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Death’s Door Has a Promising and Intriguing Opening

In all kinds of fiction, there’s a fascination with death as a bureaucracy. The finality of it all is maybe slightly lessened or made more palatable if we think of the great beyond as pencil-pushers doing their jobs the same way we spend most of our lives. Death’s Door, an…

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Tales of Arise Seeks to Evolve Itself Rather than Reboot

As far as anthology JRPG series go, the Tales of games had a lot of connective tissue. While they differed in art style, story details, and tweaks to the overall battle system, they were largely recognizable as a specific kind of JRPG unto itself. It may have been formulaic, but you…

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Early Assess: Grounded Is a Miniature Breath of Fresh Air With Room to Grow

@Merlin13Fallout: New Vegas by Obsidian Entertainment was one of my first open-world games. Seeing the silhouette of two men shaking hands on the horizon, then crossing (what felt like) a vast expanse of desert to stand under that now giant statue stuck with me — even as reaching distant mountains…

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Death Stranding Comes to PC Following Nine Months of Real World Timefall

Death Stranding is out soon! That may seem strange given that Death Stranding also came out about nine months ago. PC ports happen all the time, but this one feels significant for a lot of messy reasons — only some of which actually have to do with this incredibly weird…

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WWE Backlash Preview and Predictions

In the best of times, Backlash is rarely an impactful pay-per-view, but the odds feel really stacked against it this year. While NXT pulled off an impressive In Your House last week, the main roster has to contend with a mixed bag of matches, no fans in the audience, and…

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NXT TakeOver: Portland Preview and Predictions

NXT returns to the best coast for the first TakeOver of the year. We’ve got every title on the line, a street fight, a Poppy performance, and more Finn Balor than we saw in his entire main roster run. A little something for everyone. NXT Championship: Rhea Ripley (c) vs…

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WWE Royal Rumble Preview and Predictions

The Royal Rumble has always been my favorite PPV, because it manages to have everything I like about wrestling. Surprise returns, goofy comedy bits, a mix of established and upcoming talent, and old men who are way past their prime getting “you still got it” chants for making it down…

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