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- October 13
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- After careful consideration, I've decided to endorse these Jurassic Park games ahead of Jurassic World Evolution 3
- Ghost of Yotei's art director wanted the RPG to look like a "living painting," but the detail required stresses even me out: "When the wind blows, the trees know how strong the wind is"
- It took 8 hours of losing to find my favorite thing about Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Even after 14 years of League of Legends, fighting game 2XKO can do little but make me think of the games I wish Riot was still making instead
- October 11
- October 10
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- Peacemaker season 2: The finale's comic book history could be hinting at one of DC's biggest villains
- After a six-year wait and middling second season, One-Punch Man desperately needs to prove itself again
- As an '80s kid, MTG Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles just feels right... but why can Aunt May and a Pigeon beat Super Shredder?
- Peacemaker’s season 2 finale: laughter, tears, and a lot of setup for the future of the DCU
- The best part of Silent Hill f is also my favorite from Bloodborne, and it has nothing to do with "Soulslike" combat
- I tried a massage gun to see if it'd help my bad gaming posture, and I don't know why they aren't a bigger trend among gamers
- How does ANC work, and why is it more than just a gaming headset gimmick?
- With plate Tetris, dog-spinning, and limb-tangling smooching, Consume Me perfectly merges narrative and mechanic design to warmly tackle heavy themes
- Can you list all the Resident Evil games in order?
- How does the Peacemaker season 2 finale set up James Gunn's upcoming Superman sequel, Man of Tomorrow?
- Battlefield 6's campaign is rooted in silliness, but after playing through all 9 levels I wouldn't have it any other way
- Tron: Ares ending explained - Does Ares use the permanence code? Where is Sam Flynn, and what does it mean for the future of the Grid?
- Peacemaker season 2 ending explained: who dies, what is Salvation, and what is Peacemaker's fate?
- October 9
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- I don't think I'm good enough at Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 to contend with the new update, so I'm heading back into the JRPG to face my biggest fear
- After 7 years, I can't believe people are still missing out on Red Dead Redemption 2 because of a little snow
- Remember Evolve? The studio behind Delta Force certainly does, because it's making an Escape From Tarkov-style shooter where one player is a very hungry monster
- October 8
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- My newest Crunchyroll obsession has filled the Summer Hikaru Died-shaped hole in my life
- Gen V season 2 episode 6 explained: Is Annabeth a supe? Who is the burned-up man?
- Pokemon Legends: Z-A has got the shiny hunting sicko in me cautiously optimistic, but I hope the RPG doesn't repeat one of Scarlet and Violet's biggest mistakes
- If Baldur's Gate 3 and Pentiment were blasted into space, you'd get Warhammer 40K: Dark Heresy – and after checking it out for an hour, I couldn't have plucked a better RPG from my dreams
- PSA: These two hidden Ghost of Yotei settings give the action absurd levels of aura
- October 7
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- The new Assassin's Creed Mirage DLC will have to wait, because I can finally play the Far Cry 3 expansion I missed out on 13 years ago
- The complete Little Nightmares timeline and story recap
- The 10 best Digimon games of all time, ranked
- When does difficulty become un-fun? Dev says their game has moments of "intentional bulls***" but the trick to difficulty is making the player feel it's their fault they failed
- With just 3 days until Battlefield 6 launches, DICE pleads its case in the Open vs Closed weapons debate one final time: "Open Weapons is the right path forward for Battlefield 6"
- October 6
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- 30 years after Age of Apocalypse, an "all-new, all-different" team of X-Men will travel to the Marvel Universe from the dystopian timeline with one of the original writers on board: "This time, it counts"
- Ghost of Yotei's creative director reveals the "philosophical challenge" of open world RPGs and the joy of letting fans play how they like: "As long as you're having fun, we don't care too much"
- I smashed out a win on Haven's Hollow at Call of Duty: Next, so naturally the incoming Resurgence map is my new Warzone favorite
- Assassin's Creed Mirage: Valley of Memory is a sleek DLC for die-hard fans, but it just might transform the whole game
- Modern N64 setup guide: everything you need to get Ninty's retro console singing
- If you're not building around casts in Hades 2, I'm sorry to report that you are playing this roguelike on hard mode
- Silent Hill f builds on the worst game in the series to make a far bigger statement, and I'm begging fellow Short Message haters to give it a chance
- October 5
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- October 3
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- I had more fun exploring Ghost of Yotei than I have in any other open-world game – not just this year, but ever
- Where should you start with the Atelier JRPG series? This cozy, witchy, crafting series is one I'm always eager to share with more people
- Silent Hill f revives the horror series' 26-year-old debate: can combat be so bad it's good?
- The best Silent Hill movie is the underrated '90s horror that originally inspired the games, and it's now back in theaters with a terrifying new restoration
- Halloween: The Game – Everything we know so far about Michael Myers' new game
- Zelda, Okami, and Jak & Daxter inspired Demi and the Fractured Dream, its devs tell me, and I can feel it after playing only one dungeon
- Gloomy Eyes is the perfect Tim Burton-esque scarytale to usher in October, and I was immediately charmed by its creepy yet chill puzzles
- October 2
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- The Sims 4 Adventure Awaits is fun whiplash from childhood to adulthood, with Animal Crossing-esque bug catching, My Little Pony-like imaginary friends, a playable recreation of Love Island, and more
- 18 years after it initially released, I finally played Super Mario Galaxy for the first time on Switch 2, and I'm completely obsessed with one power up
- Can you guess the iconic horror movie from just one frame?
- The "JRPG renaissance" has empowered this musical game about using sick beats in battle: "I love musicals, and I'm a massive fan of Hamilton"
- October 1
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- Gen V season 2 episode 5: What are Marie's powers? How does that major cameo from The Boys change the entire show?
- Capcom's committed to returning to JRPGs in a big way with Monster Hunter Stories 3: "As Capcom developers, we're able to add our interpretation of what a JRPG is today"
- "Not much has been done in that region in Fallout lore… So why not?": Fallout 76 is heading to Ohio for its biggest expansion in 5 years, and it's bringing Walton Goggins' The Ghoul along
- I'm begging you not to sleep on the Hades 2 boon that single-handedly carried me all the way to the top of Mount Olympus
- Serial World is Pokemon meets Slay the Spire, meaning another roguelike deckbuilder JRPG is already vying for my heart
