Thankfully 2017 hasn't had any monumental disasters on the level of No Man's Sky, but with many notable highs, its stumbles were plain to see...
Mass Effect: Andromeda
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The game begins within the Milky Way Galaxy during the 22nd century, where humanity is planning to...
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STAR WARS Battlefront II
6.8
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Embark on an endless Star Wars™ action experience from the bestselling Star Wars HD videogame...
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
8.4
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Re-join your favourite marsupial, Crash Bandicoot, as he spins his way onto PlayStation 4 along with...
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Taylor Swift clapped back, Kendrick Lamar went back to basics, Lorde threw a high-concept party and more:
Songs of Experience by U2
9.0
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U2 return with their hotly anticipated new studio album ‘Songs of Experience’. The Island...
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American Dream by LCD Soundsystem
8.6
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American Dream is the fourth studio album by LCD Soundsystem, released on September 1, 2017, by DFA...
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The shows on this list, newly opening up the subjectivity and perspective of half the world, could only exist in a world of limitless possibility:
Big Little Lies - Season 1
8.2
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In the tranquil seaside town of Monterey, California, nothing is quite as it seems. Doting moms,...
Big Little Lies
Feud: Bette and Joan
7.5
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Tells the story of the legendary rivalry between Joan Crawford (Jessica Lange) and Bette Davis...
documentary biography
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Dive in below as Loudwire names the 25 Best Metal Albums of 2017:
Nightmare Logic by power trip
4.0
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The second crushing, soul mangling, neck bustin' album from Texas hardcore thrashers: Power Trip....
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Emperor of Sand by Mastodon
7.5
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Emperor of Sand is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Mastodon. The album was...
Wrong One to Fuck With by Dying Fetus
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Self-reliance and musical integrity are the two principles to which DYING FETUS have always lived...
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Heartless by Pallbearer
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Pallbearer's third album, 'Heartless', is an inspired collection of monumental rock music. The band...
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Based on UK release dates, here are Empire's top ten films of the year:
Call Me by Your Name (2017)
8.1
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In 1983 Italy, a relationship blooms between a young Jewish man named Elio and his father's American...
Coming-of-age LGBT Italian Judaism
God’s Own Country (2017)
8.0
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Spring. Yorkshire. Isolated young sheep farmer Johnny Saxby numbs his daily frustrations with binge...
drama romance
Dunkirk (2017)
8.0
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In May 1940, Germany advanced into France, trapping Allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk. Under...
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Despairing at last of celebrity biographies, for Christmas this year the publishers have turned to… Christmas books
Christmas: A Biography
7.0
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Christmas has been all things to all people: a religious festival, a family celebration, a time of...
religion
Christmas Pudding: A Novel
8.0
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The formidable fox-hunting obsessed Lady Bobbin has put together a Christmas house party at Compton...
fiction
A Maigret Christmas - And Other Stories
Book
Three seasonal stories set in Paris at Christmas, from the celebrated creator of Inspector Maigret. ...
mystery thriller
Murder in the Snow: A Cotswold Christmas Mystery
7.6
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‘A delight… An amateur sleuth to rival Miss Marple’ Guardian Mrs Bradley, sharp-eyed...
mystery thriller
An Almost Perfect Christmas
Book
'This book is the seasonal garnish we all need' Observer "My mother is not a foodie. But for as...
humour
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Edie Falco on Law & Order was a joy to watch this year.
The Keepers - Season 1
8.3
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From director Ryan White (The Case Against 8, Good Ol’ Freda) comes The Keepers, a riveting...
True crime crime documentary
The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple
Book
In the 1950s, a young Indianapolis minister named Jim Jones preached a curious blend of the gospel...
crime spiritual religion
Member of the Family: Manson, Murder and Me
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Following the recent death of Charles Manson – the leader of the sinister 60s cult – Dianne Lake...
biography crime
Mindhunter - Season 1
8.4
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In the late 1970s two FBI agents expand criminal science by delving into the psychology of murder...
Crime thriller
Killers of the Flower Moon (2018)
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Members of the Osage tribe in the United States are murdered under mysterious circumstances in the...
biography true crime drama
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FT commissioning editor Maria Crawford chooses her must-read titles:
All We Saw
Book
A mesmerising, luminously beautiful new poetry collection from Anne Michaels, internationally...
House of Lords and Commons
Book
'Exquisite' (New Yorker), 'breathtaking' (Los Angeles Times), 'baroque and moon-lit' (Boston Globe)...
poetry
The year is nearly over, and you might finally have enough time to actually play some of the biggest games of 2017.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
7.2
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS or PUBG pits up to 100 players against one another in a...
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Super Mario Odyssey
8.5
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Join Mario on a massive, globe-trotting 3D adventure and use his incredible new abilities to collect...
Horizon Zero Dawn
8.8
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Explore a vibrant world rich with the beauty of nature – but inhabited by awe-inspiring, highly...
Horizon: Zero Dawn
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
9.0
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Amnesiac protagonist Link awakens from a hundred-year slumber to a mysterious voice that guides him...
Zelda Nintendo Open-World Story
Resident Evil 7 biohazard
8.3
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Step into a Resident Evil experience quite unlike anything you’ve ever encountered as the series...
Resident Evil 7
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Treble Magazine's list of the best electronic albums of the year is itchy, angsty, uncomfortable and weird—more so than usual.
Black Origami by Jlin
9.0
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Planet Mu are very excited to announce Jlin's long awaited second album Black Origami . A...
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American Dream by LCD Soundsystem
8.6
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American Dream is the fourth studio album by LCD Soundsystem, released on September 1, 2017, by DFA...
