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007 First Light: The Retcon Review

Nothing gets me quite like a training montage. The hero levels up here. Inspiring music plays in the background. It's also a great way...

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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...
A woman and a man in bloody military garb in MGS V.

Maybe I Should’ve Killed Quiet in MGS V After...

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

Entertainment

The Boys’ Greatest Downfall Was Being Too In Love With Antony Starr

This article contains major spoilers for The Boys.After a seven-year run, The Boys has finally come to an end, and unfortunately, it was not,...

All 28 Days Later Movies, Ranked From Worst to Best

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...

Gaming

007 First Light: The Retcon Review

Nothing gets me quite like a training montage. The hero levels up here. Inspiring music plays in the background. It's also a great way...

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A headshot of a man with brown hair for our 007 First Light review.

007 First Light: The Retcon Review

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Nothing gets me quite like a training montage. The hero levels up here. Inspiring music plays in the background. It's also a great way...
A woman wiping her face while holding a gun in Resident Evil Veronica.

Resident Evil Veronica Won’t Shy Away From the Darker Side of the Ashfords

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Resident Evil Code: Veronica is one of the few older games in the series that doesn't really hold up well by modern standards, especially...
A group of monsters on a colored board in Order of the Sinking Star.

Order of the Sinking Star Gets its First Demo at Steam Next Fest

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Despite all the fire creator Jonathan Blow has come under, it's difficult to ignore the fact that he's pretty damn good at making puzzle...
A blonde boy in a green tunic sleeping. Ocarina of Time at the June 2026 Nintendo Direct.

The June 2026 Nintendo Direct Was Stacked as Hell

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Nintendo rarely disappoints with its Directs, especially the summer ones. So, to the surprise of absolutely no one, we got a ton of major...
A group of teenagers against a yellow and blue background in Persona 4 Revival.

I Will Only Care About Persona 4 Revival If I Get to Romance Yosuke

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I feel like I should be way more excited about this, but somehow I'm lukewarm at best. Persona 4 Revival was teased to no...