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Game Box Art Critique March: Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Doom Eternal
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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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX and the compelling dullness of Pokémon spin-offs
The formula of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX—a Switch remake that combines the first two Mystery Dungeon games, Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team—is as…
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons makes me want things I don’t want
Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct focussed on Animal Crossing: New Horizons and left me in a trembling state of anticipation for a slew of activities that, under…
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Vanquish is Shinji Mikami at his most liberating
If you have ever doubted the game-sinking power of the critics—an entirely reasonable position—look no further than Vanquish. I can’t think of another game…
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Game Box Art Critique February: Bayonetta & Vanquish 10th Anniversary Bundle, The Yakuza Remastered Collection, Dreams
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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How Excel Esports is putting the UK on the global esports stage
Millions around the world are watching esports, and it’s a truly global product, with teams made up of all kinds of nationalities. However, the…
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Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD is a welcome glimpse into the past
With a stream of rereleases rushing through it, the Nintendo Switch’s screen can feel like a rearview mirror. Whether you glance at it leisurely,…
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The Order: 1886 – seven sequel ideas I would like to see
For those of a certain disposition—daydreaming souls, like myself, who revel in the romance of the underrated and the forgotten—the whisperings this week of…
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The Witcher proves games should adapt books more often
Ever since the release of the Witcher Netflix series, people are scrambling to play The Witcher, read The Witcher, toss a coin to their…
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Resident Evil 4: A Weekend in Spain
Resident Evil 4 is set in Spain and begins in broad daylight. If you told that to a fan of the series in 2002, the…