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What’s the Difference Between a Good Setting and Pointless World-Building?

02.05.18

By Rob Zacny
Games

Sometimes, Bad Guys Don’t Need the Extra Push to Make You Hate Them

02.02.18

By Danika Harrod
Games

After Hours of Frustration, The Moment ‘Monster Hunter: World’ Clicked

02.01.18

By Patrick Klepek
Games

What’s Your Favorite Weapon in ‘Monster Hunter: World’?

01.31.18

By Austin Walker
Games

‘Thimbleweed Park’ Knows Why People Like Me Give Up on Adventure Games

01.30.18

By Danielle Riendeau
Games

A Double-Overtime ‘CSGO’ Final Showed the Importance of Good Tiebreakers

01.29.18

By Rob Zacny
Games

Video Games Have Invented So Many Ways to Define a “Remake”

01.25.18

By Patrick Klepek
Games

I Used To Be The Worst Kind of Roguelike Fan

01.24.18

By Austin Walker
Games

I Loved ‘Mario Odyssey,’ But This Thoughtful Takedown Gave Me Pause

01.23.18

By Danielle Riendeau
Games

I Never Feel at Home in a New Place Until I Have These Three Things

01.22.18

By Rob Zacny
Games

What Makes People Interested in Older Games Again?

01.19.18

By Danielle Riendeau
Games

These Brilliantly Bizarre Cardboard Toys Are Why Nintendo Matters

01.18.18

By Patrick Klepek

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Today trades tidy narratives for instincts, realizations, and emotional honesty that refuses to stay polite.

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Regular Show Fortnite Skins & Cosmetic Items Leaked

Regular Show Fortnite skins have reportedly leaked, revealing Mordecai, Skips, Rigby, cosmetics, and a rumored release window.

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By Brent Koepp
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Leon Kennedy’s Age in Every Resident Evil Game, Including Requiem (RE9)

How old is Leon Kennedy in every Resident Evil game? From RE2 to Resident Evil Requiem, here is a full timeline of the protagonist’s age.

7 hours ago

By Brent Koepp
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Life

Scientists Captured the Explosive Birth of a Solar Flare on Video

Researchers have finally caught a major solar flare in the act of being born. And even better, they got the entire thing on video.

11 hours ago

By Luis Prada
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Ancient Kangaroos Were Absolutely Humongous, But They Could Still Hop

These kangaroo behemoths, covered in muscles, were theoretically roughly as springy as modern-day kangaroos.

11 hours ago

By Luis Prada