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A spread-shot cover of Balatro, showcasing many of the Joker cards you can collect during regular gameplay of Balatro.

High-Stakes: How Balatro Confronts Gambling Addiction and Roguelikes

We’re barely through the first quarter of 2024, and already, we have a runaway success in the form of the deck-building roguelike Balatro. Fresh out of its early-access phase, the debut commercial…

March 30, 2024 | 09:00 EDT

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Roblox, Fashion Week, and the Rise of Metaverse Fashion

Virtual fashion has been around for a long time, so it's no surprise that Metaverse fashion exists. While early games may not have had the technology to let players customize their characters, nearly…

April 10, 2023 | 11:00 EDT

Joker in Prison in Persona 5 Royal
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Taking Your Time: What I Learned Spending a Year Playing Persona 5 Royal

JRPGs, by their nature, are not short experiences. Persona 5 Royal itself easily clocks in at well over 100 hours. I just wrapped my first playthrough, a journey that started nearly one year ago on…

March 21, 2023 | 01:00 EDT

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We Asked the New ChatGPT-Powered Bing AI to Review a Game & The AI Went Down a Crazy Rabbit Hole

With both Microsoft's Bing and Google embracing artificial intelligence, many have been wondering how good it is. As a gaming writer, I've obviously been curious about how well the AI can write a…

February 21, 2023 | 11:09 EST

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Assassin's Creed: Through the Lens of Misogyny

The first Assassin’s Creed game was released in 2007, and the franchise has been a staple of the Ubisoft library ever since. It’s one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time, with sales…

July 30, 2020 | 11:00 EDT