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Ratchet & Clank Is The Best Mascot Platformer In Ages, But It Doesn’t Have Much Competition
The prehistoric 1990s were a different time for video games. Mascot platformers roamed the untamed jungles, with Mario and Sonic eternally duking it out while Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Croc, Rayman, and countless imitators scattered underfoot. Fast forward to now, and “mascot platformer” is barely even a genre anymore. A handful of big names remain, but…
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Fuck, Marry, Kill: Mass Effect Party Member Edition
3It certainly says something about the video game industry that the most anticipated release of the year so far is a remaster of a sci-fi RPG trilogy from a decade ago. Mass Effect has some memorable characters — and a lot of less memorable ones, a fact that many people have fittingly forgotten. On this…
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Sometimes You Just Have To Let Backlog Games Go
Most of us will probably never play every game we own right now, let alone all the others we’ll buy or download in the future. In that sense, backlogs are like the universe: infinitely expanding and confounding to physicists. Sometimes you just have to make peace — or force yourself to make peace — with…
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Where Did Gamer Snacks Come From, Anyway?
There are snacks, and then there are snacks for gamers. Through chalky chemical combinations of dubious repute, they will somehow make you aim better in Fortnite. How did we reach the point where snacks for a hobby that takes place primarily on the couch are basically workout supplements? On this week’s food-focused episode of Splitscreen,…