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OpinionCommentary

Yellow Paint Is Once Again Breaking People’s Brains

Some splashes of yellow paint in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth reignited a heated debate

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 12, 2024

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2018’s Best Co-Op Game Almost Made My Partner Dump Me

We are still together though so we can laugh about it now…I hope

By Willa Rowe Published February 12, 2024

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I’m Convinced FF7 Rebirth Is A Sequel To The 1997 Original

A scene between Cloud and Aerith during the State of Play trailer has my mind connecting all the dots

By Willa Rowe Published February 7, 2024

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Honkai: Star Rail Added A Feature Every Live-Service Game Needs

The new system added in version 2.0 makes keeping track of everything easier than ever

By Willa Rowe Published February 7, 2024

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The Church Of Xbox Is Going Through Its Own Armageddon

A few rumors and reports were all it took for some console warriors to turn on Microsoft

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 6, 2024

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Persona 3 Reload Gives Me Hope Persona 6 Can Do Right By Queer Fans

The remake tweaks storylines to be explicitly queer, so maybe Atlus will do better with the series’ future

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 6, 2024

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Apex Legends Is One Of The Few Games Doing Ranked Right

Apex Legends season 20 Breakout is revamping the ranked system to make things more fun and transparent

By Alyssa Mercante Published February 5, 2024

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RIP To The Best Part Of Persona 3’s UI

While most of Reload ’s UI is a masterclass in design, it loses one of the original game’s most important elements

By Willa Rowe Published February 5, 2024

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I Will Be Love Bombing My Friends With Final Fantasy XIV’s New Emote

Surely this is the intended use for an emote added during a Valentine’s Day-themed event

By Willa Rowe Published February 1, 2024

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This Early Suicide Squad Sequence Is A Brilliant Nod To The Arkham Games

After taking down criminals from the shadows for years as Batman, the roles are reversed

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 1, 2024

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Granblue Fantasy: Relink Has The Best Demo In Recent Memory

All those glowing reviews made you curious? Let the demo win you over

By Willa Rowe Published January 31, 2024

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Persona 3 Reload Finally Realizes Men And Women Can Be Friends

The remake no longer requires you to enter romantic relationships to complete social links

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 30, 2024

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If Publishers Want To Charge Players For Early Access, The Servers Have To Work

Suicide Squad players who ponied up the extra dough have been unable to play the new game

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 29, 2024

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NieR 3 Already Exists, But Not For Long

NieR Re[in]carnation is an integral part of Yoko Taro’s universe that is about to be made unplayable

By Willa Rowe Published January 29, 2024

OpinionCommentary

Not Even Call Of Duty Devs Are Safe From Layoffs

Folks at studios like Infinity Ward, Raven Software, and Sledgehammer Games were impacted by the Xbox layoffs

By Levi Winslow Published January 25, 2024

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Forgotten Sephiroth Lore Could Reveal FF7 Rebirth‘s Tragic Twist

A heartwarming tale of a boy who just really, really loves his mother

Corey Plante Published January 25, 2024

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I’m Done Punching Trees And Grabbing Rocks In Video Games

Playing survival games like Palworld, Grounded, and Rust feel like annoying jobs

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 24, 2024

Marcus holds his head low as the franchise struggles.

OpinionCommentary

13 Years Later, Gears Of War 3 Multiplayer Is Still Divinely Disgusting

Epic Games’ iconic 2011 third-person shooter is playable today—and it’s pretty damn fun

By Alyssa Mercante Published January 23, 2024

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AI Video Game Characters Seem As Soulless As You’d Expect

Does big tech think video game characters only exist to waste our time?

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 19, 2024

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Hellblade II and Alan Wake 2 Are Signs of A Worrying Trend

Moving forward, there’s no guarantee that the next big console game will get a physical release

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 19, 2024