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<i>Shovel Knight: Dig </i>is a fascinating evolution of an indie game favorite

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Shovel Knight: Dig is a fascinating evolution of an indie game favorite

Yacht Club Games' Shovel Knight: Dig brings back 2014's favorite shovel-wielding hero for a new roguelike adventure

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You can't go home again—but you can <i>Return To Monkey Island</i>

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You can't go home again—but you can Return To Monkey Island

Guybrush Threepwood is finally back—and somehow, he hasn't lost a step

William Hughes

9/23/22 8:00AM

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<i>Splatoon 3 </i>is a bright, bewildering place for a franchise newbie to get lost in

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Splatoon 3 is a bright, bewildering place for a franchise newbie to get lost in

What's there to do when you can't tell a Splattershot from a Splatana in Nintendo's latest brightly colored online…

William Hughes

9/16/22 7:00AM

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We are saddened to report that <i>Fortnite </i>is still, somehow, very good

GamesWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?

We are saddened to report that Fortnite is still, somehow, very good

What are video games for, if not to see Spider-Man kill a gun-toting banana with the laser beam from Dragonball Z?

William Hughes

9/09/22 9:00AM

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What's the best way to remake a beloved video game?

The Last Of Us: Part I kicks off a conversation about the art (and commerce) of remaking beloved games

William Hughes

9/02/22 7:00AM

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Taking a history class is rarely as fun as it is in <i>SD Gundam Battle Alliance </i>

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Taking a history class is rarely as fun as it is in SD Gundam Battle Alliance

You might not learn much without an existing Gundam knowledge base, though

Sam Barsanti

8/26/22 9:00AM

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<i>Citizen Sleeper</i>'s dice rolls are even more brutal than its capitalist future hellscape

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Citizen Sleeper's dice rolls are even more brutal than its capitalist future hellscape

Jump Over The Age's new sci-fi RPG brings a beautiful, painful element of chance to players' Blade Runner-esque…

William Hughes

8/19/22 7:00AM

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<i>Cult Of The Lamb </i>is an adorably gross mash-up of some of indie gaming's best ideas

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Cult Of The Lamb is an adorably gross mash-up of some of indie gaming's best ideas

Who wants to run a cult? Sacrifice some followers? Or … maybe just feed them some poop?

William Hughes

8/12/22 6:00AM

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With its new DLC, <i>Into The Breach </i>instantly becomes one of the best mobile games ever

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With its new DLC, Into The Breach instantly becomes one of the best mobile games ever

If you have a smartphone and a Netflix subscription (and a little patience), you've already got access to one of the…

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8/05/22 6:00AM

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<i>Bright Memory: Infinite </i>should be the next cult hit indie game

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Bright Memory: Infinite should be the next cult hit indie game

The coolest almost-a-game from the Xbox Series X launch is now a cool real game

Sam Barsanti

7/29/22 6:00AM

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<i>Escape Academy </i>is another very good digital substitute for escape room nerds

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Escape Academy is another very good digital substitute for escape room nerds

Coin Crew Games has made a polished, lovely way to recreate the thrills of being locked in a room with a bunch of…

William Hughes

7/22/22 7:00AM

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<i>Last Call BBS</i>, its creators' final game,<i> </i>is a love letter to the process

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Last Call BBS, its creators' final game, is a love letter to the process

The last game from Zachtronics is a treatise on the pleasures of making something small and perfect and strange

William Hughes

7/15/22 6:00AM

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The shiny new PlayStation Plus is an aging buffet of leftovers

PlayStation Plus Premium offers a lot of games to subscribers, but chances are you already own everything great

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7/08/22 8:00AM

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Let's get ready for Love And Thunder with Mighty Thor in Marvel’s Avengers

There's nothing wrong with playing, and enjoying, games that have been deemed "uncool"

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7/01/22 6:00AM

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<i>Neon White </i>will make you hate your friends, in the best ways

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Neon White will make you hate your friends, in the best ways

Annapurna Interactive's new speedrunning-friendly game is beautifully built for online rivalries to form

William Hughes

6/24/22 6:00AM

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<i>TMNT: Shredder's Revenge </i>is a well-made dose of pure, uncut Saturday morning nostalgia

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TMNT: Shredder's Revenge is a well-made dose of pure, uncut Saturday morning nostalgia

Leo, Raph, Mikey, and Don are back, and it's like they never really left

William Hughes

6/17/22 4:00AM

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<i>Rogue Legacy 2 </i>is an across-the-board improvement of a gaming classic

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Rogue Legacy 2 is an across-the-board improvement of a gaming classic

Cellar Door's sequel goes light on reinvention, heavy on refinement (and "Super IBS")

William Hughes

6/10/22 6:00AM

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<i>Sniper Elite 5 </i>can't help missing the point

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Sniper Elite 5 can't help missing the point

The latest Sniper Elite game has everything you want, plus some stuff you might not want

Sam Barsanti

6/03/22 5:00AM

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Ah, finally, there's a <i>Smash Bros. </i>clone where Arya Stark can rip off Steven Universe's face

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Ah, finally, there's a Smash Bros. clone where Arya Stark can rip off Steven Universe's face

Warner Bros.' sprawling new MultiVersus offers both Space Jam 2-like silliness and an interesting variant on Smash…

William Hughes

5/27/22 7:00AM

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The <i>Evil Dead </i>game perfectly captures the joys of torturing Bruce Campbell, Sam Raimi-style

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The Evil Dead game perfectly captures the joys of torturing Bruce Campbell, Sam Raimi-style

Playing as the "Evil" side in Evil Dead: The Game is a fantastic recreation of Raimi's gleeful horror chaos

William Hughes

5/20/22 5:00AM

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