“The Last of Us, Episode 5: Endure and Survive” Review
by Danreb VictorioIt’s time for the Sam and Henry episode.
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“Tales of Kenzera: Zau” Review
Patrick Sounds Off: The Lengths We Go
by Patrick MifflinBack to system launch commentaries. Wasn’t planning to take part in this one, but Nintendo was insistent and knew exactly how to bring me around.
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Cook Serve Forever & The Last Starship – SmashPad Demo Fest
by Chris SelogyWe check out some of the demos in the Steam Next Fest event. Cook Serve Forever by Vertigo Gaming Cook Serve Forever is the fourth title in the Cook, Serve, Delicious! series that takes place in a future city as…
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“Dead Space” Review
by Jon YelenicDead Space seems to be a light at the end of a tunnel for a historically troubled series.
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Patrick Sounds Off: Virtua Renaissance
I love that a new Virtua Fighter looks inevitable with Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown headlining EVO Japan 2023, but upwards of a decade is a long wait for a new game in any series, and I can’t help wondering…
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Patrick Sounds Off: The Smokeless Fire of E3 2023
The news that E3 is back this year, but that the big three aren’t participating, is being spun every which way by news outlets and content creators. Either it’s treated as a declaration of E3’s irrelevance or a sign that…
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“The Last of Us, Episode 4: Please Hold To My Hand” Review
After last week’s gem of an episode that stands alone as a first class example of what this medium is capable of, viewers were essentially owed more Joel and Ellie, and that’s exactly what we got in episode 4. The…
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“The Last of Us, Episode 3: Long Long Time” Review
The second episode of HBO’s “The Last of Us” garnered 5.7 million viewers, and a couple days ago the network announced that the series was renewed for a second season–something to cheer Naughty Dog for, especially going into what was…
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Patrick Sounds Off: Buyer Beware
Being an early adopter comes with some implicit risks. The first of anything to come off of the production line could be especially faulty, and I ran face-first into that reality on November 15, 2001…and the weeks that followed.
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“The Last of Us, Episode 2: Infected” Review
Directed by Neil Druckmann himself, “Infected” might be a polarizing episode as it fundamentally changes some of the rules we thought existed in Naughty Dog’s beautiful but damaged world
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Patrick Sounds Off: Sometimes Your Best Move is Not Making One
You know me, I see poorly-founded hype and I just can’t resist pouring cold water on it and telling the world to cool its jets. There’s no reason to suggest a next-gen Nintendo platform is conversation-worthy in 2023. Digital Foundry…
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Patrick Sounds Off: They Can’t All Be Winners
Ah, the GBA launch. The screen was terrible and I’m not good with kids.
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