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Nintendo Music is a very Nintendo streaming service

When Nintendo announced its new music app last week, I excitedly downloaded it onto my phone. I thought I would finally be able to listen to the...

07.11.2024 4

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The best thing about Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom? The music

There’s been a slight sense of anticlimax after the release of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom . It’s a very good game, of course, but...

12.10.2024 6

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World of Warcraft might finally have nailed solo dungeons with Delves

A tension inherent in massively multiplayer role-playing games like World of Warcraft is that a lot of the biggest narrative moments, the coolest...

30.08.2024 20

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You’ll feel like applauding this LinkedIn post from Manor Lords’ publisher

The publisher of Manor Lords , the hit medieval city-building game made by solo developer Slavic Magic, has hit out at critics of the game’s gentle...

09.07.2024 10

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No one has ever been prettier than Austin Butler in The Bikeriders

This essay on The Bikeriders was originally written for the film’s European premiere at the 2023 BFI London Film Festival. It has been updated...

26.06.2024 20

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Never mind Kojima’s Mad Max game — I want George Miller’s Metal Gear

24.05.2024 30

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Why I still hold onto my Phantom Blade in World of Warcraft

The coolest sword I ever obtained in a video game is the Phantom Blade in World of Warcraft . In fact, it’s so cool to me that I never parted with...

21.05.2024 30

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Jesse Plemons’ Civil War character says the quiet part out loud

Jesse Plemons is a brilliant actor. He’s also one of our most memeable stars. It’s not that he’s super expressive — quite the opposite, in...

20.04.2024 30

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Dragon’s Dogma 2’s combat is sloppy and unrefined — on purpose

A few hours into my time with Dragon’s Dogma 2 , I was struck by a critical question that appeared simple, but was unusually difficult to answer....

28.03.2024 20

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Dragon’s Dogma 2 has next to no fast travel and that rules, actually

If you just started Dragon’s Dogma 2, it might have come as a shock that this sprawling open-world, role-playing epic is missing one common feature:...

26.03.2024 10

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Dune 2’s two silliest performances bring this very serious movie to life

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune movies can seem like a rebuke to Hollywood’s quip era. They are as far as you can get from the Marvel rule that no...

12.03.2024 6

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Games like Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth aren’t sustainable, and the Sony layoffs prove it

This week sees the release of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth as a PlayStation 5 exclusive. It’s a lavish but bloated release that expands the middle...

29.02.2024 20

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The meta spy thriller Argylle is in on its own joke — and that’s the problem

Matthew Vaughn, the mastermind of a string of sadistically inventive action movies including Kick-Ass and the Kingsman series, wants to keep things a...

31.01.2024 6

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Dolly Parton gave us 2023’s best needle-drop

Sofia Coppola is an immaculate stylist, tastemaker, and music fan whose movies are known for their impeccably curated soundtracks. She’s responsible...

24.01.2024 10

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Pikmin 4 owes its pristine loop to bedtime

I caught up with Pikmin 4 over the holidays — Nintendo had a good 2023, didn’t it? — and it’s been a joy to slip back into the unique...

08.01.2024 30

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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the anti-Breath of the Wild

There were few moments as iconic, during the birth phase of 3D gaming, as the first time Link stepped onto Hyrule Field in The Legend of Zelda:...

22.12.2023 10

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