Paul Tamayo
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Modern Warfare’s Online Crossplay Helped Me Get The Gang Back Together
2I’m only a couple of hours into the single-player campaign for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, but one thing I’ve been looking forward to is jumping back into the multiplayer side of things. So yesterday afternoon, I decided to stream some multiplayer action on the Kotaku Twitch channel. I jumped into a handful of Quick…
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Survival Tactics Game Nails The Feedback Loop Of Scavenging And Succeeding
Overland is a captivating 3D survival tactics game that scratches so many itches for me that it’s been easy to sink hours into it without even realising. In it, you hunt for supplies in ghost towns roaming with giant monsters to survive a cross-country trip. On a 9×9 grid, you control multiple characters in search…
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Returning To Final Fantasy VIII After 20 Years Is Letting Me Resolve Childhood Shame
I vividly remember when Final Fantasy VIII came out in February 1999. I coveted it for months but didn’t get it until October for my 11th birthday. It was my first Japanese role-playing game ever. I struggled desperately just to get through its opening moments of tutorials and text walls and Y2K CD-Rom-arse menus. I…
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Tetris 99’s Fire Emblem Theme Gives It New Energy
I’ve been super impressed with the love that Tetris 99 has been getting with each update. This weekend’s Maximus Cup event continues its excellent selection of timed content with this new theme based on Fire Emblem: Three Houses. While it isn’t the most visually engaging thing to stare at, I love the music and sound…