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13 years ago, one dark JRPG proved Atlus could still be hardcore

13 years ago, one dark JRPG proved Atlus could still be hardcore

Today, we recognize Atlus for the Persona, Etrian Odyssey, and Trauma Center franchises, as well as for the years it spent publishing interesting RPGs...

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Jason Venter

Control Resonant completely ignores the most interesting character

Control Resonant completely ignores the most interesting character

As a sequel to 2019’s Control, Control Resonant makes an effort to stand on its own. The lockdown in the Oldest House is over, and Dylan Faden is...

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Paulo Kawanishi

The GTA series is a game preservation nightmare

The GTA series is a game preservation nightmare

Did you know that, if you own a PlayStation 5, you can't play Grand Theft Auto 4? Nor can you play the first GTA and its expansions, or GTA 2, or...

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Oli Welsh

This 35-year-old video game is somehow more fun than ever

This 35-year-old video game is somehow more fun than ever

Many of today’s most avid players might not think about it often, but the video game industry has been going strong for a long time now. Major...

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Jason Venter

Sega's '90s'-era Fire Emblem rival needs to make a comeback

Sega's '90s'-era Fire Emblem rival needs to make a comeback

Fire Emblem has once again put tactical RPGs back in the limelight. Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, the latest tactical RPG in Intelligent...

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Jen Glennon

Control Resonant violates the number one commandment of video game lore

Control Resonant violates the number one commandment of video game lore

So much of Control, Remedy Entertainment’s 2019 paranatural shooter, sticks with me today, but the one thing I really remember is its lore. Its...

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Giovanni Colantonio

Critical Role just revealed the dirtiest Dungeon Master trick in the book

Critical Role just revealed the dirtiest Dungeon Master trick in the book

Campaign 4 of Critical Role has proven that Dungeon Master Brennan Lee Mulligan has plenty of tricks up his sleeve. He’s introduced new and exciting...

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Aimee Hart

Every tactics game needs a rewind button

Every tactics game needs a rewind button

The rewind and blessings features in Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave have convinced me this is the way more video games should handle difficulty...

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Josh Broadwell

Marvel just answered a major Spider-Man: Brand New Day mystery in the weirdest place

Marvel just answered a major Spider-Man: Brand New Day mystery in the weirdest place

Avengers: Endgame Encore, Disney’s re-release of its blockbuster ensemble film, has finally explained one of the most glaring unanswered questions...

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Ryan Epps

Fire Emblem: Three Houses fans need to play Dietrich in Fortune's Weave

Fire Emblem: Three Houses fans need to play Dietrich in Fortune's Weave

Are you playing Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave? Do you like Three Houses lore? What about computerized ghost elephants? Likable characters with...

25.09.2026 3

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Josh Broadwell

Matthew Lillard’s mysterious MCU character deserves to live on beyond Daredevil: Born Again

Matthew Lillard’s mysterious MCU character deserves to live on beyond Daredevil: Born Again

Well, after all that, Daredevil: Born Again is coming to an end. When the original Netflix series was canceled in 2018, fans clamored for...

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Brian Vanhooker

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave punishes you for playing favorites

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave punishes you for playing favorites

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave plays a mean trick on you. No matter who you pick first, it starts you out with a handful of really good characters....

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Josh Broadwell

300 new Pokémon is way too many new Pokémon

300 new Pokémon is way too many new Pokémon

This summer's Pokémon Winds and Waves rumors and leaks suggested next year’s mainline entry could feature 300 new Pokémon. These leaks, by...

24.09.2026 5

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Ari Notis

The Resident Evil movie is a perfect video game adaptation

The Resident Evil movie is a perfect video game adaptation

On paper, Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil shouldn’t be very controversial. It’s not just the best reviewed Resident Evil adaptation of all time,...

23.09.2026 5

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Giovanni Colantonio

Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave spinoff just fixed the game's biggest issue

Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave spinoff just fixed the game's biggest issue

It's only been a handful of days since Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave launched, and most fans of the Japanese role-playing game franchise have...

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Aimee Hart

Resident Evil finally cracked the code to making great video game adaptations: a dumb guy

Resident Evil finally cracked the code to making great video game adaptations: a dumb guy

There's a moment near the end of Zach Cregger's Resident Evil when Austin Abrams' bumbling protagonist, Bryan, finally gives up all...

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Jake Kleinman

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave's support conversations are terrific, actually

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave's support conversations are terrific, actually

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave's support conversations are sparking a bit of unrest among folks who've dived into the massive RPG. Some...

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Josh Broadwell

10 years ago, one thought-provoking RPG transformed the genre forever

10 years ago, one thought-provoking RPG transformed the genre forever

Since Persona 5 released in Japan in September 2016, we have seen its upgraded and expanded version in Persona 5 Golden, a direct sequel in Persona 5...

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Paulo Kawanishi

This 40-year-old video game is somehow more fun than ever

This 40-year-old video game is somehow more fun than ever

There’s something about Mario Bros. When people mention Mario today, they usually have his “super” adventures in mind, courtesy of 1985’s...

21.09.2026 9

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Jason Venter

Resident Evil proves Zach Cregger has finally mastered horror-comedy

Resident Evil proves Zach Cregger has finally mastered horror-comedy

Zach Cregger occupies a very strange space in horror filmmaking. Unlike Curry Barker’s Obsession or Kane Parsons’ Backrooms, Resident Evil walks a...

20.09.2026 7

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Ryan Epps

The best Star Trek quote isn't 'Live long and prosper'

The best Star Trek quote isn't 'Live long and prosper'

There are certain lines of dialogue that become so famous they almost stop belonging to the movies and TV shows that produced them. “May the Force...

20.09.2026 5

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Terry Terrones

President Curtis is repeating Rick and Morty’s biggest mistake

President Curtis is repeating Rick and Morty’s biggest mistake

On the Rick and Morty spin-off President Curtis last Sunday, we finally learned a bit more about O’Doyle’s mysterious past. Special Agent Francis...

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Brian Vanhooker

The GTA timeline doesn't matter

The GTA timeline doesn't matter

I will never forgive Nintendo for giving in and publishing an official timeline of The Legend of Zelda series. (This is relevant to GTA, honest —...

20.09.2026 6

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Oli Welsh

16 years later, the best Kingdom Hearts game is more essential than ever

16 years later, the best Kingdom Hearts game is more essential than ever

Sixteen years ago this month, Square Enix and Disney delivered the best Kingdom Hearts game — by finally putting Kingdom Hearts ahead of Disney. The...

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Corey Plante

The best Pokémon games to start with are still the classics from 20 years ago

The best Pokémon games to start with are still the classics from 20 years ago

The Pokémon franchise from Game Freak is a revolving door. Someone is always going in for the first time, while someone else is on the way out....

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Jason Venter

The greatest wisdom of Calvin and Hobbes

The greatest wisdom of Calvin and Hobbes

Last New Year's Eve marked the 30th anniversary of the ending of Bill Watterson's seminal newspaper strip Calvin and Hobbes, the impact of...

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Thomas Hindmarch

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is way easier if you play a second route

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is way easier if you play a second route

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave lets you clear the whole game by playing just one route — or none at all if you're a real sicko and ignore...

19.09.2026 9

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Josh Broadwell

Every Star Wars Zero Company hero, ranked from worst to best

Every Star Wars Zero Company hero, ranked from worst to best

Star Wars Zero Company, also known as ZCOM, understands one of its genre's commandments: a good tactics game isn't just about playing chess....

19.09.2026 8

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Ari Notis

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave returns to the series' best-ever era

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave returns to the series' best-ever era

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave might have all the trappings of a modern Fire Emblem, with its Engage-like personal skills and the social elements...

19.09.2026 7

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Josh Broadwell

The 5 best roles from Debra Wilson, the actress in every AAA game these days

The 5 best roles from Debra Wilson, the actress in every AAA game these days

When you think of voices that are synonymous with video games, some obvious names come to mind: Troy Baker, Jennifer Hale, Nolan North, Laura Bailey,...

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Giovanni Colantonio

The best Charlie Brown quote tells you everything you need to know about the Peanuts icon (and life)

The best Charlie Brown quote tells you everything you need to know about the Peanuts icon (and life)

Many of the best Peanuts quotes involve the characters saying something accidentally brilliant. While a line might be intentionally insightful when it...

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Brian Vanhooker

20 years ago, Sega introduced the world to its greatest hero of all time

20 years ago, Sega introduced the world to its greatest hero of all time

Even if you’ve never played a single one of Sega’s Yakuza games, you’ve undoubtedly seen the memes — the chicken in the bowling alley, the...

18.09.2026 10

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Jen Glennon

30 Years Ago, One Sci-Fi Fantasy Spinoff Quietly Transformed RPGs Forever

Today, many RPG fans are well acquainted with Persona 3, which originally debuted in Japan on July 13, 2006. That game carried the series to new...

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Jason Venter

Marvel’s Wolverine players absolutely terrorized by epic X-Men villain boss fight

James "Logan" Howlett, also known as the superhero Wolverine, loves himself good whiskey. I, too, poured myself some whiskey the other night...

16.09.2026 6

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Ari Notis

Marvel's Wolverine's cartoon suits don't fit the vibe at all

Marvel's Wolverine has a much darker tone than Insomniac Games' last three releases in the Spider-Man series. It comes with the character,...

16.09.2026 10

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Ford James

Reality Fracture proves Magic’s bigger-is-better storytelling is broken

In the skies of a universe born from the fractured mind of a madman, a cosmic horror writhes, too big to be fully comprehended, ready to devour...

16.09.2026 10

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Francesco Cacciatore

Nobody gets the heartbreak of unrequited love quite like Charlie Brown

One of the most enduring themes of Charles Schulz’s Peanuts comics is young love — or, more specifically, unrequited young love. Throughout his 50...

15.09.2026 9

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Brian Vanhooker

J.J. Abrams' Star Trek trilogy revitalized the franchise. It deserves more credit for that.

The secret to Star Trek’s longevity isn't that it has stayed the same for 60 years. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Every era has...

15.09.2026 10

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Terry Terrones

Calvin and Hobbes’ best quote about the meaning of life will keep you thinking long afterwards

As a lifelong reader of Calvin and Hobbes, there have been many times where Bill Watterson’s words and drawings struck a deep chord with me. When I...

14.09.2026 9

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Brian Vanhooker

One of Nintendo's greatest '80s games is still the perfect weekend obsession

When people talk about Zelda, they rarely mention Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link. It’s the black sheep of the franchise, often regarded as only...

12.09.2026 20

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Jason Venter

Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the last game that needs a jump button

After months of anticipation, Nintendo officially revealed footage for its upcoming remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The big reveal...

11.09.2026 10

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Jason Venter

The Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake nails Hyrule Field

For someone who's been a fan of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for almost 30 years, like me, Tuesday's reveal of Nintendo's new...

11.09.2026 10

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Oli Welsh

Zelda's Ocarina of Time makeover is a flop

Our latest look at The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake has come and gone, and Link has never looked more moist. The latest footage from...

09.09.2026 10

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Jen Glennon

The Blood of Dawnwalker fixes the worst thing about open-world games

Many people I know have played The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild; shockingly few have actually finished it. Every time I talk to a friend about...

09.09.2026 9

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Giovanni Colantonio

Onimusha: Way of the Sword has the best parry in video games

I’ll be honest: I’m sick of parrying in video games. What once was a unique combat mechanic has become as standard as jumping in action games....

08.09.2026 7

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Giovanni Colantonio

The best moments of Calvin's nemesis Susie Derkins

Every once in a while, some fan artist draws a continuation or sequel to Calvin and Hobbes, which is frequently themed around the idea of an adult...

05.09.2026 10

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Thomas Hindmarch

Star Wars Zero Company handles difficulty like no other game ever has

There’s a lot to love about Star Wars Zero Company. The story offers a more grounded view of the Star Wars universe, the XCOM-like tactics are...

05.09.2026 9

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Giovanni Colantonio

The creepiest episode of The Twilight Zone is still nightmare fuel

Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve been a sucker for creepy doll stories. It probably started with R. L. Stine’s Goosebumps book Night of the...

03.09.2026 20

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Brian Vanhooker

Star Wars Zero Company is the Andor replacement no one expected

I’ve never been what you would call a “Star Wars guy.” As much as I enjoy George Lucas’ original film trilogy, they always struck me as...

02.09.2026 10

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Giovanni Colantonio

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is as mediocre as its Steam reviews let on

Aliens: Fireteam Elite was a guilty pleasure co-op game of mine when it was released on Xbox Game Pass in 2021. After briefly playing its sequel at...

01.09.2026 10

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Tomas Franzese