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Don't Be Afraid of Fighting Games
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Like a Dragon: Ishin! meanders around Edo era Japan
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Receiver II is the First Shooter About Mindfulness
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Copaganda, Lethality, and Revenge: Rebel Ridge, and I Am Your Beast
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Quarterly Reviews - Street Fighter 6: Old Franchise, New Tricks
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STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor Goes West
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Copaganda, Lethality, and Revenge: Rebel Ridge, and I Am Your Beast
What is the place of retributive violence in media? What does it's inclusion, or lack thereof, actually mean?
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Marcel Valoir
The Perils of Game Development are Actually Easily Avoided, Probably
Concord and The Callisto Protocol are both gorgeous, but show symptoms of rot in the industry at large.
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State of Decay 2's Modular Difficulty Can Turn it into a Fun Romp or an Unliving, Reactive Struggle
State of Decay 2 can either be a vacation at the end of the world or an emergent fight for survival. Both are enjoyable modes of play, and the game is…
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My Best of Steam Next Fest: June 2024
I played 15 demos and there are some you have to try yourself.
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Marcel Valoir
Crusader Kings III was Worth the Stress
Crusader Kings III's amazing simulation defines its politics by setting the boundaries of what the player can do, and how.
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Dragon's Dogma II is the Most Fun You Can Have Killing Goblins
And there are a whole lot of goblins.
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Marcel Valoir
Dragon's Dogma II's Character Creator Demo Lets You Make The Lion of Your Dreams
Dragon's Dogma II Adventure Log — Day 0
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