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Forget Switch 2, ROG Xbox Ally has Steam Deck in its sights — here's why - Tom's Guide
Forget Switch 2, ROG Xbox Ally has Steam Deck in its sights — here's why Tom's GuideView the full article
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Mario Kart World Review - Nintendo Did The Impossible In This Gorgeous And Fun Romp - Screen Rant
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Free Streaming Service Zone-ify Offers Video Games Via TV Remote In An AVOD First - Deadline
Free Streaming Service Zone-ify Offers Video Games Via TV Remote In An AVOD First DeadlineView the full article
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Nintendo Switch 2 Closer to Xbox Series S Than PS4 in Terms of Raw Computing Power, Koei Tecmo Says - IGN
Nintendo Switch 2 Closer to Xbox Series S Than PS4 in Terms of Raw Computing Power, Koei Tecmo Says IGNView the full article
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11 Promising Games I Played At Summer Game Fest 2025 - Kotaku
11 Promising Games I Played At Summer Game Fest 2025 KotakuView the full article
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Nintendo Switch 2 review: Exactly the upgrade I'd hoped for - GAMINGbible
Nintendo Switch 2 review: Exactly the upgrade I'd hoped for GAMINGbibleView the full article
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Xbox as we know it is ending, and fans aren’t happy - GAMINGbible
Xbox as we know it is ending, and fans aren’t happy GAMINGbibleView the full article
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Shot by His Father and Left Blind—Now He's a Hardcore Gamer - WIRED
Shot by His Father and Left Blind—Now He's a Hardcore Gamer WIREDView the full article
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10 Best ‘Under The Radar’ Marvel Video Games - Bounding Into Comics
10 Best ‘Under The Radar’ Marvel Video Games Bounding Into ComicsView the full article
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Hong Kong Outlaws a Video Game, Saying It Promotes ‘Armed Revolution’ - The New York Times
Hong Kong Outlaws a Video Game, Saying It Promotes ‘Armed Revolution’ The New York TimesView the full article
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MindsEye
Play as Jacob Diaz, a former soldier fitted with The MindsEye, a mysterious neural implant that haunts him with fragmented memories of a covert mission that changed his life forever. Fight to uncover the truth in a world where AI, high-tech experimentation, and unchecked military power shape every encounter. Jacob isn’t the only one searching for answers, forces working from the shadows may be more powerful and dangerous than he ever imagined. Get ready for intense combat - on foot, behind the wheel, and in the air - where every decision can mean the difference between survival and defeat.
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- Gameplay: Single player
- Perspectives: Third person
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Fallout 2
A turn-based tactical Western RPG in which the Chosen One is tasked with exploring post-nuclear California to locate and retrieve the fabled Garden of Eden Creation Kit for their famine-stricken tribe, while coming into contact through branching dialogue trees with numerous tribes, factions and micro-civilizations, each with their own virtues, vices, socioeconomic situations and political agendas.
- Genres: Puzzle and Role-playing (RPG)
- Gameplay: Single player
- Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric
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EarthBound
A turn-based JRPG and sequel to then-Japan-only Earthbound Beginnings (1989) in which Ness, a young boy living in a land based on the USA, leaves home to go on an adventure through strange locations, get to know quirky characters and defeat an unknowable alien threat called Giygas while facing up to the realities of growing up and becoming familiar with the real world.
- Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
- Gameplay: Single player
- Perspectives: First person and Bird view / Isometric
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System Shock 2
A first-person cyberpunk exploratory horror RPG and sequel to System Shock (1994) in which a soldier wakes up in the starship Von Braun in the aftermath of a disaster and finds himself in the midst of a conflict between SHODAN, the artificial intelligence antagonist of System Shock seeking mastery over humanity, and The Many, a flesh-based psychic hive mind led by the ship's corrupted AI.
- Genres: Shooter and Role-playing (RPG)
- Gameplay: Single player and Co-operative
- Perspectives: First person
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Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3, the third entry in the Super Mario Bros. series and Super Mario franchise, sees Mario or Luigi navigate a nonlinear world map containing platforming levels and optional minigames and challenges. The game features more diverse movement options and new items alongside more complex level designs and boss battles.
- Genres: Platform
- Gameplay: Single player and Multiplayer
- Perspectives: Side view
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Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia
Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia is a turn-based strategy game and the third installment of the Heroes of Might and Magic series. The game's story is first referenced throughout Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven and takes place before Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor. The player can choose to play through six different campaigns telling the story, or play in a scenario against computer or human opponents.
- Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
- Gameplay: Single player and Multiplayer
- Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric
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Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Every World has conflict. Good and evil. Friend and foe. Safety and danger. In Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, you'll find yourself between these factions. This epic sequel to the Roleplaying Game of the Year will immerse you in a world of intrigue, adventure and fierce combat where your ability to discern the difference between these sides - with the assistance of steel and spell - determines your fate. Set in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, Baldur's Gate II is the most stunning Advanced Dungeons and Dragons game to date.
- Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
- Gameplay: Single player and Co-operative
- Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric
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Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
A point-and-click adventure game by LucasArts originally released in 1992. Almost a year later, it was reissued on CD-ROM as an enhanced "talkie" edition with full voice acting and digitized sound effects. In 2009, this version was also released as an unlockable extra of the Wii action game Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, and as a digitally distributed Steam title. The seventh game to use the script language SCUMM, Fate of Atlantis has the player explore environments and interact with objects and characters by using commands constructed with predetermined verbs. It features three unique paths to select, influencing story development, gameplay and puzzles.
- Genres: Point-and-click and Puzzle
- Gameplay: Single player
- Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric and Side view
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Returning after his mother's murder to the semi-fictional city of Los Santos (based on Los Angeles), Carl Johnson, a former gang banger, must take back the streets for his family and friends by gaining respect and once again gaining control over the streets. However, a story filled with crime, lies and corruption will lead him to trudge the entire state of San Andreas (based on California and Nevada) to rebuild his life.
- Genres: Shooter and Racing
- Gameplay: Single player and Co-operative
- Perspectives: First person and Third person
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Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop. The newest member of the space program in a small village on the planet Timber Hearth, the player navigates a space shuttle and travels across their solar system to get to the bottom of its mysteries by exploring the cosmos and gathering the knowledge hidden within each of the system's planets, left behind by another civilization in the distant past.
- Genres: Puzzle and Simulator
- Gameplay: Single player
- Perspectives: First person
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Half-Life 2
1998. HALF-LIFE sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. NOW. By taking the suspense, challenge and visceral charge of the original, and adding startling new realism and responsiveness, Half-Life 2 opens the door to a world where the player's presence affects everything around them, from the physical environment to the behaviors even the emotions of both friends and enemies.
- Genres: Shooter
- Gameplay: Single player
- Perspectives: First person
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Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid is a stealth game created by Hideo Kojima which follows the MSX2 video games Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. Despite a transition to 3D, Metal Gear Solid's gameplay remains similar to his predecessors. The game utilizes a traditional top-down view and the player must navigate the protagonist Solid Snake through the game's areas without being detected. Detection will set off an alarm which draws armed enemies to his location. Conversations with Snake's allies and cutscenes are used extensively to advance the plot and gain more insight into it. Metal Gear Solid is regarded as one of the greatest and most important video games of all time, and helped popularize the stealth genre and in-engine cinematic cutscenes.
- Genres: Shooter
- Gameplay: Single player
- Perspectives: Third person
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Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Several years after his last adventure, retired fortune hunter, Nathan Drake, is forced back into the world of thieves. With the stakes much more personal, Drake embarks on a globe-trotting journey in pursuit of a historical conspiracy behind a fabled pirate treasure. His greatest adventure will test his physical limits, his resolve, and ultimately what he's willing to sacrifice to save the ones he loves.
- Genres: Shooter
- Gameplay: Single player and Multiplayer
- Perspectives: Third person
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NieR: Automata
NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.
- Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
- Gameplay: Single player
- Perspectives: Third person and Side view
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Choose Your Path! Set 4,000 years before the Galactic Empire, you are the last hope for the Jedi Order and the Republic - can you master the ways of the Force to become their savior? Or will you fall to the dark side and achieve ultimate power? Hero, villain, peacekeeper, or chaos-bringer... you and your party will determine the fate of the galaxy! Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a role-playing video game. Players will be able to create their own characters and be able to choose what gender, appearance, class, skills, attributes, and feats they have throughout the game - no two characters will be the same!
- Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
- Gameplay: Single player
- Perspectives: Third person