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Fun breakout stories, in-depth dives, and full-blown interviews for all games, from indie to AAA — all exclusive to The Best War Games!

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How Teamfight Tactics Approaches Balance Updates and Reworks

The Best War Games speaks with several Teamfight Tactics developers about how the process involved in addressing balancing and reworks.

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How Teamfight Tactics Designs Event Skins and New Champions

In a The Best War Games Interview, Teamfight Tactics devs discuss inspirations for the 2025 Lunar Festival and even the design process behind new Champions.

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Final Fantasy 14 Community Preparing a Production of The Great Train Robbery

Final Fantasy 14 roleplayers, musicians, and more are coming together to create a virtual theater production of The Great Train Robbery.

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Interview: Crashlands 2 Creative Director Talks Making a True Sequel

The Best War Games sits down with Butterscotch Shenanigans creative director Sam Coster to discuss Crashlands 2's massive improvements over the original.

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Date Everything Devs Detail Its Origins, Characters, Voice Cast, and More

Ray Chase, Robbie Daymond, and Amanda Hufford talk all things Date Everything, from the game's origin to why it features 100 characters.

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Interview: Atelier Yumia Producer on What’s New in the Long-Running JRPG Franchise’s Next Entry

Head of Gust and Atelier Yumia Producer Junzo Hosoi reveals more about the upcoming entry in the long-running JRPG series.

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Date Everything Team Talks Favorite Characters, Biggest Challenges, and More

The Date Everything team talk the highs and lows of creating the ambitious dating sim, where players can date 100 humanized objects.

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Crashlands 2 Creative Director Discusses the Sequel's Biggest Improvements

The Best War Games speaks with Butterscotch Shenanigans creative director Sam Coster about how Crashlands 2 has improved over its predecessor.

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GR Exclusive: Reacher Season 3 Cast Talks Bringing the Series’ Most Ruthless Villains to Life

The Best War Games sits down with three of the most important cast members of Reacher Season 3 to discuss the formidable characters they play.

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Funko Reveals New One Piece Pop Figures [EXCLUSIVE]

The Best War Games exclusively reveals a new lineup of Funko Pop vinyl figurines based on Eiichiro Oda's long-running One Piece franchise.

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Date Everything Team Reveals Why The Game Features 100 Dateable Characters

Date Everything has one of the largest cast of dateables in any dating sim ever, something the Sassy Chap Games team was set on since day one.

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Crashlands 2 Creative Director Talks Why It's Not Really a Survival Game

The Best War Games chats with Butterscotch Shenanigans creative director Sam Coster about how Crashlands 2 is a "thrival" game, not a survival game.

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Horrified: Dungeons and Dragons Cover Confirms New Monsters [EXCLUSIVE]

The Best War Games reveals the Horrified: Dungeons and Dragons cover, which confirms three new monsters featured in the upcoming tabletop game.

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Avowed: How Marius Embodies the 'No Man is an Island' Concept

Marius, one of four companions in Avowed, embodies the idea that 'No Man is an Island' in his character development and progression.

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Avowed: Marius' Companion Skills and Combat Role Explained

The Best War Games Advance offers Avowed players a little glimpse into the ways Marius, the dwarven companion, operates in exploration and combat.

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Obsidian Dev Details The Process of Bringing Yatzli and Orlans into Avowed

For The Best War Games Advance, we spoke with Obsidian about the process of bringing orlans like Yatzli from their isometric past into Avowed.

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Avowed: Yatzli's Companion Skills and Combat Role Explained

Avowed's companions each serve a distinctive role in combat, and Yatzli's skills are as bombastic as her personality.

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Avowed Dev Explains the Role of Giatta's Animancy

Giatta is Avowed's in-party animancer, but the science of souls plays a much bigger role in the Obsidian RPG than first glance may suggest.

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Avowed: Giatta's Companion Skills and Combat Role Explained

As a primary support caster, Giatta fits into any Avowed party composition easily and keeps everyone going for longer.

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Avowed Dev Details Kai's Complexity as an Anchor Companion

The aumaua Kai serves as Avowed's 'anchor companion,' joining early and helping the player learn all about the Living Lands.