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Death is permanent in Diablo IV's hardcore mode, but knowledge is forever

From Alan Wake to Mario, here are the standouts of 2023 thus far

The Outlast Trials’ Early Access is already one of Steam’s top sellers, but it needs some smoothing out

From rich narrative RPGs to visual novels to farm sims, here are a buncha cozy games to chill out with in 2023

Slytherin’s persistence throughout Harry Potter media reflects the franchise’s larger ethical issues

From the infuriating Overcooked! to the addictively fun classic of Portal 2, these are the best games for date night

The 8-bit carnage of Vampire Survivors and the faded grandeur of Elden Ring captivated me this year

I didn’t expect to be here playing hours and hours of Warzone, but here I am doin’ the damn thing

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and other massive games that got pushed to 2023

Following community backlash, technology upgrade slots have been expanded in the game’s experimental version