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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Review – Prime, But Not Quite Prime Prime

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond opens upon a massive battle as Samus comes to the aid of Federation troops. The action-packed sci-fi spectacle wouldn't be out of place in...
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Dispatch Review – Fantastic Superhero TV

Dispatch feels like it harkens back to the early 2010s--a time when Telltale Games was creating incredible episodic adventure games inspired by graphic...
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Ambrosia Sky: Act One Review – Deep Space Burial

Metroid Prime meets PowerWash Simulator is the elevator pitch for Ambrosia Sky: Act One. Set aboard a derelict space colony within the rings...
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Review – A New But Familiar Way To Play Campaign

The Call of Duty: Black Ops games lean into fantasy and often surprise with a mind-bending narrative, and the Black Ops 7 campaign...
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Lumines Arise Review – Sensorial Triumph

As many video game studios continue to leverage technology in the pursuit of photorealism, developers Enhance and Monstars Inc. understand that technology can...
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Goodnight Universe Review – The Before Your Eyes Team Does It Again

My third child is due in January. When my wife and I sent our first child to kindergarten, we were among the youngest...
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Football Manager 26 Review – Back To The Drawing Board

It's exceedingly rare for an annual sports game to skip an entire year, but that's exactly what developer Sports Interactive did when it...
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Ball X Pit Review – Off The Wall

Nearly 50 years ago, Atari published Breakout, a spin on the ball-bouncing gameplay of Pong where your opponent wasn't another player but rather...
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Arc Raiders Review – Stronger Together

"Don't shoot!" I called out to the raider from a nearby bush. "I'm coming out, but I mean you no harm." Clearly startled...
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Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment Review – Link To The Past

There's been a veritable cornucopia of Dynasty Warriors spin-offs over the years, including anime adaptations like Gundam, Berserk, and One Piece and video...
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Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection Review In Progress – Worthy of the Elder Gods

Since releasing Atari 50 in 2022, Digital Eclipse has established itself as a champion for game preservation, thanks in large part to its...
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Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD Remake Review –

When I reviewed Dragon Quest III HD last year, I talked a fair bit about what an important game it was to JRPGs...
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Escape The Backrooms Review – Haunting The Vibes Museum

If you don't know what The Backrooms are, you probably don't have kids of a certain age. Born as a more specific branch...
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Plants Vs. Zombies: Replanted Review – Classic Strategy Rises From The Dead

It's surprising that Plants Vs. Zombies hasn't attracted more imitators. The charming and intuitive strategy game helped make a name for PopCap and...
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The Outer Worlds 2 Review – Just As Good The Second Time Around

The Outer Worlds was Obsidian's gutsy attempt at a spiritual successor to its lauded work on Fallout, but the game couldn't completely hide...
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Once Upon A Katamari Review – I Love Mess!

I once had a friend describe Katamari Damacy to me as a "cool uncle game"--a statement I found hilarious considering the person who...
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PowerWash Simulator 2 Review – Working Overtime

Zen Buddhist monk and personal hero of mine, Thich Nhat Hanh, spent much of his life writing about mindfulness. He stressed that when...
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