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CultureWhy I Still Love The Thing, 40 Years After Its Release
As the weather gets colder, all I can think about is the impending holiday season. I am talking, of course, about Halloween. As a horror movie fan, I take the opportunity to snuggle up with a blanket and scare myself for fun. When I’m feeling this way, a movie I inevitably return to is John…
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CultureBorderlands 3 Patch Nerfs Its Best Legendary Weapons
Gearbox continued its trend of weekly Borderlands 3 hotfixes with a whopper this afternoon, weakening some of the game’s best legendary guns and grenades in the process. The severity of these nerfs differs from item to item. In a few cases, it isn’t the end of the world, but a portion of the community is…
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CultureSplitscreenDisco Elysium Lets You Choose Your Character’s Dialogue And Also Their Thoughts
In real life, if you think over an argument you had with someone, you’ll probably come up with more ideas on what to say to them when you see them again. Video games don’t usually work this way; you get what you get when it comes to dialogue options. But in Disco Elysium, you can…
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OpinionImpressionsSea Salt Lets You Control Unruly Hordes Of Eldritch Beasts
Much of the horror in the works of H.P. Lovecraft comes from the fear of the unknown. Sea Salt, released today on PC, Xbox One, and Switch, flips that script by putting the player in control of a monstrous horde that terrifies seaside communities full of humans who, rather than being afraid, are ready to…
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OpinionImpressionsThis Obscure Sega Puzzle Game Is Pretty Clever
Sega Ages Ichidant-R doesn’t have a lot going for it in terms of its sales potential. It’s out today on the Switch in the middle of a massive content explosion for Nintendo’s platform. It’s got a weird name that you’ve probably already forgotten even after having just read it. It’s going to get buried, which…
By Chris Kohler
