4 d. ago Voices: If the government wants to save Thames Water, it’s going to need to get its hands dirty

As the very public rescue deal for the ailing company collapses, James Moore warns that the government needs to get its hands dirty to clean up the water industry. This game of pass the buck isn’t doing anyone any favours...

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2 w. ago 'Xbox Game Pass is finally hitting its stride but is it enough?'

Microsoft's subscription service, Xbox Game Pass, has grown into a must-have this year thanks to a whole host of big releases, but is it enough to help Xbox catch up to PlayStation?

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2 w. ago Xbox adds over 50 games to Xbox Game Pass in unprecedented update

It's been a big few weeks for Xbox, and Microsoft's gaming division just dropped a huge number of classic games onto Xbox Game Pass in what might be its biggest update ever

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3 w. ago Xbox Game Pass is finally delivering, it's the excellent value offering it always should've been

2025 is shaping up to be one of the best years for Xbox Game Pass yet, thanks to a series of first-party acquisitions finally delivering exceptional day one titles.

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3 w. ago Doom: The Dark Ages release time and when the medieval shooter arrives on Xbox Game Pass

Here comes the Doom Slayer in a new adventure, arriving in The Dark Ages shortly for superfans of the franchise and players on Xbox Game Pass.

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4 w. ago Doom: The Dark Ages review – id Software gets medieval in a dramatic rewrite of the shooter’s rules

PC, PS5, Xbox; id Software/Bathesda SoftworksThis prequel takes a blunt force trauma approach to problem-solving and demon-killing, with a slower pace but more spectacular weaponryBilled as a prequel to id Software’s 2016 revival of Doom, The Dark Ages is about as different as it could be from its predecessors while remaining recognisably part of the series. Where 2020’s Doom Eternal was about speed and evasion, The Dark Ages emphasises standing your ground. Where Eternal involved picking off enemies one by one, The Dark Ages empowers you to obliterate dozens of demons simultaneously. Where Eternal saw you juggling rapid-fire weapons in a finger-cramping frenzy, The Dark Ages lets you solve most problems by hitting things ferociously hard. Ripping and tearing are out. Blunt force trauma is in.The kernel of The Dark Ages’ combat stretches back to the 1993 original, inspired by the slow-moving projectiles fired by enemies such as imps, cacodemons, and hell knights. The Dark Ages empow...

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4 w. ago Doom: The Dark Ages review – medieval retooling makes demon killing fast, frantic and bone

Gaming's most fast-paced and brutal FPS gets a darker, fantasy-driven prequel that lifts the lid (sort of) on the Doomslayer's demon-slaying origins.

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