up the wall, which is exactly why it's such a genius bit of design
Galaxy brain.



Opinion
2025 will be a make-or-break year for triple-A video games as we know them
It might even be a good thing.
