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Giovanni Colantonio

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Mr. Mime is a godawful mime in Pokémon Pokopia

Mr. Mime is a godawful mime in Pokémon Pokopia

I’ve spent 50 hours building a life for myself in Pokémon Pokopia already. During that time, I’ve met over 200 monsters who all have their own...

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Giovanni Colantonio

Resident Evil Requiem has convinced me that a Resident Evil 6 remake could work

Resident Evil Requiem has convinced me that a Resident Evil 6 remake could work

In 2009, Capcom entered its hubris era. The publisher was riding high off the success of Resident Evil 4 and was ready to capitalize by continuing to...

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It's time to bring back the most complicated football game ever made

09.02.2026 5

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We can't keep letting the Swagless Games get away with it

02.02.2026 2

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Let's get some even weirder PS5 colors while we're at it

After five years, the PlayStation 5 is getting experimental with color. While we've gotten special edition designs and colorful faceplates in the...

13.01.2026 20

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Forget Kratos, I want the God of War studio to revive one of its best games next

07.01.2026 8

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15 under-the radar games you may have missed in 2025

22.12.2025 10

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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond's Samus Aran fangirl is all of us

08.12.2025 10

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The forgotten Fortnite wannabe that killed a studio still deserved better than a one-month lifespan

30.11.2025 9

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Sorry Arc Raiders, but Air Riders is the multiplayer game of the fall

26.11.2025 10

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Dispatch already missed a big opportunity to make my choices matter

06.11.2025 10

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Pokémon TCG Pocket finally did something good

01.11.2025 6

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Pokémon Legends: Z-A needs to be the start of a series trend

30.10.2025 5

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

29.10.2025 6

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Actually, Enter the Matrix did bullet time best

28.10.2025 6

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

25.10.2025 8

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Pokémon Legends: Z-A's combat is no replacement for turn-based battles

21.10.2025 20

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Baby Steps has one of the most meaningful choices I've ever encountered in a game

12.10.2025 10

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Silent Hill f's combat undercuts its most powerful moment

03.10.2025 7

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Ghost of Yōtei's open world doesn't do its hero justice

03.10.2025 5

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Why Hades 2 succeeds where so many Hades clones fail

27.09.2025 30

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The best Zelda story is hidden in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

22.09.2025 6

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I am going to compost all of Mario's talking flowers

14.09.2025 7

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Don't love Hollow Knight? Silksong probably won't win you over either

09.09.2025 10

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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is a better music discovery tool than Spotify

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 4 is out now, and with it comes a wave of early 2000s nostalgia. Developer Iron Galaxy’s pseudo-remake perfectly...

13.07.2025 20

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Forget the blue shell: Mario Kart World’s lightning is the true villain

For nearly three decades, it has been gaming’s most ruthless foe: the blue shell. First introduced in 1996’s Mario Kart 64 , I’d wager that the...

09.07.2025 5

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The Nintendo Switch 2 has replaced my Steam Deck — for now

Exactly one year ago, I found myself so bored that I decided to calculate just how much I was using each gaming platform I owned. The results...

09.07.2025 6

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