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Observation And The Horror Of A New Perspective
Note: Some mild spoilers for both Observation and the 2018 horror film Hereditary There's this nugget of wisdom that writers like to say whenever the subject of innovation comes up: every story has...
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Rage 2 Is At Its Best When It Channels Dishonored
This past week Rage 2 released to thunderous a mild and polite smattering of applause. In spite of the game's fantastic combat system, its world, story, vehicular gameplay, and pretty much everything...
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What Do We Know About Star Trek: Picard?
CBS has been actively working to revitalize the Star Trek brand in recent years, especially through the roll-out of a number of new series, including Star Trek: Discovery, which recently completed its...
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Funny To A Point – 11 Wonderfully Goofy Dreams Games
Dreams has been out in early access a little over a month now, and if you haven’t read my review, I’m a big fan. Dreams doesn’t just give players a stunningly robust and flexible toolset for creating...
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Five Vinyls Every JRPG Fan Should Own
Music is such an essential component of the RPG experience. It accentuates the mood of emotional scenes, gives special places in the world like towns personality, and often pumps us up during intense...
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The Best Alien Games
Alien turn 40 today! Ridley Scott’s horrifying sci-fi masterpiece has inspired a number of well-loved video games – everything from Doom to System Shock to the recently released (and fantastic)...
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The Coolest Pokémon Sun And Moon – Unbroken Bonds Cards We Pulled From...
The latest Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion released earlier this month, bringing with it more than 210 new cards, seven Tag Team pairings, and seven new Pokémon-GX cards. This massive new expansion...
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How Blizzard’s Canceled Adventure Game Shaped The Future Of Warcraft
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness was one of the biggest PC releases of the mid-’90s. Blizzard’s second real-time strategy game won several awards and elevated Blizzard as a developer that cared about...
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The FIFA 20 Wishlist
FIFA 20 faces a pivotal year as the community voices concerns over gameplay, the predominance of Ultimate Team, the stagnation of modes like Career and Pro Clubs, and more. That's a lot to tackle in...
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Returning To The World... Of Warcraft
The year is 2004. Or maybe 2005. I get a call on my corded dorm room phone. “Dan, we’ve got a problem. It’s the warlocks again. They’re colluding in secret chat to abuse the DKP system so that they get...
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An Interview With Blizzard President J. Allen Brack
When Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime announced his retirement last year, the mantle passed to new president J. Allen Brack. After years over overseeing World of Warcraft, Brack now brings his years...
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Where's Our Outer Wilds Review?
Today, reviews are taking off for Mobius Digital's long-gestating space exploration adventure Outer Wilds. However, we need some more time before we can land on a verdict for this ambitious...
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Surviving The RPG Drought
This has been a low-key year for those following the RPG scene. The year started with a bang with the long-awaited Kingdom Hearts III finally reaching our hands, but ever since then, there has been a...
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As Superman 64 Turns 20, We Dig Up Some Relics From The Past
Superman 64 is considered by many as one of the worst games ever released. With frustrating gameplay mechanics from the very beginning, it's hard to argue against that notion. However, because of the...
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Top Of The Table – Pandemic: Rapid Response
Hidden away in the array of modern board games is a subset of titles focused on real-time countdowns. It can be a contentious design decision, since it has the potential to subtract from the relaxed...
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Opinion: Accessibility Is Becoming The New Standard
In 2018, one of my favorite game series of all time received the remaster treatment with the release of the Spyro Reignited Trilogy. However, much of the nostalgia was quickly killed with the stark...
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Everything You Need To Know About The Console Edition Of Frostpunk
We first played Frostpunk more than a year ago, but its chilling examination of tough moral choices in impossible leadership circumstances still sticks with us. Many players felt the same way, as the...
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Will Observation Get A Sequel?
Scottish developer No-Code's spooky riff on 2001: A Space Odyssey, Observation, released a few weeks ago and has been garnering a fair amount of praise for its balance of gripping story and challenging...
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The NBA 2K20 Wishlist
NBA 2K series developer Visual Concepts doesn't usually reveal much about the next installment in the series until closer to the game's traditional fall launch, but with the Finals in full swing now's...
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Death Stranding Explained By Predictive Text
After years shrouded in almost-total mystery, a recent Death Stranding trailer has pulled back the curtain on this upcoming PS4 exclusive at long last. The footage provides some solid details about the...
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