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GAME ON | OPINION: Heading Out: An homage to 1970s car chases
The video game Heading Out bills itself as a narrative driving game, and I guess that's true, but it's not particularly exceptional at the narrative or driving…
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Subscriber ExclusiveGAME ON | OPINION: Still Wakes the Deep offers superb narrative
Still Wakes the Deep is a well-crafted narrative about a doomed oil rig off the coast of 1970s Scotland. You play as Caz McLeary, an electrician on the run fro…
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Subscriber ExclusiveGAME ON | OPINION: Build your tribe in survival-crafter Soulmask
The co-op open world survival-crafting genre is getting pretty crowded these days, but the Aztec-inspired Soulmask has issued a pretty strong challenge for the…
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GAME ON | OPINION: Another Crab’s Treasure starts crab on lookout for shell
In an era where the AAA video game developers have been releasing poorly received, microtransaction-filled games that abuse customers' time and trust, it's awe…
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Subscriber ExclusiveGAME ON | OPINION: Every playthrough is a unique experience
Somehow mostly falling under my radar, the roguelike shooter Risk of Rain 2 has been out for a few years and has gained a dedicated base of players, sitting at…
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Subscriber ExclusiveGAME ON | OPINION: Sci-fi horror game ramps up tension
There are certainly much more graphically appealing sci-fi horror games on the market. But, Deadnaut: Signal Lost somehow makes it work by increasing the tensi…
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Subscriber ExclusiveGAME ON | OPINION: It’s survival of the fittest for SCUM players
"In the year 2024, the best men don't run for president, they run for their lives." OK, that line from Stephen King's "The Running Man" actually said 2025, but…
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Subscriber ExclusiveGAME ON | OPINION: Backpack Battles requires skill, organization
Veterans of games like Skyrim, Resident Evil, Diablo and countless more know the struggle of inventory management as our hoarder drive takes over while adventu…
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Subscriber ExclusiveGAME ON | OPINION: ‘Stranded’ achieves landing on planet
Clearly taking some cues from survival OGs such as Rimworld and Oxygen Not Included, Stranded: Alien Dawn charts its own course through the stars to offer a co…
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Subscriber ExclusiveGAME ON | OPINION: Poker-theme roguelike Balatro has an ace up its sleeve
Highly addictive and infinitely replayable, Balatro (Latin for jester) is a magnificent, unique take on the roguelike deckbuilder genre. In a world of inferior…
