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Reader Discussion: What Classic Game Do You Need To Go Back To?
The holiday blitz is over, so as we settle in for winter's long haul, now is the perfect time to go back and play the classics. I had a busy holiday season, so I didn't get to play nearly as many...
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2016 Adventure Game Awards
2015 had an incredible year of adventure games lined from end to end. 2016 didn’t have quite as many, but what it lacked in quantity it made up for in quality with a handful of fantastic...
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[Update] Injustice 2 Has A Release Date
Update 1/7/17: The official NetherRealm Twitter account confirmed yesterday that May 16 is in fact the game's current release date.It's happening! The release date for Injustice 2 in the Americas!...
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Five Strange Examples Of German Censorship In Video Games
Germany is the largest video game market in Europe, so a lot of publishers are eager to get their games into German stores, but that’s not always as easy as translating a script. Video game censorship...
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Weekend Warrior – Winter Blues
Forget going outside. The only reason to go outside is if you're using your backyard as an extra-large freezer. Take our advice and stay inside and play some games. Leave your weekend plans in the...
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Replay – Tales Of Vesperia
We recently took a look at Legend of Dragoon, one of my all-time favorite RPGs. That off-the-wall pick for Replay was received well, so I figured we would dive into the RPG well again with another...
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What To Watch This Weekend: Games Done Quick, Overwatch, And Street Fighter...
Back from holiday break, finally? Ready to back into the swing of things in work, school, or play? Good. You're going to need to be to take on the year. To help ease you into it, there's quite a lot to...
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The 2016 RPG Of The Year Awards
The RPG genre is among the most time-intensive in all of gaming. If players are expected to spend 40-plus hours with these titles, it is especially important that RPGs draw players in with compelling...
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Play Your Favorite Old Handheld Games On The Super Retro Boy
Although Nintendo has been doing a decent job of putting its old games up on its Virtual Console, it still has nothing on the burgeoning retro games market, which has been creating "faux-retro"...
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Listen To The Original Metroid's Soundtrack Recreated With Analog Synths
Retro covers of classic game soundtracks are nothing new. Often, however, they remake the game's sound in their own image, whether it's a rock version of the Super Mario Bros. theme or fusing hip-hop...
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Suriel Vazquez's 2016 Games Of The Year
2016 was a bad year in many respects, but I generally had a good time. It was the first time I was able to make a living as a writer, finally went to Evo (and Capcom Cup!), got hired at Game Informer,...
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Steam Reaches 14 Million Concurrent User Milestone
For the first time in its 13-year history, over 14 million people were on Steam at the same time, marking a new all-time high for the service.The new peak happened at around noon today, when 14,207,039...
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Reader Discussion – What's Your Favorite Video Game Music Cover?
Earlier today we posted an analog synth rendition of the original Metroid's soundtrack. Since then, I've had at on in the background while working. I think this cover lets some of the mood and and...
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Afterwords – Watch Dogs 2
Watch Dogs 2 improves on much of what the first game lacked, with a vibrant new setting of San Francisco and a more interesting protagonist named Marcus Holloway. We spoke to senior producer Dominic...
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Script For Upcoming Uncharted Movie Is Complete
The Uncharted film has been in development for years. While it was in limbo for a long period of time, it seems the project is moving forward as writer Joe Carnahan confirms on Instagram that the...
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Mod Brings Multiplayer To Just Cause 3's Chaotic Open World
Just Cause 3 is best known for giving players the ability to rambunctiously cause havoc and destruction in its large sandbox world. Now, thanks to a multiplayer mod that recently released, you can go...
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Super Replay – The Worst Sonic The Hedgehog Ever
When I decided to turn the 12.31 Super Replay into an annual event, I knew the focus needed to be on bad games. People enjoyed watching us suffer; that was the hook that stood out. We used Overblood as...
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YouTuber Masterfully Recreates Infinite Warfare's Claw Weapon In Lego
YouTuber ZaziNombies, known best for his lego recreations of weapons in video games, has recreated the Claw, a payload heavy weapon from Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. The futuristic, rapid fire...
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My 2016 In Gaming - Part 2
EDIT: I was informed that my spoiler warning didn't make it into my final draft, so I apologize for anything that I have ruined for anyone. It's back in now, I promise. Aaaaand I'm back, with games...
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Faith in the Cosmos: The Strange Optimism of No Man's Sky Fandom
For this article, I profiled Ron Carpenter, a YouTube personality and prominent member of the No Man's Sky community. As a leader in that community Carpenter's perspective on the game yields some...
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