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Halo Infinite’s Launch Site Map Is Trolling the Hell Out of Me and I Love It

I didn’t think I’d fare well when I fired up the Halo Infinite Multiplayer Beta. I’d played Halo 4 and 5’s single-player campaign ...

By Chris McMullen4 days ago

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Forza Horizon 5 Drone Mode Is Brilliant Virtual Tourism

Forza Horizon 5 has over 500 cars, apparently. I can’t say I’ve noticed because, sweary license plates aside, I’ve spent a sizable chunk ...

By Chris McMullen7 days ago

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Forza Horizon 5’s License Plates Brought Me Back to Arcade Leaderboards

Forza Horizon 5 is more fun with swears, and that’s a fact. No, I’m not talking about screeching expletives at some 11-year-old who ...

By Chris McMullenNovember 16, 2021

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KOTOR on Switch Is the Glorious, Slightly Fuzzy Sight We Always Wanted

It’s the space year 2021 and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR) has finally mind-tricked its way onto a Nintendo console, ...

By Chris McMullenNovember 11, 2021

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Skyrim Is Lying to Me and I Can’t Stop Thinking About It

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has been lying to me, and I’m not sure I can get over it. Oh, sure, I know ...

By Chris McMullenNovember 9, 2021

doctor who video games should be more about monsters than the boring doctor who usually cannot come to harm

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Doctor Who Games Need to Make the Monsters the Stars

The Doctor is the least interesting thing about Doctor Who, and the sooner games companies grasp that, the sooner we’ll get Doctor Who ...

By Chris McMullenNovember 2, 2021

The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes uses lore to lure you to your doom and make you make bad horror movie decisions

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The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes Knows How to Encourage Horrible Decision-Making

Five minutes into The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes, I was roaming blindly around the corridors of an ancient temple. I wasn’t completely ...

By Chris McMullenOctober 26, 2021

Back 4 Blood Game Director is a sloppy, poor, less nuanced version of Left 4 Dead 2 AI Director with no tension

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Back 4 Blood Lacks All the Tension of Left 4 Dead with Its AI Director

Has anyone seen Michael Bay recently? Because after tackling Back 4 Blood, I suspect Turtle Rock Studios has him strapped to a chair ...

By Chris McMullenOctober 19, 2021

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Silent Hill Needs a Hard Reboot, Not a Sequel

As a longtime Silent Hill fan, I should be doing somersaults over the two new rumored Silent Hill games. But the more I ...

By Chris McMullenOctober 12, 2021

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Opinion

Back 4 Blood Will Have to Work Hard to Match Left 4 Dead’s Big Twist

This article contains spoilers for Left 4 Dead 1 and 2 (that Back 4 Blood will hopefully crib tactfully). Pride comes before a ...

By Chris McMullenOctober 7, 2021

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Starfield Boasts 150,000 Lines of Dialogue, and That Has Me Worried

Did you know Starfield is going to have over 150,000 lines of dialogue? I did, and I honestly wish I didn’t, because it’s ...

By Chris McMullenOctober 5, 2021

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Opinion

Lost Judgment’s Talking Heads Are the Worst Things About a Great Game

Alice Cooper sang, “It’s the little things that drive me wild,” and having played Lost Judgment, I can definitely see his point. There’s ...

By Chris McMullenSeptember 30, 2021

Halo Infinite’s Launch Site Map Is Trolling the Hell Out of Me and I Love It

Forza Horizon 5 Drone Mode Is Brilliant Virtual Tourism

Forza Horizon 5’s License Plates Brought Me Back to Arcade Leaderboards

KOTOR on Switch Is the Glorious, Slightly Fuzzy Sight We Always Wanted

Skyrim Is Lying to Me and I Can’t Stop Thinking About It

Doctor Who Games Need to Make the Monsters the Stars

The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes Knows How to Encourage Horrible Decision-Making

Back 4 Blood Lacks All the Tension of Left 4 Dead with Its AI Director

Silent Hill Needs a Hard Reboot, Not a Sequel

Back 4 Blood Will Have to Work Hard to Match Left 4 Dead’s Big Twist

Starfield Boasts 150,000 Lines of Dialogue, and That Has Me Worried

Lost Judgment’s Talking Heads Are the Worst Things About a Great Game

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