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Taking full advantage of everything the Switch has to offer, WarioWare: Move It! will have you getting off your butt and moving along through a zany selection of even more microgames and multiplayer modes.
We are social creatures. We need contact with other people. But is interacting with flesh-and-blood humans the only way to satisfy these social needs? If you think so, let me tell you about parasocial relationships (we're not getting dystopian though!).
This month the nominees for the annual Game Awards will be announced. There are plenty of categories, and many games are vying for nominations. Here are some of our predictions.
The release of Assassin’s Creed Mirage was a chance for me to look back at this series. I realized that the latest installments of the series lacked a compelling contemporary story line that the series originally had.
Nearly 30 years old, Super Mario RPG is a classic that serves as Nintendo’s first true RPG. Does this remake do it justice or was it unnecessary? Read our review to find out!
After two hours with Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora I still don't believe the prowess of Avatar as a franchise, and I still don't trust Ubisoft when it comes to crafting engaging stories. At the same time, I've had fun. But I don't know what's going to come
The year slowly ends, so The Game Awards 2024 are around the corner. We're already voting here in the office – with full awareness of the pros and cons that such contests entail.
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Baldur's Gate 3 totally fulfills the desire to live out an adventure that you can fully control. Entering a different world and tasting the freedom. From the very beginning, it's obvious that this is a sprawling RPG, though this entails risk of mistakes.
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The Talos Principle 2 Review: A Mind-Bending Beauty
If you only play one puzzle game this year, The Talos Principle 2—with its engrossing themes of philosophy, existence, and society—has to be it.
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Alan Wake 2 Review: The Sheer Power of Storytelling
Alan Wake 2 stands out as a sequel that builds on the strong foundation laid by the original some thirteen years ago and takes the series in an exciting, new direction.
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Super Mario Bros. Wonder Review: Old-School Charm, Newfound Magic
Visually striking and a zany, trippy ride, Super Mario. Bros. Wonder is an impressive 2D platformer that feels so familiar and brand-new at the same time.
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Spider-Man 2 Review: A Marvel to Behold
Are two Spider-Men better than one? In a word, yes, but the real hero of this video game is a story that’s nothing short of amazing.
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Red Dead Redemption Switch Review - The Classic is Back, Now on Hand-held
Red Dead Redemption unexpectedly arrived on the Nintendo Switch. The title proves that games can run smoothly on the console and also look good. The only problem is the price.
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Cyberpunk 2077 Disappointed, but Phantom Liberty Delights. A Touching Farewell by Spy Thriller
I'm not a big fan of Cyberpunk 2077, but Phantom Liberty totally stole my heart. It has a great plot, great emotions, and is really memorable. That said, it's just average in terms of gameplay.
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Starfield Review: A Stellar Masterpiece
Starfield is a massive game with plenty to offer and hundreds of hours of possibilities. Its features, writing, and tried-and-true gameplay take it far beyond our solar system.
Starfield Review: A Stellar Masterpiece
50 Shades of The Sims - A List of Naughty Mods
Taking care of the highest quality of entertainment, we searched the Internet (because there's more than the Wicked Whims) so that your Sims 4 become a little more greasy. And maybe sometimes a tiny bit naughty.
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2023 Game Awards Nominee Predictions
This month the nominees for the annual Game Awards will be announced. There are plenty of categories, and many games are vying for nominations. Here are some of our predictions.
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In Love With Video Game Character? Chill. Here's How Parasocial Relationships Work
We are social creatures. We need contact with other people. But is interacting with flesh-and-blood humans the only way to satisfy these social needs? If you think so, let me tell you about parasocial relationships (we're not getting dystopian though!).
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Best New Games Coming in November 2023 - An Invincible Month of Releases?
November is not the most spectacular month, but there will be no shortage of games worth playing. Although most people will probably be busy catching up, they might find a moment for Invincible or Broken Roads.
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Heroes 3 and Online Frags - 10 Best Games of 1999
There may have been fewer games in 1999 starting cult series popular for decades to come, but there was certainly no shortage of timeless hits. Here's our subjective retro list of the top 10 games of 1999.
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Souls-like Games Rated Easiest to Hardest
The Dark Souls series is famous for its hellishly high difficulty, which requires, above all, patience. Games inspired by Dark Souls are trying to emulate that, with various results. Here's our list rating souls-like games from easiest to hardest.
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25 Best Hack'n'slash Games - Devilishly Good List!
We're back with another TOP 25 list. This time of the best hack and slash titles. 2023 brought fresh air to the genre, so let's dive right in!
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Why Are Video Games So Big? What's Inside the 100 GB?
New games require increasingly large disk space. Is this a sign of progress, or laziness on the part of developers? Why did games swell so much in the last years?
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TGA is Like Democracy: Not Perfect, But It's The Best We've Got
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We've Played the New Avatar. Far Cry on Pandora Remains a Mystery
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We've Played the New Avatar. Far Cry on Pandora Remains a Mystery
Assassin’s Creed Has to Reconsider Modern Timeline
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10 Assassin's Creed Games Rated Worst to Best
Every player has their opinion about Assassin’s Creed. Some love them, some hate them. We look at all of them and pick 10 installments, which we're rating worst to best.
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Blizzard, Have Mercy And Make World of Warcraft 2 Already
World of Warcraft Classic is still quite popular, but what's Blizzard gonna do with it? Are we waiting for Cataclysm? Or maybe a new version of the old game? BlizzCon 2023 will be super important for the future of this MMORPG.
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Forza Motorsport vs Gran Turismo Comparison. The Old, Symbiotic Feud
The competition for the best Xbox and PlayStation racing game has been going on for 18 years, but that includes a hiatus of entire six summers. Right now, we're entering another stage of battle between Forza Motorsport and Gran Turismo.
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Why Are People Playing Dead MMO RPGs? I've Checked, and It's More than Nostalgia
Does an MMO need thousands of players to be fun? Some of the communities prove otherwise. Sometimes, a hand full of players is enough to make a given title feel alive. And it's not always about nostalgia.
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CS 2 is Currently Disappointing as Sequel to CSGO, But Future is Bright
After all these years, we finally got it, and after months of announcements, Valve finally gave us something – CS2 is here as the official heir to CSGO. Is it worthy, though? It will be, but now, we can speak of a disappointment.
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15 Games That NEED to Become Movies
Hollywood often takes advantage of the most popular gaming brands. This happened in the case of Super Mario, Tomb Raider or, more recently, Uncharted. But there are still many more titles with huge potential waiting to become movies.
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This Average Anime Has Changed The World
If you think that only Dragon Ball created cultural and social phenomena, you are mistaken. Every once in a while, the Japanese manage to release an anime that turns an entire generation on to some phenomenon. For example, iconic Initial D!
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HBO's The Last of Us is filled to the brim with references and easter eggs from the game. Still, there are also differences between the two, which in many ways, however, make sense.
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Best Movies of 2022
Today we present a list of 12 diverse (and best) titles that defined cinema in 2022. These are films that we will remember for years to come.
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Who Should be The New James Bond? We Pick Our Favorites
Since Daniel Craig will no longer perform as James Bond, fans around the world began to wonder who should replace him as Agent 007. However, it must be admitted that re-casting the role could be an extremely tough nut to crack this time.
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The Classic Movies That Inspired Stranger Things
The Duffer brothers' Stranger Things has stolen the hearts of adventure horror fans, richly drawing on both 80s style and more contemporary teen dramas. The success of the Netflix series, however, would not have been possible without inspiration.
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The Best Fights in Naruto Shippuden
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The Most Expensive Scenes in Cinema History
Today, we present nine movie scenes that filmmakers and studios paid through the nose for. Which movies are they from? What is their story? See for yourself!
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