Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
It's taken a while, but the Yakuza series finally seems to have found a Western audience, as more and more gamers discover the joy of the Japanese underworld. From brawling in the streets to managing criminal enterprises, players have the freedom to get their hands dirty in a...
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Nintendo Labo: Make, Play, Discover!
Who else but Nintendo would take their hottest, best-selling video game console, and combine it with actual cardboard for a toys-to-life augmented reality game? Virtual reality isn't good enough for Nintendo Labo--no, the makers of Mario had to one-up the competition by introducing Cardboard Reality through a collection of...
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Drink the Kool-Aid in Far Cry 5
The Far Cry series is known for pushing boundaries--both moral and geographical--with controversial storylines, dubious decisions, and exotic locales rife with possibility. Now, Ubisoft is bringing the series home to American soil with Far Cry 5, a satirical take on American extremism set in the wilderness of Montana. A religious cult...
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Detective Pikachu is on the Case!
In an unlikely turn of events, even for Pokemon, everyone's favorite high-voltage rodent is about to become everyone's favorite hard-boiled crime-solver in Detective Pikachu! Mysteries abound and only the gruff-talking, Sherlock Holmes-style Pika-sleuth can follow the clues and crack the case. Wait, a talking Pikachu? You...
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Kirby Star Allies
Sometimes you need a hero like Kirby, who can be whatever you need him to be. A swordsman, a fire-breather, a skilled ninja, a yo-yo master, or even an artist. Sometimes you need a hero with friends. In Kirby Star Allies, the pink puffball can recruit up to 3 enemies to...
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God of War: Dad of War
In the trailer for the new God of War, Kratos' son asks him, "Can you kill something that big?" If he only knew. Reborn in a different age, Kratos faces fresh challenges--like fatherhood--and a pantheon of Norse gods and supernatural creatures that will test his limits. Once the God...
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Sea of Thieves: The Call of Booty
Avast, mateys! Swashbuckling adventure upon the high seas awaits each of ye scurvy dogs who dares to fly the black flag and risk walking the plank in Sea of Thieves! Aye, you'll meet your fair share of cannonballs and crocodiles, sharks and skeleton crews, but you'll be armed...
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Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus was a ground-breaking game on the PlayStation 2, beautifully bleak and strangely discomfiting. It eschewed the hallmarks of big adventure games, like sprawling dungeons and talkative NPCs, opting instead for a quiet, minimalistic quest from one titan to the next, stabbing the life out of them and...
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Monster Hunter World
If you're not familiar with the Monster Hunter series, and the upcoming Monster Hunter: World, then let me ask you: Do you enjoy adrenaline-pumping, death-defying boss battles against towering monstrosities? Do you like exploring living, breathing worlds full of fantastic beasts that do more than wait...
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Dragon Ball FighterZ Goes Super Saiyan
When video games are based on TV shows or movies, in this case the inimitable Dragon Ball Z, it's difficult to capture the essence of the original--whether due to technical limitations, art style, or the changes that are necessary for a video game adaptation to work. There have been...
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