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'Crimson Desert' Is Ambition

That Pays Off

Crimson Desert is a massive achievement of development, and the most ambitious RPG that has paid off in almost every way.

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Episode 116: Stop Pricing Us Out of Joy

This week, Alex, Kate, and Matt discuss conventions, how their locations have made them more and more inaccessible, unaffordable, and worse, and why more conventions need to be held in more geographically diverse locations (especially the South).

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'Free Lanes' And 'Terran Armada' Updates

Are 'Starfield's' Big Bang

Starfield's Free Lanes and Terran Armada updates will breathe new life with more levity and complexity in an already deep RPG experience.

'Ready or Not 2 Here I Come' Is

Plagued By Lazy Writing

Ready or Not 2 Here I Come reminds us that Samara Weaving is a formidable Scream Queen, but accomplishes little else.

'World of Warcraft: Midnight' Is A Top 5 Expansion With Weak Open-World Content

Midnight has quickly set up a base that could easily be one of World of Warcraft's best expansions in quite some time—possibly ever.

The Second Deadpool Secret Lair Drop Stinks

The new Deadpool Secret Lair drop fits an April Fool's joke, but maybe it should have stayed in Wizard of the Coast's drafts.

Summer Game Fest Officially Adds Gayming Pride Parade Stream Celebrating LGBTQ+ Games

The Gayming Pride Parade is a Pride-themed showcase hosted by Milady Confetti and will highlight LGBTQ+ Games and Voices at SGF.

'Jury Duty: Company Retreat' Is A

Worthwhile Follow-Up

'Reminders of Him' Is A Moving

Colleen Hoover Adaptation

'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Season 1 Proves Growth Is The Real Final Exam

If the franchise continues to respect the past while remaining aspirational about the future, there's room for stories like Starfleet Academy to push the universe forward without abandoning what has always made it special.