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<i>Extraction </i>plunges the <i>Rainbow Six </i>franchise into a frenetic sci-fi horror flick

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Extraction plunges the Rainbow Six franchise into a frenetic sci-fi horror flick

A spin-off of 2015's Rainbow Six: Siege, Extraction takes familiar tactical shooter pieces and uses them to make a…

William Hughes

PublishedJanuary 19, 2022

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<i>Halo Infinite </i>redefines “combat evolved” for 2021

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Halo Infinite redefines “combat evolved” for 2021

343 Industries’ latest Halo game doesn’t reinvent the shooter genre, but it might reinvent Halo

Sam Barsanti

PublishedDecember 6, 2021

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The <i>Guardians Of The Galaxy </i>game is messy and miraculous—just like its heroes

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The Guardians Of The Galaxy game is messy and miraculous—just like its heroes

Against all odds, Eidos-Montréal has made a game that's funny, touching, and doesn't punish you for playing it

Sam Barsanti

PublishedOctober 25, 2021

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In <i>Inscryption—</i>one of the best games of 2021<i>—</i>card battles are serious, scary business

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In Inscryption—one of the best games of 2021—card battles are serious, scary business

Daniel Mullins’ new title plays in the same spaces as Slay The Spire and Monster Train, but to far darker and more…

William Hughes

PublishedOctober 18, 2021

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<i>Far Cry 6 </i>has all the intelligence and charm of a video game cockfight

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Far Cry 6 has all the intelligence and charm of a video game cockfight

Ubisoft’s latest Far Cry game stars (and wastes) Giancarlo Esposito in a tale of Caribbean violence and revolution

William Hughes

PublishedOctober 6, 2021

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We’re not mad at <i>Deathloop</i>—just a little disappointed

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We’re not mad at Deathloop—just a little disappointed

From almost anyone else, Arkane Lyon’s new timeloop-based shooter would be a career-topping masterpiece

William Hughes

PublishedSeptember 14, 2021

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New console, new dimension—same old <i>Ratchet And Clank</i>

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New console, new dimension—same old Ratchet And Clank

Ratchet And Clank: Rift Apart, the franchise’s mostly triumphant PlayStation 5 debut, doesn’t innovate, but it also…

William Hughes

PublishedJune 8, 2021

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<i>Village</i> brings kooky new energy and some very old monsters to <i>Resident Evil</i>

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Village brings kooky new energy and some very old monsters to Resident Evil

The Resident Evil games have always looked to Hollywood creature features for inspiration. But as the series…

PublishedMay 5, 2021

Spider-Man: Miles Morales doesn’t always wield its great power responsibly

Spider-Man is never safe. It’s part of the whole ethos, an inherent and inalienable aspect of the great power/great…

William Hughes

PublishedNovember 6, 2020

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<i>Amnesia: Rebirth</i> asks the question: Is there such a thing as playing not to win?

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Amnesia: Rebirth asks the question: Is there such a thing as playing not to win?

[Warning: the following contains minor spoilers from the early sections of Amnesia: Rebirth.]

Alex McLevy

PublishedOctober 19, 2020

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<i>Star Wars: Squadrons </i>comes alive when other people want you dead

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Star Wars: Squadrons comes alive when other people want you dead

I’m coasting over the upper lip of the asteroid when I see that my wingman’s gotten themselves into some trouble. A…

William Hughes

PublishedOctober 8, 2020

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<i>Ghost Of Tsushima </i>is one of the most beautiful games ever made—and it knows it

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Ghost Of Tsushima is one of the most beautiful games ever made—and it knows it

There’s an argument that crops up frequently in the world of gaming criticism—especially in the present environment,…

William Hughes

PublishedJuly 14, 2020

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<i>The Last Of Us Part II</i> boldly reckons with its predecessor and its own violent design

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The Last Of Us Part II boldly reckons with its predecessor and its own violent design

Note: This article contains very minor plot details from The Last Of Us Part II and major details from the original L…

A.A. Dowd

PublishedJune 16, 2020

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Though set during a terrifying outbreak, the <i>Resident Evil 3</i> remake is delectable comfort food

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Though set during a terrifying outbreak, the Resident Evil 3 remake is delectable comfort food

Resident Evil 3 peaks early, with a true night of the living dead. The first hour or so of the game unfolds within…

A.A. Dowd

PublishedMarch 30, 2020

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<i>Jedi: Fallen Order </i>is a good <i>Star Wars </i>game with terrible slides

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Jedi: Fallen Order is a good Star Wars game with terrible slides

Pretty much ever since EA won the exclusive rights to make console Star Wars games in 2013, the publisher has…

Sam Barsanti

PublishedNovember 21, 2019

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<i>Death Stranding </i>is an allegory for a broken America, and one of the weirdest games in years

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Death Stranding is an allegory for a broken America, and one of the weirdest games in years

There has never been a game quite like Death Stranding, at least not on the scale of a big-budget, high-profile…

Sam Barsanti

PublishedNovember 1, 2019

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The versions of <i>Man Of Medan</i> you don’t play are way more interesting than the one you do

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The versions of Man Of Medan you don’t play are way more interesting than the one you do

I had nothing all that charitable to say about Man Of Medan until I played it for the second time. This isn’t…

Alex McLevy

PublishedSeptember 10, 2019

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<i>Control </i>is a fascinating work of video game storytelling that levitates above its limitations

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Control is a fascinating work of video game storytelling that levitates above its limitations

Hidden in plain sight, right in the middle of New York City, there’s a massive brutalist skyscraper known as The…

Sam Barsanti

PublishedAugust 27, 2019

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The wacky criminal underworld of <i>Judgment</i> is frustratingly indifferent to your existence

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The wacky criminal underworld of Judgment is frustratingly indifferent to your existence

Judgment, the new spin-off of Sega’s long-running Yakuza series, starts off with a very cool hook: Ace defense…

Sam Barsanti

PublishedJune 20, 2019

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<i>Mortal Kombat 11 </i>is the ideal <i>Mortal Kombat </i>game: Cheesy, violent, and self-aware

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Mortal Kombat 11 is the ideal Mortal Kombat game: Cheesy, violent, and self-aware

Mortal Kombat, as a series, has been around for a very long time, a multi-decade survival that’s often required it…

Sam Barsanti

PublishedApril 24, 2019

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