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Screenshot: Nintendo Former Rare Superstar, Grant Kirkhope, Has Horrifically Hurt My Feelings by Saying Players Don’t Want a New ‘Banjo Kazooie’
Grant, please. Stop saying this. ‘Banjo-Kazooie’ does have an audience, and I won’t rest until I get my ‘Banjo-Threeie’!
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Screenshot: Ubisoft I Played ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Because I Wanted Ubisoft To Make Me Care About the Franchise Again, and It Shattered My Expectations (Hands-on Preview)
I had a chance to go hands-on with ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows,’ and I learned over 3 hours that it was much better than I had given it credit.
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Screenshot: Nagai Industries ‘inKONBINI’ Is a Chill Simulator Where You Run a Convenience Store in the ‘90s, and the Vibes Are Immaculate
If you’ve been looking to run the store of your dreams, ‘inKONBINI’ may be the game you’ve been searching for. It looks so dreamy.
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Screenshot: Jamie Colliver Jamie Colliver Spent 3.5 Years Bringing ‘Final Fantasy 7’ Into ‘LittleBigPlanet 2’, and the Result Is Mindblowing (Interview)
‘Final Fantasy 7’ has never been more adorable than it is here, with Jamie Colliver taking 3.5 years to bring it to ‘LittleBigPlanet 2.’
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Screenshot: Shaun Cichacki Waypoint Wishlist: NES Edition
In this ‘Waypoint Wishlist’, we chat about the NES, a console that kickstarted our love of gaming, and which games deserve another shot.
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Screenshot: Super Rare Originals ‘Grandma, No!’ Is the Unhinged Physics-Based Chaos I’m Craving
‘Grandma, No!’ popped up on my radar, and it satiates my constant, unquenchable thirst for chaos and insanity in a physics-based playground.
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Screenshot: Blizzard Entertainment ‘Overwatch 2’ Drops a Major Mid-Season Update One Day Before the OTHER Hero Shooter Dropped Theirs!
I just found out about ‘Overwatch 2’ doing an ‘Avatar’ collab before writing this. Anyway, the game dropped a big mid-season update!
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Screenshot: Elegant Horse Studios ‘Driving Is Hard’ Challenges Players To Race in a Four-Wheeled Bathtub, and I Need It Now
‘Driving is Hard’ looks like the chaotic energy we all need to start 2025 off on the right foot, and I’m excited to jump in.
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Screenshot: Kitfox Games ‘Caves of Qud’ Ended Grabble’s Life via a Group of Angry Baboons, and I Must Tell His Story
Yeah, I caved and bought ‘Caves of Qud.’ And guess what, it beat my ass, and I loved every second of it. I’m so sorry, Grabble. I failed you.
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Screenshot: Sony Interactive Entertainment Even After Countless Live Service Games Are No Longer Alive, 1/3 of AAA Devs Are Working On New Ones
The live-service trend can be great, but if too many people start chasing the same goal, the waters are bound to get muddy somewhere.
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Screenshot: YouTube/Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aimé Keeps It Real: ”’Astro Bot’ Almost Outdid Nintendo at Its Own Game”
At the 14th Annual New York Game Awards, former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé gave props to Astro Bot’s success.
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Screenshot: NetEase Games ‘Marvel Rivals’ Launches Its Spring Festival Event Alongside a Big Update
‘Marvel Rivals’ keeps the good times rolling with its Spring Festival event, including a major update addressing many character tweaks!