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76 Million Households Watched Netflix's The Witcher for At Least Two Minutes
More than 76 million households have watched the new show starring Henry Cavill. Or at least some of it.
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The Top 25 RPGs of All Time #13: Fallout: New Vegas
Bethesda made Fallout mainstream, but its follow-up represents the franchise's narrative peak in the 3D era.
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Actually, Resident Evil 4 Was Plenty Scary
On its 15th anniversary, we remember some of Resident Evil 4's scariest moments.
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The CEO of Japanese Indie Publisher Dangen Entertainment Resigns As Allegations of Harassment Mount [Update]
Ben Judd is stepping back from the publisher he helped found, as well as his "other industry endeavors."
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Shovel Knight: King of Cards Review: This Crown Belongs to Another
King of Cards is the most ambitious Shovel Knight game to date, but it's not quite the best.
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Shovel Knight Showdown Review: A Sneaky Contender for 2019's Best Party Game
An excellent arena battler that transcends Shovel Knight's boundaries in unexpected ways.
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FIFA 20 Removes Retired Dutch Player Marco van Basten After He Uses Nazi Greeting on Television
"We have an expectation that our commitment to equality and diversity is upheld across our game," EA says.
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Death Stranding, Explained: Breaking Down the Complex Relationships, Mysteries, and Ending of Hideo Kojima's Sprawling Epic
There's a lot to unpack in Kojima Productions' Death Stranding. That hasn't stopped us from having a crack at it.
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Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Postmortem: The Making of the Expansion and the Future of the Series
We talk to Capcom about the challenge of making new monsters, future events, and that wonderful Palico grandmother.
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The Outer Worlds Devs Have One Thing They Would Change About Fallout 3's Most Famous Quest
It's the difference between building a sandbox and building an RPG.
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What to Read, Play, and Watch Before Playing The Outer Worlds
Leonard Boyarsky and Tim Cain share the syllabus for their new RPG.
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Why Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Doesn't Have Fast Travel
Fallen Order dispenses with a modern convenience in the name of exploration.
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8 Minutes of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Gameplay Highlights: The Force is Finally With EA
We highlight some new and interesting examples of Fallen Order in action, from AT-ST combat to the Ninth Sister.
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Stardew Valley's Creator on Self-Publishing, the "Everything" Update, and His Future as a Solo Developer
Talking to Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone about the future of the popular farming sim.
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John Wick Hex Review: Excommunicado
An amazing action series yields a one-dimensional tactics game.
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A PSA for the USG Community: Why We're Wiping Our Comments Archive
A note from the editor on why we're scrubbing the comments.
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New Celeste DLC Includes an Affecting Revelation About Madeline That Casts Her Story in a New Light
Madeline's battle with depression and anxiety take on a new meaning in Farewell DLC.
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Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Review
One of the generation's best action games gets a terrific expansion.
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Final Fantasy 8 Was Always Good
Reexamining one of the most divisive games in the series on its 20th anniversary.
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NHL 20 Interview: Why Planned Improvements to Its "Be a Pro" Mode Got Pushed Back and More
We catch up with creative director William Ho to talk improvements to the gameplay, online franchise, and Year 2 of World of Chel.
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Obsidian Talks About Ways to be Really Evil in The Outer Worlds
How bad can you get? Pretty bad, it seems.
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NBA 2K20 is Still Very Committed to Switch: "The Flexibility Can't be Matched With That Console"
FIFA is scaling back on Nintendo's platform, but for the moment, Visual Concepts is here to stay.
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FIFA 20 Developers on Why Volta Won't Have Online Team Play, the Microtransactions Question, and More
We checked out the new FIFA Street revival at EA Play 2019. Here's what we learned.
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How Does Fire Emblem: Three Houses Stack Up Against Persona, Bully, and Other Games With School Settings?
We don't need no education, but video game characters are another story.
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Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z Xbox 360 Review: The Anti-Ryu
A clumsy splatterfest, Ninja Gaiden Z is the diametric opposite of the series proper.
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Team Ninja: "[Ninja Gaiden] Needs to be in the Shadows for a While"
Team Ninja creative director discusses the whereabouts of the iconic action franchise, says Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z "wasn't the right move" for the series.
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Super Smash Bros. 3DS Review: A Smashing Port
Despite our initial skepticism, Super Smash Bros. is as enjoyable as ever on the Nintendo 3DS. Our full review.
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What's the Best Metal Gear Ever? Ranking the Legendary Series
From Metal Gear Solid 5 to Metal Gear: Ghost Babel, we rank every game in the Metal Gear series.
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The Pokemon Sword and Shield Interview: "We Knew at Some Point We Weren't Going to be Able to Keep Indefinitely Supporting All of the Pokemon"
We talk to Game Freak about the battle potential of Dynamax, the decision to narrow the number of available Pokemon, and the move into a new era.
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Fire Emblem: Three Houses Avatar Byleth's Appearance Won't be Customizable Outside of Gender, Nintendo Says
Nintendo reaches out to clarify customization options for Byleth.
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All of Our E3 2019 Coverage: News, Rumors, and Hands-on for the Show's Biggest Games
Here's how to easily find all of our E3 2019 coverage so far.
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Lego Star Wars After 10 Years: The Game That Briefly Made the Prequels Likable
Before it was an all-encompassing franchise, this little licensed gem by Traveller's Tales did the impossible.
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Larian Studios Shares Its Vision for Baldur's Gate 3: "We Got the Keys to the Toy Box"
We talk to Larian founder Swen Vincke and D&D creative director Mike Mearls about reviving one of the greatest RPGs ever.
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Slay the Spire Review
One of the best indie games on PC makes its way to Switch. Our full review.
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Rage 2's Vehicle Combat Needs Some Tuning, but is Already Producing Wild Gameplay Sequences
We talk to the game's developers about what largely feels like a secondary concern at the moment.
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MLB The Show 19 Review
Not just the best baseball sim of the generation, but one of the best sports sims period.
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The MLB The Show 19 Interview: Fixing Hitting, the March to October, and the Realities of Sports Game Development
We talk to Sony San Diego designer and community manager Ramone Russell about this year's baseball sim.
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"Shovel Knight is Not Done:" Yacht Club Games on the Road to King of Cards and Beyond
Five years after its original release, we catch up with Yacht Club's Sean Velasco to talk about delays, lessons learned, and the future of Shovel Knight.
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Shovel Knight's Plague of Shadows DLC is Great (and Free)
Playing as Plague Knight brings a new and hilarious perspective to Yacht Club's already excellent adventure.
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"I Thought V Would Be Much More Divisive:" Hideaki Itsuno on the Making of Devil May Cry 5 and Its Success
We catch up with the director of Devil May Cry 5 to talk about its sales success, the positive reception afforded V, and more.
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The Outer Worlds Interview: Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky are Dreaming Big on a Budget
We talk to the team behind Obsidian's upcoming RPG about player choice, the challenges of making RPGs in the Ultra HD era, and more.
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider Devs "Super Happy" With Sales and Reviews as DLC Wraps Up
"I'd be extremely surprised if we didn't see more [Tomb Raider]."
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How Cyber Shadow is Benefiting From the Expertise of Shovel Knight's Developers
We check out Yacht Club's first publishing venture, and talk to its developer, Aarne "Mekaskull" Hunziker.
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Stories From Making Command and Conquer: Blues Brothers Impersonators, Hilariously Low-Tech Sets, and More
Command and Conquer's cinema scenes were never destined to be Oscar material, but putting them together was a ton of fun.
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Devil May Cry 5 is Proof That We're in an Action Game Renaissance
From Bloodborne to God of War, it truly is a great time to be an action game fan.