Editorials

As 2018 comes to a close, DualShockers and our staff are reflecting on this year’s batch of games and what were their personal highlights within the last year. Unlike the official Game of the Year 2018 awards for DualShockers, there are little-to-no-rules on our individual Top 10 posts. For instance, any game — not just 2018
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As 2018 comes to a close, DualShockers and our staff are reflecting on this year’s batch of games and what were their personal highlights within the last year. Unlike the official Game of the Year 2018 awards for DualShockers, there are little-to-no-rules on our individual Top 10 posts. For instance, any game — not just 2018
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When Counter-Strike: Global Offensive was announced to be going free-to-play, it was also announced that it would feature a new battle royale mode called “Danger Zone.” My social timeline was populated with various people complaining that the title going free-to-play would ruin the experience, but not many people seemed to be talking about the new game
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Hearthstone released back in 2014 and in the four years it’s been around Blizzard have released 15 unique expansions for the game, each looking to add gameplay value in the form of new cards and single-player adventures. Rastakhan’s Rumble is just the latest in a long tradition of creative art design, constant support, and captivating
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To say that Metroidvania games had a great year in 2018 is an understatement, as this year showed that the genre is more vibrant and exciting than ever. The many superb Metroidvania titles that released this year took the core elements of the genre–exploration and discovery that is fueled by players unlocking new abilities–and mixed
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I have a confession to make: for the past ten years, I’ve been using the Wii Remote to play Super Smash Bros. You may be asking yourself why? Why on God’s green earth would someone devote years of their life to experiencing Smash in the (seemingly) least intuitive way? Well, my friends, it all started out of convenience. Listen up,
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This past weekend, it was reported that early copies of Kingdom Hearts III had been unleashed upon the world which meant one thing: potential spoilers were now at play. Now if you’re like me, this idea likely sent shivers down your spine. Does Kingdom Hearts have a pretty ridiculous and goofy (pun intended) overall narrative? Absolutely. But at
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[Editor’s Note: This editorial will dive into some story spoilers for Red Dead Redemption 2, so we would suggest coming back to this piece after you have completed the game’s main story and epilogue.] Throughout Red Dead Redemption 2, protagonist Arthur Morgan will occasionally voice his displeasure at all the death and destruction that surrounds him
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[Editor’s Note: This editorial will dive into some heavy story spoilers for Marvel’s Spider-Man, so we would suggest coming back to this piece after you have completed the game’s main story.] No matter which version of the Spider-Man mythos one experiences, a few traits should remain intact regardless of the medium. For one, Peter Parker must always
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In the past, I wrote about my dissatisfaction with Nintendo’s lackluster smorgasbord of Switch variants. While the Pokémon: Let’s Go pair of Switch bundles offer a refreshingly colorful (and non-neon!) set of Joy-Con, I ultimately concluded that Nintendo’s current fleet of Switch designs are entirely too tasteful. While I could understand why someone would want
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