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  3 Things Hollywood Needs to Stop Doing for Video Game Movies

  March 21 at 5:30 a.m.

  There is a LOT of video game news coming out right now, but the first thing that caught my eye was the trailer for Doom Annihilation dropped. The first Doom movie in 2005 was a financial and critical failure despite a pretty good cast. The franchise came roaring back to...

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  Mortal Kombat Characters Know They’re in a Video Game and it’s Awesome

  February 28 at 5 a.m.

  Mortal Kombat 11 is due out on April 23 on all major platforms. The game is the third in the rebooted continuity and will feature an all new villain named Kronika, a first for the series in being a female main antagonist. The plot involves her attempting to fix the...

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  5 Tips for Fairness When Your Whole Family Games

  February 7 at 5:30 a.m.

  My daughter’s big birthday present this year was a Nintendo Switch, which she loves. She’s also become a fan of Parker Plays on Disney XD, which has sparked her interested in first-person games, so she’s been playing my PlayStation 4 a lot more. Meanwhile, my wife has used the Switch...

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  It’s Time to Admit Life is Strange 2 Isn’t Very Good

  January 31 at 4:30 a.m.

  Warning: Major spoilers for Life is Strange 2 With the second episode of Life is Strange 2 out now, it’s time to admit that the second incarnation of the superpower narrative series is just not very good. In fact, it’s edging out of “acceptable” and into “this is kind of...

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  The Shrouded Isle is Like a Demented Solitaire

  January 22 at 5 a.m.

  One of the things I love about the Nintendo Switch is how dedicated the eShop is to embracing indie gaming and bringing some of the most notable titles from Steam to consoles. Sony and Microsoft do that too, of course, but Nintendo’s efforts have an ambassador feel that the other...

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  We Need More Kid-Friendly Video Games Like Knack

  January 11 at 5:30 a.m.

  Knack is one of those games that we never seem to talk about despite it being a launch title for the PS4. It was a giant critical “meh” when it came out, and its 300,000 units sold had a lot to do with the fact that it came packaged with...