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‘Astro Bot’ and Sackboy Remind Us of the Beauty of Platforming

The best thing about Game of the Year contender and platforming king, Astro Bot, is that it’s a reminder of an era of gaming that straight-up...

30.11.2024 10

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Sony Has Handled Its First Party Studios (Almost) Perfectly

A weird thing happened on the way to this era of gaming. Sony magically found its footing as the AAA-narrative focused company. For me, the beginning...

23.11.2024 10

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‘DEATH NOTE Killer Within’ Impressions

I’m vaguely familiar with Death Note at least enough to know who Ryuk is and what the Death Note itself is. My main experience with the titular book...

23.11.2024 10

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True Gaming Stories: Perfect Dark and My Godbrother 

This series is a chance for us here at Waypoint to talk about why we love gaming and even some of the funnier stories we’ve experienced. For me,...

20.11.2024 7

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The Game Awards are Cool, But We Need E3 

The Game Awards announced their list of nominees recently. While I’m generally excited for this and Summer Game Fest each year, I can’t help but...

19.11.2024 10

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Offset Rumbles With French Rapper Gazo in Wild Brawl Caught on Camera

Offset had to be held back during a brawl with French rapper Gazo. The incident took place in Paris and was all caught on camera. In footage shared...

18.11.2024 5

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Coheed And Cambria’s Claudio Sanchez Nails The Cure’s ‘Just Like Heaven’

If your elder-emo sense is tingling, it’s probably because of Coheed And Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez’s new cover of The Cure’s “Just Like...

18.11.2024 9

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Mess Around Mondays — Pac-Man: 2PACalypse

Early video games are interesting because there’s no explicit story. At least, not in the way we consider a narrative in gaming now. A lot of what...

18.11.2024 4

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The Cartoon Network Shockwave Game Era

In some ways, I take great pride in aging myself as a gamer. This is one of those times. A true “you had to be there” moment but if you were...

17.11.2024 5

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The Lion King: My Gaming Nemesis 

There are games that I am certain children should not have been playing. Let’s leave Doom, Mortal Kombat and others out of the question. Yeah, they...

17.11.2024 10

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The Movie Tie-In Era was a Dark Time 

There was a time where every major movie that came out had to have a game that tied into it. I don’t mean that in the metaphorical sense, I mean...

17.11.2024 9

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Guitar Hero: Gateway to Music 

Music is very important to me and has been since I was a kid. My first musical memory is hearing Billie Jean for the first time when I was 5. I’ve...

17.11.2024 10

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Xbox Should Accept the Publisher Role 

Well, it seems to be almost that time. Xbox has recently started their “This is an Xbox” marketing in which they list anything with a screen as an...

16.11.2024 10

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All Gas, No Brakes: Why Simulation Racing Isn’t for Me

I do love racing games. But as I’ve said before, it’s a very specific style that catches my eye. I’m more into arcade racers than anything else....

16.11.2024 10

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3 Divisive Games I’d Gladly Perish Defending 

There’s an iconic scene in “Game of Thrones” during the Battle of the Bastards where Jon Snow unsheathes his sword in the face of an oncoming...

15.11.2024 8

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‘It Takes Two’: Proving Connection Is Key

When It Takes Two won Game of the Year at the 2021 Game Awards, I wasn’t someone who questioned it. I love indie games, so I was glad to see one...

14.11.2024 10

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‘Elden Ring’: Delaying My Descent into Madness

Up top: I am not a FromSoftware guy. That’s not to say I think the games are bad. I value myself as a gamer too much to say something asinine like...

14.11.2024 6

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‘Dishonored’: Bethesda’s Underrated Classic

There are very few games that left an impression on me the way that Dishonored did. From a gameplay perspective, it’s one of the most unique...

13.11.2024 9

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‘Split/Second’ Deserved a Sequel, Not the Trash Can

Racing games are one of my favorite genres in gaming. But I’m very specific about which games resonate with me. Need For Speed: Underground 2,...

12.11.2024 6

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‘Star Fox Adventures’: The Best Zelda Game That Isn’t Zelda

Nintendo has a habit of branching out in interesting ways. The Wii, Zelda II, Metroid Prime, and Hyrule Warriors — just to name a few. But the...

12.11.2024 5

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Mess Around Mondays: What Job Was Mario Best At?

As a proud member of the FOH Army, I want to note that Shea Serrano was a huge inspiration for this series, where we’ll be looking at gaming from a...

12.11.2024 6

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Why Is a Superman Game So Hard to Make?

We’ve seen classic games in the superhero world. The Batman: Arkham trilogy, Insomniac’s Spider-Man series, and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance just...

11.11.2024 5

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Cruel Summer: The Smash Bros. Gauntlet

You kids. You just fire up Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and get to play as Sonic. No real struggle, just character select screen and have fun. I can’t...

09.11.2024 10

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‘Doom’: My Dad Raised Me in Hell, and I Was Better for It 

Playing Doom has made me acutely aware of something: My dad and I are two completely different people. He’s very outgoing and will talk to pretty...

09.11.2024 3

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‘What Lies in the Multiverse’: A Hidden Indie Gem 

Before I get into this, I used to work for Untold Tales, the publisher of What Lies in the Multiverse. I spent 9 months with them this year after...

08.11.2024 6

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‘AEW: FIGHT FOREVER’- What Went Wrong?

I’m a huge wrestling fan. And I have been since I first saw Sting in his “Crow” character when I was a kid. I eventually moved on to be a fan of...

07.11.2024 7

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Remasters Are Becoming Necessary and That’s a Problem

We’ve officially reached the point where we’re depending on remasters to play games we loved in the past. Owning an older console and picking up...

06.11.2024 6

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What Backwards Compatibility Means for Switch Successor

Nintendo just announced that the Switch successor will be backwards compatible with the Switch and that Nintendo Switch Online will remain available....

06.11.2024 2

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‘Mass Effect 2’: A Lesson in Accountability  

My original Mass Effect 2 playthrough is legendary in my friend circle. I was so locked in on the story that it didn’t dawn on me that doing the...

05.11.2024 7

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UEL ESports: Week 10 Recap

Welcome to Waypoint’s coverage of the UEL! Since we’re coming through in the middle of the season, check out my introductory article on UEL...

04.11.2024 5

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Wii Were Tricked: Nintendo’s Successful Switch Experiment

Stay with me here. I did not wholly enjoy my time with the Wii U. It did a couple of solid things, but overall, it was just not good. The Wii U...

02.11.2024 5

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‘Batman: Arkham Origins’ is Better Than You Remember

I am a huge Batman fan. I have been ever since I first heard Kevin Conroy voice the World’s Greatest Detective in “Batman: The Animated Series”....

02.11.2024 5

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Capcom, It’s Time to Bring ‘Viewtiful Joe’ Back 

Long ago, when the gaming industry cared about something other than big budget first party games, Capcom released a classic of a game called Viewtiful...

02.11.2024 9

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‘NBA 2K’: And The 2K is For Dollars 

I love basketball. It was my first love growing up, I played AAU ball, and I’ve mentioned before that Kobe was my favorite player ever. So...

01.11.2024 6

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‘Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’ Is the First Game to Truly Scare Me

The Zelda series is iconic for multiple reasons. Characters, story, lore, and gameplay come together to create an undeniable package of classic...

01.11.2024 10

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‘DBZ: Sparking Zero’: I Love Difficulty (But Get Why Some Don’t)

Over the last couple weeks, I’ve seen meme after meme of people getting their butts handed to them by the Great Ape Vegeta in DBZ: Sparking Zero....

31.10.2024 6

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GameCube and The Golden Age of Third-Party Gaming 

The early to mid 2000’s were some of the best years in gaming. The Big 3 of Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft were knocking it out the park with their...

31.10.2024 6

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Indie Games Like ‘Hades’ Are Holding the Line 

The industry is in a bad place. Successful dev teams are seeing layoffs the same as those who aren’t. The AAA side of the gaming industry is being...

30.10.2024 4

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‘Ultra Pro Wrestling’: Restoring the N64 Feeling

I’m a huge wrestling fan. I have been since I was about 6 years old, watching WCW with Big Mama. Combine this with my love of video games and the...

29.10.2024 9

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The ‘Avengers’ Effect: Games as a Service Is Not Working 

I remember the Avengers game’s announcement trailer. How hyped I was the moment I realized what it was. This was coming off the success of the...

29.10.2024 6

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UEL: The Future of Esports

Back in February, I connected with Titus Walker on LinkedIn. Titus is the CEO of the Ultimate Endgamers League, an Esports league based in Virginia. I...

27.10.2024 10

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Counterpoint: I’m Excited About Gex

As I was writing down a list of topics I wanted to cover for my opening pieces here at Waypoint,one game kept popping up in my head: Gex. I remember...

26.10.2024 8

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Why ‘Metroid Prime 4’ Is an Important Step for Nintendo

Ever since Nintendo (finally) released a trailer for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, I’ve beenintrigued by what it could mean for the Red Brand. If this...

26.10.2024 6

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‘Spider-Man 2’ and the DLC We Don’t Need

On the PlayStation Blog, Insomniac Games confirms there won’t be any story-related DLC coming for Spider-Man 2. Naturally, there were reactions...

26.10.2024 8

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‘Balatro’: The Destroyer of Idle Time

Balatro, the roguelike card game that found a rabid fanbase after releasing on Steam and consoles, found its way to mobile devices on September 26. I...

25.10.2024 6

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