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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...

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  Maybe Life is Strange 2 Should Have Been a Movie

  Monday, December 24, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  We finally got a release date for Episode 2 of Life is Strange 2, which will be available on January 24. We also got an unexpected treat in the form of a live-action trailer which stars Gonzalo Martin, the voice of Sean Diaz. Unfortunately, the trailer sort of makes you...

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  Even With a Delay, The Council is a Good Game

  Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  My review on The Council comes late because of the unexplained delay allowing those who have bought the episodes one at a time to buy Episode 5: Checkmate on the PlayStation Store. The normally responsive official Twitter account for the game was curiously unwilling to answer players who asked why...

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  A Lot of Male Protagonists in Final Fantasy are Dead Weight

  Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  The PlayStation 4 has three big remasters in the Final Fantasy series, specifically IX, X and its sequel and the Zodiac Age version of XII. I’ve been on a kick where I’m playing and replaying this era of the series back-to-back, and I’ve just finished X-2. My conclusion is this:...

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  The Most Ridiculous Defense for Loot Boxes

  Thursday, December 6, 2018 at 4:30 a.m.

  The Federal Trade Commission is finally investigating loot boxes in video games for their connection to gambling, and there have been some truly ridiculous defenses against that. For those who aren’t gamers, loot boxes are a concept in gaming that are extremely controversial. They are generally power-ups or cosmetic features...

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  You’re Better Off with a PlayStation 3 than a PlayStation Classic

  Friday, November 30, 2018 at 5:30 a.m.

  The PlayStation Classic legacy system is all set to be a big Christmas gift for the nostalgia gamer in your life. For $100 it’s a miniature version of the iconic system and comes with twenty games. Unfortunately, you’re probably better off with a used PlayStation 3 than buying what already...