Carolyn Petit
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Life Is Strange: True Colours Has My Favourite Video Game Special Effect Of 2021
As I make a last-ditch effort to catch up on some of 2021’s most beloved games, there’s no shortage of sights that impress me. Halo Infinite’s open world has a captivating natural beauty. The colourful planets and aliens of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy are refreshingly imaginative and unconventional, revealing how limited the visions of…
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GTAV’s Enhanced 2022 Release Should Leave The 2013 Transphobia Behind
Years ago, I saw a video on YouTube — since removed, it seems, though a few like it still remain — of a GTAV player deliberately brutalizing some of the game’s trans sex workers for his own amusement. In the comments, one viewer voiced these chilling words of encouragement: “You’re doing God’s work.”
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April O’Neil Finally Gets To Kick Some Shell In TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge
Look, I’m excited about Saints Row and Marvel: Midnight Suns and all the other big announcements out of Gamescom’s Opening Night Live showcase. But my favourite announcement of all concerns Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge. Yes, today Geoff Keighley revealed that, for the first time in a TMNT beat-em-up, intrepid TV reporter and jumpsuit…
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Getting Killed By Superman In Fortnite Feels Wrong
Superman arrived in Fortnite this week, becoming the latest in a steady stream of high-profile licensed characters from across the corporate multiverse. And in my first match following Superman’s debut as a playable character, he killed me with a sniper rifle. I’m not sure how I feel about that. I don’t mean the part where…