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ReviewsToysLego Masters Is A Magnificent Showcase Of Building Talent
The American version of Lego Masters debuted on Fox last night, pitting 10 teams of creators against the clock, each other, and host Will Arnett’s sense of humor as they attempt to construct elaborate Lego builds. Even the creations that fail are extraordinary. Lego Masters is like the Great British Bake Off, but players work…
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ReviewsToysDeath Stranding Action Figure Carries All The Cargo
The standard edition of Good Smile Company’s big-headed figure of Death Stranding’s Sam Porter Bridges comes with a couple of cargo cases, his terrain scanner, and the cutest little BB pod you ever did see. The “Great Deliverer” edition comes with two additional head pieces, sunglasses, and a grand total of 21 pieces of cargo,…
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UncategorizedFinal Fantasy XV and Wolfenstein: Youngblood are set to join the Xbox Game Pass library starting tomorrow This includes both the Xbox One and PC versions of the subscription service, with exclusive titles Death Squared and Death’s Gambit, respectively, following soon after.
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UncategorizedHow To Buy The Animal Crossing Switch Parts Separately, From Japan
Everybody’s losing their minds over Nintendo’s new Animal Crossing-styled Switch hardware. The Tom Nook-themed dock! The pastel Joy-Cons! Whatever’s on the back of it! Many of the millions of people who already own a Switch are tempted to upgrade just for the new look, but wish they could just buy the accessories separately. Well, you…
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OpinionImpressionsA Morbid Platformer Where Every Jump Breaks Your Legs
Platformers are all about jumping, but what happens when your jumps are so powerful that your body literally can’t handle them? That’s the idea behind Legbreaker, a game about figuring out how to maintain the protagonist’s body as they make their way through several sadistic experiments. Legbreaker’s mechanics are simple: the player has a huge…
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UncategorizedThe Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle hits Switch, PS4, and PC on February 20. That’s a lot of words and even more games with the bundle containing three Double Dragon games and 15 Kunio-kun games (think River City Ransom), 11 of which are being localized for the first time.
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CulturePlayers Are Using BB-8 To Crush Jedi In Star Wars: Battlefront II
The spherical droid BB-8 and its First Order variant BB-9E were added to Star Wars: Battlefront II on Monday and they have been utterly deadly in some multiplayer scenarios, whether facing down standard Storm Troopers or even Darth Vader. Part of that is due to the droids’ speed. They roll around levels fast, which makes…
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CultureNew Update Makes Power Rangers More Like A Real Fighting Game
Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid is getting a new update today that adds online lobbies and a spectator mode to make it play more like a full-fledged fighting game. The online lobbies will hold up to eight players and let them fight across four separate matches simultaneously. As people finish, they can then spectate…
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CultureDragon Quest is getting a new tactics spin-off in Japan later this year for smartphones. It’ll be a free-to-play game with paid in-game items, but outside of that we don’t know much else about it. Based on the screenshots, though, it will at least have the grid-based combat that tactics nerds crave.
By Ethan Gach
