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This year’s Mario and Zelda games take two contrasting but equally successful approaches to being a sequel. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Bros. Wonder are my two favorite games of the year. They’re also two brilliant and contrasting examples of how to
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Starfield should be a “launch title” for Microsoft’s next wave. About fifteen years ago, all of my friends had an Xbox 360. This might not sound remarkable, but I’m not from the US or UK. Here in Asia, the Xbox brand was not strong, and the PlayStation ruled
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How GTA IV showcases the good and the bad of storytelling in video games. A few hours into Grand Theft Auto IV, you’re hit with a big reveal. A mob boss who you had been working for turns on you. And so you kill him. It feels like a
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The muted reception to GoldenEye 007’s return demonstrates how games are a unique mix of art and technology. It’s taken over 25 years, but one of the greatest games of all time is finally available on a modern platform. GoldenEye 007 was released for the Nintendo 64 in
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Learning to love the early end of the power curve. Most games are a journey in empowerment. One of the great joys of this hobby is hitting that point at the end of the game where you are all-powerful. Mowing through enemies, gliding past obstacles; what was once challenging is