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Opinion – Three Reasons Why The Stick Of Truth Succeeds
When South Park: The Stick of Truth was delayed from December 2013 until last week, Ubisoft made it clear that the game didn’t meet quality standards. That red flag led me to skepticism that Obsidian...
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Games From Last Generation With Distinct Art Styles
This last generation was many gamers’ first step into the world of HD graphics. It was an incredible leap; games were more detailed and shined visually. But along with the good, there was some bad....
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New-Gen Console Features That Are Still MIA
Post-launch updates have rolled out for the new systems, making them even more attractive. However, the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are still missing some promised amenities. The benefit of a connected...
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Test Chamber - Dark Souls II
Join Andrew Reiner, Daniel Tack, and Jason Oestreicher as they play through the beginning of Dark Souls II, reveal a few secrets, discuss the 9.75 review score, and talk about the game and some of the...
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What's The Future For The Last Generation's Big Franchises?
As this past generation of home consoles prepares to ride off into the sunset, we thought it was an appropriate time to look back at new franchises that defined the past nine years in console gaming –...
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Chronicles: Rust
Join Daniel Tack as he chronicles adventures and explores various experiences in gaming. Chronicles will feature various games and guests, and will sometimes be livestreamed! These episodes will...
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Confessions of An FPS Rookie: My First Day With Titanfall
I'll be frank: You're more likely to find an RPG or sports game in my console than a shooter. Don't take that to mean I don't enjoy shooters; the issue is that you have to sink time into any given...
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Who Is Arkham Knight?
When we revealed Rocksteady’s final entry in the Arkham series, Batman: Arkham Knight, its title didn’t draw much scrutiny. It had Arkham in the name, and it was a clear nod to Batman. At least, that’s...
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The Mythos Behind Twitch Plays Pokemon
via tumblrFor those unaware, some crazy stuff happened during the stream of Twitch Plays Pokémon, the Twitch channel that lets you play Pokémon with a lot of other people by typing commands into chat....
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Greatest Historical Head-To-Heads
This week saw the release of three high-profile and much-anticipated titles: Dark Souls II, Titanfall, and Towerfall: Ascension. Plus, Blizzard’s popular Hearthstone digital card game finally saw an...
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What Do Film Critics Think Of The Need For Speed Movie?
Need for Speed is the most recent of game-to-film adaptations, and we wanted to know what our opposite numbers in film critique have to say about it. The genre (if it can be called that) already has a...
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Why Is Somebody Creating A Video Game Based On Jane Austen?
Jane Austen is widely considered one of the most important literary figures of the modern era. The novelist of iconic works such as Mansfield Park and Sense and Sensibility, Austen’s romantic fiction...
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Test Chamber – Hearthstone
Join Andrew Reiner, Daniel Tack, and Jason Oestreicher as they play a few rounds of Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft! In this video, the crew checks out standard gameplay, pack opening, and spends some...
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An Interview With The Mind Behind Twitch Plays Pokémon
In February, a stream appeared on Twitch where viewers and commenters had total control of a playthrough of Pokémon Red. By typing words like up, down, left, right, a, b, and start in the chat room,...
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Five Reasons Batman: Arkham Knight Has Us Excited
Rocksteady is wrapping up its Arkham trilogy this year with the release of Batman: Arkham Knight. We’re all very excited to see more of the game – we wouldn’t have put it on our cover if we didn’t...
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Test Chamber – Yoshi's New Island
This week marks the release of Nintendo's third attempt to recreate the fun of 1995's Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. This time around, a bunch of Yoshis have to help deliver Baby Mario to his...
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The Kickstarter Compendium
Our regularly revised feature keeps you up to date on the Kickstarter games worth watching, and helps you track projects both before and after they’re funded. Welcome to the Kickstarter Compendium, a...
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This Week In Mobile - Twitch Gameplay, Dungeons, And Botched Surgery
This week has dungeon crawling, twitch gameplay, and shooter games that might have slipped your notice. We also have a couple of old favorites that have recently come to new mobile platforms involving...
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Testing The New Xbox One Media Remote
During the last generation of consoles, I preferred to watch movies on my PlayStation 3 thanks to its awesome first-party Bluetooth remote control. When I disconnected my PS3 and 360 after buying my...
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Test Chamber - Heroes of the Storm
Join Andrew Reiner, Daniel Tack, and Jason Oestreicher as they check out the new Blizzard "hero brawler" Heroes of the Storm! Heroes of the Storm is currently in a technical alpha and features...
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