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Marty Sliva has been writing about video games, popular culture, and the 1995 film Babe professionally for the past decade. You can follow him on Twitter @McBiggitty.

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Review in 3 Minutes

Axiom Verge 2 Review in 3 Minutes: A Definitive Step Forward

Axiom Verge 2 is a smart and satisfying Metroidvania by indie developer Thomas Happ. A follow-up to the 2015 original, Axiom Verge 2 ...

By Marty SlivaAugust 11, 2021

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Previews

The Artful Escape Preview: Like Ziggy Stardust Meets Wes Anderson, and It Rules

Marty Sliva previews The Artful Escape from developer Beethoven and Dinosaur and publisher Annapurna Interactive. The Artful Escape releases on September 9.

By Marty SlivaJuly 30, 2021

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Review in 3 Minutes

The Ascent Review in 3 Minutes | Stunning Visuals, Utterly Shallow Twin-Stick Shooting

The Ascent is a cyberpunk action RPG from developer Neon Giant. Its 20-hour isometric adventure tells an interesting sci-fi tale of bio-enhancements, megacorporations, ...

By Marty SlivaJuly 29, 2021

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Previews

Weird West Preview: Dishonored Meets Red Dead in an Immersive Sim

Marty Sliva went hands-on to preview Weird West, the new game from Wolfeye Studios that is composed of former developers from Arkane Studios ...

By Marty SlivaJuly 28, 2021

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Video Essay

Sky Is the Successful Follow-Up to Journey No One Is Talking About

Sky: Children of the Light is an excellent and successful game from developer thatgamecompany, the creator of Journey, yet it so rarely gets ...

By Marty SlivaJuly 27, 2021

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Video Essay

Assassin’s Creed Infinity Was Inevitable

Ubisoft has taken us across the world with its Assassin’s Creed adventures, and now the series seems poised to take us, well, everywhere ...

By Marty SlivaJuly 20, 2021

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Features

How Death’s Door and Tunic Aim to Transcend Soulslikes

While we’ve seen plenty of Zelda-likes and Soulslikes over the years, few games have managed to understand the exact elements that makes them ...

By Marty SlivaJuly 6, 2021

Opinion

E3 2021 Proves That Cross-Gen Games Aren’t Going Anywhere

There have been a lot of fascinating stories and trends coming out of E3 2021. The indie scene is looking stronger than ever, ...

By Marty SlivaJune 15, 2021

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Video Games

Watch Xbox & Bethesda E3 2021 Showcase with The Escapist Right Here

Join The Escapist as we co-stream the Xbox and Bethesda E3 2021 Showcase event. Pre-show begins at 12:30 p.m. ET / 11:30 a.m. ...

By Marty SlivaJune 13, 2021

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Opinion

Elden Ring Should Take Cues from Breath of the Wild for Its Open World

It may have taken 732 days, but we finally got an update on Elden Ring. FromSoftware’s next brutal adventure was originally revealed at ...

By Marty SlivaJune 11, 2021

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Video Games

Watch Koch Primetime E3 2021 with The Escapist Right Here

Join The Escapist as we co-stream the Koch Media Primetime Showcase event at E3 2021. Pre-show begins at 2:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 ...

By Marty SlivaJune 11, 2021

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Video Games

Watch Summer Game Fest Kickoff Live! with The Escapist Right Here

Join The Escapist as we co-stream the Summer Game Fest Kickoff Live! event. Pre-show begins at 1:30 p.m. ET with Nick, Marty, and ...

By Marty SlivaJune 10, 2021

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