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FFXIV on Switch 2 Will Get Me to Actually Do My Dailies Regularly Now

Even as a big advocate for handheld gaming, the announcement of FFXIV's Switch 2 port had me a little nervous. How well would this...

From Vanillaware to Veritas Tales: Yoshio Nishimura on Creating Without Compromise (Interview)

Solo dev stories are not uncommon in the video games industry. What is out of the ordinary, however, are developers who actively go out...
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I’m Finally Ready to Admit I Hate HBO’s The Last of...

This article contains spoilers for the entirety of HBO's The Last of Us Season 2, and the events of The Last of Us Part...
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HBO’s The Last of Us Once Again Shows It Doesn’t Trust...

This article contains spoilers for HBO's The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 6 and The Last of Us Part II.The sixth episode of...
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The cover image for our Blade of Fire review. A man with a large sword, and a boy with a book standing behind him.

Blades of Fire: The Retcon Review

I'm a big fan of games that zero in on a very specific thing, and then make their whole identity about that specific thing....
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All The White Lotus Seasons, Ranked From Worst to Best

The White Lotus is an anthology series that's best described as "watching white people in their natural habitats". Now that we've got more than...
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A woman holding a flashlight, examining a man covered in a weird fungus.

Now That Was a Good Ass Episode of The Last of...

This article contains spoilers for HBO's The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 5.I've not been shy about my complaints with HBO's adaptation of...
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Our Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy review. An anime boy against a red backdrop, holding a large red katana in front of him.

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy: The Retcon Review

Fairly early on in The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, a character makes a rather tongue-in-cheek comment about two video game companies merging. "Sooner...