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RECAP: Nintendo Switch 2 News You Missed From Today’s Direct
Today’s the day! Finally, this morning’s long-awaited Nintendo Direct presentation gave gamers an in-depth look at the upcoming console. From…
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Most Iconic Female Video Game Protagonists
Forget that “damsel in distress” mess. These influential, intelligent, enduring video game stars save the world in some of the…
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10 Games You Should Play On Your Steam Deck Right Now
If you’re anything like me, your Steam Deck has basically become an extension of your hands. I call it my…
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10 Celebrity Video Game Cameos That’ll Make You Shout, ‘I Know That Voice!’
(insert “Pointing Leonardo DiCaprio” meme) We’ve all perked up in the middle of a movie, music video, or television show…
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12 of the Best Video Game Soundtracks Ever Composed
Some video game soundtracks don’t just complement the action. They define it. If used correctly, soundtracks enhance the ambiance and…
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We picked our top 15 ‘Mario Party’ minigames. Did your fave make the list?
In early 1999, Nintendo and Hudson Soft released the very first Mario Party entry. In the nearly 30 years since…
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We ranked the best ‘Mario Party’ minigames. Did we pick your favorite?
In early 1999, Nintendo and Hudson Soft released the very first Mario Party entry. In the nearly 30 years since…
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10 Best Rhythm Games of All Time — Did Yours Make the Cut?
We’re all suckers for a good soundtrack, and video games are no exception. Whether a club mix, rock anthem, or…
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Xbox Consoles Ranked Worst to Best – Do You Agree?
Believe it or not, Microsoft has only released a console across four generations. Despite being in the gaming business for…
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10 Sci-Fi Movies That Will Alter Your Reality
Sci-fi isn’t just about spaceships and lasers. It’s about bending reality, questioning fate, and watching heroes rise against impossible odds.…
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12 Affordable Steam Deck-Compatible Games Your Library Needs
Yet another handheld gaming revolution is upon us, and Valve’s Steam Deck kickstarted it all. The popular handheld device is…
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The 15 Best-Selling Games of All Time
Gamers have a wide variety of tastes, which means that the list of best-selling games won’t be dominated by some…
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10 Best Xbox One Games You Should Play ASAP
The disastrous Xbox One announcement is a day gamers will never forget, and not for good reasons. Xbox slowly abandoned…
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The 13 Best Multiplayer Games Ever Made (Which Ones Have You Played?)
There’s nothing quite like multiplayer gaming. You can unwind with your best friends and play classic games. Sometimes, things can…
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The 11 Easiest Beginner Board Games for People Who Hate Reading Board Game Rules
As a kid, I played as many board games as possible. None of these were overly complex, as you’d expect.…
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Ready, Aim, Fire: Best FPS Games of the Last 25 Years
When talking video games, first-person shooters are often the first genre that comes to mind. While many unfamiliar with gaming…
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Did We Get it Right? The Best PS4 Games of All Time
The PS4 is packed to the gills with amazing games. Many of them are also very low-priced, which can help…
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Get Comfy With 10 Can’t-Miss ‘Cozy Game’ Demos From Steam Next Fest
This week, online video game distributor Steam kicked off its seasonal Next Fest, and fans of the casual “cozy” genre…
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10 of the Best Stealth Games You Should Sneak Through Right Now
Stealth games aren’t just about sneaking around in the shadows—they’re about tension, patience, and the thrill of outsmarting your enemies.…
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Steam Next Fest: 12 Upcoming Indie Games We Can’t Wait For
Get ready, gamers! Steam Next Fest has officially begun. The online video game distributor’s Next Fest spotlights small studios’ upcoming…
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10 of the Best GBA Games You Should Play
Today, we’re exploring the Game Boy Advance, a handheld console with a strong library. The list spans multiple genres and…
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Vintage Board Games We Miss — How Many Did You Play?
I love board games, from the classics of my childhood to the complex games of today. I’m a big fan…
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10 Video Game Consoles That Were Just the Worst
While today’s gaming consoles aren’t perfect, they’re far from bad. They all have a great lineup of games (yes, even…
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Happy (Almost) 25th Birthday, PlayStation 2! Celebrate With Our Favorite Titles
Fellow 30-somethings, grab your eye creams and ready your Tums — the PlayStation 2 turns 25 on March 4, 2025.…
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The Best GameCube Games Ever Made – How Many Have You Played?
Nintendo went all out on the GameCube’s hardware. It was a graphical powerhouse with Nintendo IPs to help support it.…
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12 Games That Made Us Gamers (And Still Feel Like Home)
It’s important to respect the classics, the games that made us fall in love with gaming. We stayed up all…
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These Legendary Video Games Are Begging for a Revival
Reusing popular franchises and IPs is all the rage in gaming these days. Remakes and remasters are a dime a…
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10 Things That Video Games Must Stop Doing
I love video games, and chances are that if you’re reading this, you also love video games. Games are great,…
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The 12 Best 90s RPGs That Defined A Decade
The 1990s were a golden age for the RPG genre. Two massive Final Fantasy games, Nintendo properties that succeeded in…
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The 12 Best PS5 Games Ever Made – How Many Have You Played?
The PlayStation 5 has enjoyed an incredible amount of success for Sony. Since its release in 2020, it’s delivered several…
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12 Video Game Villains That Eclipse the Hero
Sometimes, a game’s villain is just as iconic as the protagonist we play. Sometimes, the villain can even eclipse the…
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The 12 Best Platformer Games You’d Leap Into the Unknown For
A platform game is defined as a video game with gameplay emphasizing jumping between platforms or obstacles. The very first…
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Retro Rewind: 14 Games That Are Now Officially Retro in 2025
By definition, a retro game is a video game released at least 15 years ago. Therefore, the games we remember…
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The 12 Best Pinball Games in History (Did Your Favorite Make Our Cut?)
As much as I enjoy a classic arcade cabinet, nothing gets me excited like a classic game of pinball. Sure,…
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Food from Video Games We Wish Were Real
Food is usually used to stat buff or heal your characters in video games. The early games of some older…
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Vintage Video Gaming: 11 Classics We’d Love to See Get Remakes
Video game remakes are incredibly popular right now. With the rising cost of game development, budgets have ballooned to hundreds…
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Long Live the ’90s: The Best of Nintendo’s N64 Game Roster
Though it’s nearly 30 years old, the Nintendo 64 has managed to stay in the limelight. Since its 1996 release,…
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Game of the Decade? These Titles Are Already Fighting for the Crown
Gaming in the 2020s has, for better or worse, been defined by life after the COVID-19 pandemic. Global lockdowns had…
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10 Must-Play Indie Nintendo Switch Games for Your Collection
“Rooting for the underdog” applies to gaming, too. Dedicated developers in small studios worldwide work to craft immersive, innovative worlds…
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Most Expensive Magic: the Gathering Cards Ever Sold
Magic: the Gathering has been around for over 30 years. Fans across the world have fallen in love with the…
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Yes, Video Games Can Ease Anxiety. These 10 ‘Cozy Games’ Will Help
A recent Reuters report affirmed what many gamers already know to be true: playing video games can lower levels of…
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12 of the Best Xbox 360 Games
The seventh generation ushered in a new age, with more detailed graphics and online play becoming the norm. Microsoft released…
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10 Awesome TV Shows Based on Video Games (No, Seriously)
Studios have long struggled to get video game adaptations just right — until recently. With the widespread commercial success of…
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Can You Guess What Year These Video Game Classics Came Out?
Every now and then, a classic video game will release and change the industry. We’re talking about all-time greats in…
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10 Video Game Vehicles We Wish Were Real
Let’s be honest: We’ve all watched a high-octane, cinematic chase scene and wished we could hop behind the wheel. Gamers…
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12 Best Arcade Games We Miss From Our Childhood
In the 1980s, the arcade was the place to be. We saved our quarters for a chance at fame and…
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9 of the Best Video Game Documentaries (and Where to Watch Them)
Documentaries in the world of video games can show a lot of the behind-the-scenes during the creation of a video…
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12 of the Best RPG Video Games Ever Made
Role-playing games, more commonly called RPGs, have been around since the 1970s when Dungeons & Dragons launched. RPGs are a natural…
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The Best Multiplayer Games We Spent Hundreds of Hours Playing
There’s nothing like enjoying a night playing games with your friends. Whether we were kids huddled in front of the…
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The 12 Most Challenging Video Games of All Time
The recent popularity of games like Dark Souls and Elden Ring has brought brutally challenging games to the forefront of the industry. These…
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The 10 Best Final Fantasy Games
Final Fantasy is one of the most iconic series in gaming. The series is always changing and innovating with each…
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Tapper, Rygar, and Other 1980s Video Games You Forgot About
Nearly 50 years after the gaming industry’s “golden age,” fans herald iconic titles like Duck Hunt, Punch-Out!!, Frogger, and countless others.…
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Modern Video Game Franchises That Got Their Start in the 1980s
Gaming’s “golden age” — the late 1970s through the early 1980s — is largely responsible for the gaming industry as…
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Every Video Game Generation, Ranked
For over 50 years, video game consoles have entertained gamers worldwide. From the early original days, headlined by Pong, to today’s consoles,…
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10 Iconic JRPGs Every Gamer Should Experience
JRPGs are more than extremely long games; they are experiences. I remember my first mature JRPG: Final Fantasy VII. The…
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The 13 Best Atari Games, Ranked
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, arcade video games’ widespread success, accessibility, and influence gave way to a period…
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Twin Sticks and Twin Peaks: 8 Games Inspired by David Lynch
David Lynch always found ways to make things seem normal while also otherworldly. He wasn’t afraid to make things weird…
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12 Retro Games We Still Love to Play Today
As great as modern video games are, nothing beats the magic of an old school retro classic. There’s something about…
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Best Games on Xbox Game Pass
There’s no way to argue how good of a value Xbox Game Pass is. You get day one releases for…
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Ranking the FromSoftware Soulslike Games From Worst to Best
While FromSoftware has been making games since well before the Dark Souls franchise took off, the developer has become known for creating…
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10 Best Sports Games of All Time
Playing sports is always fun, but sometimes you don’t have the skill to compete. Thankfully, video games are here to…
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10 Most Popular Pokemon of All Time
Everyone who’s played a Pokémon game has a favorite Pokémon. Everyone has an opinion, whether it’s one of the originals (Bulbasaur, Charmander,…
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10 Best Game Boy Games You Should Have Played by Now
In the 1980s, the idea of taking your games with you seemed impossible, but Nintendo wowed us all in 1989…
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10 Worst Game Launches
Developing games is hard. Sometimes, no matter how long a studio takes to make a game, it can be broken…
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10 of the Best NES Games Ever Made
In 1983, the world experienced a video game crash due to a flood of low-quality games. Most markets stepped away…
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10 Best Games of the 2010s
The best games of the 2010s helped usher in the modern era of gaming. New consoles and hardware releases failed…
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Fallout Games Ranked Worst to Best
Thanks to the Amazon Prime TV series, Fallout is enjoying a resurgence in mainstream popularity. The iconic franchise began as an isometric RPG,…
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10 Best Crash Bandicoot Games
In the late 1990s and early aughts, one beloved anthropomorphic marsupial spun, lept, slid, and ran his way into households…
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Best Racing Games
The best racing games can perfectly capture the adrenaline you get when putting the petal to the metal of a…
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10 of the Best PS3 Games
Despite its rough start, the PlayStation 3 eventually found its way. It may not have achieved the same success as…
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10 of the Best Nintendo Wii Games
The Nintendo Wii broke into the mainstream, attracting millions of people who never played a video game thanks to its…
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10 Best Open World Games
Open world games give the player an immense amount of freedom. You’re no longer limited by linear level design; if…
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10 Best Metroid Games
The Metroid franchise is so iconic that it launched its own genre: Metroidvania. These games are about the quintessential Metroid experience of…
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10 Best Games From the 2000s
2000s gaming is defined by the strength of the PlayStation 2, the emergence of the Xbox 360, and the mainstream…
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10 Best BioWare Games
Ah, BioWare. If you’re a fan of epic stories, unforgettable characters, and moments that make you question your life choices,…
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10 Best Games From the 1990s
The best 90s games helped shape our best childhood memories. Or, if you’re too young to have grown up during…
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10 of the Best Dreamcast Games Ever Released
With Sega already in financial free fall, the Dreamcast was caught in the crossfire. There was no salvaging what had…
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10 Best Legend of Zelda Games
Since its debut in 1986, the Legend of Zelda franchise has been a staple for Nintendo. With each release, Nintendo seems…
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Best Games for Xbox Series X|S
The best Xbox Series X|S games feature a little bit of everything. From adaptations of beloved movies, great entries in…
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10 of the Best Sega Genesis Games of All Time
Sega does what Nintendon’t was a marketing campaign that set the console wars of the 90s ablaze. Sega started stealing…
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Blizzard Games Ranked: The 10 Best Blizzard Entertainment Games
The best Blizzard games double as some of the greatest game ever made. Blizzard Entertainment is known for many great…
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10 Best Pokemon Games Ranked
The best Pokémon games have captured the magic the franchise is known for and embraced its foundation as a turn-based…
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12 Best PlayStation 1 Games of All Time
During its lifespan, the PlayStation seemed like a futuristic device. Its 3D graphics were new, and its hardware was more…
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