Monster Hunter Rise Sets New Foundations for the Entire Series

I was skeptical of Monster Hunter Rise at first. I think most of my Monster Hunter obsessive friends were, too. It’s easy to overanalyze a game meant to “replace” one you’ve spent hundreds — if not thousands — of hours playing. And we overanalyzed the hell out of the new…

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REVIEWS

The Division is a terrible Tom Clancy game

Tom Clancy games are all about taking things seriously.  The Division doesn't.

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Destiny 2 Death Adder Guide – How to Get Death Adder & the God Roll

The bane of the Darkness is finally going away in the fall. Perhaps one of the most overpowered weapons in the history of Destiny 2, The Recluse, is going to be essentially useless in PVE activities going forward. This means players are desperately hunting for a new legendary submachine gun…

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GUIDES

‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ Review: Theme Park Cinema Fun

When Marvel Studios launched its cinematic universe in 2008, the perception was that they were left with only B-list characters to work with. All the most popular and recognizable names from the comics had been licensed out to other companies, and they’d have to start from zero to build hype…

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REVIEWS

FFXIV Raid Guide – Pandaemonium Asphodelos: The Second Circle (Savage)

Welcome to the second Savage raid of the Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker patch cycle! After breaking the chains of Erichthonios for a second time, you head to the sewers to face the mutated Hippokampos. Make sure your head is on the right way round and you’ll pass right through this encounter.…

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GUIDES

Torment: Tides of Numenera review

This spiritual successor to Planescape: Torment delivers on its fans' high expectations.

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Pandemics, Global Politics, and a New Women’s Champ: February’s Pro Wrestling News Roundup

February was a historic month for professional wrestling and one that reassured me why the art of wrestling can be such an important outlet — one that, when it develops in a progressive and meaningful way, can provide incredibly satisfying and important moments. There was a lot to reflect on…

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WRESTLING

To Your Eternity Will Absolutely Fuck You Up, Folks

To paraphrase the first person I ever heard describe To Your Eternity, “It’s like if the thing from John Carpenter’s The Thing met a nice young man instead of some assholes in Antarctica.” I’ve been reading the manga ever since; though I’m not quite caught up with the story so…

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Strange New Worlds Proves That Classic 90s Star Trek Still Works

In 2017, when Star Trek: Discovery first launched, Star Trek’s fan community split nearly in half over the new show’s vastly different approach to the franchise. It was practically a rehearsal for what would happen to Star Wars fandom when The Last Jedi hit theaters a few months later, with…

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TV/FILM

Life is Strange: Wavelengths Wants to Explore What Makes Steph Special

The much-anticipated standalone DLC for Life is Strange: True Colors, which was released earlier this month, is out tomorrow. Titled Wavelengths, the bonus episode stars not True Colors protagonist Alex Chen but rather Steph Gingrich — a fan-favorite since she was introduced in Deck Nine Games’ first foray into the…

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FEATURES

The Rise of Skywalker: The Felker-Martin Review

This review contains extensive spoilers for The Rise of Skywalker. At the end of 1983’s Return of the Jedi, Luke and Anakin Skywalker kill Emperor Palpatine, restore the Jedi Order, and liberate the galaxy from the Empire’s oppression. The entire purpose of Disney’s new trilogy appears to have been to walk…

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REVIEWS

Near Death will be ‘harsher than traditional survival sims’

In this ZAM exclusive, Near Death's Kent Hudson (Bioshock 2, The Novelist) shares why Antarctica is the closest thing we have to a hostile alien world on our own planet.

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