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As an AEW Fan, I’m Buying WWE 2K26 to Save Mariah May From Her Terrible Booking

While WWE 2K26 is banking on nostalgia with its 90s-themed covers, if I pick up the game, it’ll be to make one modern wrestler the star she should be.

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My Most Anticipated Capcom Game of 2026 is Not for Everyone (& No, It's Not Resident Evil Requiem)

Don't get me wrong, Resident Evil: Requiem looks awesome, but there's another Capcom game coming out this year that I've got my eye on.

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The 90 OpenCritic JRPG Remake That Proves Choice Still Matters Over Cinematics and Spectacle (& It's Not Final Fantasy Rebirth)

A beloved classic RPG recently got a hefty remake, serving as a reminder that blockbuster cinematics aren't the end-all, be-all for game storytelling.

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is a Second Wind in The Franchise's Sails, but It's Not a New Ship

While there's a lot of excitement around Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, it's worth remembering that it's a version of the past, not the future.

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Hytale May Never Get Minecraft's Best Feature, But I'm Not Convinced It Needs It

Hytale’s future plans center around expanding its RPG systems instead of adding Minecraft’s deepest mechanic, and I’m totally fine with that.

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It's Been 20 Years Since This "Halo-Killer" Dropped On PS3—We Haven't Heard From It Since 2012

There have been many franchises branded as "Halo-Killer," but this PS3 launch title had a solid multi-year run that abruptly went cold.

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Marvel Rivals’ Kingsman265 Drama Explained

Messy decisions turn a casual Marvel Rivals tournament into a source of endless controversy, with the internet flocking to Kingsman265_’s defense.

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I Love Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Squirrel Villagers, and Here’s My Official Ranking

With Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ 3.0 update bringing two new critters to the Squirrel category, I thought it’d be a great time to rank them.

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The Fallout Show Has a Chekhov's Gun That Must Resolve Before Season 2's End

Fallout Season 2 Episode 5 introduced a huge reveal that the remaining episodes will hopefully address sooner, rather than later.

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Why Hytale Makes Me Want to Play as a Vegan When Minecraft Doesn’t

Although I have no issue killing animal mobs in Minecraft, Hytale is a different story entirely and I've basically become a vegan in the game.

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After 27 Years of Playing Pokemon Games, I'm Convinced None Will Ever Cut This Feature I Have to Hate in Secret

In my 27 years of playing Pokemon games, I have kept quiet about a feature I hate that is always there and ends up taking the fun away.

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The Fallout TV Show Is Becoming a Canon War Nobody Can Win

Unless things change, Fallout fan's weekly cycle of lore argument name-calling will paint fans as unserious consumers who don’t know what they want.

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I Have a Theory About Fallout Season 2, and All Signs Point Towards Season 3 Heading to This Location

Fallout Season 2 has a few teases that I believe are setting up a major location change for Season 3, and it's seeming more and more likely.

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Fallout's Strange Steam Behavior is a False Alarm, or At Least, I Hope It Is

While Fallout fans are latching on to the recent Steam strangeness as proof of Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters, I’m hoping the info means nothing.

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It's Been 30 Years And We Still Never Got A Sequel To The Best And Most Unlikely JRPG Team-Up Of All Time

There have been tons of great JRPGs over the years, but this beloved gem from 1996 is 30 years overdue the sequel it desperately deserves.

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I Didn't Expect a Game About Doing Laundry to Make Me Want a Sequel, But Here We Are

Arcade Paradise starts as a quirky laundromat sim, then opens up into something so absorbing that by the end, it left me wanting a full sequel.

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Why I’ll Always Preorder Zelda, Even Blindly

Zelda is the one series I will always preorder, flaws and all, because decades of trust and personal history matter more to me than scores.

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As a Longtime Battlefield Fan, BF6 Delaying Season 2 Has Me Cautiously Optimistic

Season 2 of Battlefield 6 has been pushed back, and as the game continues to lose players, I'm not ready to give up on it just yet.

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I'm Popping Open Pokemon Red 30 Years Later, and I'm Convinced the Series Never Got Better Than This

Pokemon Red still works 30 years later not because of nostalgia, but because its simplicity and trust in players remain timeless.

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The Game That Made Xbox Feel “Adult” Hits Differently 20 Years Later

When this game came out in 2006, it felt like Xbox had cornered the mature market. Two decades later, though, it doesn't feel so "adult."

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