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Nintendo built the Switch 2 for the next societal shutdown

Nintendo built the Switch 2 for the next societal shutdown

The Switch 2 is a social machine. For the console’s second iteration, Nintendo prioritized processing power capable of large-scale multiplayer. The...

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Matt Patches

The legacy characters in Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping are so much more than fan service

The legacy characters in Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping are so much more than fan service

The new Hunger Games prequel book, Sunrise on the Reaping , takes place roughly 24 years before the start of Suzanne Collins’ original book...

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Petrana Radulovic

It’s nice to see Switch 2 get GameCube games that are hard to get in real life

It’s nice to see Switch 2 get GameCube games that are hard to get in real life

When the Switch 2 arrives on June 5, it will do so with updated Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack offerings featuring GameCube titles as part...

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Ian Walker

It’s surprisingly hard to find things to do in Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ empty world

It’s surprisingly hard to find things to do in Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ empty world

About 15 hours into Assassin’s Creed Shadows , it was finally time to take a journey I had been avoiding. Six-ish hours of gameplay earlier, I had...

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Pete Volk

Switch 2 exclusive The Duskbloods is giving off strong Bloodborne vibes

Switch 2 exclusive The Duskbloods is giving off strong Bloodborne vibes

During today’s Switch 2 breakdown, Nintendo showed off an exclusive FromSoftware game for the upcoming console called The Duskbloods , which...

02.04.2025 5

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Ian Walker

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is a slasher movie — and you’re the killer

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is a slasher movie — and you’re the killer

The trailers for Assassin’s Creed Shadows teased elder millennial fans (read: me) who’ve stuck with the franchise for nearly two decades, yearning...

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Chris Plante

Playing Nintendo’s greatest triumph on its biggest failure

Playing Nintendo’s greatest triumph on its biggest failure

As Shigeru Miyamoto never actually said, “A delayed game is eventually good, but a bad game is forever bad.” This sliding-doors concept gains an...

30.03.2025 2

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Oli Welsh

Would it be so bad if Severance was like Lost?

Would it be so bad if Severance was like Lost?

As the second season of Severance aired, relief filled the air — the beloved sci-fi workplace satire was finally, finally back. But as the weeks...

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Allegra Rosenberg