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The uneasy feeling of Microsoft’s Bethesda acquisition
As Microsoft coolly announced the purchase of ZeniMax yesterday—the parent company of Bethesda Game Studios, Arkane, id Software, and more—I have to confess to…
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NBA 2K21: The good and the bad of the NBA 2K series
As an annual purchaser and player of NBA 2K, I am in a strange position: that of the continually, and mostly happily, conned. The…
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Game Box Art Critique September: Mafia: Definitive Edition, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2, Marvel’s Avengers
Each month, we invite élite art critic Braithwaite Merriweather to appraise the box art of the latest game releases. In between his time spent…
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Game Box Art Critique August: Battletoads, EA Sports UFC 4, Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time
Each month, we invite élite art critic Braithwaite Merriweather to appraise the box art of the latest game releases. In between his time spent…
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Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout feels strangely empty
The heroes of Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout are built, or born, to fall—but they aren’t guys. They resemble upright, eggshell-white jelly beans, with black oval…
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Horizon Zero Dawn is as fresh now as it ever wasn’t
In 2017, a year hardly understocked with great games, one release embarked in a bold new direction. It depicted a world of dense forests,…
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The Marvel’s Avengers beta has me excited to break up the team
The first thing to know about Marvel’s Avengers is that it makes sense. Not in the traditional way, of course; its plot, for instance, is…
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Game Box Art Critique July: The Ghost of Tsushima, Destroy all Humans!, Paper Mario: The Origami King
Each month, we invite élite art critic Braithwaite Merriweather to appraise the box art of the latest game releases. In between his time spent…
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The Splinter Cell Problem
When you think of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell, what do you think? You probably think of the goggles: that luminous trident of green orbs,…
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Mortal Shell is a fresh spin on the Dark Souls formula
Soulslike games are ten a penny these days. There’s so many that you can’t round a corner without having one shoved in your face.…
