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Mortal Kombat 13 Needs To Be A Tag-Team Fighter

Mortal Kombat 1’s excellent Kameo mechanic proves that it’s time for the series to go two-on-two.

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Mortal Kombat 1 Should Have Never Made Shang Tsung A Pre-Order Bonus

Shang Tsung is one of Mortal Kombat 1’s most important characters, but he’s locked away unless you pre-order.

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Will The Inquisitor Follow In The Footsteps Of The Witcher?

Unfortunately, you won't find The Inquisitor's Mordimer in a bathtub, though.

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You Can Teleport In Assassin’s Creed Mirage And I Don’t Know How To Feel About It

How much of a throwback to the original Assassin's Creed should Mirage be?

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F-Zero Fans Executed Live On Television By Nintendo Executives

Fans of the futuristic racing franchise just can't catch a break.

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The Switch’s Hottest New Fighting Game Was Made By Nintendo In 1993

Thanks to Nintendo Switch Online, this Famicom Japan-only fighter can now be played in the West

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Starfield Feels Like A Job

I do not have enough money for all of the stuff I want to do, and Starfield is making me earn it the hard way

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Pokemon Fans Need To Decide Between Quality And Quantity

Do you want Pokemon to keep on churning out half-baked games, or take its time and make something a little more special?

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Mortal Kombat 1 Should Have Been Called Mortal Kombat 12

Mortal Kombat 1 is more of a continuation than you might have thought.

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Mortal Kombat 1 Has The Series' Best Launch Roster

All without a Special Forces member in sight.

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Baldur’s Gate 3 And Sea Of Stars Handle Combat The Same Way

The RPGs seem very different on the surface, but their approaches to combat have some striking similarities.

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Overwatch 2's Official Age Chart Doesn't Make A Lot Of Sense

Blizzard is struggling to make sense of its own universe right now.

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Starfield Would Be Better If It Wasn't Open World

Bethesda shines in curated towns and cities, but falls apart in the vastness of space.

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Starfield’s Fetch Quests Are All The More Painful After Playing Baldur’s Gate 3

One of these games makes every quest matter, and the other one is Starfield

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Starfield Finally Makes Getting Arrested Interesting

For the first time in ten years, I didn't save scum to get out of jail.

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Every Card Revealed For Disney Lorcana's Rise Of The Floodborn

Take a look at every card shown off for Disney Lorcana's second set, Rise of the Floodborn.

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Unity’s Install Fee Could Destroy The Indie Game Scene

Unity's new policy will charge developers every time their games are installed, in a move that could devastate earnings for indie developers

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Tears Of Kingdom Doesn’t Need DLC, But I Still Want Some

The latest Zelda doesn't need more content, but I could use a reason to go back to it.

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Starfield And Baldur’s Gate 3 Complement Each Other Perfectly

2023's blockbuster RPGs are better together.

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Throne And Liberty Might Prove Amazon Games Has Learned From Past Mistakes

Amazon Games want Throne And Liberty to be a completely "fair" MMO

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