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headfallsoff
about 17 hours ago
it turns out i did review that bond game after all! it's got a bunch of charm and excellent little moments that manage to shine through through a bland blockbuster structure. which is pretty much a direct adaptation of both the strengths and flaws of your average Bond Film:
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007 First Light Review: A Playable But Flawed James Bond Movie
IO Interactive's James Bond origin story mostly excels as a playable movie but struggles under the weight of some grander ambitions
https://kotaku.com/007-first-light-the-kotaku-review-2000699233
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Marc Normandin
5 days ago
Today at
@retroxp.bsky.social
is an esteemed guest,
@garrettmartin.bsky.social
, writing about an Atari 2600 game that fits right in thematically with our ideas of sci-fi in the present. Here's Garrett on Imagic's Cosmic Ark.
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Guest Feature: Cosmic Ark
Imagic's middle entry from a trilogy that was never completed tells a tale that sounds familiar in the present.
https://retroxp.beehiiv.com/p/guest-feature-cosmic-ark
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Dia Lacina
8 days ago
SO to
@remapradio.bsky.social
for letting me go extremely long and self-indulgently about ZERO PARADES FOR DEAD SPIES, a game that knocked me fully on my ass again and again. 100/100 šš½š¬s Go read it!!! šš½šš½šš½
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Zero Parades and a Bleak Espionage Triumph
This spy will self-destruct in ten seconds.
https://remapradio.com/articles/zero-parades-review/
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11 days ago
Mixtape is for 12-year-olds by
@garrettmartin.bsky.social
"Occasionally something feels real in Mixtape(...) but itās all so scattered and fleeting that it just reinforces how fake and insubstantial the rest of it feels." Read on:
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Mixtape is for 12-year-olds
Garrett Martin dives into Mixtape, the new musical narrative game from Annapurna Interactive and Beethoven & Dinosaur.
https://skyboxcritics.com/2026/05/15/mixtape-is-for-12-year-olds/
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Critical Distance | Whereās all the good writing about games?
23 days ago
Sorry for the delay. Here's the living memorial roundup for Paste Games. If your favorites didn't make the cut, feel free to add to the replies on this post, and we'll get them added as soon as possible.
critical-distance.com/2026/05/04/r...
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Remembering Paste Games: 2010 ā 2026
Welcome back, readers. This is a rather impromptu edition of the roundup. Itās not something any of us ever envisioned writing. Indeed, when games media has endured other layoffs and outlet cā¦
https://critical-distance.com/2026/05/04/remembering-paste-games-2010-2026/
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Secrets Of Strixhaven, the latest Magic: The Gathering expansion, is a delightful reminder of what makes Magic such a strong game.
@ckunzelman.bsky.social
on the new set:
www.avclub.com/secrets-of-s...
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Magic reclaims the spotlight in the latest Magic: The Gathering set
Secrets Of Strixhaven, the latest Magic: The Gathering expansion, is a delightful reminder of what makes Magic such a strong game.
https://www.avclub.com/secrets-of-strixhaven-magic-the-gathering?preview=true
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Invincible Vs, a fighting game based on Robert Kirkman's superhero universe, doesn't land enough punches. Our review:
www.avclub.com/invincible-v...
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Invincible Vs is not the game fans of the series have been waiting for
Invincible Vs, a fighting game based on Robert Kirkman's superhero cartoon and comic book, doesn't land enough punches. Our review:
https://www.avclub.com/invincible-vs-fighting-game-review
27 days ago
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We hit the road with board game designer Josh Wood to talk about Let's Go! To France, the sequel to one of 2024's best games.
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Let's Go! board game designer Josh Wood wants you to tell your own travel story
We hit the road with board game designer Josh Wood to talk about Let's Go! To France, the sequel to one of 2024's best games.
https://www.avclub.com/lets-go-to-france-board-game-josh-wood
28 days ago
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James Bond and unloved '90s mascot Bubsy return to games next month. Also in our May games preview: Mixtape, Zero Parades, and more.
www.avclub.com/may-games-pr...
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May games preview: A new Bond and the unlikely return of Bubsy kickstart the summer
James Bond and unloved '90s mascot Bubsy return to games next month. Also in our May games preview: Mixtape, Zero Parades, and more.
https://www.avclub.com/may-games-preview-007-first-light
27 days ago
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James Bond and unloved '90s mascot Bubsy return to games next month. Also in our May games preview: Mixtape, Zero Parades, and more.
www.avclub.com/may-games-pr...
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May games preview: A new Bond and the unlikely return of Bubsy kickstart the summer
James Bond and unloved '90s mascot Bubsy return to games next month. Also in our May games preview: Mixtape, Zero Parades, and more.
https://www.avclub.com/may-games-preview-007-first-light
27 days ago
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We hit the road with board game designer Josh Wood to talk about Let's Go! To France, the sequel to one of 2024's best games.
www.avclub.com/lets-go-to-f...
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Let's Go! board game designer Josh Wood wants you to tell your own travel story
We hit the road with board game designer Josh Wood to talk about Let's Go! To France, the sequel to one of 2024's best games.
https://www.avclub.com/lets-go-to-france-board-game-josh-wood
28 days ago
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Donāt Nodās sci-fi exploration game Aphelion ironically flies too close to the sun. Our review:
www.avclub.com/aphelion-gam...
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Aphelion can't stay in orbit
Donāt Nodās sci-fi exploration game Aphelion ironically flies too close to the sun.
https://www.avclub.com/aphelion-game-review
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Donāt Nodās sci-fi exploration game Aphelion ironically flies too close to the sun. Our review:
www.avclub.com/aphelion-gam...
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Aphelion can't stay in orbit
Donāt Nodās sci-fi exploration game Aphelion ironically flies too close to the sun.
https://www.avclub.com/aphelion-game-review
29 days ago
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Arc Raiders and Marathon seem similar on the surface, but their player bases couldn't behave more differently.
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Criminologists baffled by Arc Raiders playersā behavior: Theyāre being nice
Arc Raiders and Marathon seem similar games on the surface, but their player bases couldn't behave more differently.
https://www.avclub.com/arc-raiders-marathon-criminologists-player-behavior
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Arc Raiders and Marathon seem similar on the surface, but their player bases couldn't behave more differently.
www.avclub.com/arc-raiders-...
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Criminologists baffled by Arc Raiders playersā behavior: Theyāre being nice
Arc Raiders and Marathon seem similar games on the surface, but their player bases couldn't behave more differently.
https://www.avclub.com/arc-raiders-marathon-criminologists-player-behavior
30 days ago
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We make the numbers go up in Sol Cesto, leap headfirst into Big Hops, and can't stop playing Pragmata in this week's Playfield.
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Sol Cesto turns the purity of math into an almost perfect dungeon crawler
Sol Cesto turns the purity of math into an almost perfect dungeon crawler
https://www.avclub.com/sol-cesto-pragmata-big-hop-games
about 1 month ago
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A recent survey of game developers found almost half were thinking of leaving the industry. Brain drain is a real threat to games today.
www.avclub.com/video-games-...
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Brain drain is killing video games
A recent survey of game developers found almost half were thinking of leaving the industry. Brain drain is a real threat to games today.
https://www.avclub.com/video-games-industry-brain-drain-layoffs
about 1 month ago
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A recent survey of game developers found almost half were thinking of leaving the industry. Brain drain is a real threat to games today.
www.avclub.com/video-games-...
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Brain drain is killing video games
A recent survey of game developers found almost half were thinking of leaving the industry. Brain drain is a real threat to games today.
https://www.avclub.com/video-games-industry-brain-drain-layoffs
about 1 month ago
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We make the numbers go up in Sol Cesto, leap headfirst into Big Hops, and can't stop playing Pragmata in this week's Playfield.
www.avclub.com/sol-cesto-pr...
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Sol Cesto turns the purity of math into an almost perfect dungeon crawler
Sol Cesto turns the purity of math into an almost perfect dungeon crawler
https://www.avclub.com/sol-cesto-pragmata-big-hop-games
about 1 month ago
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Sony's new shooter Saros is a hellish challenge, but no match for the game it's a sequel to, 2021's excellent Returnal. Our review:
www.avclub.com/saros-playst...
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Saros plays it safe in an alien hell
Sony's new shooter Saros is a hellish challenge, but no match for the game it's a sequel to, 2021's excellent Returnal.
https://www.avclub.com/saros-playstation-returnal-review
about 1 month ago
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Sony's new shooter Saros is a hellish challenge, but no match for the game it's a sequel to, 2021's excellent Returnal. Our review:
www.avclub.com/saros-playst...
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Saros plays it safe in an alien hell
Sony's new shooter Saros is a hellish challenge, but no match for the game it's a sequel to, 2021's excellent Returnal.
https://www.avclub.com/saros-playstation-returnal-review
about 1 month ago
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Puzzle-strategy hybrid Titanium Court is a true original, and one of this yearās best video games. Our review:
www.avclub.com/titanium-cou...
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Titanium Court is a most rare video game vision
Titanium Court is a most rare video game vision
https://www.avclub.com/titanium-court-game-review
about 1 month ago
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The A.V. Club
about 1 month ago
PokƩmon shows no signs of slowing down as it turns 30. Nintendo's creatures might be the only thing everybody can agree on anymore. How long can that last, though?
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PokƩmon might be the last vestige of the monoculture, and it shows no signs of collapse
PokƩmon shows no signs of slowing down as it turns 30. Nintendo's creatures might be the only thing everybody can agree on anymore.
https://www.avclub.com/pokemon-monoculture-30th-games
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Puzzle-strategy hybrid Titanium Court is a true original, and one of this yearās best video games. Our review:
www.avclub.com/titanium-cou...
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Titanium Court is a most rare video game vision
Titanium Court is a most rare video game vision
https://www.avclub.com/titanium-court-game-review
about 1 month ago
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Nintendo released Mother 3, the sequel to Earthbound, 20 years ago today--but not in America, where it's still never been officially released.
www.avclub.com/mother-3-rel...
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20 years later, Nintendo's weird RPG Mother 3 remains the greatest game never sold
Mother 3, the sequel to Earthbound, came out 20 years ago today--but not in America, where it's never been released.
https://www.avclub.com/mother-3-release-nintendo-game
about 1 month ago
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PokƩmon Champions isn't for everyone, as the fan outcry proves. For a certain kind of weird little freak, though, it's the perfect introduction to competitive PokƩmon.
www.avclub.com/pokemon-cham...
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PokƩmon Champions makes it easy to get freakishly obsessed with competitive PokƩmon
PokƩmon Champions isn't for everyone, as the fan outcry proves. If you're a newcomer to competitive PokƩmon, though, you might love it.
https://www.avclub.com/pokemon-champions-game
about 1 month ago
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Heās more like a well-adjusted family friend than a sad dad.
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Pragmata works because it isn't a "sad dad" game
Despite appearances, Pragmata isn't a "sad dad" game, but an example of upbeat, non-toxic masculinity. It's more like a dad cab game.
https://www.avclub.com/pragmata-sad-dad-game
about 1 month ago
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Nintendo released Mother 3, the sequel to Earthbound, 20 years ago today--but not in America, where it's still never been officially released.
www.avclub.com/mother-3-rel...
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20 years later, Nintendo's weird RPG Mother 3 remains the greatest game never sold
Mother 3, the sequel to Earthbound, came out 20 years ago today--but not in America, where it's never been released.
https://www.avclub.com/mother-3-release-nintendo-game
about 1 month ago
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We love the '80s with Lovish, cook up some RPG action with Dosa Divas, and blast through the controversial Raiden Fighters Remix Collection.
www.avclub.com/dosa-divas-l...
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We love the '80s homage of 8-bit platformer Lovish
We love the '80s with Lovish, cook up some RPG action with Dosa Divas, and blast through the controversial Raiden Fighters Remix Collection.
https://www.avclub.com/dosa-divas-lovish-raiden-fighters-remix
about 1 month ago
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Super Meat Boy 3D does about as good of a job as possible translating the precision platformer to the imprecision of a 3D platformer.
www.avclub.com/super-meat-b...
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Super Meat Boy 3D is the best possible execution of a fundamentally bad idea
Super Meat Boy 3D does about as good of a job as possible translating the precision platformer to the imprecision of a 3D platformer.
https://www.avclub.com/super-meat-boy-3d-game
about 1 month ago
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Heās more like a well-adjusted family friend than a sad dad.
www.avclub.com/pragmata-sad...
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Pragmata works because it isn't a "sad dad" game
Despite appearances, Pragmata isn't a "sad dad" game, but an example of upbeat, non-toxic masculinity. It's more like a dad cab game.
https://www.avclub.com/pragmata-sad-dad-game
about 1 month ago
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We love the '80s with Lovish, cook up some RPG action with Dosa Divas, and blast through the controversial Raiden Fighters Remix Collection.
www.avclub.com/dosa-divas-l...
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We love the '80s homage of 8-bit platformer Lovish
We love the '80s with Lovish, cook up some RPG action with Dosa Divas, and blast through the controversial Raiden Fighters Remix Collection.
https://www.avclub.com/dosa-divas-lovish-raiden-fighters-remix
about 1 month ago
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Super Meat Boy 3D does about as good of a job as possible translating the precision platformer to the imprecision of a 3D platformer.
www.avclub.com/super-meat-b...
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Super Meat Boy 3D is the best possible execution of a fundamentally bad idea
Super Meat Boy 3D does about as good of a job as possible translating the precision platformer to the imprecision of a 3D platformer.
https://www.avclub.com/super-meat-boy-3d-game
about 1 month ago
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some wrestling game thoughts from
@mads.haus
the day before WrestleMania
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 month ago
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Remember what video games were like 15 years ago? Pragmata really hopes you do--and if not, it's here to remind you.
www.avclub.com/pragmata-gam...
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Pragmata finds gaming's future in its recent past
Remember what video games were like 15 years ago? Pragmata really hopes you do--and if not, it's here to remind you.
https://www.avclub.com/pragmata-game-review-capcom
about 1 month ago
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PokƩmon Champions isn't for everyone, as the fan outcry proves. For a certain kind of weird little freak, though, it's the perfect introduction to competitive PokƩmon.
www.avclub.com/pokemon-cham...
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PokƩmon Champions makes it easy to get freakishly obsessed with competitive PokƩmon
PokƩmon Champions isn't for everyone, as the fan outcry proves. If you're a newcomer to competitive PokƩmon, though, you might love it.
https://www.avclub.com/pokemon-champions-game
about 1 month ago
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Dosa Divas, a cooking-based RPG about family, mechs, and the power of food, doesn't quite ace its recipe. Our review:
www.avclub.com/dosa-divas-g...
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Dosa Divas strips the love from cooking
Dosa Divas, a cooking-based RPG about family, mechs, and the power of food, doesn't quite ace its recipe. Our review:
https://www.avclub.com/dosa-divas-game-review
about 1 month ago
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Dosa Divas, a cooking-based RPG about family, mechs, and the power of food, doesn't quite ace its recipe. Our review:
www.avclub.com/dosa-divas-g...
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Dosa Divas strips the love from cooking
Dosa Divas, a cooking-based RPG about family, mechs, and the power of food, doesn't quite ace its recipe. Our review:
https://www.avclub.com/dosa-divas-game-review
about 1 month ago
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WWE no longer has a monopoly on pro wrestling, but it does on the wrestling video game. Here's why that's a problem.
www.avclub.com/wwe-2k26-wre...
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WWE's monopoly on wrestling games never ended
WWE no longer has a monopoly on pro wrestling, but it does on the wrestling video game. Here's why that's a problem.
https://www.avclub.com/wwe-2k26-wrestling-games-monopoly
about 1 month ago
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With Catan On The Road you'll never have to settle for Catan-free road trips again.
@keithlaw.bsky.social
's review:
www.avclub.com/catan-on-the...
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Catan On The Road takes Catan off the map
With Catan On The Road you'll never have to settle for Catan-free road trips again. Read Keith Law's review.
https://www.avclub.com/catan-on-the-road-review
about 1 month ago
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WWE no longer has a monopoly on pro wrestling, but it does on the wrestling video game. Here's why that's a problem.
www.avclub.com/wwe-2k26-wre...
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WWE's monopoly on wrestling games never ended
WWE no longer has a monopoly on pro wrestling, but it does on the wrestling video game. Here's why that's a problem.
https://www.avclub.com/wwe-2k26-wrestling-games-monopoly
about 1 month ago
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Mouse: P.I. For Hire is a '90s-style shooter about the cartoons, music, and hardboiled lit of the '30s. Oh, and the fascist politics, too. Our review:
www.avclub.com/mouse-pi-for...
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The 1930s return as a first-person shooter in Mouse: P.I. For Hire
Simultaneously a tribute to 1930s cartoons and 1990s shooters, Mouse: P.I. For Hire examines the culture and politics of the Depression.
https://www.avclub.com/mouse-pi-for-hire-game-review
about 1 month ago
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The Masters would be a lot better if it was more like Super Battle Golf. Also in this weekās Playfield: the cyberpunk rhythm game Gridbeat and
@exalclaw.com
on Esoteric Ebb.
www.avclub.com/super-battle...
about 2 months ago
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With Catan On The Road you'll never have to settle for Catan-free road trips again.
@keithlaw.bsky.social
's review:
www.avclub.com/catan-on-the...
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Catan On The Road takes Catan off the map
With Catan On The Road you'll never have to settle for Catan-free road trips again. Read Keith Law's review.
https://www.avclub.com/catan-on-the-road-review
about 1 month ago
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Mouse: P.I. For Hire is a '90s-style shooter about the cartoons, music, and hardboiled lit of the '30s. Oh, and the fascist politics, too. Our review:
www.avclub.com/mouse-pi-for...
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The 1930s return as a first-person shooter in Mouse: P.I. For Hire
Simultaneously a tribute to 1930s cartoons and 1990s shooters, Mouse: P.I. For Hire examines the culture and politics of the Depression.
https://www.avclub.com/mouse-pi-for-hire-game-review
about 1 month ago
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The rhythm-based RPG People Of Note emphasizes how independent developers have revolutionized the rhythm game.
www.avclub.com/rhythm-games...
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Rhythm games hit a new high note thanks to independent developers
The rhythm-based RPG People Of Note emphasizes how independent developers have revolutionized the rhythm game.
https://www.avclub.com/rhythm-games-music-people-of-note
about 2 months ago
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Quantic Dream, whose game Star Wars: Eclipse is reportedly years away from completion, is a terrible fit for Star Wars to begin with.
www.avclub.com/quantic-drea...
about 2 months ago
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Capcom's done something surprising with the original Resident Evil games: it lets you buy the damn things.
www.avclub.com/resident-evi...
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In a surprise move, Capcom now lets you buy the original Resident Evil games
Capcom recently re-released the original three Resident Evil games on Steam, and hopefully, it isn't a fluke.
https://www.avclub.com/resident-evil-rerelease-capcom-emulation-old-games
about 1 month ago
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Remember what video games were like 15 years ago? Pragmata really hopes you do--and if not, it's here to remind you.
www.avclub.com/pragmata-gam...
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Pragmata finds gaming's future in its recent past
Remember what video games were like 15 years ago? Pragmata really hopes you do--and if not, it's here to remind you.
https://www.avclub.com/pragmata-game-review-capcom
about 1 month ago
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Capcom's done something surprising with the original Resident Evil games: it lets you buy the damn things.
www.avclub.com/resident-evi...
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In a surprise move, Capcom now lets you buy the original Resident Evil games
Capcom recently re-released the original three Resident Evil games on Steam, and hopefully, it isn't a fluke.
https://www.avclub.com/resident-evil-rerelease-capcom-emulation-old-games
about 1 month ago
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