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Tips For Playing Pokémon Sword And Shield

Pokémon Sword and Shield are out today. While everyone has their own strategies for battling, raising your Pokémon and becoming the Champion, Sword and Shield have some new features and new ways to make all your monsters the very best. If you’re just starting out in your journey through Galar, here’s some tips to get…

By Gita Jackson Published November 15, 2019

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The Best Way To Play Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Is On Hard

One of the biggest surprises in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, out today from developer Respawn, is how much its approach to combat takes cues from the blueprint established by FromSoftware’s action role-playing games. If you’ve played Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, or Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, you know what to expect: Melee fights that…

By Joshua Rivera Published November 15, 2019

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Pokémon Sword and Shield: Which To Buy?

While I’ve been spending a lot of time with Pokémon Shield, Natalie Degraffinried has been exploring Pokémon Sword. As is tradition for Pokémon, each version of this game has exclusive Pokémon, and this one has some version-exclusive gym leaders as well. We sat down to talk about what’s different between each version. While choosing a…

By Gita Jackson Published November 15, 2019

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A Beginner’s Guide To The World Of Death Stranding

Death Stranding isn’t that weird of a game, but it does love to toss out lore and terminology without explaining much. Some answers are hidden away in codex entries, but others are left for players to sort out. If that seems daunting, don’t worry. Here’s a breakdown of Death Stranding’s world and the most important…

By Heather Alexandra Published November 13, 2019

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How To Best Use Terry In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Super Smash Bros. isn’t known for having a lot in common with traditional fighting games like Street Fighter and King of Fighters, but the latest installment has introduced a number of complicated mechanics by way of its third-party guest characters. The latest of these characters, Fatal Fury’s Terry Bogard, can make use of a particularly…

By Ian Walker Published November 11, 2019

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PSA: Get To Death Stranding Chapter 3 As Quickly As Possible

I’ve already laid out some Death Stranding tips alongside my coworker Tim Rogers. Travel light; build structures in smart places; have an extra pair of shoes. One tip stands above them all, though: Do not get sidetracked at the start of the game. Death Stranding drops players into a large world to complete tons of…

By Heather Alexandra Published November 8, 2019

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4 Games To Definitely Play If You’re High

I’ve stopped drinking, but I occasionally enjoy the experience of playing a game after smoking weed. While some games become completely nightmarish after a bowl, others are uniquely fun or interesting in new ways when you’re a little bit stoned. Here are a few that I keep coming back to. Proteus This is a gimme.…

By Gita Jackson Published November 7, 2019

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Tips For Playing Death Stranding

Death Stranding is a big and strange game full of ghost battling and bridge building. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed when you’re alone in the wasteland, but fret not! I have some fantastic tips to help you survive the haunted hellscapes and protect your tube baby. Play On Normal Difficulty I give this tip for…

By Heather Alexandra Published November 7, 2019

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4 Games You Should Definitely Not Play While High

Not to sound like the guy who sold you weed in high school, but do you like to smoke and play games? So do I. It’s a good way to unwind when, say, you’ve had a stressful day and can’t read your favorite sports blog because it’s been destroyed from the inside out. Here’s some…

By Gita Jackson Published November 4, 2019

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Luigi’s Mansion 3 Is Much Better If You Use The Shoulder Buttons

Luigi’s Mansion 3 is a fun game with a default control scheme that doesn’t work as well as it should. Thankfully, there’s a better way to play it, one that’ll make it easier to spin around while chasing undead ghosts forever. Players view Luigi’s Mansion 3 from the perspective of a person looking into a…

By Stephen Totilo Published November 1, 2019

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How To Pick, And Then Explain To People, Your Gamer Halloween Costume

It is Halloween. The seance of shadows, the raucous cavort of a thousand ghouls, the spooky day. This means you need a costume. Generally, a Halloween costume should accomplish a couple goals: First, it should impress or at least vaguely amuse the people around you. Second, it should prove you’re a gamer. It can be…

By Nathan Grayson Published October 31, 2019

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How To Play Games Sober

Drink Games lend themselves surprisingly well to drinking, even though your hands are full most of the time. Drink while tweaking your settings. Drink during the opening cutscene (it’s always too long anyway.). Drink during load screens. Drink when characters on the screen drink. Drink before you even start playing. Come home from the bar…

By Riley MacLeod Published October 31, 2019

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How To Get Into Magic: The Gathering

Magic: The Gathering is experiencing a bit of a renaissance, and you don’t have to look at publisher Hasbro’s financials to prove it. The 26-year-old strategy card game is alive, kickin’ and as accessible as ever to those curious about picking up a new hobby. Part of what’s fuelled the game’s resurgence is a shift…

By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 30, 2019

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Tips For Playing Dungeons & Dragons When You Have Social Anxiety

Dungeons & Dragons may have dungeons and dragons, but its real secret sauce is other people. Dungeon masters and party members make campaigns fun and unpredictable, forcing players into high-stakes games of dice-fueled improv. What do you do, though, when you want to get in on the action, but you also have a bad, dumb…

By Nathan Grayson Published October 24, 2019

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Yes, The Outer Worlds Is Coming To XBox Game Pass

Want to play The Outer Worlds, but don’t have the spare cash? If you’re planning on playing on XBox One or PC, you can pick up the game on Game Pass. Game Pass is a subscription service for the XBox One that allows players to pay a monthly fee for access to hundreds of games.…

By Gita Jackson Published October 23, 2019

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How To Use The Switch’s Zoom Feature To Make Game Text Bigger

It’s great that the Nintendo Switch can play so many excellent games on the go, but some games have menus that can be as hard to read as the fine print on a food label. Thank goodness the Switch has a smartly-designed zoom feature. Nintendo added the zoom option in April, but it remains very…

By Stephen Totilo Published October 22, 2019

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So You’re Into Fortnite Now

While those of us who play Fortnite were riveted to last weekend’s black hole, the rest of the world watched us watching it in confusion and, in some cases, curiosity. Almost two days later, when the game finally came back online, many of my friends—and many of you, in the comments—asked if you should get…

By Riley MacLeod Published October 18, 2019

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A Foolproof Guide To Escaping A Corn Maze

I love solving a good maze on paper, but it turns out real-life mazes can be trickier to solve. The biggest change is that you are down inside the maze and lose that coveted bird’s eye view. Outside of carrying a bag of breadcrumbs to mark your path, how do you escape? Well there’s a…

Nathan Fouts Published October 18, 2019

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How To Break Up With Your Online Gaming Friends

We don’t always really know the people we game with online. We might know what class they main, or which zones they like best. We might know what state they live in, or what they do for work. We might know them from high school but not have seen them since. But sometimes, when we’re…

By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 17, 2019

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Everyone Should Have At Least One Jackbox Party Pack

There are a few things every home should have. Potable water, non-perishable food, a smoke detector, fire extinguisher, and at least one of the many Jackbox Party Pack games. You know, for emergencies. The Jackbox Party Pack games are a semi-regular series of party game collections from the folks who made You Don’t Know Jack,…

By Joshua Rivera Published October 17, 2019