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Hailey and Kayla in the Spider-Man 2 side mission Graffiti Trouble
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Hidden Gems: Don't Skip Spider-Man 2's Side Missions

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 swung onto PS5 consoles on October 20, expanding the environment from Manhattan across the bridges to Queens and Brooklyn. This means that Insomniac Games had the opportunity to…

November 16, 2023 | 09:00 EST

The desolate Colander spaceship in Starfield.
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Starfield Is This Year's Most Surprising Horror Game

The lead-in to Starfield's release date was filled with anticipation and excitement from those looking forward to see if Bethesda could pull off what they had been promising for so long: an engaging…

September 30, 2023 | 09:00 EDT

Link flying above the sky islands in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on a glider powered by a fan.
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Tears of the Kingdom Turns Glitches Into Gameplay

How do you follow up a game that is considered by many to be the greatest game ever made? How is it even possible, and how does Tears of the Kingdom do it so well? The answer is remarkably simple:…

May 22, 2023 | 12:00 EDT

Link Skydiving in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
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How Fuse Solved Breath of the Wild’s Weapon Durability Problem

I always dreaded when my last reliable weapon started to flash red in Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. I knew the good times were almost over, and I prayed that Link’s bottomless…

May 21, 2023 | 12:00 EDT

Aloy swimming through an underwater canyon in Horizon Forbidden West
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Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores Taught Me I've Had Thalassophobia for Years

For as long as I can remember, I've felt unsettled around deep water. There's no real reason for this; I never had a traumatic experience as a kid, and in fact, I grew up around swimming pools, lakes…

April 28, 2023 | 12:00 EDT

Assessment Examination Screenshot
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What's The Deal With Analog Horror Games?

Analog horror is an incredibly popular subgenre of horror that has been spreading like wildfire on the internet since it sprang into existence back in 2015 with Kris Straub’s Local 58. Since then, it…

April 3, 2023 | 11:00 EDT

A blue error screen mocking the player for bad moral decisions.
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5 Most Thought-Provoking Choices in Trolley Problem, Inc.

Recently, Yogscast Games and Read Graves released Trolley Problem, Inc. on PC. As the name implies, the game puts the player in a series of moral and ethical questions with simple "A or B" responses…

April 22, 2022 | 11:00 EDT

Elden Ring Horse Vista
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How Elden Ring's Open World Changes the Soulsborne Formula

Elden Ring isn't a far cry from what From Software fans are used to when it comes to the Soulsborne genre. Naturally, this is what fans expect, as these games have unambiguous DNA. Is a Soulsborne…

November 15, 2021 | 01:00 EST

No More Heroes 3 Travis
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No More Heroes and Nerd Culture's Growth

Back in 2008, Japanese auteur Goichi “Suda51” Suda and his team released No More Heroes on the Wii. It was a hyperviolent and darkly satirical take on video games, the people who play them, and the…

November 11, 2020 | 11:00 EST