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1/18/20Mario Maker Contest: Going Down, Winners!Last week I gave you all the task of creating courses in Mario Maker 2 that were all about getting down. Be it…ByZack ZwiezenPublishedJanuary 18, 2020
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ReviewsMultiplatformReviewsMultiplatformMonster Hunter World: Iceborne: The Kotaku Review2018’s Monster Hunter: World was a successful update to the long-running beast-slaying series. Fully functioning…ByHeather AlexandraPublishedSeptember 6, 2019
8/24/19The Brilliant Use of Verticality in Minish Cap’s Palace of WindsThere are so many great, memorable levels in the Zelda series, from Majora Mask’s Stone Tower Temple to the…ByPeter TieryasPublishedAugust 24, 2019
CultureCultureHow Japanese RPGs Inspired A New Generation Of Fantasy AuthorsWhen I think back to my childhood and teenage years, when my literary tastes were being forged in the crucible of…ByAidan MoherPublishedJuly 17, 2019