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OpinionOpinionHow The Past Year Got Me Thinking Of Post Apocalyptic Games In A New LightAlmost every day, I go for a walk with my kid. She’s just over two. There’s a strange serenity in the isolation of…ByPeter TieryasPublishedDecember 27, 2020
CultureCultureHow A Dark Time-Traveling Fantasy Game Became the Original Fallout The end of the world was both darker and more humorous than anyone could have imagined, and in the original Fallout,…ByPeter TieryasPublishedDecember 26, 2020
OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsFallout 76's Steel Dawn Update Feels More Like An Old-School Fallout AdventureFallout 76’s latest free expansion brings the series’ fan-favorite fascists back to Appalachia with a new…ByEthan GachPublishedDecember 1, 2020
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CultureOdds and EndsCultureOdds and EndsThe PS5 Music Is A Whole Existential MoodLast night I set up my PS5, started to download some games, and was immediately sucked through a haunting wormhole…ByEthan GachPublishedNovember 13, 2020