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Paralives Is Rough Around the Edges, But At Least It’s Got Soul

You'd think, after decades of EA and Maxis sitting on top as the reigning champs with The Sims, someone would've made a comparable life...

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I Almost Fell In Love With A Cockroach in...

Bye, Boyfriend! is a monthly column where Xiao Qing abandons her healthy relationship with her human boyfriend...
A girl facing off against a large robot in NieR: Automata

NieR: Automata & Revisiting My Favorite Video Game Genre:...

Fieldnotes is a weekly column where I drop into a new (or old) game and report back with...
Close-up of a man with blonde hair in Resident Evil Requiem.

Resident Evil Requiem Reaches an Emotional Crescendo I Never...

Fieldnotes is a weekly column where I drop into a new (or old) game and report back with...
A blonde girl looking at a gun.

Grace Is Already the Best Part of Resident Evil...

Fieldnotes is a weekly column where I drop into a new (or old) game and report back with...

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Opinion

The Inherent Cruelty of Bear’s Wish in Obsession

This article contains major spoilers for the 2026 horror movie Obsession."I wish Nikki loved me more than anything in the fucking world."Let's unpack that.Curry...
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All 28 Days Later Movies, Ranked From Worst to Best

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Released in 2002, Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's 28 Days Later injected new life (or death) into the zombie horror genre. Since then, it's...

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Paralives Is Rough Around the Edges, But At Least It’s Got Soul

You'd think, after decades of EA and Maxis sitting on top as the reigning champs with The Sims, someone would've made a comparable life...

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A group of pixel characters with rays of light shining down on them in Final Fantasy Resonance

New Final Fantasy Resonance Trailer Boasts a “New Age of Pixel Art”

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Big words, Square Enix, big words. But that won't stop me from getting excited. Square Enix has just dropped a new trailer for Final...
A man holding a baby in a bedroom in Paralives

Paralives Is Rough Around the Edges, But At Least It’s Got Soul

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You'd think, after decades of EA and Maxis sitting on top as the reigning champs with The Sims, someone would've made a comparable life...
A man in the middle of a large room in The Duskbloods.

The Duskbloods Closed Network Test Dated for August

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There's still much we don't know about FromSoftware's The Duskbloods, apart from the fact that it's going to be a PvPvE game, but I...
A group of anime characters in Granblue Fantasy: Relink

Granblue Fantasy: Relink Runs Like a Dream on Switch 2

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In related news, water is wet. Okay in all seriousness, though, when the Endless Ragnarok expansion first got announced for Granblue Fantasy: Relink, that...
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Second Banana Yosuke Hanamura Gets Featured in New Persona 4 Revival Trailer

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Did you know that when I originally conceived the idea of Retcon, I wanted it to be a Yosuke Hanamura fan site instead of...
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