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The Future of Game Accessibility Is Surprisingly Simple

For months before Starfield’s release, the silence that surrounded its accessibility features said more than Bethesda may have liked. This was only exacerbated when, pressed on the subject by Kinda Funny Games, Todd Howard put the onus on the Xbox Adaptive Controller and a limited “large font mode” to carry …

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How to Play Your Favorite Google Play Mobile Games on PC

Google is currently running a beta test of its new Google Play Games for PC service, enabling you to play Android games on your Windows desktop or laptop. The free service allows you to play select titles on a bigger screen with a keyboard and mouse. Google syncs your progress …

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What Makes a Video Game Remake Actually Worth Playing?

2023 has been full of high-profile video game remakes and remasters: Dead Space, Metroid Prime, Resident Evil 4, Advance Wars, System Shock, and so on. Some of these have been crowd-pleasing surprises, the kind of thing that sets social media ablaze during a reveal in a Nintendo Direct. Others come …

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The Expanse Marks Telltale Games' Return to Form

This summer, Telltale, the studio behind critically acclaimed titles like The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us, released it’s first game since its rebirth. Developed in concert with Deck Nine, the studio behind Life Is Strange: True Colors, the new game is a story set in the universe of …

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A Soap Opera Is Exactly What Overwatch 2 Needed

There’s a moment in the second of Overwatch 2’s three new PvE maps that really sticks out. It’s the kind of moment that hadn’t happened in the seven years since the first Overwatch came out, and it’s exactly what the game has needed this whole time. Minor spoilers if you …

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The True Joy of Sandbox Games Is Breaking Them

I’m nervous about Starfield. I’ve enjoyed Bethesda’s other open-world RPGs, but I’m not super into postapocalypses, and Skyrim’s fantasy world didn’t engage me much. But I love space. Games set in space are my jam. So I’ve been wanting a game like Starfield since before Bethesda announced it. But after …

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The Best Crossplay Games for Consoles and PC

Crossplay games are ones you can play online with people on consoles or platforms different than yours. They're increasingly common, but the landscape remains fractured, and the options can be confusing. Some games are available only in a couple of places, and it's often unclear why some platforms are supported …

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