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Amingo was an original character introduced in Marvel vs. Capcom 2. He was part of a gentle race of plant people. He…

In 2000, after a pair of PlayStation games that were more science fiction than swords and sorcery, I wanted a Final…

Cyberpunk 2077 didn’t quite click with me until I met Certo.

Over the weekend, a trickle of sexual harassment stories surrounding influential figures in the streaming world grew…

The entirety of the Neo Geo’s Samurai Shodown library—plus one that hasn’t seen the light of day since 2005—will…

I had no idea what I was getting into when I first put Rygar into my NES. I had borrowed the game, released in 1987…

Covid-19 has turned things upside down. The first-order problems of the pandemic have left millions infected and near…

I usually check the news on my computer or my phone, but sometimes I’ll tap the New York Times app on my iPad, which…

I don’t do drugs, so I’m not about to make any bold proclamations about the mind-altering properties of Infini, a…

The duology of Last Window and Hotel Dusk has become my favorite series on the original DS. The two games are noir at…