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CultureFinisher Roulette Is My New Favorite Low-Key Destiny 2 Feature
Killing hordes of the same aliens over and over again feels a lot livelier thanks to Destiny 2’s new random finishers. Finishers seemed like a fun but mostly superfluous idea back when Bungie added them to the game with the release of the Shadowkeep expansion in October. The option to perform a finisher kicks in…
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ReviewsYear in ReviewThe Year In Fighting Game Championships
Fighting games have never been as big or monetarily supported as they were in 2019. Every major fighting game franchise had a developer-backed tour leading into a major championship, many featuring some of the largest prize pools of all time. But if it’s never been easier to make a career out of playing fighting games,…
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OpinionImpressionsNo Man’s Sky Now Lets Players Make Music And It’s Wild
No Man’s Sky players have been using the newly added ByteBeat machine to make their own tunes, some of which truly whip ass. Who knew what No Man’s Sky needed to get people’s creative juices flowing was a sophisticated synthesizer? The ByteBeat machine is a fun little holiday present from Hello Games to No Man’s…
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UncategorizedCyberpunk Adventure Evolutis Looks Like Playable ‘80s Anime
Coming in 2020 from PM Studios and Portuguese developer Poke Life Studio, Evolutis is a 2D cyberpunk action adventure channeling the realistic adult animation of the ‘80s. It’s a little bit Akira, a little bit Blade Runner, with a dash of Heavy Metal thrown in for good measure. It looks so fine. Set in the…
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OpinionBorderlands 3’s Quest Cycling Option Is Amazing
I’m getting pretty sick of opening up menus in games, so when I realized I could just toggle through quests at any time in Borderlands 3, I was overjoyed In previous Borderlands games you could highlight a limited number of quests to pursue at one time. The latest game effectively lets you track all of…
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CultureThe Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro Is A Decent Retro Console In A So-So Fight Stick
I can’t get over how pretty the Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro is. The curvaceous white housing, the brightly colored buttons, the candy-apple-red joystick—it’s just so pleasing to my eye. It’s almost more fun to look at than it is to use. Announced in September and available now, the $130 Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro…
By Mike Fahey
