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Ranking The Weirdest Trading Cards I Found At Comic-Con By How Good The Gum Tastes
Tucked away in a tiny corner at San Diego Comic-Con, past all the big...
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Netflix Needs To Stop The Set Piece Slop
I’m not sure what’s going on at Netflix. The streaming platform seems completely incapable...
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Daredevil’s 18 Episodes Are A Good Thing
Marvel’s Disney+ shows aren’t shows. Not really. They’re “six-episode events” that feel like dragged-out...
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There’s Nothing As Satisfying As Winning At Fighting Games
I wouldn’t say I’m great at all that many video games. As is tradition...
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Revisiting Kanto – Fuchsia City Is Pokemon’s Most Peaceful And Most Pathetic Town
Insert Kanto Column intro paragraph version #12… oops, I mean, um… Welcome back fearless...
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Renting Super Mario RPG In The 90s Made It A Co-Op Game
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars is far and away my most-played...
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Thor: Love And Thunder’s God Of Dumplings Needs Its Own Miniseries
Thor: Love And Thunder will have been out in the wild for a while...
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Twin Peaks Merch Makers, I’m Begging You, Stop Releasing Plastic Models Of Laura Palmer’s Dead Body
The problem with Twin Peaks is that it’s too cool. The music, fashion, aesthetic,...
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The Trouble With Teabagging
Teabagging has been a gaming staple for at least two decades, but it’s back...
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I’ve Fallen In Love With MultiVersus And It’s All Velma’s Fault
MultiVersus has snuck up the inside track to nestle in as one of my...
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How Neon White And Celeste Make Boss Fights Feel Like Part Of The Game
In Neon White, a boss fight is just another level. And for a boss...
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In A Post-Avengers World, Individuals Are The Best Part Of The MCU
For the first decade of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it was always an open...
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Iron Giant Proves Multiversus Isn’t Just A Smash Clone
Multiversus, which officially launched today in Early Access Open Beta (because that’s how video...
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Princess Daisy’s Rabona-Infused Arrival Into Mario Strikers: Battle League Is Better Late Than Never
I wasn’t particularly sold on Mario Strikers: Battle League at launch. I was the...
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What Would A “Faithful” Resident Evil Adaptation Actually Look Like?
I don’t love Netflix’s Resident Evil series. It tries too hard to be current...
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Five Games To Help You Cope With the UK Heatwave
It’s well hot in the UK right now. It might even be too hot....
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The Quarry Proves You Can Never Predict The Future Of Video Games
We never really know what the future of video games holds. Unlike other artistic...
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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Should Finally Introduce Dual-Type Gyms
We all love Gym Leaders, but the standard Pokemon Gym format is the biggest...
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Pokemon Go TCG Expansion Is A Great Set, But Not A Great Pokemon Go Set
I’ve never had more mixed feelings about a Pokemon TCG expansion before. On the...
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Spielberg Would Have Been The Perfect Fantastic Four Director
It’s leak week for the MCU, apparently. I don’t know why these things tend...
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Ms. Marvel’s End Credit Scene Confusion Shows How Much We Lack Media Literacy
Ms. Marvel’s finale aired recently and in doing so introduced some fascinating developments for...
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The Only Thing RoboCop: Rogue City Needs Is Good Politics
I’ve seen a lot of hesitant comments about Nacon’s just-announced RoboCop: Rogue City. Some...
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Resident Evil Review: The Most Faithful Adaptation Yet
Netflix’s Resident Evil deserves a lot of credit for telling such a bold story....
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Is There Anything More American Than Racist Arguments About Whether Sam Wilson Is Captain America?
Recent news about the upcoming Captain America 4 seems to have set off a...
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Why Is Ubisoft Throwing Assassin’s Creed The Worst Birthday Party Ever?
Have you ever been to a party where you were expecting to have a...
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The Biggest Gaming News For July 11, 2022
This being a Monday, I’m sure that you’ve been hard at work since the...
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It Doesn’t Matter If The Last Of Us Remake Is A Cash Grab
The Last of Us remake has come under fire once again ahead of its...
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The Biggest Gaming News For July 3, 2022
I would normally make a joke about how bad Sundays are because they come...
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We Shouldn’t Have Cared About EA’s Single-Player Tweet As Much As We Did
Brands should simply never tweet. Companies are desperate to go viral and to be...
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Beavis And Butt-Head Do The Universe Is One Of The Movies Of The Year
I was ready to ignore Paramount Plus, which recently launched in the UK, because...
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2023 Looks Like It Will Be A Great Year For Video Games – Maybe We Should Hope It Isn’t
Back in December, I wrote that 2022 was going to be a banner year...
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5 Video Game Characters That Have Gym Leader Energy
This is a list of video game characters who remind me of Pokemon Gym...
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I Can’t Believe Earth Defense Force Is A Real Game
I’ve got some friends who love the Earth Defense Force series, but I’ve always...
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We Need More Gaming Partnerships Like Mario + Rabbids
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope’s release date was revealed at yesterday’s Nintendo Direct,...
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Just Make A Mandalorian Video Game Already
You don’t have to exert any mental effort to imagine a Mandalorian video game....
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You Should Be Very, Very Wary Of Disney Dreamlight Valley
So I guess going after predatory Disney games is just my thing now. I’ve...
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Ubisoft’s Next Showcase Cannot Distract From The Needs Of Its Employees
Financially speaking, Ubisoft seems to be in a lot of trouble. A weak release...
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You’re Not Excited About Mega Man Battle Network Enough
I’ve been waiting for this day for so long. Everytime some random SNES game...
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We Have To Talk About The Doja Cat Needle Drop In Elvis
Ever since I saw the Elvis movie at the weekend, I’ve been listening to...
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Marry Me, Neon Violet
I would die for Neon Violet. I’m only halfway through Neon White, and there...
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Ace Attorney’s Hot Clown Girl Controversy Is Finally Going To Get Me To Play It
I’ve been meaning to play Ace Attorney for a while now. There are a...
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Avatar And Hellblade Missing Summer Game Fest Was A Huge Waste
Back in December 2021, I wrote that 2022 was going to be a year...
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Move Over Time Loops, 2022 Is The Year Of The Multiverse
2021 was a banner year for time loops. TheGamer’s official Game of the Year...
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The Biggest Gaming News For June 26, 2022
Sundays are for looking forward in terror at your upcoming week at work or...
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Why Did Nobody Tell Me How Profound Returnal Is?
I didn’t play Returnal when it came out in 2021 because I wasn’t in...
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Revisting Kanto: I Want To See Celadon City At Night
Celadon City is the place I have most been looking forward to on my...
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The Pokemon Masters Eight Bracket Can Really Only Go One Way
The World Coronation Series’ Masters Tournament has officially begun as of this week’s episode...
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The Netflix Method Of Dropping Shows All In One Go Is Over
If you’re as old as I am, you’ll remember a time when streaming services...
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1,000 Planets, 500 Hours, And Everything Else That Turns Me Off As A Gaming Parent
I’ve tried and failed on a number of occasions to pinpoint exactly when I...
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Sonic Frontiers Needs Less Ubisoft And More Tony Hawk
I played a bit of Sonic Frontiers earlier this month, and I found it...
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Dragon Age: Dreadwolf’s Title Means Nothing And Everything
Dragon Age 4’s title has now been officially revealed, with BioWare confirming the game...
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Why Are Games Refusing To Learn From Final Fantasy 7 Remake?
I have a strange relationship with video game remakes. I think in an increasingly...
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I Love The Terrible Lost Video Game
In 2008, Lost was red hot. This pop culture-conquering TV show about a group...
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Redfall Is Arkane’s Dying Light, Not Its Left 4 Dead
When Redfall was revealed at E3 2021, my heart sank a little. As a...
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Mass Effect’s Among Us Mod Is The Only Way I Want To Play It
It’s rare that I write about mods here at TheGamer. Sure, we have features...
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Venba Preview
Venba was the shortest game I played from the Tribeca Game Selection last weekend....
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Co-Op Might Already Be Ruining Gotham Knights
Gotham Knights seems determined to hurt me, personally. While everyone else fawns over RTSs,...
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Co-Op Might Already Be Ruining Gotham Knights
Gotham Knights seems determined to hurt me, personally. While everyone else fawns over RTSs,...
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Anger Foot Preview: Rise Of The Blooter Shooter
It’s been ten years since the release of Devolver Digital’s first big hit, Hotline...
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Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals Preview – Stranger Things Are Happening
Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals has been on my radar for a while now. I’ve...