How Games Like ‘Grounded’ are Going Big by Getting Small

We all think we know the ins and outs of our own home. But what if we had to explore it from a new perspective? Say, from the perspective of an ant or a small bug? This would completely change the way we view our surroundings, turning a backyard into…

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The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles Wields Vintage Fashion as a Narrative Tool

Ace Attorney is a visual novel series about legal disputes and the judicial system, and over the past 20 years it’s carved a space for itself by transforming historically dull, monotonous court processes into some of the most dramatic reveals in games. It’s a series full of endless spectacle, and…

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The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles

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StarCraft 2 World Championship Series Predictions

Since the WCS Global Finals are run in single elimination format, each initial match-up can be analyzed in advance. Based on those hypothetical results and what we can see for each player’s strengths and weaknesses, this segment will look at who is most likely to win BlizzCon 2015’s $100,000 prize.…

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Three Friends Review Fire Emblem: Three Houses Part Four – We’ve Done This Before

We’re on the home stretch now, kids! This is the fourth installment of our Fire Emblem: Three Houses review — and the second-to-last conversation before we render final judgment. Yesterday we discussed the daily life aspect of Three Houses, wherein you explore Garreg Mach Monastery and just chill between battles. That’s a fairly…

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Fire Emblem Three Houses Review Comparison

REVIEWS

Baccano! is a True Ensemble Story

I’ve always been fascinated by the idea that every character is the protagonist of their own story. In the best narratives, every person has their own motivations and perspective, a whole life that’s happening alongside the life of the main character. When done right, it adds depth and realism to…

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Best Game Soundtracks April 2017

Persona 5, Everything, Deformers, and more!

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Remember Piranesi: Exploring Video Games’ Infinite Halls

With its 2017 sci-fi game ECHO, developer Ultra Ultra, now nonexistent, are responsible for one of gaming’s greatest openings. Enigmatic characters and situations are one thing — you play as “En”, a genetically designed “Resourceful” in search of a mythical Palace, with only a dead man trapped in a cube…

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StarCraft 2 World Championship Series 2015 Preview

Since the inception of its current iteration in 2013, the World Championship Series (WCS) has been run with a single purpose - to identify the absolute best StarCraft II player in the world.

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Interview: Hatsune Miku Talks the Social Responsibility of Creating Minecraft, Harry Potter

Hatsune Miku’s talents are so widespread you may have come to initially know her through one of several industries. Miku first began her rise to fame as the voice behind a vocaloid developed by Crypton Future Media in 2007, but in the decade since she’s expanded to other mediums, including…

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Disney+ Titles Dropped In A Massive Twitter Thread, So We’ve Linked The Start Of Each Decade’s Tweets

There’s less than a month until the new Disney+ streaming service. Naturally, Disney wants to bring up the hype, and there’s no better way to do so than by dropping all the titles that will be available. So obviously, the right thing for the Disney+ social team to do is…

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NEWS

Who Owns Cartoon Characters in the Age of Fandom?

When I was a little kid, the toys I played with were my first taste of story-telling. I created elaborate narratives, plot-lines, and soap opera levels of drama within the confines of playsets and plastic figurines based on cartoons. All that mattered was that I had my own agency over…

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World’s End Club, From Danganronpa and Zero Escape Leads, is Coming to Apple Arcade

World’s End Club (previously known as Death March Club), is a collaboration between Danganronpa writer Kazutaka Kodaka and Zero Escape director Kotaro Uchikoshi, and surprisingly, it’s coming out on the Apple Arcade on September 4. The game is the second project from Too Kyo Games, which Kodaka and Uchikoshi formed after leaving Danganronpa and Zero Escape developer…

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