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Freddy Krueger's best Nightmare on Elm Street movie makes me think a Weapons franchise could work

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Matt Patches

Another Halo: Combat Evolved remake is just about the most boring thing Xbox could do

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Giovanni Colantonio

Actually, Enter the Matrix did bullet time best

Actually, Enter the Matrix did bullet time best

There are few video game skills as memorable as Max Payne’s bullet time. The trick brought the thrill of 1999’s The Matrix to video games, letting...

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Giovanni Colantonio

Ghost of Yōtei’s sickest gameplay addition is easily its throw mechanic

Ghost of Yōtei’s sickest gameplay addition is easily its throw mechanic

While Ghost of Yōtei ’s Atsu plays similarly to her predecessor Jin Sakai from Ghost of Tsushima, the standalone sequel brings enough new ideas to...

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Austin Manchester

Netflix's unexpected new zombie flick offers a fresh take on a rotting genre

Netflix's unexpected new zombie flick offers a fresh take on a rotting genre

I am, for the most part, kind of over zombie movies. As much as I enjoyed 28 Days Later and inhaled the early seasons of The Walking Dead, the...

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Claire Lewis

Gears of War's Active Reload should be copied by more shooters

Gears of War's Active Reload should be copied by more shooters

There's no question that Gears of War ranks among the most influential video game franchises of all time. The Microsoft shooter helped popularize...

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Patricia Hernandez

HBO’s It show tortures its child characters even more than Game of Thrones

HBO’s It show tortures its child characters even more than Game of Thrones

It: Welcome to Derry premieres this weekend, taking viewers back to 1962 to witness a new group of kids tormented by an ancient, fear-fueled clown....

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Isaac Rouse

Has any single game mechanic had a bigger moment than Halo 2’s E3 demo?

Has any single game mechanic had a bigger moment than Halo 2’s E3 demo?

At the turn of the century, after films like Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace and The Matrix reshaped pop culture, early-2000s maximalism...

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Isaac Rouse

The Outer Worlds 2 still manages to be funny, despite everything

The Outer Worlds 2 still manages to be funny, despite everything

When I first played The Outer Worlds , I was immediately hooked by the game's irreverent, Fallout-esque sense of humor. The game was full of lively...

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Claire Lewis

Metroid Prime’s scan visor changed the way we thought about first-person games

Metroid Prime’s scan visor changed the way we thought about first-person games

With Metroid Prime 4: Beyond finally around the corner, I’ve been reflecting on what it is about Retro Studios’ series that has stuck with me for...

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Giovanni Colantonio

Hitman's distraction mechanic shows other stealth games who's boss

Hitman's distraction mechanic shows other stealth games who's boss

Hitman: World of Assassination is arguably the best way to play the current Hitman series. On paper, it's a very serious franchise about very...

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Claire Lewis