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The Demonic Strategy Game I Love Playing Before Bed

Golem Gates is a surprising mix of strategy and card game elements that’s beautiful to look at but rough around the edges. While I started playing it because of its weird hybrid mechanics, what I really came to appreciate was its serenely empty world and relaxing ASMR voice overs I commute long hours and often…

By Ethan Gach Published April 18, 2018

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I Try To Play Super Mario Bros. 2 Once A Year

I try to play Super Mario Bros. 2 every spring. The game’s bright colors, whimsical level design, and obsession with weeding make it feel right at home around the time of the the vernal equinox, and it’s also one of the easiest to pick up and play. It’s not as challenging as the original Super…

By Ethan Gach Published April 2, 2018

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It’s A Great New Lego Star Wars Level, But It’s PlayStation-‘Exclusive’

Famous droid C3PO had a red arm In last year’s Star Wars The Force Awakens. The reason why was explained in a Marvel comic in April and then acted out in a bonus game level added to The Lego Star Wars The Force Awakens in August. The level is called “The Phantom Limb” and so…

By Stephen Totilo Published September 19, 2016

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Scraps From Covering Video Games A Decade Ago

This past weekend, I found a couple of small box in my apartment full of memories from when I was writing about video games for MTV News a decade ago. They might as well have been a buried time capsule. I had little memory of what I’d saved in those boxes, which I don’t think…

By Stephen Totilo Published August 30, 2016