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Just Cause 4 (XBO) – Review

Keiran McEwen — Mon, 23 May 2022 19:00:51 +0000

The Just Cause series is a strange beast within the world of video games. As I’ll soon describe for a video, it is often a sandbox crammed into being a game first instead of a game built around that sandbox. I think that like most people, I got pulled in by that demo back on the PS3 for the second game. He has guns, a parachute, some grappling hooks, and a number of things painted red that go boom…

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Hogwarts Legacy Delayed A Year

Keiran McEwen — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:00:59 +0000

It almost feels like it goes without saying, but every time I’ve said it before, every single human seems to be surprised. “You don’t like Harry Potter?” they say, with the amateur dramatics of an old person in a comedy with trauma so grand they fall through a gimmicked table. I’ve had to say it too much. I don’t like the trite magic of the universe, and I find no joy or anything special about the…

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Rage 2 (PC) Review

Mike Reitemeier — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 17:00:02 +0000

It feels like sandbox open-world games were a dime-a-dozen in the 2010s, whether it was Far Cry, Just Cause, or Assassin’s Creed, among others. These games oversaturated the market, with bits of long-winded exposition, while giving the player the freedom to do what they want, when they want. For one of these titles to truly stand out, like The Witcher III and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey…

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Just Cause 4 & Wheels of Aurelia Are Free On Epic

Keiran McEwen — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 14:00:55 +0000

This week has been a mixed bag for news. Monday, I covered Hellpoint‘s delayed release while Abdul covered the Fallout 76: Wastelanders DLC trailer release. Tuesday, I spoke about the ESRB and PEGI including Loot Box warnings in new ratings, and Taylor spoke about something happening with Crysis. Wednesday I spoke about Meeple Station coming out of Early Access, David spoke of the Steam games…

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