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There are different kind of horror games for different kinds of people. Some enjoy the shock to the system of a particularly startling jump scare, where frightening sounds and imagery accost you like a slap to the face. But others (like me) prefer the subtle, slow-burn dread of great psychological …

Ah, the conveniences of modern MMOs. If you grew up on World of Warcraft instead of EverQuest or Ultima Online, you’ll never know the pains of permanently losing your equipment in a raid wipe. Or permanently losing experience points, enough to regress in level. Or having to literally run from …

Twin magic What do Hollywood blockbusters have in common with the number 35 bus? Why, that’s easy – you wait an absolute age for one, only for two to turn up at once. Take Armageddon for instance – aka the movie in which Steve Buscemi was exposed to the harsh …

Non-playable characters, aka NPCs, aren’t exactly known for being the brightest sparks. They’re the folks that you’ve got to rescue, get stuff for, ask you to perform random tasks and generally cause a nuisance that you’ve probably got to clean up later. But they also fill our game worlds, making …

Dark Souls 3 is finally here and it is excellent. What better way to celebrate the conclusion to From Software’s groundbreaking series than by sending someone terrible at Souls games into its nether regions to die repeatedly at the hands of its cruel enemies? We’ll be playing through the game’s …

The Legend of Zelda. Castle in the Sky. Diablo. Heart Machine went out of its way to invoke legends of pop culture in describing Hyper Light Drifter, its new game. After three years of highly scrutinized development following a successful Kickstarter campaign, Hyper Light Drifter is finally out on Steam …

Valentine’s Day is hard. Single? The pressure’s on to find someone. Already dating? Well, you better be preparing the most specialest date in the history of all dates. Even if you’re married, the expectation is that you’ll pull off something so romantic that everything will feel like the first time. …

So Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End missed its 2015 release! That’s no bad thing. We still get to sample at least a portion of Nathan Drake’s new adventures on the PlayStation 4. Between today and December 13th, a multiplayer beta stress test is open for Uncharted: The Nathan Drake owners. …

Fallout 4’s wasteland is addictive, almost intoxicating in its depth, but it’s also exhausting. Making settlements, battling ghouls, picking perks; don’t you just want to throw up your hands and say, “I need a simpler apocalyptic landscape! A place that makes me think but doesn’t take over my life.” Untame’s …

No more waiting: Halo has finally come to Xbox One. No more of that HD remaster business. Halo 5: Guardians is the console’s first full sequel to the storied franchise and there are no sacred cows when it comes to the series’ past. We’ve got a new protagonist, redesigned weapons, …