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Covid Simulator Is So Well Made It’s A Little Depressing

Covid Simulator shows the grim results of a pandemic addressed with half-measures

By Sisi Jiang Published January 11, 2022

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Tabletop Simulator’s Steam Reviews Descend Into Culture War Nightmare Factory

Discord discourse has broken free and now plagues Tabletop Simulator ’s Steam reviews

By Renata Price Published January 11, 2022
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What To Expect From Xbox In 2022

Starfield is the big, obvious one, but Xbox's upcoming year isn't a one-trick pony

By Ari Notis Published January 11, 2022
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Destiny 2 Tossing Away Old Story Content Is Making It Harder To Keep Up

Bungie’s online looter shooter is a blast to play, but its lore is becoming a mess as more content gets vaulted

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 7, 2022
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Controversial Steam Best Seller Ready Or Not Is An Unsettling SWAT Fantasy

Tactical gunplay and edgy copaganda mix in Void Interactive’s incomplete shooter

By Ethan Gach Published January 6, 2022

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What To Expect From Nintendo In 2022

From new Pokémon to new Zelda , the Switch is poised to have an awesome 2022

By Ari Notis Published January 6, 2022
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29 Games Coming Out In 2022 That We’re Excited To Play

From BOTW 2 to Rumbleverse to big-name sequels and cozy indie titles, 2022 is shaping up nicely

Kotaku Staff Published December 31, 2021
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What The Matrix Resurrections Really Says About Video Games Isn’t Obvious

The new film starring Keanu Reeves uses games to comment on whether art actually matters

By Carolyn Petit Published December 28, 2021
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That Time Spider-Man Was Surprisingly Edgy And Violent In A Marvel Video Game

Daredevil, Storm, and Iron Man also give off big edgelord energy in 2005's Marvel Nemesis

By Isaiah Colbert Published December 23, 2021
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Dev Says Halo Is For Everyone Following Harassment Video, But That’s Never Been True

Competition is at the heart of Halo , and if 343 Industries wants to fix its community it will have to start there

By Renata Price Published December 21, 2021

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The Witcher TV Series Needs A Map

Who is where? And where's that? And that's near what?

By Luke Plunkett Published December 20, 2021
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Life Is Strange: True Colors Has My Favorite Video Game Special Effect Of 2021

The subtle expressions that play across protagonist Alex Chen's face reveal so much

By Carolyn Petit Published December 20, 2021
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A Couple Of Hours With The First Big Five Nights At Freddy‘s Since Scott Cawthon’s Retirement

The titular murder bear from Five Nights at Freddy’s is on your side in the latest installment

By Mike Fahey Published December 18, 2021
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World Of Warcraft Turmoil Around Sudden Appearance Of People Of Color Is Surprisingly Complex

An unofficial community council Discord server is blowing up with discussions of race inclusion

By Levi Winslow Published December 18, 2021
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The Most Underrated Final Fantasy Just Came To Game Pass

It’s time to give Final Fantasy XIII-2 the love it deserves

By Ethan Gach Published December 17, 2021

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GTA Online’s Dr. Dre Update Is Good, But The Old Jank Still Irritates

The return of GTA V’s Franklin and Lamar is fun, when you can actually play it

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 16, 2021
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Deathloop Redefines Blackness In Video Games

Colt Vahn's voice actor Jason Kelley speaks about what sets the Black characters in Arkane's latest immersive sim apart

O'Dell Harmon Published December 15, 2021
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Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon Is Fantastic

Yacht Club’s latest is a sublime, colorful blend of puzzler, roguelite, and dungeon crawler

By Ethan Gach Published December 13, 2021
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Surprise: The Matrix Unreal Demo Is A Simple, Weirdly Fun Open-World Game

It might not be GTA6 , but the new Unreal Engine 5 Matrix demo sure looks pretty

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 9, 2021
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Halo Infinite‘s Campaign Opening Is Awful

343 Industries force players to eat a bowl of misery before they're allowed to play the proper game

By John Walker Published December 9, 2021

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