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Trixie Mattel gets the ax in Dead by Daylight

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Flow is the secret element that makes parkour games feel good

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Video game explosions are a lie

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A group of board game players sitting at a table aim bananas at each other.
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Cash ‘n Guns is how bank robbers learn to share

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\n","analytics_placement":"hub:hero:5"}"> a woman and Capt. Price in front of a fence in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
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The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare campaign trailer is violent, morally conflicted, and loud

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Sekiro’s blood spray draws from the messy history of Japanese cinema

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How to calculate your pet’s HP

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Four friends seated at a table, playing table top role playing game Cyberpunk Red. Four friends seated at a table, playing table top role playing game Cyberpunk Red.
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Watch us solve a murder mystery in Cyberpunk Red

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Simone is standing in the center of a grassy field under a bright blue sky. She flings out her arms and shouts to the high heavens. Around her, four Pokemon are chilling: a Koffing and a Latios float above her, there is an Alolan Dugtrio rocking out to he Simone is standing in the center of a grassy field under a bright blue sky. She flings out her arms and shouts to the high heavens. Around her, four Pokemon are chilling: a Koffing and a Latios float above her, there is an Alolan Dugtrio rocking out to he
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It’s 2019, and it’s time to play Pokémon Go again

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Spelunky-esque Noita, filled with physics shenanigans, has a release date

By Russ Frushtick
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Watch Dying Light 2’s full E3 demo, plus developer commentary

By Charlie Hall
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Why horror games always feature retro technology

By Jenna Stoeber
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A group of six friends laugh as they sit around a table playing a card game together. A group of six friends laugh as they sit around a table playing a card game together.
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Anomia and Skull: two perfect board game appetizers

By Clayton Ashley
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Two players storm a wooden structure armed with assault rifles in a screenshot from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) Two players storm a wooden structure armed with assault rifles in a screenshot from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)
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Watch 24 minutes of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare multiplayer gameplay

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An enormous creature, the Mantiqueen, which looks like a cross between a preying mantis, a purple lobster, and a dragon. She raises her claws in an attack posture. An enormous creature, the Mantiqueen, which looks like a cross between a preying mantis, a purple lobster, and a dragon. She raises her claws in an attack posture.
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Watch gameplay from The Outer Worlds, Obsidian’s Fallout-like RPG

By Simone de Rochefort
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Luigi’s Mansion 3 - Luigi with hands on the sides of his face Luigi’s Mansion 3 - Luigi with hands on the sides of his face
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What do Luigi and Jackie Chan have in common?

By Patrick Gill
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A group of friends laughs while playing the board game Coup. A group of friends laughs while playing the board game Coup.
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Coup is a game for backstabbing your friends

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Two F-16C air superiority fighters, with Tactical Air Command tail numbers and chevrons, fly in formation in DCS World. Two F-16C air superiority fighters, with Tactical Air Command tail numbers and chevrons, fly in formation in DCS World.
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DCS F-16C, the spiritual successor to the legendary Falcon flight sim, gets a new trailer

By Charlie Hall
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Why DEFCON is the scariest game ever made

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Do Breath of the Wild recipes taste good in real life?

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A small, single-seat purple starship from Starbase, by Trine developer Frozenbyte Games. A small, single-seat purple starship from Starbase, by Trine developer Frozenbyte Games.
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Starbase trailer details space combat and weapons systems

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a line of Smash Bros. characters stands at the edge of a cliff in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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The Smash Bros. community: An oral history

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Every technical detail about the Xbox Scarlett, explained

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Polygon plays Superfight with Spider-Man: Far From Home star Jacob Batalon

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The box for the Gloomhaven tabletop game. It’s one of the heaviest games ever sold art retail, coming in at close to 20 pounds shipping weight. The cover art is warm and colorful, depicting a party of four heroes striding down a crowded street in a small The box for the Gloomhaven tabletop game. It’s one of the heaviest games ever sold art retail, coming in at close to 20 pounds shipping weight. The cover art is warm and colorful, depicting a party of four heroes striding down a crowded street in a small
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Gloomhaven trailer gives us a look at the hit board game on Windows PC

By Charlie Hall
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Where do fire/fighting Pokémon come from?

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Watch the full E3 demo of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

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Bloodstained’s Switch port looks pretty bad

By Russ Frushtick
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Why everyone wants to sell you a gaming subscription

By Clayton Ashley
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Is Disney bad at video games?

By Jenna Stoeber
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What Cyberpunk 2020 can teach us about Cyberpunk 2077

By Brian Gilbert
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Watch gameplay from Borderlands 3

By Simone de Rochefort
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Hunting a big-horned banbaro in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Hunting a big-horned banbaro in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
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Watch 15 minutes of Monster Hunter: World’s Iceborne expansion

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5 ways to tell if a Star Wars game is going to be good

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The 10 keys to a perfect E3 press conference (or drinking game)

By Brian Gilbert
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Deception: Murder in Hong Kong is a fun way to accuse your friends of murder

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We asked a cyber security expert to rate hacking gameplay

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Which Mortal Kombat character gives the best cuddles?

By Brian Gilbert
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