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If you want to know if a game is good or bad, you read its Steam reviews—except in the case of Crusader Kings III.…
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I think it’s pretty safe to say that 2020's flavor of the month, of the year, is here. Fall Guys is a tail-grabbing,…
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The other day, my partner and I were discussing time travel, and I brought up recent science surrounding the…
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Titanfall 2 is a masterpiece, a sublime blend of speed, fury, and mech buddy feel-good vibes. Unfortunately, many…
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For months now, Team Fortress 2 has been wilting under a concerted assault from spam bots, many of which overwhelm…
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Steam’s latest new feature is undeniably useful: The “Play Next” library widget generates a list of games already in…
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Eight years after its announcement, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is finally out. Sorta: The long-awaited sequel to cu…
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Half-Life: Alyx has only been out for a week, and the Alyx-specific version of Valve’s “Hammer” mapping tool isn’t…
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Virtual reality means options. If you own a high-end VR headset like the Valve Index, you likely have money and,…
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In truth, the Half-Life series has always had two main characters: Gordon Freeman and his crowbar. The nondescript…
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Late Saturday night, I removed my Valve Index VR headset. I’d done it. I had finished Half-Life: Alyx. As I blinked,…
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Half-Life: Alyx comes out today. It’s the first Half-Life game since 2007’s Half-Life 2: Episode Two—a conspicuous…
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If you trace Black Mesa, the Half-Life fan remake to end all fan remakes, back to its origin as a mega-mod that rose…
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For a handful of weeks last year, Dota Underlords devoured my entire life. Then, abruptly, I stopped playing. At the…
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Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem, an action role-playing game for PC in the style of Diablo that’s been making waves on Steam…
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Pokémon Sword and Shield were solid and all, but there’s a new Pokémon sheriff in town. And by “in town,” I mean “on…
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The first time I met Temtem’s monster-bequeathing hot dad science lad Professor Konstantinos, I immediately began…