Why “Demakes” Fascinate Us in a World of Remakes

As hearsay continues to swirl that a remaster of From Software’s Bloodborne is in the works, a developer decided to move in the opposite direction and remade it as if it was a Legend of Zelda clone from 1994. Dubbed Yarntown, the “demake” transforms the lamplit streets of Yharnham into…

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They Should Probably Just Remake Babylon 5

Late last year, I decided to close a major gap in my sci-fi television knowledge by burning through that other mid-90s space opera, Babylon 5. B5 has a cult following that I’ve never been a part of — I was too young to appreciate it first-run and it’s been available…

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Spyro Reignited Trilogy Review

Remasters are fickle beasts. On the one hand, a high definition remake has to look, feel, and play like its original release—at least enough to elicit some nostalgia from its players. On the other, remakes also call for something fresh. Whether that’s a graphical update, a new soundtrack, voice acting, gameplay tweaks,…

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DC Excels When it Puts People Above a Universe

When I sat down to watch Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), one of my hopes was that, among all the crime-related antics of Harley Quinn, the formation of a new supergroup, and the blessing that was the absence of Jared Leto’s Joker, there would…

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‘Don’t Breathe 2’ Review: Dadsploitation is Still a Threat

In 2016’s Don’t Breathe, some desperate young Detroit thieves break into the house of a blind veteran (Stephen Lang), hoping to make off with his lawsuit payout for the death of his daughter. Blindness, however, does not leave the man helpless — if anything, his combat-honed viciousness and familiarity with…

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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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Cyberpunk 2077’s Human Connections Help Me Tolerate Its Cynicism

At a glance, Cyberpunk 2077 isn’t a game I would say I feel conflicted on, because I’m pretty sure I’m not enjoying it. Some of that is because open-world games have to tick very specific boxes for me to get invested, and the first-person perspective makes it more cumbersome to…

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What Wrestling Should You Watch This Week (3/16/20)

It’s a pandemic baby! Aside from AEW and WWE continuing to run limited versions of their weekly shows, there’s not a lot of new wrestling happening this week. Still, that isn’t stopping streaming services like IWTV from reaching into the vault for stuff to play all day long, entertaining people…

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Legendary Pokemon Feel Less Special Than Ever in The Crown Tundra

Pokemon Sword and Shield’s “The Crown Tundra” DLC is good. Really good, honestly. It’s got some interesting new Legendary Pokemon, memorable characters who have rapidly ascended to the top of my list of supporting heroes in the Pokemon world, and I’m excited to jump into the Galarian Star Tournament to…

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A Non-Violent Form of Entertainment: The WWE and the 1999 Super Bowl

It’s Super Bowl Sunday, a day where Americans across the country gather together to either watch the NFL Championship game or pretend to not know what “sportsball” is. It’s a bloated, glorious spectacle, a day where everything from individual plays to the halftime show to Budweiser commercials are watched and…

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7 Things That Happened in Not-WWE the Week of June 2, 2019

It is arguably the best time in history to be a wrestling fan. We have more access to more incredible wrestling from all over the world now than ever before. How many of those wrestling companies do not have propaganda partnerships with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia? Almost all of…

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FFXIV Patch 5.2 Carries on Shadowbringers’ Emotional Momentum

One of the few things we all have in common, despite our identities and backgrounds, is being extremely good at collecting regrets — both big and small. You might think that playing almost 1000 hours of Final Fantasy XIV in eight months would be one of those. I mean, it is a truly ridiculous number.…

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