Editorials

After initially unveiling the PlayStation Classic earlier this year, Sony today finally announced the full list of titles that will be coming to the mini-console for those of us here in western markets. Regardless of whether you think it’s missing out on such classic games like Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, or Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, it’s
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Sure, Tropico 6 may have nothing on the broad character customization within SoulCalibur VI.  But you have to appreciate any level of character customization within a game. Before starting our hand at a full-on Tropico dictatorship. As you will note in the gameplay video below, I opted for a charismatic mafia-esque ruler. However, there are still some amazing
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Editor’s Note: Slight spoilers for the end of the main story in Marvel’s Spider-Man may be discussed in this article. Read at your own peril. The first piece of post-launch DLC for Marvel’s Spider-Man has arrived this week and with it, Insomniac Games continues to prove just how intimately familiar they are with the titular character and his universe. The Heist,
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For the first day of the Portland Retro Gaming Expo only the Arcade side of the convention floor was open to the public, containing tons of old consoles, arcade cabinets, and pinball tables. Those walking in will first come across tables set up in a giant H with everything from Apple II to Dreamcast and
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If there is one thing I’ve learned from my stint with SoulCalibur VI, it’s that people are really really into the character creation system. And who’s to blame them–you have to love any game that will let you match up Yoko Taro’s 2B from NieR: Automata and Bojack Horseman from the excellent Netflix special. However, a couple of customs
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Yesterday, Nintendo showed off its new Diablo III Switch bundle and it’s…okay. A Nintendo Switch Diablo III: Eternal Collection Bundle is coming exclusively to @GameStop on 11/2 for $359.99 MSRP! Includes a Diablo III themed #NintendoSwitch console and dock, carrying case, and a download code for the game. https://t.co/8dNNKhA9v8 pic.twitter.com/Qmg5tYjzia — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) October 15,
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Nintendo has often been called “out of touch” when it comes to their online strategy, but I tend to use the less reductive term “idiosyncratic,” or perhaps even “incoherent.” It isn’t new for the company to be practicing with “Nintendo-like solutions” rather than industry standards but in this day and age, their online infrastructure with
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I still remember my brother waking me up one morning in eighth grade because he was super excited to show me something: a reveal trailer for a new Pokémon game. Since our hearts were captured by Pokémon Sapphire and Emerald, my brother and I had followed each new entry as it came out in Japan
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The Fullbright Company truly made a name for itself with the release of Gone Home in 2013. The title, one that would inspire countless first-person experience (or “walking simulator”) games, hit at a rare point of the industry. Both genre-bending and offering a unique setting that hit close to home for the average PC gamer, it
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*Editor’s Note: Some specific story moments and spoilers from The Last of Us, The Last of Us: Left Behind, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy will be addressed in the course of this editorial. We all have heard of Naughty Dog; whether you’re a fan of their games or not, there is no denying they continuously
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Hey, remember that one time we tried to stream Assassin’s Creed Odyssey ahead of release and it just ended up being a stream of me standing around my apartment? Well, that shouldn’t be the case anymore so we’re going to give this whole Assassin’s Creed Odyssey thing another go. We’ll be streaming Assassin’s Creed Odyssey over on Mixer right now, assuming
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Something is rotten in the state of Neverwinter, and the community is responding to it. If you are a frequenter of the Neverwinter sub-reddit or Discord, and you’ve snoozed past this last weekend, you may not have even noticed. That is, of course, intentional–both forums have been sanitized of the controversy. But Twitter is telling a different
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