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Dragon Quest VII Reimagined: The Retcon Review

I've always liked to think of Dragon Quest as the video game equivalent of a bedtime story. From the comforting music to the helpful...

Joy Kwon Is Quickly Becoming My Favorite New Character in The Pitt

This article contains spoilers for The Pitt Season 2 Episode 4.Going into Season 2 of The Pitt, I was more excited to see Season...
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I Spent 4 Hours Rerolling My Uma Musume Account But Was...

Uma Musume is the new hotness right now. It's the horse girl racing gacha game everyone's been talking about for the past few weeks,...
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Pokemon Presents July 2025: All Trailers & Announcements

The Pokemon Presents July 2025 showcase gave us a ton of Pokemon-related announcements and updates on upcoming games. Just in case you missed it,...
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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach: The Retcon Review

Rare is the sequel that gets to be a direct follow-up to a brand new game that introduced so many unique concepts. 2019's Death...
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Death Stranding 2 Really Wants Me to Care About Higgs, But...

Do be warned that this article contains major spoilers for the entirety of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.In almost every aspect, Death Stranding...
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Death Stranding 2’s Simplicity Makes It a Stronger Game Than Its...

Do be warned that this article contains spoilers for the first two chapters of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.2019's Death Stranding was an...
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Starting Cyberpunk 2077 The Way God Intended — As a Corpo...

Fieldnotes is a weekly column where I drop into a new (or old) game and report back with raw notes, sharp takes, unfiltered, and sometimes...