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PlayStation Beyond

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26 issues

Beyond! Game Club: Restarting Bloodborne: A Yharnam Homecoming

Beyond! Game Club March: Batman: Arkham Asylum

Where Are All the PS5 Games?

ISSUE NO. 23

Why I Hope Physint Is Kojima’s New Metal Gear Solid

ISSUE NO. 22

The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered: No Return Is Fun, But It’s No God of War Valhalla

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Beyond's Best PlayStation Best of 2023

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Who's The PlayStation Portal For? Me, It's For Me

ISSUE NO. 19

The Axe Drops on Gaming’s Acquisitions Gold Rush

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Alan Wake 2 Might Be The Closest We Ever Get to Silent Hills

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Spider-Man Is Now the Only True Arkham Successor

Nintendo Voice Chat +

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35 issues
ISSUE NO. 35

Kirby Air Riders Is More Like Super Smash Bros. Than You Think

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Alarmo Is the Latest in a Long Line of Weird Nintendo Hardware — and Some of It Failed Hard

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Zelda, Metroid and Mario Prove the Switch Is Far From Dead

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25 Years Later, Super Smash Bros. Is Bigger Than Ever. Where Does It Go From Here?

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The Best Games Stranded on 3DS and Wii U, and How Nintendo Can Bring Them Back for Switch

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It May Be Mario Day But it's Finally Princess Peach's Year

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Pokémon Skipping 2024 Is a Good Thing

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Five Obscure Franchises Nintendo Needs to Bring Back

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10 Years On, Is There a Future for Amiibo on Switch 2?

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Opinion: Why The Legend of Zelda Movie Shouldn't Be Live-Action

Xbox Unlocked

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43 issues

This Xbox Generation Will Be Remembered for One Thing: Greed

Opinion: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Hit Harder Than Skyrim – And Still Does

Halo 2 at 20: Remembering My Favorite Xbox Game Ever

Xbox Just Had it Best Showcase Ever – and at the Perfect Time

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Phil Spencer and the Battle for Xbox’s Soul

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Phil Spencer Has Now Been Head of Xbox for 10 Years; We Look Back at His First Decade

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The Xbox Brand Faces an Inferno. Will Something Better Rise from the Ashes?

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Xbox’s Developer Direct 2024 Totally Delivered

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Celebrating Halo 2’s Online Greatness Ahead of its 20th Anniversary

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My Favorite Xbox Moments of 2023

Access Designed

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Games Done Quick’s New Disability and Neurodivergence Special Is an Important Step for Accessible Events

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Hollow Knight: Silksong Reinforces the Metroidvania Genre’s Accessibility Barriers

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The Switch 2 Is a Major Improvement for Accessibility Over Its Predecessor

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Switch 2 Looks Like a Major Leap Forward for Nintendo's Accessibility Design

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The Best Accessible Games of 2024

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Switch 2: Will Nintendo Finally Take Accessibility Seriously?

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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree’s Only Accessibility Option Is Its Fantastic Open World

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The Proteus Controller Embraces Individualism and Creativity

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How Accessible Hardware Bridges the Gap Between Individuals and Options

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My Joy of Returning to PlayStation After a Decade

Forgotten Gems

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The Best N64 Games to Play on Analogue 3D

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Forgotten Gems: Shadow Complex

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Summer Games: The Lost Olympics

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Forgotten Gems: Kirby’s Brother From Another Mother

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Forgotten Gems: The Legendary Ogre Battle

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Top Racer Back In Top Gear

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The Time George Lucas Made Me Poop My Pants

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The History of Nintendo's Forgotten Zelda Expansion

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Forgotten Gems: Beetle Adventure Racing

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Pitfall II's Secret Sequel

Streaming Wars

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ISSUE NO. 80

Did The Big Death In Last of Us Season 2 Ultimately Deliver A Killing Blow To the Series As A Whole?

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No, Netflix Isn't Saving Hollywood (But It Isn't Killing It, Either)

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Mythic Quest Just Changed Its Series Finale and Now You Can't Even Watch the Original Version

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Did Daredevil: Born Again Just Confirm A Popular Foggy Nelson Fan Theory?

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I Broke Up With The Walking Dead, But The Walking Dead: Dead City Might Bring Me Back

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What's Really Going on with Helly R. In This Week's Severance?

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Daredevil: Born Again —An Unexpected Connection to the Netflix Series Could Right a Decade-Old Wrong

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Severance Chikhai Bardo Explained: What Really Happened to Gemma?

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Severance May Have Just Laid the Groundwork For the Greatest Betrayal Yet

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Yellowjackets Season 3 Premiere: Why Nothing Is What It Seems and the Trees Are Angry

Review Code

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8 issues

Awards Vs Reviews and Why They Don't Always Sync Up

Explaining – and Fixing – IGN's Face-Off Controversy

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How IGN Thinks About Spoilers in Reviews

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Game Reviews and The Impossible Problem of Bugs

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Why AI Can't Replace Critics

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Why Doesn’t IGN Review Everything X Times and Average the Scores?

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‘Another 7, IGN?’ Why So Many Games Score 7 and Above

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When Is a Game's Release Date Not a Release Date?

IGNition

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11 issues
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Forza Horizon 5 Deserves to Be on PlayStation

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2024 Was a Slow Year for Our Fastest Genre

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Need for Speed Turns 30: The Lasting Legacy of EA’s Fastest Franchise

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How the Original Driver Flipped the Free-Roaming Script Forever

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Delisting The Crew Makes Sense, Preventing It From Ever Being Played Again Does Not

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The Game Awards’ Best Sports / Racing Category Is an Insult to Both Genres

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Gran Turismo’s Priority on Product Placement Ruins the Movie

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Gran Turismo 7’s Quirkiest Mode Continues to Be a Missed Opportunity

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Can F1 23 Hope to Match the Drama of the Real Thing?

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Ken Block’s Lasting Racing Legacy

Super Hero Worship

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5 issues

How a Depressed Doctor Doom Became Marvel's Most Fascinating Hero

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Robert Pattinson's Batman Has No Business Being in James Gunn's DCU

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The Collapse of a Comic Book Titan Is Bad News for a Troubled Industry

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Super Hero Worship: Somehow, 2024 Became the Year of Gambit

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Joker 2 Should Be a Big Deal for DC, So Why Does It Seem Like Nobody Cares?

Nintendo Life

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Opinion: Switch 2 Will Be Nintendo's Best Ever Console From Day One

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PS5 Pro’s Pricing Backlash Is A Warning To Nintendo And Switch 2

Pure Xbox

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Forza Horizon 5 On PS5 Isn't The End Of Xbox, But It's A Change That Cannot Be Reversed

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Xbox Made The Right Call Skipping a PS5 Pro Competitor

Single Player

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ISSUE NO. 13

Black Ops 6's Coolest Mission Shows It's Time Call of Duty Left Modern Warfare Behind

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Microsoft Destroyed Arkane Austin but the Studio’s Soul Is Indestructible

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Dragon’s Dogma 2's World Has The Spirit of Skyrim

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25 Years On, Half-Life Still Feels Like It’s From the Future

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Modern Warfare Is Still the King of Call of Duty Campaigns

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Assassin’s Creed Mirage Looks Backwards When It Should Leap Forward

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The Soulslikes of gamescom 2023 Show the Genre Has Grown Up

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System Shock Remake Is an Essential History Lesson for BioShock’s Biggest Fans

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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Has Perfected Lightsaber Combat

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10 Years Later, BioShock Infinite Remains One of the Boldest AAA Shooters Ever Made

Push Square

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Sony Warned 2024 Would Be Light But PS5 Still Has The Best Games

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PlayStation's Classics Are Quietly Making a Comeback, And It's About Time

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PS5 Pro Has Bigger Problems Than Price

Time Extension

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Are Physical Copies of Games Really The Answer When Nobody Owns Anything?

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PS5's 30th Anniversary Range Is Why We Should Always Question Nostalgia

Wrestling Wrap Up

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The 6 Best Babyfaces in WWE and AEW | Wrestling Wrap Up

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AEW All In: Here's Why Daniel Bryan Needs to Win

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Why Cody Rhodes vs. Kevin Owens Could Be Bad News for Owens

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The Wyatt Sicks Made Their In-Ring Debut... and It Brought Joy and Tears

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SummerSlam 2024 Preview and Predictions

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The Best Heels (Currently) in WWE and AEW | Wrestling Wrap Up

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MJF and Will Ospreay Crush It With an Hour-Long Classic | Wrestling Wrap Up

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Seth Rollins Is Right: CM Punk Needs to Face Consequences | Wrestling Wrap Up

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Should Cody Rhodes Lose His Title Before He Faces The Rock?

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Ah-Ha! Liv Morgan's Ultimate Revenge Will Be Taking Over the Judgement Day | Wrestling Wrap Up

Planet of the Sci-Fi Fan

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In Invasion of the Body Snatchers, at Least Donald Sutherland Tried to Save the World

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The Weirdest Planet of the Apes Movie Is Also the Most Relevant in 2024

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What Happens When the World Doesn’t Want to Be Saved? Death Race 2000 Has an Idea

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Rollerball Is a Dystopian Sci-Fi Sports Movie Second, a Plea for Individualism First

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Remember That Time Disney Bet on Star Wars and Lost?

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Don’t Worry, George Lucas’ First Movie Promises You’ll Still Have a Job After AI Takes Over

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Before Skynet and The Matrix, This 50-Year-Old Movie Predicted the Rise of AI

Confessions of a Poké Maniac

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Pokémon TCG Pocket Is the Right Game at the Wrong Time

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Was the Best Part of My Epic Pokémon Adventure the Poké-Pals I Made Along the Way?

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I Had an Insane Pokémon Battle Aboard the S.S. Anne

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The Triumph and Tragedy of Competing in the Pokémon World Championships

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No One Does a Tournament Like Pokémon

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This Is Why I Shouldn’t Have the Power to Design My Own Pokémon Shirt

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Pokémon Cards Are Designed With an Unexpected Philosophy

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Japan Has So Much Pokémon Stuff It’s Almost Unfair

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Traveling to the Birthplace of Pokémon Was a Real Trip

From The Editor

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IGN Awards Celebrates the Best Games, Movies and More

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How to Rate Games on IGN

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Prepare Yourself for… IGN’s Festival of Fear

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From the Editor: Welcome to State of Streaming 2023

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Welcome to Space Week @ IGN

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Welcome to 90s Week @ IGN

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Summer of Gaming 2023 Predictions Revisited

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Best Summer of Gaming Ever Predictions

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Welcome to AI Week @ IGN

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How Players Will Shape Video Games’ Next Big Thing

Hidden Treasures

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34 issues

In Stars and Time Looped Me In, and Didn’t Let Go

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El Paso, Elsewhere Wears Its Bloodstained Heartbreak on Its Sleeve

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Super Space Club’s Smooth, Celestial Vibes Have Won My Heart

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Time Bandit Is Anti-Capitalist, Dark Animal Crossing Bathed in Retro Metal Gear Aesthetic

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Venba’s Delectable Cooking Puzzles Are a Labor of Love

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Havendock’s Calm Oceanic City Building Belies Its Ambitious Community Development

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The Last Worker Melds Work and Play in Clever, Disconcerting Ways

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Re:Call’s Memory Manipulating Puzzles Are Snappy, Smart, and Truly Standout

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A Space for the Unbound Took Me on an Emotional, Nostalgic Anime Pilgrimage

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The Ten Best Games for Playdate in 2022

Experience Points

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Five Great Horror RPGs to Play During Halloween

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Why Aren’t There More Space RPGs Like Starfield?

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Baldur’s Gate 3 Is Proof That We’re In a Golden Age for RPGs

Timecode Party

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The Best Soundtracks You Can Stream

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4 Things That Every Good Fight Scene Needs

The View From Japan

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1 issue
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The PS5 Is Finally Selling In Japan, But Is It Enough?

Invulnerability Frames

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Why Ninja Gaiden Black Is the Best 'Pure' Action Game of All Time

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Why FromSoftware is Still King of the Soulslike