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Aliens: Colonial Marines Offers Stellar Multiplayer (If You Use Mods)
For those who don’t know, there’s a suite of community features like groups and forums on Steam. You can create your private and ...
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Rage’s Open World Was Intimate & Memorable, Not Another Huge, Empty Sandbox
Rage is the one game in id Software’s library that never really clicked with audiences. It’s an open-world, gray-brown, post-apocalyptic sandbox. You’re a ...
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Vampyr Quietly Raised the Bar for Video Game Romances
This story contains spoilers for Vampyr, and also maybe for how to have a good romance. Romance is a challenge in games, which ...
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Believe it or Not, Lost Planet 3 Was a Master Class in Worldbuilding
World-building is paramount to Lost Planet 3. Where other games are sold through a clever gameplay hook or unique mode of play, Spark ...
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Breakable Weapons Could Have Made Dead Space 3 a Better Game
Dead Space 3 is regarded as the worst Dead Space game. It ended the series and split the fanbase. Many of Visceral Games’ ...
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F.E.A.R. Uses Psychic Ghosts & Horror to Tell a Story About Overcoming Abuse
F.E.A.R. is revered for its fantastic “Die Hard meets The Grudge” blend of slow-mo shootouts and dreadful horror, all powered by cutting edge ...
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Resident Evil 6 and Revelations 2 Transformed Multiplayer
Co-op was always meant to be part of the very first Resident Evil game, but the series has never had much luck with ...
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Resurrection of Evil Redeemed Doom 3
Doom 3 has been seen as either a misunderstood work of genius or a sign that id Software lost sight of why people ...
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The Bureau: XCOM Declassified Is Video Game Storytelling at Its Best
he Bureau: XCOM Declassified was one of the last significant releases of the seventh console generation and one of its most troubled games. ...