Category: video games
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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is Out
For the first time the only controversy around a Wolfenstein game isn’t about the violence, nobody cares about that anymore. It’s from the republicans who feel like they’re being attacked for supporting fascists like Trump. GQ’s Joshua Rivera: In moving the action to America, Bjork and MachineGames weren’t really out to comment on the current…
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Mario Odyssey Reviews Out, Game Available Tomorrow
The reviews are almost universally positive. Here is Dan Ryckert’s: Make no mistake about it, Super Mario Odyssey is a weird game. It’s wrapped around a concept featuring sentient hats, enemy possession, and Bowser making wedding preparations, but actually playing the game feels very familiar. Gone are the polarizing FLUDD from Super Mario Sunshine and…
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Universal Paperclips is a Delightful Clicker Game & Spaceplan Got Big
There’s this tiny genre of games where you make things that make things, usually by clicking a bunch at first. Sometimes, there is a plot. Universal Paperclips by Frank Lantz and Bennett Foddy is that kind of game. It runs in your browser, and you construct paperclips by clicking on a button to make a paperclip.…
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The Xbox One Plays Some Xbox Games Now
Microsoft released a list of 13 original Xbox games that can run on the Xbox One through a disc or download today. Here’s the list: BLACK BloodRayne 2 Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge Dead to Rights Fuzion Frenzy Grabbed by the Ghoulies King of Fighters Neowave Ninja Gaiden Black Prince of Persia: The Sands of…
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Animal Crossing Pocket Camp in Late November
Nintendo’s iOS and Android adventures continue late next month with Animal Crossing Pocket Camp. I love Animal Crossing in general, it’ll be interesting to see if Pocket Camp really gives us a good experience but it looks pretty limited and full of traditional mobile game shenanigans. There’s a shorter version of the above video at…